Compare OnBase and Box - Nov 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - OnBase or Box?

OnBase is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Box, and Box is rated higher (92/100) than OnBase (85/100). Box offers users more features (8) than OnBase (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Box!

Looking for the right Document Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Hyland Software Vs. Box.net

Hyland Software: Hyland Software is one of the largest independent enterprise content management (ECM) vendors. Our product, OnBase, is an award-winning software solution that solves problems resulting from time consuming, costly and error-plagued manual, Hyland Software Inc. is the developer of the enterprise content management (ECM) and process management softwar...

Box.net: Box.net is the maker of Box software that lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices

Who is more expensive? OnBase or Box?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Document Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for OnBase and Box.

OnBase price starts at $25,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 OnBase is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Document Management software. Box price starts at $15 per user/month , When comparing Box to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Document Management software cost.

Bottom line: OnBase is more expensive than Box.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared OnBase Vs. Box based on some of the most important and required Document Management features.

OnBase: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Box: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Version Control, Document Indexing.

Target customer size

OnBase's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.