Compare Transmit and Box - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 11, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Transmit or Box?

Transmit is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Box, and Box is rated higher (92/100) than Transmit (52/100). Box offers users more features (8) than Transmit (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Box!

Looking for the right File Sharing 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:

Panic Vs. Box.net

Panic : Panic makes Macintosh software that rocks. Our programs include Coda, Transmit, Diet Coda, Prompt, and much more.Full-featured client exclusively for Mac OS X, with smart file.You need Transmit, the #1 Mac OS X FTP client.

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? Transmit or Box?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of File Sharing 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 Transmit and Box.

Transmit price starts at $34 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Transmit is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of File Sharing 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 File Sharing software cost.

Bottom line: Transmit cost is around the same cost of Box.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Transmit Vs. Box based on some of the most important and required File Sharing features.

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

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.



Transmit

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $34 per license

Transmit is an FTP client solution designed for the users of Mac OS X. it features a variety of synchronization, integration, and navigation services for the users. The software was designed and launche...

Categories: File Transfer Protocol: FTP.

Box

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Box is a cloud-based file-sharing, collaboration, and storage solution designed for companies of all sizes and used across multiple industry verticals. The primary features of Box include digital asset manageme...

Categories: Construction, Construction Apps, Electrician Apps, Heavy Construction, Home Builder.

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Transmit: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Box: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Version Control
Document Indexing
User Access Controls
Content Management
Backup
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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4.7/5
Score
52/100
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3.2/10
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$34 per license
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4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
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$15 per user/month
Functionality
26
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.