Box vs OpenFilz
Box
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| Figure | Box | OpenFilz |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | €12/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 2 |
| Spec score · Cloud Document Management Software | 9.5 (#1) | 8.1 (#8) |
| Founded | 2005 | 2023 |
| Integrations | Box lists more than 1,500 integrations, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Teams, Zoom, Salesforce and Adobe Express. | The product lists REST, GraphQL, MCP, TUS uploads, webhooks, and migration connectors for SMB, SharePoint, OneDrive, Drive, Box, Dropbox, and CMIS. |
| SDKs | Box maintains Java, .NET, Python, Node, and iOS SDKs with full API parity; its Android Content SDK is end-of-support and partial. | Official SDKs include Java, Python, TypeScript, and C# among five listed SDKs. |
Plans
Box
- IndividualFree
- Business Starter$5 a month
- Personal Pro$10 a month
- Business$15 a month
- Business Plus$25 a month
- Enterprise$35 a month
- Enterprise Plus$50 a month
- Enterprise AdvancedPriced on request
In their own words
Box
Box is a file storage and collaboration service available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Its listed capabilities include file versioning and business administration controls. Named plans range from Individual, with 10 GB of storage, 250 MB uploads, one file version, and five signature requests per month, to Personal Pro, with 100 GB, 5 GB uploads, 10 versions, and 15 monthly signature requests. Business Starter lists 100 GB, 2 GB uploads, 25 versions, and up to 10 users. Business, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus offer unlimited storage; their upload limits are 5 GB, 15 GB, 50 GB, and 150 GB, respectively. These business tiers require at least three users and list monthly API call allowances of 50K for the first two and 100K for the Enterprise tiers. Box was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
OpenFilz
OpenFilz is an open-source document management platform for organizing files, finding information and working with documents. It provides virtual folders, metadata, versioning, full-text search and filters. Its AI assistant can answer questions using users’ files and help locate, summarize, file or rename documents, with support for local models and commercial model APIs. Teams can edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint in a browser through OnlyOffice, and merge, split, rotate or reorganize PDFs. Workflows include approval statuses, tasks, due dates and reminders; Enterprise adds notifications and comments. E-signature tools support multi-signer envelopes, templates, one-time codes and PAdES seals without a per-signature fee. The platform can be deployed on-premises, in private or public clouds, or in air-gapped environments using Docker Compose or Kubernetes. Community is free, open source and self-hosted. Enterprise is listed at €12 a month, billed €12 /user/month; records archive is an add-on. The product lists mobile, web, API, Linux and Windows platforms, among others.