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Egnyte vs FileCloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Egnyte
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (207th)
FileCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
GRC (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Egnyte is 5.3%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FileCloud is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
FileCloud1.6%
Egnyte5.3%
Other93.1%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

GG
Chief Operating Officer at Quarem
Fantastic for small businesses; the customer feedback has been great
From a small firm perspective, Egnyte Connect is simple, it is easy to get users up and running the same day, and I have nothing negative to say about the software. I can't speak to how Egnyte Connect would operate in a midsize company or even a large Fortune 500 company, but, from our perspective as a small business, it is fantastic. For us, security was front and center. Usability was also important and took second place. Next, we asked "Is it simple and easy for anyone to quickly learn how to use it?" Egnyte Connect checked that box. Third place for us was price. We liked the fact that they charge on a monthly basis so there is not an annualized upfront fee that we pay.
AG
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Secure file sharing has reduced licensing costs but still needs a more intuitive interface
One improvement FileCloud could benefit from is modernizing the UI and user experience. While it is highly functional, its interface feels enterprise-focused. A sleek, minimal design that is more intuitive would reduce the learning curve for complex employees and streamline the settings and menus to make the administrator's life easier. Additionally, I would appreciate having native real-time collaboration. Although integrations with Microsoft Office or other software as a service offerings exist, they are not as seamless as a native experience. If FileCloud built its own native collaborative editor or made an agreement with Microsoft, it would eliminate the slight lag that users feel when opening documents. I also think it could improve by reducing the complexity of the initial setup in an on-premise environment.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"You can really do a lot of cool things with it in terms of being able to co-author and share documents with users that are not in your organization."
"If you're looking for a solid cloud DFS solution, I would highly recommend Egnyte."
"It is a good storage solution."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files."
"It's easy to move files around, even to, for example, SharePoint."
"It provides a way to granularly choose which folders from the internet you want to sync to your computer. It is really useful for people who are working on teams that are working with files that are frequently changing. You can go in and pretty clearly see what changes have been made. It gives you a constant feed."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files, as all files are secure and available, and any authorized person can access and download the files from anywhere with an internet connection."
"It is scalable and stable."
"The best features FileCloud offers include centralized data access in a secure way, and we have role-based access where we can easily assign a role so that a person can access the data, update it, and add new data."
"FileCloud has given great benefits in terms of fostering a collaborative environment and sharing data while maintaining the integrity and security of the data."
"Overall, FileCloud is a strong fit for what we need; it gives us better control, better user experience, and much stronger governance than the legacy approach we are replacing."
"I decided to switch from OneDrive to FileCloud because FileCloud offers advantages over all the cloud products I have used, as it is more cost-effective, fast, and reliable, with unparalleled security compared to other alternatives, and it is very easy to use, allowing us to access our server and retrieve our files with ease."
"FileCloud has been a very positive experience overall."
"The granularity for the audit log in FileCloud is extremely valuable."
"For instance, with 50 employees and 1,000 users, using two other services would lead to about $20 a month for each of the 1,050 users, totaling around a quarter of a million per year, in comparison, with FileCloud, we pay for only 50 licenses at about $20 each plus 1,000 guests, leading to an approximate total of $11,000 a year, representing a 95% reduction in licenses."
"Since using FileCloud, I have reduced the cost in our organization by at least 70% in our storage area, which shows a 70% cost optimization."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to see an integration of using an active directory to validate and authenticate users on our end as well as on the client user's end."
"As of right now, I have everything that I and my team need."
"I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect."
"If this solution had a better ability to search, that would be helpful. In addition, if there was an ability to collaborate, that would also be a benefit. At present, the vision control is had because if someone gets out of it, it locks. And, whoever saves last overrides everyone's work."
"Before, when we were starting to use Egnyte, we were struggling with a lot of bugs with Egnyte desktop sync."
"The issue of my authorization token expiring pretty quickly was pretty annoying. On pretty much every update, it would expire on every computer. On every computer update, at the first opportunity, it would expire. When my computer got updated or the authorization got cut, my saved drives would get messed up. So, I had to reconnect them all. I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect. It would be a big improvement if there was a cached system so that when it loses connection, it can still save what kind of connections were set up, and when it reconnects, it repopulates all those. I don't know if that's even possible, but that's the feature I'd want."
"It would be nice to see an integration of using an active directory to validate and authenticate users on our end as well as on the client user's end."
"You cannot delete a file when you have uploaded it in error."
"The user interface could be more modern and intuitive, as other alternative options have a better-looking UI."
"I think the user interface could be more modern and intuitive, especially for non-technical users."
"I would suggest that the cost could be reduced to give smaller organizations a chance to afford this tool."
"However, one area that it should improve is that the updates need to be more constant, especially to the file drive."
"When I mention the UI interface and organizing files, I find that it is not that great."
"I rate FileCloud a 7 out of 10 because, as a small marketing team needing to do simple tasks such as syncing Photoshop files or collaborating on a Word document, it feels excessive."
"I think FileCloud could be improved because we are using different types of databases and need database separation for different types of database providers such as MongoDB, MariaDB, and MySQL."
"The biggest area for improvement in FileCloud is the admin experience around troubleshooting and observability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"As far as I understand, licenses are associated with the Egnyte platform. There aren't any licenses associated with Egnyte Connect."
"I do not have experience with the pricing of this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
22%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FileCloud?
As a large-scale organization, the pricing was fine, and the licensing process was smooth. We connected with the sales team, and they were very diligent and helpful, guiding us throughout the proce...
What needs improvement with FileCloud?
The biggest area for improvement in FileCloud is the admin experience around troubleshooting and observability. Core functionality is strong, but when something breaks, especially in sync edge case...
What is your primary use case for FileCloud?
Our main use case for FileCloud is secure internal and external file sharing for distributed teams, especially for large files and client-facing collaboration. We need something that lets employees...
 

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Sample Customers

M&C Saatchi, FMC Technologies, Learfield Communications Inc., Aerohive Networks, Devcon, Semperian, Balfour Beatty Construction, Red Bull
NASA, US Army ERDC, DR Horton, Deloitte, Toyota, City of San Diego
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