File Storage & Backup · head to head
pCloud vs Box
pCloud
File Storage & Backup
Prices are final. No setup fees or other hidden charges
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Box
File Storage & Backup
Cloud content management for the enterprise
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: pCloud headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher; Box all Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which pCloud and Box actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage & Backup).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
pCloud
- Headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher
- Ultra 10TB plan's download link traffic is capped at 2TB, the same limit as the much smaller Premium Plus 2TB plan, despite the 5x storage difference
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
Pricing, plan by plan
pCloud
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the pCloud review.
Box
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Box review.
Which should you pick?
Choose pCloud if
Nothing in the data separates pCloud from Box on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Box if
Nothing in the data separates Box from pCloud on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is pCloud or Box better?
- Neither clearly leads. pCloud starts at On request and Box at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, pCloud or Box?
- pCloud starts at On request and Box at On request.
- Does pCloud or Box run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.