CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways) vs. OneDrive

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CTERA Edge X Series
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Israeli company CTERA offers a cloud storage gateway and NAS appliance the Edge X Series.N/A
OneDrive
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
OneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.
$5
per month
Pricing
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)OneDrive
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
OneDrive for Business Plan 1
$5.00
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$5.00
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
OneDrive for Business Plan 2
$10.00
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
$12.50
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CTERA Edge X SeriesOneDrive
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOneDrive can be purchased as a standalone tool, or as part of a Microsoft 365's business suite.
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Community Pulse
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)OneDrive
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)OneDrive
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)
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Ratings
OneDrive
7.7
113 Ratings
9% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.289 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings6.5100 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.194 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9107 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings7.9108 Ratings
File search00 Ratings7.9113 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)
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Ratings
OneDrive
7.5
108 Ratings
14% below category average
User and role management00 Ratings7.496 Ratings
File organization00 Ratings7.7108 Ratings
Device management00 Ratings7.391 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)
-
Ratings
OneDrive
7.3
112 Ratings
15% below category average
Performance00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
Reliability00 Ratings7.1112 Ratings
Storage Reports00 Ratings7.086 Ratings
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User Ratings
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)OneDrive
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(1 ratings)
7.6
(113 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(12 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(36 ratings)
User Testimonials
CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)OneDrive
Likelihood to Recommend
CTERA
This is all about the selling you a "Device" and prices vary greatly between resellers. The devices work well, but the pure cloud solutions need a lot of work.
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Microsoft
I'll start with what I would not use OneDrive for! I would not use it as a primary source for code repository, there are other more robust tools out there that can help you with storing and making available code repos. Where I would use OneDrive is in a platform for managing files, and with that I mean any file that can be saved offline and access a OneDrive access point, share, or mount. This could be personal, business, or data from a system that is saved in a standard file format. The OneDrive platform is great for documents collaboration as well, with the ability to allow for share and links to be provided to for easy access and collaboration. I would also recommend if you are someone who likes to use cloud services and rely less and less on offline storage. OneDrive excels in this area!
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Pros
CTERA
  • Standard File Backup
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Microsoft
  • Sync functions allow to access work virtually anywhere
  • Collaboration options make working with others easier, increasing productivity
  • It works seamlessly in different devices
  • The one drive online functions allows to use office programs like work and excel without having them installed in a device
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Cons
CTERA
  • SQL Backups just don't work reliably. For us, we lost all of our SQL data backed up through the CTERA Application process. Although the logs indicated a success, that was really not the case. This came close to putting us out of business. Luckily I had taken a genuine SQL backup to a folder. Unfortunately it was a month old. We had to pick-up the pieces from there.
  • Don't use it for file sync and share. There are better products out there i.e. anchorworks.com
  • Support sucks. Good luck with response time and answers that are inconsistent between team members. For example I had to rebuild a VM from scratch. When I re-installed the CTERA client It obviously thought I was adding another device. When I inquired to tech support, one member said "copy the old Data folder" (I still had the old VHD. That did not work). The other directed me to the correct spot to just change the associated folder. The turn-around time was over 24 hours for this simple fix.
  • Documentation, plenty of fodder but no real tech there.
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Microsoft
  • I wish OneDrive would allow you to sync multiple personal/individual accounts to your computer. At this time, you can only sync one account at a time. That means that my personal OneDrive and individual corporate OneDrive can't be synced to my computer at the same time.
  • OneDrive has a file size limitation of 15 GB. I know that that is a very large amount, but I have several files that are larger than 15 GB that I wish I could get to sync. I'm hoping that file size limitation changes in the future.
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Likelihood to Renew
CTERA
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Due to its tight integration into the Microsoft ecosystem and its bundling into the Office 365 service, continued use of the product is all but guaranteed. Unless there's a shift away from Microsoft, I can see no competing product offering the same ease of use and integrations taking the place of OneDrive
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Usability
CTERA
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Using OneDrive is very intuitive and has been improved over the years. It's just like using native file management on either your Mac or PC. It's drag and drop functionality is easy and it clearly shows when files are uploaded to the cloud or if there are errors
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Performance
CTERA
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It has a good performance, the pages load normally, access to the files, management, reports, everything is working well. With regard to integration with other systems, we have not done so yet.
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Support Rating
CTERA
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It's a Microsoft product so there is a wealth of information online both from Microsoft directly and from millions of users but as a corporate user we also have access to direct Microsoft support through a variety of avenues (phone, email, etc.). This makes finding answers to issues more accessible, however, it does also mean that any new feature requests will get buried.
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Alternatives Considered
CTERA
Unfortunately CTERA does not stack up well if you want a pure cloud BDR. I have use iDrive and Asigra. iDrive has similar support and SQL backup issues. Asigra can vary widely in support and price, but the software is solid.
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Microsoft
Box is another file-sharing application that is very similar to OneDrive. Box falls short of OneDrive in its syncing capabilities. OneDrive is very quick with syncing so you never have to be concerned that you are not using the most up-to-date materials. Box was always a bit delayed and did not always accurately sync across systems. OneDrive benefits from being backed by Microsoft, so you expect the connection across applications that it allows. OneDrive also provides consistency for use and intuitive understanding because of that Microsoft consistency. I'd prefer OneDrive over Box.
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Return on Investment
CTERA
  • NONE, it about put us out of business
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Microsoft
  • OneDrive allows us to save much time on creating and archiving backup copies of our data. Microsoft gives a guarantee on the possibility of recovery of files or folders even from 30 days ago. It provides a great comfort of work.
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