Box VS Microsoft OneDrive_
As of 4 November 2026, Microsoft OneDrive is named by 2,443 companies and Box by 405; Box skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 32%), Microsoft OneDrive to companies over 1,000 (36% 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, Microsoft OneDrive rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Box: 2–200 employees
- 38%
- Microsoft OneDrive: 2–200 employees
- 32%
- Box: 1,000+ employees
- 35%
- Microsoft OneDrive: 1,000+ employees
- 36%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.5 · 2.0
- Website or DNS footprint
- 7,735 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Box | share | Microsoft OneDrive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3 | 1% | 34 | 1% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 22 | 5% | 121 | 5% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 53 | 13% | 244 | 10% | Box |
| 51-200 employees | 78 | 19% | 410 | 17% | Box |
| 201-500 employees | 58 | 14% | 425 | 17% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| 501-1000 employees | 49 | 12% | 325 | 13% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 72 | 18% | 445 | 18% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 23 | 6% | 136 | 6% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 47 | 12% | 303 | 12% | even |
| Segment | Box | share | Microsoft OneDrive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 106 | 26% | 547 | 22% | Box |
| Technology & software | 68 | 17% | 408 | 17% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 44 | 11% | 360 | 15% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| Consumer services & leisure | 43 | 11% | 159 | 7% | Box |
| Public, community & associations | 42 | 10% | 248 | 10% | even |
| Property & construction | 34 | 8% | 165 | 7% | even |
| Media & content | 25 | 6% | 67 | 3% | Box |
| Commerce & trade | 14 | 3% | 95 | 4% | even |
| Health care | 8 | 2% | 152 | 6% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| Automotive | 7 | 2% | 40 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 6 | 1% | 88 | 4% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| Hospitality & travel | 5 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Transport, logistics & rental | – | – | 65 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Box | share | Microsoft OneDrive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 296 | 73% | 1,522 | 62% | Box |
| United Kingdom | 30 | 7% | 159 | 7% | even |
| Canada | 8 | 2% | 117 | 5% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| Germany | 8 | 2% | 125 | 5% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| France | 7 | 2% | 71 | 3% | even |
| India | 4 | 1% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 3 | 1% | 42 | 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 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 33 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | – | – | 28 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 24 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 20 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Italy | – | – | 17 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Box | share | Microsoft OneDrive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General management & consulting | 167 | 11% | 58 | 1% | Box |
| IT operations & business systems | 152 | 10% | 2,790 | 46% | Microsoft OneDrive |
| Product, program & project management | 109 | 7% | 276 | 5% | Box |
| construction and civil | 106 | 7% | 74 | 1% | Box |
| Software engineering | 94 | 6% | 101 | 2% | Box |
| Engineering (non-software) | 84 | 6% | 194 | 3% | Box |
| Sales | 68 | 5% | 121 | 2% | Box |
| Administration & office | 56 | 4% | 295 | 5% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 48 | 3% | 152 | 2% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 44 | 3% | 71 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 33 | 2% | 118 | 2% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 28 | 2% | 104 | 2% | even |
| Data & AI | 25 | 2% | 76 | 1% | even |
| Education & training | 25 | 2% | 64 | 1% | even |
| Human resources | 25 | 2% | 55 | 1% | even |
| arts media and entertainment | 23 | 2% | 22 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 19 | 1% | 31 | 1% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 16 | 1% | 80 | 1% | even |
| research and science | 15 | 1% | 23 | 0% | even |
| social care and community | 10 | 1% | 95 | 2% | even |
| Design & UX | 8 | 1% | 12 | 0% | even |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 7 | 0% | 48 | 1% | even |
| Unclassified | 7 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| real estate and property | 6 | 0% | 27 | 0% | even |
| skilled trades and field service | 6 | 0% | 51 | 1% | even |
| Travel, leisure & events | 5 | 0% | 17 | 0% | even |
| manufacturing and production | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| facilities cleaning and security | 3 | 0% | 20 | 0% | even |
| hospitality and food service | 3 | 0% | 12 | 0% | even |
| healthcare clinical | 2 | 0% | 50 | 1% | even |
| Retail & store operations | – | – | 55 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| healthcare support and caregiving | – | – | 12 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Microsoft OneDrive is named by 2,443 companies in job postings and Box by 405; 59 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/box-vs-microsoft-onedrive)
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 Microsoft OneDrive: questions
Which is more used, Box or Microsoft OneDrive?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Microsoft OneDrive (2,443) over Box (405). By website-and-DNS footprint, Box (7,735 vs 0), 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 32% for Microsoft OneDrive. 35% of Box companies have over 1,000 employees, against 36% for Microsoft OneDrive.
Do companies run both?
59 companies name both in their postings, usually Box in marketing and Microsoft OneDrive 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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