TrustRadius Insights for Egnyte are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Business Problems Solved
Egnyte has proven to be a versatile and reliable solution for various use cases across organizations. Users have praised its cloud-based nature, which allows teams to be connected to the file system everywhere they go, simplifying work travel and remote work. This has been particularly beneficial for virtual organizations, freelancers, and clients who need to share files and track changes. The secure sharing option provided by Egnyte has also been highly appreciated, as it allows files to be password protected and shared with authorized individuals, making it ideal for exchanging sensitive documents with clients or external parties.
Additionally, users have found Egnyte's integration into MS Office for web-based document editing to be catered to their needs. This functionality enables seamless collaboration and ensures that everyone can access the latest versions of documents in real-time. The platform's simplicity, clear dashboard features, and great technical support have received praise from users, enhancing user experience and ensuring smooth operations. Furthermore, Egnyte's cost-effectiveness as a cloud-based solution eliminates the need for expensive infrastructure while providing secure data storage and easy accessibility from any device.
Egnyte's use cases extend across various departments within companies. It serves as a primary file system, replacing traditional servers and large data management systems for storing important business and financial files off-site. The platform also aids project management by organizing files and relevant content, which improves collaboration among team members. Furthermore, Egnyte plays a crucial role in streamlining client interactions with documents by offering secure and efficient document management.
The platform meets the needs of different sectors such as law firms and abstracting teams by providing visually appealing interfaces, mobility, usability, and easy access from both the office and home locations. The IT department has utilized Egnyte to share files with technicians in the field, reducing administrative overhead. Employees across various departments can easily access a wide range of information stored on Egnyte, further enhancing productivity and collaboration within the organization. Finally, Egnyte's personalized folders for backup and file upload allow users to sort and manage documents according to their preferences, making it a highly customizable solution for storing and collaborating on files.
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is excellent for companies that are looking to scale and want to ensure they can do so safely and securely. Pairing their original file server model with the layers of their newer security technology means you can rest easy knowing your company data is safe and secure.
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?
Likelihood to Recommend
Egnyte is well suited for sharing large files with colleagues. I especially like the time saved with uploading photos from my phone to my company network.
Egnyte's desk top sync is great when multiple people can access files.
VU
Verified User
Project Manager in Engineering (1001-5000 employees)
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
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for cross-border file sharing and for employees working remotely. It allows users to share and download/upload files. Prior permission must be obtained which secures the files.
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
Likelihood to Recommend
Egynte is best suited for companies that Sharepoint is not the best fit for. This includes managers unfamiliar with Sharepoint specifically, and those really looking for a replacement for a file server in the more traditional Windows sense. Sharepoint has more or less done away with any management that resembles Active Directory or File Explorer. Egnyte's web portal is incredibly straightforward. I would say Egnyte is less suited for companies that have licensing access to Sharepoint already and do not have a ton of files or granular sharing and security needs.
Egnyte is basically a file exchange platform that is used by our organization at a wide range due to its quality and its features. We are required to exchange our files with clients so it's the best platform where we can exchange our documents. Egnyte is a secure platform and we need security because we share a lot of sensitive documents.
Pros
The interface of Egnyte is very easy and user-friendly anyone can use Egnyte without any problem.
Security of Egnyte is very high it creates a security code or password to open the particular file
File exchanging platform is too good.
Always gives a good updates and user friendly updates.
Cons
Connectivity with internet is slow as per my experience
Shows some undefined error sometime but it's very rare
It's takes little bit more time to upload files.
Likelihood to Recommend
Egnyte is basically used where the company needs to exchange the files or documents with the clients so it's suits the best when we need to share something with others. Sometimes it's taking more time to upload the particular files which is very irritating so these are the scenarios where Egnyte is less appropriate.
Our whole organization is now using Egnyte, I've been assisting users ever since its implementation into our environment. It does solve a lot of the external access required by third parties and allows our internal access to be convenient from multiple locations.
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you're simply sharing and syncing across devices and don't care about granular security permissions, this is an easy win.
