VIDEO: Box Cloud Storage Review

Box is a “freemium” online file sharing and cloud content management service for personal or business use. This review video is brought to you by TechnologyAdvice.com as part of our mission to educate, advise and connect buyers and sellers of business technology Although personal accounts are available, Box is built more for businesses, particularly those who may be collaborating with remote team members and need to maintain a single secure place for all of their content.

Anyone familiar with basic computer operations should have no issues using Box. Your home screen, provides you with easy access to all of your files and folders, plus you can navigate using the search bar at the top using keywords. Box also has a right-click menu that allows you to manage sharing and delete, copy or cut files. Most of you will probably begin by uploading files and/or folders to Box. When you left click the blue ‘Upload’ button, a drop-down will appear giving you the choice between uploading individual files or folders.

Beyond simple cloud backup, file sharing is probably the main reason you’d consider using Box. Like its competitors Box makes it easy to collaborate with others on work, maintain version control* ,and keep track of other document related information with the ‘Notifications’, or ‘Updates’ tabs. Box separates itself from its competition by its variety of apps. Apps like Box Sync help manage your files without using the web browser. Box also has thousands of application integrations with software.

Salesforce and Netsuite are examples of just a couple. Looking at pricing, users can utilize Box for free with 10 gigabytes of storage, but with pay plans you unlock more features and plugins. At the time of this review, Personal plans with up to 100 gigabytes of storage are 10 dollars per month, and business plans range from 5 to 15 dollars per user, per month. A limitation of box is that it’s sometimes slow with regard to uploading and viewing files.

A simple, secure file sharing and backup platform Widely supported by business application developers Best for businesses with field or remote workers who need to collaborate with the office To find out more about Box or other Cloud Backup and File Sharing services, check out our website, TechnologyAdvice.com, where we help you find the best solutions for your business.