Box vs Tresorit

Box

• Companies that need unlimited storage priced per user
• Teams that send documents for signature from where they are stored
• Organizations connecting storage to Microsoft 365, Salesforce or Slack

Tresorit

• Firms handling confidential client files, such as legal and finance teams
• Organizations that need to choose where their data resides
• Individuals who want zero-knowledge encryption on every device

Box

• Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users.
• File upload size is capped by plan: 250 MB on the free plan, 2 GB on Business Starter, 5 GB on Business and 15 GB on Business Plus.
• Enterprise Plus is sold on annual billing only, and Enterprise Advanced is priced through sales.
• The downloads page lists Box Drive for Mac and Windows only, with no Linux app.

Tresorit

• The free Basic plan is limited to 3 GB, 500 MB per file and 2 devices.
• Business requires at least 3 users and Business Pro at least 5. A single-user Professional plan with 4 TB costs $27.49 a month billed yearly.
• Displayed prices are for yearly billing, which Tresorit advertises as 20% off the monthly rate.
• Maximum file size depends on the plan: 2 GB on Personal Lite and 10 GB on Personal Essential and Personal Pro.

Box

Box Drive

A desktop app for Mac and Windows that opens Box files from the computer without taking up much local disk space.

Box Sign

E-signatures are built in: 5 signature requests a month on the free plan, 10 on Business Starter, and unlimited from the Business plan up.

Box AI

Box AI is included from the Business plan. Enterprise adds 1,000 AI Units a month and Box Hubs, and Enterprise Plus raises the allowance to 2,000.

External collaboration

The Business plan charges for each external collaborator, while Business Plus and the Enterprise plans allow an unlimited number.

File version history

The free Individual plan keeps 1 version of each file, Personal Pro keeps 10 and Business Starter keeps 25.

Integrations and API

Box lists more than 1,500 apps and AI agents that connect to it, and paid business plans include a monthly allowance of API calls.

Tresorit

Zero-knowledge encryption

Files are end-to-end encrypted on every plan, including the free one. Tresorit states that it cannot access customers' files or keys.

Encrypted link sharing

Files are shared through encrypted links with link security settings that vary by plan. Personal Pro and the business plans add file requests.

Sync and Tresorit Drive

Files sync across devices with offline access, and Tresorit Drive adds them to the local file manager without storing them on the computer.

Version history and recovery

Earlier versions are kept for each file, 5 on Personal Lite, 10 on Personal Essential and 25 on Personal Pro, and deleted files can be restored.

Business controls

Business adds data residency options, single sign-on and custom admin policies. Business Pro adds an auto-deletion policy, custom domain and Active Directory support.

Email plug-ins and eSign

Plug-ins for Gmail and Outlook encrypt attachments on all plans, and the business plans list 16 eSignatures included for free.

Box

• Individual$0

  Single user with 10 GB of storage, a 250 MB file upload limit and 5 Box Sign signature requests per month.

• Business Starter$5

  per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)

  Minimum of 3 users: 100 GB of storage, 2 GB file uploads, 25 file versions and 10 Box Sign requests per month.

• Business$15

  per user / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)

  Minimum of 3 users: unlimited storage, 5 GB file uploads, Box AI, unlimited e-signatures and 50,000 API calls per month.

• Business Plus$25

  per user / month, billed annually ($33 billed monthly)

  Minimum of 3 users: unlimited storage, 15 GB file uploads and unlimited external collaborators.

• Enterprise$35

  per user / month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly)

  Minimum of 3 users: 50 GB file uploads, 1,000 AI Units per month, Box Hubs and 100,000 API calls per month.

• Enterprise Plus$50

  per user / month, annual billing only

  Minimum of 3 users: 150 GB file uploads, 2,000 AI Units per month and support with 24-hour coverage.

Tresorit

• Basic$0

  3 GB of encrypted storage, files of up to 500 MB, sync across 2 devices and the Gmail and Outlook plug-ins.

• Personal Lite$4.75

  per month, billed yearly

  50 GB of encrypted storage, 2 GB maximum file size, 5 file versions and sync across 2 devices.

• Personal Essential$11.99

  per month, billed yearly

  1 TB of encrypted storage, 10 GB maximum file size, 10 file versions and sync across 10 devices.

• Personal Pro$27.49

  per month, billed yearly

  4 TB of encrypted storage, 25 file versions, link sharing up to 5 GB, file requests and detailed access logs.

• Business$19

  per user / month, billed yearly (at least 3 users)

  From 6 TB of encrypted storage (2 TB per user), 15 GB maximum file size, data residency options, single sign-on and admin policies.

• Business Pro$24

  per user / month, billed yearly (at least 5 users)

  From 15 TB of encrypted storage, 20 GB maximum file size, dynamic watermarks, link tracking, and AzureAD and Okta provisioning.

Box

• Annual discount

  About 25% lower with annual billing

  Box's pricing page has a monthly or annual toggle that advertises a saving for paying annually. The listed prices put Business at $15 per user annually against $20 monthly.

Tresorit

• Annual discount

  20% off with yearly billing

  The billing toggle on Tresorit's pricing pages labels yearly billing as 20% off compared with paying monthly.

• Nonprofit

  50% off business plans for nonprofits

  Registered nonprofits worldwide can apply for a 50% discount on all business packages. Verification is required.