Cloud Storage Solutions Comparison Chart

(Note: Students with Gmail for University of Miami email have 50 GB of shared storage among their Google Drive and Gmail environment. Google Drive is a legacy solution for faculty and staff; the recommended cloud storage and collaboration solutions for all University community members are Box and OneDrive. For more information, including individual file size limits and other features related to Box and OneDrive, please review the cloud storage solutions comparison chart below.)

Box

OneDrive
Operational Matrix
Total Storage Space 5 TB 5 TB
Individual File Size Limits 150 GB 250 GB
OS Support Windows, macOS Windows, macOS
Browser Support Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge, Safari
FileType Support Most common file types Most common file types
3rd Party App Integration No No
Accessibility Matrix
Web App Yes Yes
Mobile Apps IOS & Android IOS & Android & Windows
File Stream Box Drive Windows 10
File Sync Box Sync OneDrive Sync
Search Content Search & Filtering Content Search & Filtering
Shared Link Custom URL, Expiration, Password, Restrict Download View Only
Custom URL Yes No
Password-Protected link Yes No
File Locking Yes Yes
Time-bound links Yes Yes
Collaboration Matrix   
Team Accounts Upon Request Self Created
Co-Authoring MS Office Online MS Office Online & Client
Permissions 7 Levels 3 Levels
Tasks and Notifications Yes MS Office/O365
External Collaboration Yes Yes
Security Matrix   
Encryption at Rest 256 AES 256 AES
Encryption in Transit TLS TLS
HIPAA BAA Yes Yes
Versioning Unlimited 500
Data Recovery  30 days 30 days
Visibility File Level Details & Activity Log File Level Details & Activity Log

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