Box vs Google Drive

Box is an enterprise content-management platform offering secure file storage, sharing, and collaboration, with a REST API and SDKs for building custom document workflows. A live GET against the real gateway, api.box.com/2.0/users/me, returned a 401 without a token, reconfirming OAuth 2.0 bearer auth over HTTPS, and a follow-up OPTIONS preflight returned Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, resolving cors from unknown to yes. Personal accounts get 10GB free, while paid Business and Enterprise plans (plus metered Box Platform usage) unlock larger storage and API-driven workflows.

Google Drive's API lets applications create, read, update, and share files and folders stored in a user's Drive, with fine-grained OAuth scopes for personal or Workspace accounts. A live GET against the real gateway, www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files, returned a 403 without a token, reconfirming OAuth 2.0 auth over HTTPS, and a follow-up OPTIONS preflight echoed the request Origin in Access-Control-Allow-Origin, resolving cors from unknown to yes. The url was updated to Google's current Workspace documentation hub, which the old /drive/ path now permanently redirects to. Personal accounts get 15GB free, with paid Google One and Workspace plans raising the storage cap.