Citrix ShareFile vs SharePoint comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Citrix ShareFile
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (9th)
SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
150
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the market share of Citrix ShareFile is 7.4% and it decreased by 23.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of SharePoint is 22.4% and it decreased by 22.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms
Unique Categories:
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Enterprise Content Management
16.3%
Web Content Management
14.1%
 

Featured Reviews

Salim Malik - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 5, 2024
Reliable, user-friendly, and secure
The initial setup is straightforward. It's not complicated. I’ve done the deployment when I was in Citrix and the deployment for the current customer and therefore have experience doing this a few times. How long the deployment takes is up to the customer in terms of what type of storage zone controller you're going to operate. If you're going to operate on-premise, then you need to have the network team and the server, physical server, the load balances, and storage zone controller storage deployed. It shouldn't take, if the infrastructure is ready, more than a week. IN that time, you can set up the entire full-fledged configuration and have enrollment running if you have all the hardware and the communications ready. That's on the on-premise side. If it's on a specific cloud, even when you purchase the procurement, it won't take even a day. In 24 hours, you will be up and running easily on the ShareFile cloud if you are working with the Citrix cloud. If you're doing a private cloud, then the communication to open the ports between the ShareFile can complain to the private cloud. That might be at least a week, depending on the internal teams. If they work very fast and smoothly, it's a matter of a day. You only need one person to maintain the solution. It’s pretty low-maintenance.
Cesar Danecke - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 23, 2023
Enables us to share information more securely
Our primary use case is for file sharing. SharePoint is implemented in our environment for files and user sharing. We also use it for simultaneous editions We had all the group files registered in SharePoint, including all local files. It was possible to share the information more securely.  The…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Easy to manage and fully secure."
"It's user-friendly for end users."
"The solution would query the Active Directory, and if new accounts were identified, Citrix ShareFile would add them automatically."
"This provides us with a secure way of sending tax returns without having to use passwords."
"Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features."
"The Enterprise Dropbox solution is highly integrated with Microsoft's Office 365 and Azure products."
"ShareFile gives you all of the features of cloud providers, but in an on-premises solution."
"The solution is scalable."
"The initial setup is easy."
"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."
"SharePoint has an option where you can open files on the browser, whereby more than five people can make amendments to one Excel online file."
"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."
"It is very stable."
"The ability to quickly and easily create team sites has been great."
"It has made us faster and more efficient."
"What I like about SharePoint is that they keep up with a lot of updates, and they bring out new features. I also like that the system is integrated with the Microsoft 365 suite of apps."
 

Cons

"The user interface is not very intuitive."
"Everything they have should be integrated into one item."
"They should integrate the solution with more email services."
"Some of our customers are facing issues if they've deployed in hybrid mode."
"There are sometimes scalability issues after updates."
"The configuration on the mobile devices is a little clunky, in terms of setting up the application."
"DLP features are lacking and required because, especially with everyone working from home, security is now paramount when the data is on BYOD devices."
"My only issue with this solution is the cost, which should be improved."
"It does not integrate despite being part of the Microsoft family."
"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."
"The product does not perform 100% when used outside of a Microsoft based browser, Chrome, Firefox, etc."
"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."
"The management of the product/back-end is complex."
"The solution's support services and GenAI could be improved and made faster and more knowledgeable."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"There's a challenge with desktop applications synchronizing with online documents in real-time. If someone is working on a document in the desktop version of Excel, for example, and someone else is editing the same document online, the changes won't sync immediately. That's the only real challenge we've encountered."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features."
"If you are already a Citrix customer, I recommend having the Platinum licensing level, as it provides licensing for a number of various features that all integrate together."
"I give the cost of the solution a five out of five."
"You have to work hard in order to get the suitable licenses."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"It is very expensive.​"
"The platform has medium pricing."
"The pricing works for us."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Legal Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Citrix ShareFile?
They should integrate the solution with more email services. That would be very helpful.
What is your primary use case for Citrix ShareFile?
We use the solution primarily for sending and receiving encrypted files. It helps us share large files as well.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
The pricing is competitive. That's why almost all the companies are using SharePoint. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. When we buy the license, the person buying must be well-educated on how th...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

ShareFile
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

Exelon, Aer Lingus, Aloysius Stichting, Amnet Technology Solutions, Arup Group Ltd., Brasfield and Gorrie, Cancer Research UK, Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLC, ChanceLightŽ Behavioral Health & Education
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