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title: "Box vs M-Files: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Box or M-Files? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document management systems set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Box vs M-Files: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Box or M-Files? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document management systems set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Box and M-Files
- **Competitive set**: Document management systems
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Box Share of Search**: 0.69%
- **M-Files Share of Search**: 0.35%

## Which is more popular in search, Box or M-Files?

- In August 2026, Box had more branded searches than M-Files among document management systems worldwide. Box was estimated to have 24.1K branded searches compared to M-Files’ 12.3K, and held a 0.69% Share of Search versus M-Files’ 0.35%.
- Box was ahead of M-Files in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Box’s estimated Share of Search among document management systems worldwide moved from 0.65% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 24.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, M-Files’ estimated Share of Search among document management systems worldwide moved from 0.5% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.4K to 12.3K.

## How did search popularity change for document management systems worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for M-Files worldwide fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 18.4K to 12.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Box estimated searches | Box Share of Search | Box rank | M-Files estimated searches | M-Files Share of Search | M-Files rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 24.1K | 0.65% | 4 | 18.4K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 23.8K | 0.68% | 4 | 18.3K | 0.52% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 23.8K | 0.79% | 4 | 15K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 24.1K | 0.65% | 4 | 18.4K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 24.1K | 0.68% | 4 | 18.4K | 0.52% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.6K | 0.67% | 4 | 18.5K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 24.1K | 0.68% | 4 | 18.4K | 0.52% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 24.1K | 0.69% | 4 | 15.1K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 24.1K | 0.66% | 4 | 15.1K | 0.41% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 24.1K | 0.69% | 4 | 15K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 24.1K | 0.69% | 4 | 12.3K | 0.35% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Box’s and M-Files’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Box**: Measured on the search terms “box com” and “box file sharing”, summed into one figure.
- **M-Files**: Measured on the search terms “m files”, “m-files”, “m-files app”, “m-files com”, “m-files document management” and “m-files software”, summed into one figure.

- [Box profile](/demand/global-en/brands/box)
- [M-Files profile](/demand/global-en/brands/m-files)
- [All document management systems worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/document-management-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Box or M-Files?

In August 2026, Box had more branded searches than M-Files among document management systems worldwide. Box was estimated to have 24.1K branded searches compared to M-Files’ 12.3K, and held a 0.69% Share of Search versus M-Files’ 0.35%.

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