# Box

> Business content storage with e-signatures, workflows and AI

Box is a cloud content platform aimed mainly at businesses. It combines file storage and sharing with built-in e-signatures, workflow automation and Box AI, and it connects to more than 1,500 other apps. A free single-user plan with 10 GB exists, but most plans are sold per user with a three-user minimum.

- **Category:** File Storage & Sync
- **Made by:** Box, Inc. (since 2005)
- **Website:** https://www.box.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Box has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per user / month, billed annually (minimum 3 users).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Individual plan: one user, 10 GB of storage, a 250 MB file upload limit, 1 file version and 5 Box Sign requests per month.
- **Free trial:** Free trial offered on Business Starter, Business, Business Plus, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Box's own pricing page could not be read; these figures come from https://www.peony.ink/blog/pricing-box on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Box before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 25% lower with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.box.com/pricing

## App Store prices by country

"Personal Pro Annual Subscription", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $79.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £59.99 | about $79.23 (about the same) |
| Germany | 79,99 € | about $89.48 (12% more) |
| Canada | $109.99 | about $77.12 (about the same) |
| Australia | $124.99 | about $86.79 (8% more) |
| India | ₹ 4,899 | about $50.62 (37% less) |
| Brazil | R$ 259,90 | about $51.81 (35% less) |
| Mexico | $1,399.00 | about $77.67 (about the same) |
| Turkey | ₺209,99 | about $4.27 (95% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 1,199juta | about $66.91 (16% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 3,990.00 | about $63.33 (21% less) |
| South Africa | R1,599.99 | about $96.09 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 190,520 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id290853822

## Works with

Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Slack, Okta, Workday, Oracle NetSuite, Claude, ChatGPT

**Tags:** File sharing, File sync, AI features, Workflow automation, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Dropbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dropbox): Cloud storage and file sync with transfer and signing tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/box-vs-dropbox)
- [Google Drive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-drive): Cloud storage tied to Google Docs, Gmail and Photos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/box-vs-google-drive)
- [Microsoft OneDrive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-onedrive): Microsoft's cloud storage, bundled with Microsoft 365 plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/box-vs-microsoft-onedrive)
- [Tresorit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tresorit): End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing for businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/box-vs-tresorit)
- [Sync.com](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sync-com): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing for teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/box-vs-sync-com)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.peony.ink/blog/pricing-box
- https://costbench.com/software/document-management/box
- https://www.box.com/pricing
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260926202646/https://www.box.com/pricing/
- https://www.box.com/home
- https://www.box.com/resources/downloads
- https://www.box.com/integrations
- https://www.box.com/about-us

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