Proton Drive is 100% cheaper
than Box
$0/mo (Proton Free) vs Box Business Starter at $8/mo — capabilities not yet verified, so no coverage is claimed.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Business Starter plan at $8/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Proton Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Box costs $8/mo on the Business Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. Proton Drive costs $0/mo (Proton Free plan), 100% less, but we have not yet verified its capabilities, so no coverage claim is made.
Capability comparison
We have not yet verified Proton Drive's capabilities; the table shows what Box offers. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Proton Drive | Box |
|---|---|---|
| Reusable templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Audit trail | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Embedded signing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Identity verification | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO / SAML | ✗ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✗ | ✓ |
| Docs & wikis | ✗ | ✓ |
| Whiteboards & mind maps | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ✗ | ✓ |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Proton Free | Free |
| Drive Plus | Contact sales |
| Proton Unlimited | Contact sales |
| Proton Duo | Contact sales |
| Proton Family | Contact sales |
| Drive Professional | Contact sales |
| Individual | Free |
| Personal Pro | $16/mo |
| Business Starter | $8/seat/mo |
| Business | $24/seat/mo |
| Business Plus | $39/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | $54/mo |
| Enterprise Plus | Contact sales |
| Enterprise Advanced | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Proton Drive than Box?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Proton Free vs $8/mo on Business Starter. That is $96 a year.
What does Proton Drive lack compared with Box?
We have not yet verified Proton Drive's capabilities, so no coverage claim is made.
When were these prices checked?
Box: 2026-08-26; Proton Drive: 2026-09-12 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.box.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://www.box.com/pricing/platform (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Proton Drive data last verified 2026-09-12