Go from Box to Google Workspace
The job: File storage and sync (Cloud storage, Desktop and mobile sync (Box Drive), Shared links, Shared folders and collaborators). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Already in a plan you pay for
The money
$7/mo today , then $0/mo
Box Business Starter
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered
- Covered: Cloud storage
- Covered: Desktop and mobile sync (Box Drive)
- Covered: Shared links
- Covered: Shared folders and collaborators
The work
- Setup
- About 30 min
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Cloud storage, Desktop and mobile sync (Box Drive), Shared links, Shared folders and collaborators
Make the move in four steps
Export from Box
Download your data and files before you change anything.
Set up Google Workspace
If the team already pays for Google Workspace, Drive covers Box Starter's storage and sharing (Business Starter pools 30 GB per user).
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Google Workspace, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Box
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the service term.
How to cancel Box
The whole recipe: 2 ways out, best first
What you use
- Cloud storage
- Desktop and mobile sync (Box Drive)
- Shared links
- Shared folders and collaborators
Not covered
- Version history
- Box Sign e-signatures
- Box AI
- Admin console and permissions
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Cloud storage, Desktop and mobile sync (Box Drive), Shared links, Shared folders and collaborators
- Export your data from Box before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-box") on the Stackcut MCP server.
2 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Box Business Starter | $7/user/mo × 1 user | $7/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Google Workspace | already in a plan you pay for | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $7 − $0 | +$7/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$7 × 12 | +$84 |
| Setup, once | 0.5 h × $50/h | −$25 |
| Year one | +$84 − $25 | +$59 |
- Not counting your time (0.5 h in year one): saves $84 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Box Business Starter | $7/user/mo × 1 user | $7/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Microsoft 365 Business | already in a plan you pay for | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $7 − $0 | +$7/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$7 × 12 | +$84 |
| Setup, once | 0.5 h × $50/h | −$25 |
| Year one | +$84 − $25 | +$59 |
- Not counting your time (0.5 h in year one): saves $84 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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