Software · head to head
Box vs Carbonite
Carbonite
Software
Simple and reliable cloud backup for businesses
- From
- $6/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Box all Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users; Carbonite upload speeds are significantly slower than competitors due to lack of block-level algorithms and multithreading
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Box and Carbonite actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Box
Nothing recorded that Carbonite does not also cover.
Only in Carbonite
- Automatic backup
- Continuous protection
- Remote file access
- Bare metal restore
- Encryption
- Compliance support
- Microsoft 365
- Windows Server
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Box
No use cases recorded yet. See the Box review.
Carbonite
- Data protectionnot Box
- Disaster recoverynot Box
- Business continuitynot Box
- Ransomware protectionnot Box
- Compliancenot Box
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Box
- All Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users
- Business Starter ($5/user/month) caps at 100 GB of shared storage across the whole account and a 2 GB per file upload limit
- Enterprise Plus requires annual billing, and Enterprise Advanced's exact price is not published on the pricing page
Carbonite
- Upload speeds are significantly slower than competitors due to lack of block-level algorithms and multithreading
- Bandwidth throttling control is limited, preventing users from managing full bandwidth allocation
- Mobile apps and web access are more limited than sync-first services like Dropbox or Google Drive
- Uses AES-128 encryption instead of industry-standard AES-256
- Hybrid backup support is restricted to professional plans, unavailable for personal users
Pricing, plan by plan
Box
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Box review.
Carbonite
$6/month- Basic$6/month
- Automatic backup
- Unlimited cloud storage
- Easy restore
Which should you pick?
Choose Box if
Nothing in the data separates Box from Carbonite on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Carbonite if
- You need automatic backup.
- You work on Windows, Mac, Web.
- You also want continuous protection.
Questions people ask
- Is Box or Carbonite better?
- Neither clearly leads. Box starts at On request and Carbonite at $6/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Box or Carbonite?
- Box starts at On request and Carbonite at $6/month.
- Does Box or Carbonite run on more platforms?
- Box runs on Web. Carbonite runs on Windows, Mac, Web.
- What can Box do that Carbonite cannot?
- Carbonite covers Automatic backup, Continuous protection, Remote file access, Bare metal restore.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Carbonite: Does Carbonite offer unlimited storage?
Yes, Carbonite's personal plans (Safe Basic through Safe Server Ultimate) offer unlimited cloud storage, though business plans have tiered storage starting at 250 GB.
SourceCarbonite: What is Carbonite's pricing?
Personal plans range from $4.91 to $83.33 per month with annual billing. Business plans start around $50-$75 per endpoint annually, with volume discounts available for multi-year contracts.
SourceCarbonite: How fast are Carbonite's upload speeds?
Carbonite's upload speeds are notably slow and are consistently identified as the platform's main weakness. The lack of block-level algorithms and multithreading contributes to these speed limitations.
SourceCarbonite: What encryption does Carbonite use?
Carbonite uses AES-128 encryption at rest, which is an unusual choice in 2026 when AES-256 is the industry standard.
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