The company has adopted a freemium business model, and provides 5 GB of free storage for personal accounts.ĭropbox is a file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc., that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, and client software. (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. 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).

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