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Box vs Sync.com

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Box

Software

Cloud content management for the enterprise

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sync.com

Software

Cloud storage, backup and sharing with end-to-end encryption

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Box all Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users; Sync.com all Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Box and Sync.com actually diverge.

Attributes where Box and Sync.com differ
AttributeBoxSync.com

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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

Sync.com

  • All Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users
  • The advertised low monthly rate (e.g. $4/month for Teams 1TB) is a promotional annual rate described as 50% off; the standard monthly price is $8/month without the promotion
  • Enterprise pricing for 100+ users is custom and requires contacting a dedicated account manager

Pricing, plan by plan

Box

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Box review.

Sync.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Sync.com review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Box if

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

Box review

Choose Sync.com if

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

Sync.com review

Questions people ask

Is Box or Sync.com better?
Neither clearly leads. Box starts at On request and Sync.com at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Box or Sync.com?
Box starts at On request and Sync.com at On request.
Does Box or Sync.com run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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