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    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)

    Twilio SendGrid

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ATwilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns provides users with segmentation, campaign editing, and deliverability. According to the vendor, Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns is trusted by over 80,000 customers globally, including Airbnb, Spotify and Uber. Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns aims to help users by providing: MORE EFFICIENT EMAIL BUILDING The campaign building process is free from frustrating, rigid step-by-step wizards that slow users down. The vendor says…

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    Progress ShareFileTwilio SendGrid
    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)
    Basic
    $15
    per month
    Advanced
    $60
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Progress ShareFileTwilio SendGrid
    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 ShareFileTwilio SendGrid
    Considered Both Products
    Progress ShareFile
    No answer on this topic
    Twilio
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    72%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    65%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Progress ShareFileTwilio SendGrid
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Progress ShareFile and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    9.0
    94 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    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 Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    9.4
    89 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    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 Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    8.8
    90 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.287 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability8.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.373 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Progress ShareFile and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    6.8
    50 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings6.740 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings4.438 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.938 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings5.050 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.744 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings4.624 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Progress ShareFile and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    6.1
    50 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.748 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.148 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.631 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Progress ShareFile and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    8.2
    12 Ratings
    1% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings7.911 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.112 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Progress ShareFileTwilio SendGrid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (119 ratings)
    4.7
    (61 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    4.9
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    3.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 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 ShareFileTwilio SendGrid
    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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    Twilio
    If you're prepared to build out your whole staff UX, audience creation, email production, and analytics on your own using API, this tool may have that flexibility. If you require a sturdy drag and drop production tool, this tool has it but at the expense of a lot of other critical functionality. Out of the box analytics/reporting, is extremely limited. Complex queries, even something like pulling those who haven't engaged in email within a certain time period, is clunky. If you require any support at all, this is not the tool for you. I'm a deliverability consultant and have used many of the top email marketing tools and SendGrid has been extremely difficult for my team. I do not recommend it. Shiny and bright during sales, pretty disappointing thereafter.
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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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    Twilio
    • Managing email lists / audiences is easy with features like groups and segments.
    • They provide pre-built email templates that are very easy to modify. It is also super easy to create new email templates with their drag-and-drop email builder.
    • Provides clear / easy-to-read analytics of email campaigns.
    • I can easily import large email contact lists all at once or add a user manually one-at-a-time, when needed.
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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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    Twilio
    • Not necessarily their Email API but their email in general - they are currently in beta for automated email sequences but are still bare bones. Much more work is needed before it can be used mainstream and be able to convert everything to SendGrid.
    • Helping with warming up our dedicated IP for the best-sending score.
    • We seem to hit the promotions folder a decent amount (maybe the IP problem above) and even a lot of their emails hit my spam or promotions folder (whether they be transactional or marketing) which isn't a great sign when trusting an ESP.
    • Transactional email sequences would be a huge plus.
    • Now that Twilio owns SenGrid, having an integrated platform where you could see all our transactional emails together.
    • Better reporting and split reporting between transactional and marketing emails.
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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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    Twilio
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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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    Twilio
    It is usable but needs improvement in overall user experience and ease of use. A new joinee/anyone new to the tool would need more tarining currently before he can use the platform seamlessly. The set-up to value realization time for Twilio SendGrid customers is generally high because of this concern.
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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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    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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    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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    Twilio
    Twilio SendGrid Email API is everything we want it to be, and we have no reason to look for any other solution. Features and pricing match exactly what we need. As developers for SaaS products, Twilio SendGrid Email API provides a great service. I hope that they stay this way and don't inflate the service with too many marketing oriented features, because there are other tools for that and Twilio SendGrid Email API is a API for sending email first and foremost.
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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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    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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    Twilio
    Sendgrid has a lot of features that other providers have and a few more - like the dynamic template builder, which AWS SES doesn't have. We choose the provider based on the scenario of use and the provider we're using. If we're going to be making regular changes to a template, then we'd go with Sendgrid, as the changes will be easier to make and don't necessarily require developer intervention.
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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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    Twilio
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Twilio
    • As it was cheaper than the transactional service we previously used, it saved costs.
    • The API was relatively easy to work with so it helped us ship the service and test it quickly.
    • We still use the transactional email service, even though we recognize its limits as it meets our immediate needs.
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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