#1 most frequent
United States of America
82.7%858 installations of 1,038
What is Egnyte?
Egnyte provides a unified content security and governance solution for collaboration, data security, compliance, and threat detection for multicloud businesses. More than 16,000 organizations trust Egnyte to reduce risks and IT complexity, prevent ransomware and IP theft, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere.
Categories & Use Cases
Videos
Top Performing Features
Versioning
Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.
Category average: 8
Access control
Users can control access to (shared) files, including different levels of access such as view-only or permission to edit.
Category average: 8.1
User and role management
Administrators can manage users and user groups by role, in terms of setting permissions for things like file access, sharing, and editing permissions.
Category average: 8.1
Areas for Improvement
Video files
Supports video file types
Category average: 8
Audio files
Supports audio file types, such as .mp3, .mp4, and .wav
Category average: 8.1
Device sync
Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.
Category average: 8.3
Who Buys & Uses Egnyte
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.8%60 installations of 1,038
#3 most frequent
Canada
3.7%38 installations of 1,038
Great tool to feel safe and secure about your data.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The internal file server is where all company information is stored. We would also go here to share files and information with customers or external users, and it is connected to our Salesforce instance as well.
Pros
- Security
- Company file server.
- Folder sharing at different levels.
Cons
- Desktop App limitations.
Return on Investment
- More secure overall access levels to the company means less risk of data breaches.
- Easier file management means less time IT is spending on access issues.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft SharePoint, Dropbox and Google Drive
Other Software Used
Atlassian Jira, Seismic Knowledge, Skilljar by Gainsight, WorkRamp
Great Shared Drive App for Work
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As an employee working remote on a, basically, all-remote organization I use it on a daily basis. Thanks to Egnyte, members on my team (Finance) that are spread across the globe can collaborate instantly. It is indeed a very efective tool.
Pros
- Instant access remotely
- Simplified and intuitive options for sharing
- Allows for multiple roles for working on a file
Cons
- Hard to say as Egnyte fulfills my requirements
Return on Investment
- Hard to measure ROI but it signifocantly helps to bridge communications across cross-border temas and this is priceless.
Usability
Other Software Used
Sage Intacct, Tipalti, Yooz
Contractor Friendly
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Egnyte for all of our electronic file storage and back-up. I especially like the ease I can share and transfer large drawing files and photos. Moving between the mobile device app and computer software is very easy. Smart Upload is very convenient also it makes the very time consuming task of retrieving photos for any use easy.
Pros
- Organize Files
- Track File Movement
- Make Photos and Files easier to use
Cons
- network printing instead of air?
Return on Investment
- I communicate with colleagues better.
- More information is readily available to share
Usability
Other Software Used
Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365
A Sharepoint Replacement That Feels Like Windows Should
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Egynte is used to supplement Sharepoint's limitations and less ease of use. Egnyte is a cloud-based file storage solution that allows for seamless management sync to end user desktops. Egnyte has better scaling than Sharepoint and a bit more granular security controls than Sharepoint. It is used company wide whenever rolled out including for our company.
Pros
- Speedy implementation and rollout
- Quick and easy security layers
- Ease of use for the end user familiar with file explorer based usage
Cons
- Storage limits across companies can be cumbersome
- Extremely large file systems benefit from onsite sync
- Support is helpful but not always speedy
Return on Investment
- Once rolled out, Egnyte is a set it and forget it application on the user end
- Egnyte certainly has a cost, but is worth it for many companies
- Larger file systems take planning but once implemented are seamless
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft SharePoint, Google Workspace and Box
Decent, but not made for the typical admin.
Pros
- Sharing files externally with passwords, link expiration and granular control of permissions
- File syncing across end-user devices using a client installed onto the computer for seamless integration for end-users as if they had mapped a drive directly to their machine
- Implements 2FA for secure access
Cons
- Applying mass permissions to multiple folders is non-existent. If you have 15 folders to manage, you have to individually assign the 15 folders permissions to have specific rights (to not be able to delete the folder and to be able to create subfolders)
- File and folder restoration is only done in increments of 80 items-- per page. That can be 78 files and 2 folders, but those folders don't contain the original items that originally existed within it. Restoring a folder with more than 1000 items is absolutely drudging.
- There isn't an ability to keep files stored on end-user devices as of yet. OS level applications often times have issues when needing to address [the] entire contents of folders. [A] prime example is for file compression.
- There isn't an easy way to back up the information from an end user's machine or transfer contents to a local hard drive. Cloud base solutions are available though.
Most Important Features
- File accessibility across the organization
- End user familiarity using the File Explorer
- Folder/File restoration
- Folder/file security and permissions
- Ability to share to users outside of the organization
- Collaboration using O365
Return on Investment
- This has saved us tons over services like ShareFile and Dropbox and has provided ease of use for the end-users.
- Administering users Egnyte has been pretty simple and easy, reducing some time spent. Unfortunately, the additional time spent setting permissions within folder templates loses all-time benefits and ultimately [in my experience] can cause wrist-related issues if done in bulk and needing to be done on a deadline.
