ADoor vs Box
Box is enterprise content management: storing, sharing and governing documents. ADoor, your data account, keeps records instead of files, which people, apps and assistants like ChatGPT read and change with their own access.
Where ADoor stands out
Narrower than a folder
Box collaborator roles apply to folders, and a single file supports only Editor and Viewer. In ADoor, access is set per list or field, or to the entries that match a value you choose.
Separate add, edit and delete
Box roles bundle actions, from Uploader to Co-owner. In ADoor, reading, adding, editing and deleting are separate permissions.
A history of changes
Box Business keeps 50 versions of a file. ADoor keeps a history of changes, with who made each one and the before and after.
The products
Box
Box stores and governs enterprise content, with collaboration roles per folder.
- Assistants
- A hosted MCP server at mcp.box.com with OAuth
- Access
- Co-owner, Editor, Viewer Uploader, Previewer Uploader, Viewer, Previewer and Uploader
- Change history
- 50 file versions on Business
- Plans
- Free Individual plan with 10 GB. Paid plans from $5 per user a month; Business needs at least 3 users.
ADoor
ADoor is your data account. You keep lists and tables in a workspace you own, personal or team: a reading list, an incident log, a list of customers. Describe what you want to keep track of and it's set up for you, with real Postgres underneath. Every person, app, assistant, device and job gets its own access.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in.
- Apps and scripts
- An HTTP API with keys, running the same actions assistants use
- Access
- Per space, list or field, or just the entries where a field equals a value you choose. Reading, adding, editing and deleting entries, and changing a list's fields, are separate permissions. An assistant never gets more than the person who connected it.
- Approvals
- Agents ask for more access and you approve or deny. A new device signs in only after you approve it and choose its access.
- CI jobs
- GitHub Actions signs in with short-lived access, 15 minutes by default and up to 30 days, with no stored secret.
- Revoking
- Takes effect on the next request. What was already saved stays.
- History
- A history of changes, with who made each one and the before and after
- Underneath
- Standard Postgres
- Plans
- Free for 3 tables and 100 rows. Pro is $10 a month per workspace, with 1 GB of storage.
Pricing
| Topic | ADoor | Box |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 tables and 100 rows, with a few MB of storage | Individual, one user, 10 GB |
| Paid plans | Pro: $10 a month per workspace, 1 GB of storage, no per-GB charges | From $5 per user a month; Business has unlimited storage and a 3-user minimum |
Latency
| Topic | ADoor | Box |
|---|---|---|
| Published figure | Not published | Not published |
ADoor doesn't publish a latency figure, and Box doesn't publish one we could find. Speed depends on your network and on what you ask for.
Connectors and API
| Topic | ADoor | Box |
|---|---|---|
| MCP server | Hosted, with OAuth sign-in. ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor. | Hosted at mcp.box.com |
| HTTP API | HTTP API with keys: read, add, edit, delete, and change lists and fields | Box API |
| SQL access | Standard Postgres SQL through MCP and the API, within your access | No |
| Access per agent | Its own access per assistant, app, device and job, down to specific fields, or just the entries that match a value you choose | OAuth credentials with scopes |
| OAuth or tokens | OAuth for assistants, keys for apps, short-lived sign-in for GitHub Actions | OAuth |
| SDKs | Coming soon | Box SDKs |
| Webhooks | No | Box webhooks |
| Import and export | Export to CSV or JSON. Import by attaching CSV or JSON in an assistant. | Not published |
ADoor has no sync connectors and no file storage.
Which one should you use?
Use Box when
you manage contracts, documents and files across a large company with governance around them.
- Documents. Store and govern any file. ADoor has no file storage.
- Folder roles. Seven collaborator roles for folders.
- Unlimited storage. Business includes unlimited storage.
Use ADoor when
the documents have records attached, and people and assistants need exactly their part of them.
Technical
- A contract-signing webhook adds each signed agreement's terms to an add-only list, which legal queries in SQL.
- A GitHub Actions job records each compliance check with 15 minutes of access.
- A Cursor agent reads a Templates list with owners and review dates, and can't edit it.
Personal
- Settling a parent's estate: accounts to close, who's handling each and what's done. Each sibling edits the items with their name.
- Buying a house: viewings, offers, the solicitor's contacts and deadlines, shared with your partner.
Team
- Legal, sales and procurement share a Contract obligations list with separate edit rights.
- A history of changes shows who changed each obligation and what it was before.
Business
- Each business unit sees only the contracts with its name (one grant per unit) in a company-wide register, and only legal sees Liability cap.
- An outside counsel's access ends when you revoke it, and its notes stay.
- A construction firm keeps site inspections in one list; each site manager edits their own site.
Questions people ask
Can ADoor store contracts?
It can store the facts about them, not the files. Keep the PDFs in Box.
Which assistants connect?
ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor, through MCP with a sign-in.
Which assistants work with ADoor?
ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in. You approve each one and choose what it can reach.
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Checked October 20, 2026. Sources: box.com/pricing, Box MCP server, Box collaborator levels, Box webhooks, Box SDKs.