The following table describes some of the key differences between Box and Dropbox that led to the adoption of Box.
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Features
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Connect Box
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Dropbox
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Single sign-on with UCSBNetID credentials
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yes
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no
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Role-based permission/access levels for sharing
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yes
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no
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Maximum upload file size via browser
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15GB
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300MB
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User chooses which folders to sync
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yes
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no
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Custom URLs for shared folders and files
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yes
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no
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Threaded commenting and task assignment
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yes
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no
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Quota impact of shared folders
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folder owner
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all collaborators
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Full-text search
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yes
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no
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Download stats tracking and real-time update notifications
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yes
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no
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MS Office and Outlook (Windows) plug-ins
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yes
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no
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Email-to-folder functionality
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yes
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no
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FERPA compliant
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yes
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no
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yes
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no
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