
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).
