Think Inside the Box: Box Has Everything You Need for Cloud Storage
January 16, 2018
Think Inside the Box: Box Has Everything You Need for Cloud Storage
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Personal,Business,Enterprise
Overall Satisfaction with Box
Box is one of the main cloud systems our organization uses. Box houses many, if not all, of our organization's documents, contracts, etc., and every employee also has their own folder to store their own work. We have several offices across the country, so Box makes it easy to access files from employees in different offices. It also makes collaboration and file sharing simple. Many of my coworkers use this as the main way to share files with clients.
- File sharing. Can share with people inside or outside of your organization easily via a link.
- Collaboration. Once files are shared, easy to download and edit files. When reuploading document or making changes, Box shows that the version has been updated and by which user.
- Easy to use cloud storage management system. Easy to host, store and share files all in one place.
- Box can easily get crowded with folders, and sometimes it's annoying to try and find certain files. Of course, a lot of that can be attributed to how users set up and organize their files. That said, I find myself constantly going back and forth between certain screens and would love have to have better access to some pages.
- Some of my clients have complained about its user experience for people who don't have a Box account. They can still access the shared files, but some have trouble. Again, not sure if it's more Box-related or based on the user.
- Box has saved our organization time because we don't waste our time with a cloud storage system AND a sharing platform AND a collaboration platform. We use Box for all of the above, which translates to better efficiency as a whole.
In my experience, Box's collaboration features and sharing capabilities exceed other cloud storage platforms. The ease of use with having one platform to do all of the above instead of three different tools makes a big difference in the amount of sharing and collaboration we do in our organization. Other platforms just don't cut it when it comes to ease of use for all three things.