Stanford provides a variety of document management solutions. Stanford community members with a full-service SUNet ID can take advantage of one, some, or all of these tools simultaneously. If you aren’t sure which one to choose, use the same product as the rest of your team.
Help me choose…
| I need to: | Box for Stanford | Google Drive for Stanford | AFS | Secure AFS | File Storage | File Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store or share files containing Restricted data | Not appropriate | Not appropriate | Not appropriate | Recommended | Not appropriate | Recommended |
| Store or work with individual files larger than 5 GB | Not appropriate | Recommended | Recommended | Optional | Recommended | Recommended |
| Use more than 5 GB but less than 25 GB of free storage space | Recommended | Not appropriate | Optional | Not appropriate | Not appropriate | Not appropriate |
| Work with others to edit the same document at the same time | Not appropriate | Recommended | Not appropriate | Not appropriate | Not appropriate | Not appropriate |
| Easily share documents with a workgroup | Not appropriate | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended |
| Access files from a mobile device | Recommended | Recommended | Optional | Not appropriate | Not appropriate | Not appropriate |
| Allow a group or an individual to own a folder | Recommended | Not appropriate | Recommended | Not appropriate | Recommended | Recommended |
| Learn more | Box for Stanford | Google Drive for Stanford | AFS | Secure AFS | File Storage | Secure File Storage |
- = Recommended
- = Optional
