Box vs Microsoft SharePoint
Box and Microsoft SharePoint are both document management software. Box is a commercial product from Box, Inc. Microsoft SharePoint is a commercial product from Microsoft.
Which to pick
- Pick Box when
- An enterprise wants secure external file sharing and governance independent of Microsoft or Google.
- Pick Microsoft SharePoint when
- An organisation on Microsoft 365 wants document storage, intranet and records management with no extra licence.
Side by side
Cloud content management with file sharing, collaboration, security controls, retention, e-signature and many integrations.
Microsoft 365's document libraries, intranet sites and lists, with versioning, permissions, retention and the storage behind Teams and OneDrive sharing.
It duplicates what Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace already include for many customers.
Permissions and site structure sprawl quickly without governance.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service, desktop app and mobile app
Cloud service and self-hosted server
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by Box, Inc.
Closed source, sold by Microsoft
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
1.2k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
2.7k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.