Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

FileCloud vs Jive comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

FileCloud
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
9.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
GRC (16th), Content Collaboration Platforms (14th)
Jive
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (34th), Web Content Management (42nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (7th), Enterprise Social Software (13th), Knowledge Management Software (22nd), Enterprise Intranet (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. FileCloud is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Jive, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Content Collaboration Platforms
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2587170 - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient remote file access with robust security features and excellent support
I noticed a feature in competitors that requires two-factor authentication (2FA) for uploading and downloading files in the share folder, which adds an extra security layer. I haven't seen this implemented on FileCloud, and it would add a valuable advantage for security. Additionally, currently, FileCloud's compatibility for Linux implementation is limited to only Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise Server. Expanding compatibility to other Linux distributions could be beneficial for users.
GD
A flexible solution that improves our administrative efficiency
We use Jive-n for followups on details regarding purchase orders, shipping documents, and other information We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge. This solution provides great flexibility of permission…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The granularity for the audit log in FileCloud is extremely valuable."
"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
 

Cons

"Currently, FileCloud's compatibility for Linux implementation is limited to only Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise Server."
"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Content Collaboration Platforms solutions are best for your needs.
862,289 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FileCloud?
In some cases, we lose clients to competitors due to pricing, although most wins are based on features, not pricing. Our features are highly suitable to the user platform.
What needs improvement with FileCloud?
I noticed a feature in competitors that requires two-factor authentication (2FA) for uploading and downloading files in the share folder, which adds an extra security layer. I haven't seen this imp...
What is your primary use case for FileCloud?
The primary use case for FileCloud is when the customer needs to migrate from a conventional file server, like Windows file sharing, which is only accessible within the office network. Due to the s...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

FileCloud Server
Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

NASA, US Army ERDC, DR Horton, Deloitte, Toyota, City of San Diego
Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dropbox, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in Content Collaboration Platforms. Updated: July 2025.
862,289 professionals have used our research since 2012.