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Box vs Kiteworks comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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 Enterprise Content Management
8th
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (13th), Digital Asset Management (3rd), Document Management Software (4th)
Kiteworks
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
14th
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (31st), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (10th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Box is 3.7%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kiteworks is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Mahender Nirwan - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables document management and access control, but the price must be reduced
If we close a deal, the agreement will contain the details of what we will charge the customers. We can use Box to add an access control so that only those with access can view the commercial details. Others would not be able to see it. If I write a technical document about a new feature I want to create, I would not want it to get into the wrong hands. So I can provide controlled access to my team members using Box.
Sri Kasman - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers features that helps organizations comply with regulations and maintain regulated compliance
My advice would be for Kiteworks is manage how to manage your supply chain risk and how to manage third-party risk. Kiteworks is the best to address those -- unmanaged users and unmanaged devices because it manages that, but there is you're able to have visibility, you're able to have a detailed and enforced policy to third parties. Only Kiteworks can do that. So the security layer is the key one. Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using Box for cloud storage allows us to focus on the service and maintaining infrastructure."
"The system's performance is impressive, and file sharing is notably straightforward."
"Box is very realistic when it comes to sharing capabilities."
"Box had a very easy-to-use search feature and a good user interface on its website, which was faster and better than SharePoint."
"The sharing feature, with its various permission settings, such as viewing or uploading, is convenient and helpful."
"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."
"The solution is scalable."
"File sharing, authorization on the back, its ease of use and reliable uptime performance are valuable features of this solution."
"The benefits that Kiteworks has provided to its customers in terms of data sovereignty."
"Scalability is impressive."
"I can identify from which region our users are uploading or downloading files."
"The solution can be used remotely; it's easy to upload and share files."
"The solution removes the limitations with file attachment size that is found with regular email."
"The best part of this solution is that we can generate multiple reports about how the data is transferred and about user information or IP."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to allow end-users to manage their own information and data with minimal administration. That's the best feature from my perspective."
"We can see when people are sending things. We can definitely see who is sending to whom. From the administrative logs, we can see who is sending to an outside entity, and those logs are retained for quite a while."
 

Cons

"Tasks and comments could be easier to see, report, search, and manage."
"Collaborative editing was challenging if multiple people were in a document at once."
"The price must be lowered."
"The integration with other products should be improved."
"Maturity of the enterprise security around user management."
"The UI should be faster. Sometimes it lags when switching between documents."
"In future releases, there could be encryption, to have better security."
"The solution's data security should be improved."
"It would be nice if Kiteworks could provide a free version of the platform so that it could be used for a certain number of file transfers. We could be charged a fee if we exceeded the number of allotted file transfers."
"There is no offboarding process for end-users in Kiteworks. It's a manual process. There is no automated syncing with LDAP and checking to see if the account is still active. It's a manual process to get people out of here, which isn't the best way."
"Kiteworks could benefit from enhancing the proposal knowledge base section, specifically regarding the type of work involved. Currently, the knowledge base seems insufficiently dedicated to this topic, making it challenging for new users to access the relevant administrative law. Improving the visual aids and providing clearer explanations could alleviate this issue."
"We have experienced a few hiccups and bugs when using the admin console and from a user perspective."
"There are always issues when there are bugs or upgrades. The challenge with upgrading is getting more storage from the customer. Every time we have a new version, it requires additional storage. This means that the customer would need to procure more storage for their server, which they don't like because it means additional cost to them. So, I think my request would be that the version upgrades don't require any significant storage requirement."
"I noticed the Kiteworks login UI is very basic, lacking customization. Allowing more HTML tags to add hyperlinks or user-friendly information on the home page would be very useful."
"It could be more stable. In the next release, it would be better if it was more stable with improved performance."
"The one feature, which I have also requested directly to Kiteworks, is to have a scheduled upgrade function. Currently, one of my engineers logs in after hours for the upgrade. We're a hospital, and we're 24/7, but the primary users are seven to five. So, we log in the early evening just to push a button to tell it to do the update. It would be nice if that could be very easily scheduled."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"We are using the free version of the solution. There is a free version and monthly and yearly subscriptions available."
"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 believe Box is cheaper than SharePoint."
"Better sign a full year's contract to get a discount."
"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."
"Box needs to improve with their pricing in terms of licensing costs."
"Our pricing and licensing is excellent. I'd tell all Higher Ed customers to talk with Internet2 for excellent pricing and support."
"They changed it midstream. We were being charged a certain flat rate for SFTP traffic. For whatever reason, at the beginning of the year, our pricing changed, and we are now being charged more for using a feature of the product than we were when we first bought it. That has been our experience with billing. It turned out to be more expensive than when we started with it."
"The solution is very expensive because we are buying with Malaysian Ringgit and it's sold in US dollars."
"The price of Kiteworks is reasonable."
"It is not really expensive. I mean, to me it's obviously expensive, but it's worth it."
"I believe it's a little costly, but given the faith that we put into it from a security perspective to maintain the integrity of our patient information that is being transferred through this system, that's a small price to pay. So, on the surface, it might look like a lot of money, but depending on the need for security, which is where we feel it shines, it's okay price-wise."
"The license management is changing and confusing. If I could make one change to it, it would be better license management through the API."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
49%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Government
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Box?
The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Box?
I was not involved in discussions about paying for Box, so I cannot provide specifics about pricing.
What needs improvement with Box?
Collaborative editing was challenging if multiple people were in a document at once. The installation procedure was tricky but manageable with provided guidance and steps.
What is Kiteworks?
Kiteworks is a secured file sharing platform that enables users to collaborate with different parties across a robust offering of secured protected channels. Users have the option of virtual privat...
What do you like most about Kiteworks?
The benefits that Kiteworks has provided to its customers in terms of data sovereignty.
What needs improvement with Kiteworks?
I'm not a network expert, however, there must be some room for improvement. Perhaps there could be a notification to users about their bandwidth or network packet loss. If users receive such notifi...
 

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