
Cloud Storage and File Sharing
Box: features, pricing and who it fits
Box positions itself as an enterprise content cloud. Storage becomes unlimited from the Business plan up, every business plan needs three users, and file limits, versions and security features rise by tier. Enterprise brings FedRAMP Moderate and HIPAA.
Who Box is for
Best for
- Regulated organizations needing FedRAMP Moderate or HIPAA (Enterprise tier)
- Teams needing unlimited storage with large file uploads
Look elsewhere if
- Very small teams: all business plans need 3 users minimum
- Buyers wanting public prices above entry tiers (Enterprise Plus shown only on annual toggle)
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Storage and File Sharing | Poor fit | Workable | Strong fit | Strong fit |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Box features
- Storage per user and limits
- 100 GB on Business Starter; unlimited on Business and up
- Sharing and permission controls
- Shared-link bandwidth limit 2 TB per user per month on Business plans
- Security and encryption
- Advanced security (classification, threat detection) from Enterprise
- Compliance certifications
- FedRAMP Moderate and HIPAA on Enterprise; SOC 1/2/3 support on Business
- Version history and recovery
- 25 (Starter), 50 (Business, Plus), 100 (Enterprise), unlimited (Enterprise Plus and Advanced) versions
- Integrations
- 1,500+ integrations (Business)
- Pricing model and transparency
- Per user, 3 user minimum
- Target company size
- SMB to enterprise
Box pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Free | 1 user | 10 GB, 250 MB upload |
| Business Starter | Contact sales | per user/month | 3 to 10 users, 100 GB, 2 GB upload, 25 versions |
| Business | Contact sales | per user/month | 3 users min, unlimited storage, 5 GB upload, 50 versions |
| Business Plus | Contact sales | per user/month | 15 GB upload, advanced admin |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | per user/month | 50 GB upload, 100 versions, FedRAMP Moderate, HIPAA |
| Enterprise Plus | Annual billing only | per user/month | 150 GB upload, 24-hour support, Box Agent |
| Enterprise Advanced | Contact sales | custom | 500 GB upload, Box Archive |
Only the $5 headline price is listed here; per-plan prices for the other tiers are not stated.
Prices as published by Box on the date above. Quotes for larger teams often differ, which is what a request on SaaSBid surfaces.
Integrations, security and hosting
- Integrations
- 1,500+
Worth knowing before you buy
- Business plans require 3 users minimum
- Max upload size scales from 2 GB to 500 GB by tier
- Version history is capped (25 to 100) until Enterprise Plus
- Enterprise Plus pricing is visible only after switching to annual billing; Box Platform add-ons are annual only
Box alternatives
Dropbox Business12 per user/month (Standard
Google Drive6.80 EUR per user/month annual (Starter)
Egnyte$22 per user/month billed annually (Business)
ShareFile$16.50 per user/month (Advanced)
TresoritContact sales (prices not shown on pricing page)
pCloud9.99 EUR per user per month (Business, 3 users minimum)