Box VS Dropbox
As of 4 November 2026, Dropbox is named by 395 companies and Box by 405; Box skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 62%), Dropbox to companies over 1,000 (13% vs 35%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Box's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Dropbox rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Box: 2–200 employees
- 38%
- Dropbox: 2–200 employees
- 62%
- Box: 1,000+ employees
- 35%
- Dropbox: 1,000+ employees
- 13%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.5 · 2.0
- Website or DNS footprint
- 7,735 · 5,351
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Box | share | Dropbox | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3 | 1% | 21 | 5% | Dropbox |
| 2-10 employees | 22 | 5% | 61 | 15% | Dropbox |
| 11-50 employees | 53 | 13% | 91 | 23% | Dropbox |
| 51-200 employees | 78 | 19% | 91 | 23% | Dropbox |
| 201-500 employees | 58 | 14% | 51 | 13% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 49 | 12% | 30 | 8% | Box |
| 1001-5000 employees | 72 | 18% | 30 | 8% | Box |
| 5001-10000 employees | 23 | 6% | 6 | 2% | Box |
| 10,001+ employees | 47 | 12% | 14 | 4% | Box |
| Segment | Box | share | Dropbox | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 106 | 26% | 109 | 28% | even |
| Technology & software | 68 | 17% | 43 | 11% | Box |
| Manufacturing & industry | 44 | 11% | 17 | 4% | Box |
| Consumer services & leisure | 43 | 11% | 39 | 10% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 42 | 10% | 55 | 14% | Dropbox |
| Property & construction | 34 | 8% | 37 | 9% | even |
| Media & content | 25 | 6% | 35 | 9% | Dropbox |
| Commerce & trade | 14 | 3% | 23 | 6% | Dropbox |
| Health care | 8 | 2% | 11 | 3% | even |
| Automotive | 7 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 6 | 1% | 8 | 2% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | 5 | 1% | 10 | 3% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | – | – | 5 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Box | share | Dropbox | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 296 | 73% | 312 | 79% | Dropbox |
| United Kingdom | 30 | 7% | 14 | 4% | Box |
| Canada | 8 | 2% | 10 | 3% | even |
| Germany | 8 | 2% | 7 | 2% | even |
| France | 7 | 2% | 4 | 1% | even |
| India | 4 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 3 | 1% | 6 | 2% | even |
| Japan | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Finland | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| AF | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| EG | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Italy | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Box | share | Dropbox | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General management & consulting | 167 | 11% | 15 | 1% | Box |
| IT operations & business systems | 152 | 10% | 51 | 4% | Box |
| Product, program & project management | 109 | 7% | 48 | 4% | Box |
| Construction and civil | 106 | 7% | 59 | 5% | Box |
| Software engineering | 94 | 6% | 37 | 3% | Box |
| Engineering (non-software) | 84 | 6% | 33 | 3% | Box |
| Sales | 68 | 5% | 27 | 2% | Box |
| Administration & office | 56 | 4% | 142 | 12% | Dropbox |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 48 | 3% | 66 | 5% | Dropbox |
| Marketing & communications | 44 | 3% | 54 | 4% | even |
| Customer service & success | 33 | 2% | 25 | 2% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 28 | 2% | 44 | 4% | even |
| Data & AI | 25 | 2% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Education & training | 25 | 2% | 24 | 2% | even |
| Human resources | 25 | 2% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Arts media and entertainment | 23 | 2% | 57 | 5% | Dropbox |
| Business development & strategy | 19 | 1% | 29 | 2% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 16 | 1% | 6 | 0% | even |
| Research and science | 15 | 1% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Social care and community | 10 | 1% | 60 | 5% | Dropbox |
| Design & UX | 8 | 1% | 40 | 3% | Dropbox |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 7 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Unclassified | 7 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Real estate and property | 6 | 0% | 54 | 4% | Dropbox |
| Skilled trades and field service | 6 | 0% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Travel, leisure & events | 5 | 0% | 11 | 1% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 4 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| Facilities cleaning and security | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Hospitality and food service | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| Healthcare clinical | 2 | 0% | 50 | 4% | Dropbox |
| Retail & store operations | – | – | 14 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Procurement and purchasing | – | – | 5 | 0% | outside top 12 |
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Dropbox is named by 395 companies in job postings and Box by 405; 36 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/box-vs-dropbox)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Box vs Dropbox: questions
Which is more used, Box or Dropbox?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Box (405) over Dropbox (395). By website-and-DNS footprint, Box (7,735 vs 5,351), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Box?
38% of Box companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 62% for Dropbox. 35% of Box companies have over 1,000 employees, against 13% for Dropbox.
Do companies run both?
36 companies name both in their postings, usually Box in marketing and Dropbox in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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