What is Box?
The Box API gives you access to the content management features you see in our web app and lets you extend them for use in your own app. It strives to be RESTful and is organized around the main resources you’re familiar with from the Box web interface.
Box is a tool in the File Storage category of a tech stack.
Who uses Box?
Companies
63 companies reportedly use Box in their tech stacks, including LinkedIn, SendGrid, and UNIQLO.
Developers
170 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Box.
Box Integrations
G Suite, Zendesk, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Typeform, and DocuSign are some of the popular tools that integrate with Box. Here's a list of all 70 tools that integrate with Box.
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Decisions about Box
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Box in their tech stack.
Fola Yahaya
Anyone recommend a good connector like Kloudless for connecting a SaaS app to Dropbox/Box etc? Cheers
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Box's Features
- Enterprise-grade file sharing
- Native mobile apps
- File sharing links
- Desktop App
- Version History
- Share folders
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and AES-256 bit encryption
- Password protected sharing
- Full-text search
- SDK's for iOS, Android, Python, Ruby, Java, OS X (thrid party: C# .NET, PHP, JS, Nodejs, Perl)
- API/SDK's allow for: Reading and writing files, sharing, search, comments, and restoring files to past revisions
Box Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Box?
Dropbox
Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
OneDrive
Outlook.com is a free, personal email service from Microsoft. Keep your inbox clutter-free with powerful organizational tools, and collaborate easily with OneDrive and Office Online integration.
Google Drive
Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.
CloudFlare
Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront can be used to deliver your entire website, including dynamic, static, streaming, and interactive content using a global network of edge locations. Requests for your content are automatically routed to the nearest edge location, so content is delivered with the best possible performance.
