Cloud Storage and File Sharing
Box review
Enterprise content cloud with unlimited storage on business plans and escalating file size, version and AI limits by tier.
Box at a glance
- Category
- Cloud Storage and File Sharing
- Starting price
- From $5 per user/month (headline); Individual plan free
- Pricing model
- per user
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- G2 rating
- 4.2 (5,175 reviews)
- Integrations
- 1,500+
Who Box is for
Choose Box if
- 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)
Box pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Free | 1 user | 10 GB, 250 MB upload |
| Business Starter | per user/month | 3 to 10 users, 100 GB, 2 GB upload, 25 versions | |
| Business | per user/month | 3 users min, unlimited storage, 5 GB upload, 50 versions | |
| Business Plus | per user/month | 15 GB upload, advanced admin | |
| Enterprise | 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.
What Box really costs
- Billing
- Monthly and annual (Enterprise Plus annual only)
- Minimum seats
- 3 users on Business and up.
- Add-ons
- Box Platform add-ons (annual contracts only; unused quantities expire at term end)
Box features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| 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. |
What most Box reviews leave out
- 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 BusinessSmall teams (Standard is available from 1 user) wanting simple sync and sharing.12 per user/month (Standard; shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published)
Google DriveTeams already on Google Workspace email and Docs.6.80 EUR per user/month annual (Starter); shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published
EgnyteMid-size firms wanting governance and ransomware detection on file storage.$22 per user/month billed annually (Business)
ShareFileAccounting and financial firms needing HIPAA or SEC+FINRA-eligible sharing (Premium and up)$16.50 per user/month (Advanced)
TresoritRegulated teams (HIPAA, legal, finance) that need zero-knowledge encryption.Contact sales (prices not shown on pricing page)
Microsoft OneDriveOrganizations already on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.$5 per user/month (OneDrive for Business Plan 1, annual commitment; third-party price, not confirmed on microsoft.com)
Box compared
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Box's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.