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Box
Cloud content management for the enterprise
As of 29 August 2026, Box has a free plan and paid plans start at $5/month. Cloud content management and file sharing platform for individuals and enterprises, combining storage with collaboration and workflow tools. Softwr lists it under File Storage.
Overview
What Box does
Cloud content management and file sharing platform for individuals and enterprises, combining storage with collaboration and workflow tools.
What people use it for
- Enterprise cloud file storage and collaboration
- Document management with AI capabilities
- API integration for business automation
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Box costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Individual
Free
- 10 GB storage
- 250 MB file upload limit
- 1 file version
- 5 Box Sign signature requests per month
Business
$5 /mo
- Unlimited storage
- 5 GB file upload
- 25 file versions
- 10 Box Sign signature requests
- Box AI included
- 50,000 API calls per month
Enterprise
On request
- Unlimited storage
- 50 GB file upload
- 1,000 AI Units per month
- 100,000 API calls per month
Enterprise Plus
On request
- Unlimited storage
- 150 GB file upload
- 2,000 AI Units per month
- 100,000 API calls per month
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
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.
SourceDoes 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.
SourceWhat 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).
SourceHow 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.
SourceKeep looking
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