| Name: | Box.com | MS OneDrive |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 10 GB | 5 GB |
| Maximum | 10 GB | 15 GB |
| Notes: | 0.5 GB extra per referral (max 10 GB) (source) | |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Max file size | 250 MB max | |
| Bandwidth limit | 10 GB per month | |
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 100 GB monthly | €12,00 | $1,99 |
| 100 GB yearly | €108,00 | $19,99 |
| 1 TB monthly | $6,99 | |
| 1 TB yearly | $69,99 | |
| Other plans & pricing notes | 1 TB Home plan comes with Microsoft Office. | |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 3 | 1 |
| Storage size | Unlimited | 1 TB each |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | No | Yes |
| Share files? | Yes | Yes |
| Share w password? | Yes | Paid only |
| Share expiration? | Yes | Paid only |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Paid only | Yes |
| AI image search? | No | Yes |
| Email account included? | No | Yes |
| Online Office? | Yes | Yes |
| Live collaboration? | Yes | Yes |
| Versioning? | Paid only | Yes |
| App passcode? | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | No |
| Analytics? | Paid only | Paid only |
| Custom branding? | Paid only | Paid only |
| Open source? | Some parts | No |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| MacOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | No | No |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | 256-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | Optional paid option | No |
| Data jurisdiction: | United States | United States |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★1.2 | ★1.4 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 215 | 139 |
| Google Play score | ★4.4 | ★4.4 |
| Google Play # reviews | 206000 | 5530000 |
| App store score | ★4.8 | ★4.5 |
| App store # reviews | 183300 | 39100 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Box, Inc | Microsoft Corporation, Inc. |
| Founded (year) | 2005 | 1975 |
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