Box vs The Null Pointer

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.

The Null Pointer (0x0.st) is a minimalist, no-account temporary file host and URL shortener: a plain POST with a file returns a bare URL as the entire response body, with retention scaled by file size. A live OPTIONS preflight with an Origin header against the real host, 0x0.st, returned a 200 with no Access-Control-Allow-Origin header, resolving cors from unknown to no; no auth is required for uploads, and HTTPS was reconfirmed. It's a single free, ad-free service with no paid tier, retaining files from 30 days up to 1 year depending on size (max 512MiB).