File Storage · head to head
Box vs Scality RING
Scality RING
File Storage
Petabyte-scale object storage software on your own hardware
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The short version
- Only Box has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Box pricing not disclosed for Personal Pro, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus tiers; Scality RING hardware is bought separately, so the software quote understates total cost and the buyer carries the sizing risk if the drive and server specification is wrong.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Box and Scality RING actually diverge.
| Attribute | Box | Scality RING |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web | Linux |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage).
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 Scality RING does not also cover.
Only in Scality RING
- S3-compatible object storage
- File and object access
- Erasure coding
- Object lock
- Multi-site geodistribution
- Hardware independence
- ARTESCA
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Box
- Enterprise cloud file storage and collaborationnot Scality RING
- Document management with AI capabilitiesnot Scality RING
- API integration for business automationnot Scality RING
Scality RING
- A broadcaster archiving decades of video where hyperscaler storage and egress costs would be prohibitivenot Box
- A hospital group holding medical imaging on premises for data residency and retention reasonsnot Box
- An enterprise building an immutable on premises backup target for Veeam or Commvault with object locknot Box
- A service provider offering S3-compatible storage to its own customers on hardware it controlsnot Box
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Box
- Pricing not disclosed for Personal Pro, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus tiers
- Enterprise Advanced requires quote and minimum purchase commitments
- File upload limits vary from 250 MB to 500 GB across tiers
- Business plan requires minimum 3 users
Scality RING
- Hardware is bought separately, so the software quote understates total cost and the buyer carries the sizing risk if the drive and server specification is wrong.
- Running distributed erasure coded storage requires operations skills, and organisations that expected appliance simplicity end up staffing a storage team they had not budgeted.
- Rebuild times after a drive failure on large capacity disks are measured in hours or days, and capacity planning has to leave headroom for that degraded window.
- Pricing is per usable terabyte and quoted, so cost comparisons against cloud object storage require modelling your own retrieval patterns rather than reading a rate card.
- Small deployments carry a minimum viable node count for erasure coding to work sensibly, which makes the entry footprint larger and less economic than the per-terabyte price implies.
Pricing, plan by plan
Box
Free- IndividualFree
- 10 GB storage
- 250 MB file upload limit
- 1 file version
- Business$5/month
- Unlimited storage
- 5 GB file upload
- 25 file versions
- Enterprise$null/month
- Unlimited storage
- 50 GB file upload
- 1,000 AI Units per month
- Enterprise Plus$null/month
- Unlimited storage
- 150 GB file upload
- 2,000 AI Units per month
Scality RING
On request- Scality RING$undefined/year
- Priced per usable terabyte, subscription or perpetual
- Server hardware purchased separately by the customer
- Support tiers quoted separately
- Scality ARTESCA$undefined/year
- Lighter object store for smaller footprints
- Priced per usable terabyte
- Commonly deployed as an immutable backup target
Which should you pick?
Choose Scality RING if
- You need s3-compatible object storage.
- You work on Linux.
- You also want file and object access.
Questions people ask
- Is Box or Scality RING better?
- Neither clearly leads. Box starts at Free and Scality RING at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Box or Scality RING?
- Box has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Box and On request for Scality RING.
- Does Box or Scality RING run on more platforms?
- Box runs on Web. Scality RING runs on Linux.
- Can I use Box for free?
- Yes. Box has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Scality RING starts at On request.
- What is Box best used for?
- Box is most often used for enterprise cloud file storage and collaboration, document management with ai capabilities, api integration for business automation. Of those, enterprise cloud file storage and collaboration and document management with ai capabilities are not what Scality RING is typically brought in for.
- What can Box do that Scality RING cannot?
- Scality RING covers S3-compatible object storage, File and object access, Erasure coding, Object lock.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Box: What is the starting price for Box Business plan?
Business plan starts at $5 per user per month with unlimited storage, 5 GB file uploads, and Box AI included.
SourceScality RING: Do we buy hardware from Scality?
No. RING is software; you buy commodity servers and drives yourself, which is the point for buyers who want to rebid hardware at each refresh.
Box: Does the free plan support file sharing?
Yes, Individual free plan includes 10 GB storage, 250 MB file uploads, and 5 Box Sign signature requests per month.
SourceScality RING: Is it S3-compatible enough for backup software?
Yes, it is a common object lock target for Veeam, Commvault and Rubrik. Verify the specific S3 features your backup product needs during a proof of concept.
Box: What are the file upload limits by tier?
File upload limits are 250 MB (Individual), 5 GB (Business), 50 GB (Enterprise), 150 GB (Enterprise Plus), and 500 GB (Enterprise Advanced).
SourceScality RING: What is ARTESCA?
A lighter object store from the same company, aimed at smaller footprints and backup targets rather than multi-petabyte archives.
Box: How is AI priced in Box?
Business plan includes Box AI at no extra cost; Enterprise tiers include 1,000-20,000 AI Units per month depending on plan level.
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