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Box vs OwnBackup

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Box

Software

Cloud content management for the enterprise

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OwnBackup logo

OwnBackup

Software

Leading backup for Salesforce and SaaS platforms

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Box all Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users; OwnBackup own states its products are officially part of Salesforce, and routes pricing to Salesforce's Cloud Data Security page rather than publishing a figure of its own

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Box and OwnBackup actually diverge.

Attributes where Box and OwnBackup differ
AttributeBoxOwnBackup
Starting priceOn request$5/month
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 OwnBackup does not also cover.

Only in OwnBackup

  • Automated backup
  • Instant recovery
  • Proactive monitoring
  • Data seeding
  • Sandbox management
  • Compliance archiving
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow

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.

OwnBackup

  • 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

OwnBackup

  • Own states its products are officially part of Salesforce, and routes pricing to Salesforce's Cloud Data Security page rather than publishing a figure of its own

Pricing, plan by plan

Box

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Box review.

OwnBackup

$5/month
  • OwnBackup$5/month
    • Daily backup
    • Instant recovery
    • Proactive monitoring

Which should you pick?

Choose Box if

Nothing in the data separates Box from OwnBackup on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Box review

Choose OwnBackup if

  • You need automated backup.
  • You also want instant recovery.
OwnBackup review

Questions people ask

Is Box or OwnBackup better?
Neither clearly leads. Box starts at On request and OwnBackup at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Box or OwnBackup?
Box starts at On request and OwnBackup at $5/month.
Does Box or OwnBackup run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Box do that OwnBackup cannot?
OwnBackup covers Automated backup, Instant recovery, Proactive monitoring, Data seeding.
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