Box
9.1#2 in cloud storageFrom $5 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitBox vs Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage
8.2#1 in storage migration softwareFrom $0.01 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Box | Google Cloud Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | Box lists SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701, HIPAA/HITECH, PCI DSS, FINRA, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, GDPR-related controls and other certifications or reports. | Google Cloud publishes certifications, attestations, and audit reports for compliance controls, while noting providers cannot certify customers' own compliance with laws. |
| Founded | 2005 | 1998 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Redwood City, California, United States | Mountain View, California, United States |
| Integrations | Box lists more than 1,500 integrations, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Teams, Zoom, Salesforce and Adobe Express. | Buckets can back services including BigQuery, Vertex AI, Google Kubernetes Engine and Managed Service for Apache Spark. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.4 out of 5 from 5,654 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 2290 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.3 out of 5 from 6,937 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 603 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.4 out of 5 from 573 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 174 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.4 out of 5 from 207K reviews | 4.1 out of 5 from 906K reviews |
Box plans
- IndividualFree
- Business Starter$5 a month
- Personal Pro$10 a month
- Business$15 a month
- Business Plus$25 a month
- Enterprise$35 a month
Google Cloud Storage plans
- Coldline storageFree
- Free tierFree
- Cloud Storage Coldline storageFree
- Archive storageFree
- Cloud Storage Archive storageFree
- Cloud Storage Nearline storage$0.01 a month
Pick Box if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Google Cloud Storage if…
Google Cloud Storage suits organizations and developers that need bucket-based storage for unstructured data, with choices of storage class, lifecycle automation, and transfer tools. Its integrations and APIs may also suit teams using the listed analytics services or programmatic access.