Box vs ShareFile: who evaluates each
Updated
In our data, 13 companies have people who reviewed both Box and ShareFile: 2% of the 571 companies whose people reviewed Box, and 6% of the 229 that reviewed ShareFile.
Box
- Companies
- 571
- Contacts
- 617
- Countries
- 50
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ShareFile
- Companies
- 229
- Contacts
- 236
- Countries
- 26
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How many companies evaluated both
- Box only
- 558
- companies
- Both
- 13
- companies
- ShareFile only
- 216
- companies
Only 13 companies evaluated both Box and ShareFile, suggesting that most buyers assess these products separately rather than as direct alternatives. Box drew significantly more evaluation activity overall, with 571 companies reviewing it compared to 229 for ShareFile.
Who reviews each, by team
| Box | ShareFile | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 254% | 2310% |
| Marketing | 467% | 125% |
| Engineering & IT | 13822% | 4519% |
| Operations & Finance | 10116% | 4419% |
| Consulting & Analysis | 9616% | 3013% |
| Leadership | 8714% | 2711% |
| Other | 12420% | 5523% |
Engineering & IT teams led reviews of both products, but Box attracted broader organizational interest. Box saw 46 marketing reviewers and 124 in other roles, while ShareFile's evaluation was more concentrated in Engineering & IT (45 reviewers) and Operations & Finance (44 reviewers).
What else they compared
Companies that reviewed Box also reviewed
Companies that reviewed ShareFile also reviewed
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Frequently asked questions
- How many companies looked at only one of these products?
- 558 companies reviewed Box without evaluating ShareFile, while 216 reviewed ShareFile alone. The gap reflects Box's wider reach in the market evaluation stage.
- Which teams are most likely to review each product?
- For Box, Engineering & IT (138 reviewers) and Leadership (87 reviewers) drove evaluation, with significant participation from Operations & Finance. ShareFile saw Engineering & IT (45) and Operations & Finance (44) as the primary review teams.
- What does the overlap tell us about these products?
- With only 2% of Box reviewers also looking at ShareFile, and 6% of ShareFile reviewers also evaluating Box, these products are typically evaluated on separate decision tracks rather than as head-to-head choices.