If you're needing more control over the ability to restrict users from deleting folders, sharing folders, and allowing only certain groups to be able to view a folder, this can work but will ultimately give you arthritis as you'll end up having to perform a multitude of clicks for a task that should be able to be done in a fraction of the action. Have a folder template that allows for the first two levels of folders to be view only and the third level allowing file/folder creation and deletion? Have fun setting each of the third level folder's permissions-- they should give out free wrist braces.
When discussed with their engineers about this function, a suggested $28,000 custom script was suggested. I don't believe them when they say that they haven't heard of other customers wishing to assign rights to multiple folders-- Something any sort of real admin would require. It simply isn't important to them, which is fine. The current ability
lot in managing and sharing my information with full security and protection.
Flexible UI with clear dashboard features along with great technical support
which makes it one of the best platforms. I would definitely recommend this
platform to other businesses to have in their workplace to store and ensure the
information.
Pros
It has an amazing feature of collaborating data security, compliance, and threat detection for businesses.
It has all the amazing features which makes out great platform across the niche.
It offers great security while sharing information and sharing links, it gives link expiration while sharing the information.
That link expires after some time and needs a password to access it again which makes me share my files anywhere without the fear of attacking or losing information.
Cons
The main drawback that I am facing while using the Egnyte that [in my experience] it becomes slow while dealing with large files.
Secondly, it does not have the feature of changing the parent of the folder which sometimes becomes a trouble to assess without the person.
The system gets slow a lot and it takes hours to upload large files onto the cloud [in my experience] which is the biggest drawback.
Likelihood to Recommend
I have been using Cloudflare in the
organization for a long time and it is helping me a lot in storing the
information and securing the network with topmost security features and tools
available in the platform. Egnyte is one of the best cloud content governed
platform available in the market which deals in all kind of processes related to
is one of the most promising security solutions available in the market. One of
a kind SaaS platform to manage, secure, and gain insights into business content in
all apps. The most promising feature of Egnyte is that there is a secure
sharing option, files can be password protected so that only authorized one can
assess them, additionally it has a link expiration feature which helps to generate
information for the right individual in the given period of time. This feature
helps in making feeling right and confident while sharing files.
Pros
It is very much proficient in sharing files within and outside of the organization.
The integration is seamless with other available platforms. The desktop app is fast and reliable also the interface is very user-friendly to use.
Users can download heavy files easily from the system without any lag or system bogging down.
Cons
The main drawback of the system that it is lacking in managing the uploading of large or huge files, even though the large files can be easily downloadable but the upload takes a lot of time.
While uploading the system sometimes starts lagging and the file after sometimes needs to upload again.
Egnyte is lacking in syncing multiple platforms at the same time. It gives access to one platform at a time which somehow hinders the work while migrating a large amount of data.
Likelihood to Recommend
Egnyte
is the perfect solution for the big Organizations to securely share their files
and information to outside with a full trustworthy approach. Great software which gives a cloud-based
location for Organizations to easily store their information in the cloud and
physical location both. Need
some improvements in the desktop apps and needs changing in syncing with
We researched several providers and ultimately selected Egnyte as our preferred provider for client interactions with their documents. Our Abstracting team uses Egynte.
Pros
Security
Intuitiveness
Easy of Use
Price
Cons
We have nothing negative to say about Egnyte.
Likelihood to Recommend
Egnyte is ideal for Quarem as a secure repository for all of our external clients' documents.
Egnyte cloud is [synced] with an on-premise caching server organization-wide that is allowing users and teams to plug into their data through a drive map program or through web-based access. It has integration into MS Office for web-based document editing which fits certain users' purposes. All users have secure access to their data and can update it.
Pros
Drive map tool on Windows and flexibility on client configuration, can change drive letters fairly easily if needed.
New user setup is straightforward and permissions not too difficult to set up and assign.
Support has been fairly responsive and helpful with issues as they have come up.
Cons
The on-premise server that syncs with cloud data was a bit challenging to set up.
Mac installation was challenging and less configurable than Windows.
A new or redesigned user setup wizard might be more useful than the present setup method.
Likelihood to Recommend
In professional services environments, Egnyte is a suitable option providing reliable and secure storage options. There may be more affordable options out there, but because of how reliable it has been, it has been worth the cost for the organization on a continual basis year after year. For smaller teams or organizations with non-standard operating hardware, it might be better to use a different, more affordable option.
