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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Progress ShareFile

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AShareFile is a cloud-based file sharing and storage service built for business. The product was acquired by Citrix Systems in 2011, and is now offered by Progress Software.

    $54.45

    per month 3 users (minimum)

    Symantec Advanced Threat Protection

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Advanced Threat Protection is a single unified solution that uncovers, prioritizes, and remediates advanced attacks. The product fuses intelligence from endpoint, network, and email control points, as well as Symantec’s massive global sensor network, to stop threats that evade individual security products. It leverages existing Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Email Security.cloud investments, so it does not require the deployment of any new agents. It includes functionality…N/A
    Pricing
    Progress ShareFileSymantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Editions & Modules
    Advanced
    $18.15
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Premium
    $28.59
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Industry Advantage
    $45.83
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Virtual Data Room
    $77.00
    per month per user (minimum 5 users)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Progress ShareFileSymantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    Progress ShareFileSymantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Considered Both Products
    Progress ShareFile
    No answer on this topic
    Broadcom
    Chose Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    The Microsoft product is much better for smaller companies as the setup and maintenance are very much in line with the MS 365 eco-system. With that said the Symantec product is much more mature and with the ability to have local pieces to the infrastructure, you are not …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Progress ShareFileSymantec Advanced Threat Protection
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Progress ShareFile and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    9.0
    94 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning9.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files8.857 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files9.153 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.082 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.589 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.090 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.575 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Progress ShareFile and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    9.4
    89 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.484 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization9.490 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management9.571 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Progress ShareFile and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    8.8
    90 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.287 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability8.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.373 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Progress ShareFileSymantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (119 ratings)
    6.7
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Progress ShareFileSymantec Advanced Threat Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Progress ShareFile
    When we have a particularly large ad or job printing file that would "clog up" the email process, using ShareFile is very helpful. It's also useful for particular photographers we work with to upload a batch of photos all at once. Where it doesn't work as well for us is when trying to get clients to make use of a login to access folders. We find them reluctant to take on the learning curve. It works best for us when we just send them a clickable download link, and at most just require a tracking name and email address.
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    Broadcom
    It is valuable software for when it comes to a large or medium organization, since it helps to protect the endpoints, but as the number of servers increases its value increases. However, it is important to keep in mind that when it comes to low end devices, its protection can affect their performance. This is because it is not a software with a very light agent.
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    Pros
    Progress ShareFile
    • Secure File Storage and Sharing.
    • Workflows to get customer/affiliate responses to comments on documents.
    • I used to have the signature feature initially, but it was removed from the original plan, so I could only use it if I chose to select the higher plan price.
    • I love the upload notifications and reports on user activity.
    • The document storage versions are fantastic. I am the only user with Delete privileges, and I love that I can make those selections.
    • Integrations with Microsoft 365 - FANTASTIC - thank you.
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    Broadcom
    • The incident management piece is the heart and soul of the product. A single area where all data in relation to network and email protection is available.
    • Works well in conjunction with the standard Symantec Endpoint product.
    • URL Protection is advanced and very helpful
    • Technical support is great and definitely the best I have ever seen for a "anti-virus" type product.
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    Cons
    Progress ShareFile
    • The web console is not the most user friendly site to use to get to, and send my files.
    • We have had users that have not liked the change in workflow to get files from Progress ShareFile when they were used to just clicking on files on an email.
    • That management of the tools are not the most user friendly. There have been some improvements but keeping up with certs and setting up new users can be more work than expected.
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    Broadcom
    • I don't like that I have to maintain the client and keep it up to date. Updating the client is not a very easy process.
    • Deploying the client could be easier. They have a deployment tool, but it doesn't really get to all PCs, which means I still have to manually deploy it.
    • Because the product has so much customization, it can also be very difficult to set up and understand.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Progress ShareFile
    It's a highly effective and secure storage system, has robust workarounds for serving the various equipment limits of our users, meets high security requirements of HIPAA standards, significantly reduces our needs for producing paper trails.
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Advanced Threat Protection has done a sufficient job at identifying true positives. However, the UI could be improved and the amount of false positives is a little too frequent for my liking
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    Usability
    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is so easy to use I was able to download all of my projects files and have them set up to sync before my supervisor could even come over to explain the process to me. It is a neatly organized and intuitive software that allows even the less tech-savvy to become power users.
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    Broadcom
    There is a small learning curve, but compared to other AV products it is fairly simple and easy to catch onto
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    Reliability and Availability
    Progress ShareFile
    The software has never been down when I needed to use it.
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    Broadcom
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    Performance
    Progress ShareFile
    Easy to use, easy to integrate with Outlook. I only gave it a 9 because I have found that sometimes it does not play nicely with Outlook and can slow it down. But, when that happens (not frequent), I restart Outlook and all is well again
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    Broadcom
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    Support Rating
    Progress ShareFile
    Citrix was generally responsive and helpful in solving technical issues. Like any cloud based SaaS product there is a danger that it may go down. This was a rare occurrence over my three years of using the product. The more common issue we encountered was clients forgetting their login which was easily managed through a forgot password functionality.
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    Broadcom
    Support responds fast for higher priority issues, they have always been good at solving the problems we encounter.
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    Implementation Rating
    Progress ShareFile
    Good documentation for the API. With a little help from RS tech staff, any competent programmer should be able to integrate RightSignature with an existing system in a week or three. That help is easy to get as well
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    Broadcom
    No, besides to review documentation prior to beginning. That is what helped lead to a smooth implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is easier and does what you need. I have moved a few organizations from SharePoint to ShareFile. Just easier. You can setup different areas for different departments, setup their permissions and it is easy enough for them to do what they want in their zones. The mobile app works great as well. So you can all the features you really use from SP, but just easier to setup and use.
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    Broadcom
    Frankly, the other products were too expensive to make the change from Symantec so we continued with the tried and true protection. We don't have the funding to move to a more expensive product and the manpower that it would take to implement a new solution.
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    Scalability
    Progress ShareFile
    I am a one person office. I have no idea how this software would scale to a larger office.
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    Broadcom
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    Return on Investment
    Progress ShareFile
    • All of our clients and consulting engineers find ShareFile easy to use, thus complementing our business.
    • Our staff also find ShareFile intuitive, accessible, and easy to use, making it an ideal, everyday indispensable desktop tool for everyone in our company.
    • ShareFile can be linked to our firm's primary website as a placed for private use. We haven't found need for this yet, but might in the future.
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    Broadcom
    • Some digital assets were lost due to failures to detect various threats.
    • We had to use other products in combination in order to trust that all threats were actually detected, taking extra time. We couldn't use just SATP.
    • Ability to quickly manage/deploy via AD made maintenance of the application itself quick and easy.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of the ShareFile dashboardScreenshot of ShareFile's Outlook PluginScreenshot of the Projects interfaceScreenshot of ShareFile's link sharing optionsScreenshot of ShareFile's e-signature