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Box vs Conga Composer comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Box
Ranking in Document Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (8th), Cloud Storage (12th), Digital Asset Management (6th), Content Collaboration Platforms (8th)
Conga Composer
Ranking in Document Management Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Document Automation Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Document Management Software category, the mindshare of Box is 5.4%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Conga Composer is 1.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Document Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Conga Composer1.9%
Box5.4%
Other92.7%
Document Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed Rashad - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Projects Manager at Tech-hub
Team collaboration has improved through shared access and real-time synchronization
I find the synchronization feature most valuable in Box. When I use multiple devices, it syncs them together and gives excellent results. I can assess the benefits of Box's file sharing. Box's integration with third-party apps is valuable, especially with Outlook. Box has helped my team's productivity by being very helpful with team collaboration when we are sharing certain shared documents between us. I mostly value Box's automation capabilities. They have helped optimize my business processes by saving time for sharing or sending files between the team. This gives us a shared workspace to work together on the same document or the same ideas. Box's security features have helped my organization meet compliance needs.
Arminder Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Owner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Automated proposal workflows have saved hours daily and improve accuracy for every sales quote
Conga Composer can be improved because it has a steep learning curve, especially for new users. Setting up templates can sometimes be complex and requires a good understanding of Salesforce data structures. As an improvement, the product should have a more beginner-friendly user interface and better guided setup or wizards. Template management can get complex, making it difficult to maintain versions and updates. There are some other improvements that can be made, such as reducing the dependency on technical knowledge and addressing integration complexity. Integrating with tools beyond the Salesforce ecosystem can require effort. The product should have plug-and-play integration methods to make it much easier.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Box is very user-friendly; more so than SharePoint."
"Box is extremely stable, they have not been hacked or lost any data in the past seventeen years. I am very impressed with it."
"The most valuable feature of Box is security."
"File sharing, authorization on the back, its ease of use and reliable uptime performance are valuable features of this solution."
"I like the ease of use."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."
"Box is very simple and effective, so I prefer Box."
"I find the Conga email template creation and the document template creation features very useful."
"What I like about Conga Composer is that it's much easier than Salesforce's native templating. It's simple to add merge fields, write queries to pull data and access up to four levels of related objects. This makes it very comfortable to get all the needed data into templates."
"Conga Composer offers extensive customization and flexibility, that allows us to create documents that perfectly align with our branding and specific business requirements."
"Conga Composer is easy to use, especially for C-level executives, as it simplifies the contract signing process."
"Conga Composer is very easy to use. It's easy to debug if you have an issue."
"The declarative features and automatic API selections are great as they help with pre-built documentation, query generation, template generation, and articulation."
"The most valuable feature of Conga Composer is its user-friendly interface, which allows professionals to handle the product easily."
"Once you understand how to build the templates, it's a pretty straightforward process. It allows you to create both Word and Excel documents."
 

Cons

"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component."
"Improvements in speed - Box's high level of security impacts performance, especially when compared with other similar services."
"I would like to see features for online collaboration between team members in the future, to open and see who is accessing the document now and see my movements across the document or the file we are sharing together."
"Working on documents in real-time is sometimes faulty and could be improved."
"If there was a plugin that added some sort of toolbar in Office, that would be great."
"Better integration with other solutions is needed."
"The search features and role permissions are not very user friendly. It only searches the first few pages of a document, which is quite a problem."
"The upload speed needs improvement."
"The documentation could be improved."
"When setting conditions, it doesn't work as expected, requiring us to rework the code."
"Conga is getting more and more expensive."
"The initial setup is at an intermediate level of difficulty since understanding Conga Composer for the first time can be confusing."
"It would be better to have a custom button that automatically sends a document to the client's email and sends it for a signature with a single click."
"If there could be a preview option available directly in the application for testing templates instead of having to download and test them manually, it would save time."
"The debugging skills could be improved as we need to stay alert for issues."
"The only improvement I'd like to see is the ability to hide a single column within a grouped table, which I couldn't figure out how to do."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm in Higher Ed, so we purchase through Internet2-Net+. I absolutely recommend going that route for Higher Ed customers."
"It is expensive per head, as you need the enterprise license to get full security and tools. So negotiate a discount!"
"There's a free version that allows you to use it with almost full-feature access. Even in the free version, it gives you all you need."
"They are very price competitive when pushed. Initially, they come out with a standard list price, but they are willing to be very competitive. The Box price was pretty much equal to or lower than the Citrix price, and Box has more features."
"Our pricing and licensing is excellent. I'd tell all Higher Ed customers to talk with Internet2 for excellent pricing and support."
"We are using the free version of the solution. There is a free version and monthly and yearly subscriptions available."
"A business account has a minimum of three users. If you are more than three people in-house, go for the Enterprise version. All the external users are free of charge."
"The pricing may seem steep at first, but delve into the features and you'll soon realize it is incredible value for what you get."
"I think the tool costs around six dollars per user."
"It's not cheap, but it's not overly expensive either."
"Regarding pricing, I believe it’s around fifty dollars, but I’m not entirely sure. Overall, I find the pricing reasonable and am quite satisfied with the product. The value we get from it justifies the cost, as it requires minimal maintenance and is straightforward to use. The functionality it provides aligns well with the investment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise27
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Box?
I found the pricing reasonable because when I was working for an IBM partner, Box was free for us. We did not go to payment and other matters like this.
What needs improvement with Box?
I believe Box has a lot of features that put it in a good rank among the file-sharing apps. I would like to see features for online collaboration between team members in the future, to open and see...
What is your primary use case for Box?
I use Box, Delphi, and IBM FileNet. I worked for a software company as a project manager, and this experience includes FileNet. I also used Delphi for programming work. I am familiar enough with Bo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Conga Composer?
Conga Composer is reasonably priced. There is a free initial package that lasts for thirty days, which allows potential users to evaluate its fit for their needs without immediate financial commitm...
What needs improvement with Conga Composer?
I did not try multiple features; I just generated PDFs by merging fields and creating templates. If any improvement is needed, I would raise a case with Conga Composer for those features.
What is your primary use case for Conga Composer?
We are using Conga Composer in our Salesforce environment to dynamically generate documents. For example, if we have a customer and need to finalize a business deal, we capture deal data. Suppose y...
 

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