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(formerly Box.net) is an online file sharing and Cloud content management service for enterprise companies.

In 2011, Dropbox was named the 5th most valuable startup, trailing Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, and Groupon.īox Inc. Whereas Box received angel investment from Mark Cuban, Dropbox counts U2 members Bono and The Edge as individual investors.

Both services allow access via the web (browser-based), software for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and mobile apps for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phones.īoth companies have been heavily funded by venture capital firms - Box has raised over $520 million and launched an IPO in January 2015. Dropbox is a much larger company with a higher annual revenue and market share, so the service is likely to stick around, but dollar-for-dollar Box offers more storage. While Box has historically focused on businesses as their customer base, Dropbox grew with a consumer focus however, Dropbox launched Dropbox for Teams in 2011 and rebranded it to Dropbox for Business in April 2013. Google's offer doesn't include discounts for full-year purchases, but the monthly prices are low enough that Google is still cheaper than its major competitors.Diffen › Technology › Computers › Softwareĭropbox and Box (formerly Box.net) are two of the largest and most full-featured cloud storage and online backup services (others being Microsoft's OneDrive and Google Drive).

An extra 50GB on OneDrive costs $4.49 per month or $25 per year 100GB costs $7.49 per month or $50 per year and 200GB costs $11.49 per month or $100 per year. Microsoft's OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) offers 7GB for free. Dropbox for Business must be purchased for at least five users to get more than 500GB.īox personal accounts provide 10GB for free or 100GB for $10 monthly. Dropbox charges $9.99 per month or $99 per year for 100GB and $49.99 per month or $499 per year for 500GB. Google's prices for 100GB and 1TB are impressive. Google boosted the free tier to 15GB last year, and now users can rent much more than a terabyte.

When Google introduced Drive two years ago, it offered 5GB for free, 25GB for $2.49 per month, 100GB for $4.99 per month, and 1TB for $49.99 per month. "We've lowered the price of our monthly storage plans to $1.99 for 100GB (previously $4.99), $9.99 for 1TB (previously $49.99)," the company said in a blog post. Google today announced big price cuts for the 100GB and 1TB tiers of Google Drive cloud storage.