Egnyte vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Egnyte and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Egnyte is ranked #14 in CCP , and holds a 5.2% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 11.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Egnyte users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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79% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Egnyte

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (14th), AI Data Analysis (214th)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

164

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Egnyte is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 5.2%, down 5.7% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 11.6% mindshare, down 16.9% since last year.

Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Egnyte	5.2%
Office 365	9.9%
Google Workspace	8.9%
Other	76.0%

Content Collaboration Platforms

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SharePoint	11.6%
OpenText Content Management	8.0%
Alfresco	7.6%
Other	72.8%

Enterprise Content Management

Featured Reviews

Guy Gray

Chief Operating Officer at Quarem

Fantastic for small businesses; the customer feedback has been great

From a small firm perspective, Egnyte Connect is simple, it is easy to get users up and running the same day, and I have nothing negative to say about the software. I can't speak to how Egnyte Connect would operate in a midsize company or even a large Fortune 500 company, but, from our perspective as a small business, it is fantastic. For us, security was front and center. Usability was also important and took second place. Next, we asked "Is it simple and easy for anyone to quickly learn how to use it?" Egnyte Connect checked that box. Third place for us was price. We liked the fact that they charge on a monthly basis so there is not an annualized upfront fee that we pay.

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AnjneyBhardwaj

Senior Market Research Analyst at IDC Corporate

Collaboration has improved through simplified document access and controlled sharing

SharePoint is definitely used to keep a record of our files and data. The capability is quite good because it is time-saving. I have used it only four or five times, but it has been very helpful to keep all my information in a consolidated manner. The search feature is one of the most beneficial factors that we use to filter out the latest data or the latest file as per our convenience and use case. When you have a large repository, this feature is particularly valuable. Role-based access control has been helpful while developing the knowledge platform. The roles were defined clearly, which made it easy for the four or five of us to work simultaneously and collaborate on our project in a similar manner.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files."

"It provides a way to granularly choose which folders from the internet you want to sync to your computer. It is really useful for people who are working on teams that are working with files that are frequently changing. You can go in and pretty clearly see what changes have been made. It gives you a constant feed."

"You can really do a lot of cool things with it in terms of being able to co-author and share documents with users that are not in your organization."

"It is a good storage solution."

"It is scalable and stable."

"It's easy to move files around, even to, for example, SharePoint."

"From a small firm perspective, Egnyte Connect is simple, it is easy to get users up and running the same day, and I have nothing negative to say about the software. I can't speak to how Egnyte Connect would operate in a midsize company or even a large Fortune 500 company, but, from our perspective as a small business, it is fantastic."

"OneDrive and SharePoint provide a secure, fully auditable way of storing information."

"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."

"The workflow feature is valuable because it enables us to cascade responsibilities."

"The stability of SharePoint is high."

"SharePoint manages version control, which makes it easier to track and amend documentation accurately, maintaining document integrity and enabling quick recovery if necessary."

"It has helped us collapse all our versions into a single file."

"It improved transparency around work products."

"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."

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Cons

"As of right now, I have everything that I and my team need."

"The issue of my authorization token expiring pretty quickly was pretty annoying. On pretty much every update, it would expire on every computer. On every computer update, at the first opportunity, it would expire. When my computer got updated or the authorization got cut, my saved drives would get messed up. So, I had to reconnect them all. I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect. It would be a big improvement if there was a cached system so that when it loses connection, it can still save what kind of connections were set up, and when it reconnects, it repopulates all those. I don't know if that's even possible, but that's the feature I'd want."

"You cannot delete a file when you have uploaded it in error."

"If this solution had a better ability to search, that would be helpful. In addition, if there was an ability to collaborate, that would also be a benefit. At present, the vision control is had because if someone gets out of it, it locks. And, whoever saves last overrides everyone's work."

"Before, when we were starting to use Egnyte, we were struggling with a lot of bugs with Egnyte desktop sync."

"It would be nice to see an integration of using an active directory to validate and authenticate users on our end as well as on the client user's end."

"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."

"It has worked very well for me. It seems like they've improved everything. I don't have any cons about it as such, but I don't think they have a talk-to-text, speech-to-text, or speech-to-type. That would be cool for accessibility."

"It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution."

"SharePoint sometimes cannot handle the amount of co-editing that we do."

"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."

"The navigation is confusing."

"The company also needs to make sure that their policies are dictating how information is stored and used, instead of letting SharePoint take control."

"Emails stored now do not display metadata in native format."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"As far as I understand, licenses are associated with the Egnyte platform. There aren't any licenses associated with Egnyte Connect."

"I do not have experience with the pricing of this solution."

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."

"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."

"The pricing is competitive."

"Licensing can be by server or by seat."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"The platform has medium pricing."

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Computer Software Company

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Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	80
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	81

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?

I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.

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What needs improvement with SharePoint?

It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page ...

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What is your primary use case for SharePoint?

I create a data warehouse and establish a link between different applications. For data exchange, the vendor is Oracle.

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Overview

Egnyte offers user-friendly co-authoring, mobile access, and seamless collaboration with a focus on security. Its cloud-based operations and cost-effectiveness outperform competitors in facilitating efficient team file management.

Egnyte emphasizes enhanced security, intuitive functionality, and excellent support, making it ideal for organizations seeking reliable cloud storage and collaboration solutions. Users can switch connections, share across teams, and enjoy real-time updates through Egnyte Connect. While it boasts good performance and stability, users request improvements in search functionality and token management. Industries like real estate, which require secure platforms for financial document exchanges, find Egnyte particularly beneficial. Users appreciate integration capabilities with tools like Adobe and Google Docs.

What are Egnyte's standout features?

Co-authoring: Allows multiple users to edit documents simultaneously with real-time updates
Mobile access: Provides accessibility from any device, ensuring flexibility for remote work
Intuitive interface: Simplifies navigation and enhances user experience
Security: Offers robust protection for sensitive data, surpassing many competitors
Seamless file sync: Ensures files are updated across all devices and accessible to all users

What benefits should users look for in Egnyte reviews?

Enhanced collaboration: Improves teamwork with efficient file sharing and syncing
Cost-effectiveness: Offers value with scalable pricing models fit for different organization sizes
Performance: Delivers stable and reliable cloud operations
Integration: Works well with platforms like Adobe and Google Docs

Egnyte is essential in industries needing secure file management, such as real estate. It supports organizations using cloud apps for sharing and managing project files. Companies favor Egnyte for its ability to integrate with their existing IT environments, ensuring both security and efficiency.

Egnyte

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

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M&C Saatchi, FMC Technologies, Learfield Communications Inc., Aerohive Networks, Devcon, Semperian, Balfour Beatty Construction, Red Bull

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