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Shade vs Box: catalog facts
Shade	Box
Paid Paid cloud service; see the developer's site for current plans.	Freemium A limited personal free tier is available. Business plans are paid.
macOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
Natural-language search across a media library Review and approval in the same platform	Retention, classification and audit controls built for regulated organisations Drive client mounts the whole library without downloading it
Media lives in a hosted cloud service Little public detail on plans and platform support	Priced and designed for organisations rather than individuals Personal free tier caps file size tightly
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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