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Files.com vs Kiteworks comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Files.com
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Kiteworks
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (16th), Email Security (27th), Content Collaboration Platforms (14th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Files.com is 1.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kiteworks is 3.8%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Files.com1.4%
Kiteworks3.8%
Other94.8%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

Ajay Kadu - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Consultant at Infosys
Secure file sharing has become straightforward and meets strict compliance needs
Files.com is a secure and easy-to-setup product with multiple integration options for on-premise servers or any of the public cloud servers. The setup is quite easy, and they follow all the data security standards, making it easy to set up and use. Files.com has an option to set permissions. We can have Active Directory-based corporate authentication as well as local user creation on their platform, and we can manage permissions independently. We can give all the rights to the end-user. They can set up their folders and permissions the way they want. The solution is flexible, allowing users to choose what they want to share with internal parties or external vendors and what kind of rights they want to give on folders and files. Everything is granular permissions by administrator and by end-user, and it is quite easy to set the permissions. Files.com uses standard HTTPS, ensuring encrypted transfer of files from the main point to the end-user. They follow all the top data security standards, like the European standard or the US standard. Whatever country we are operating from, they have all the compliances listed on their platform, which is why we chose to go with them. The benefit is that Files.com is a platform we do not have to manage, so the infrastructure is there at their end. We just have a web interface, and for end-users, they also have a desktop application. We just have to access the web interface and can set it up the way we want our file-sharing setup. Logs are there, so we can review who is accessing what, what kind of data is being accessed, and what kind of action is being taken.
KT
Associate Consultant at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees
Streamlined global file sharing with user-friendly interface and self-service capabilities
I'm not a network expert, however, there must be some room for improvement. Perhaps there could be a notification to users about their bandwidth or network packet loss. If users receive such notifications, they can understand any disruptions are due to issues with their network or bandwidth rather than the site or Kiteworks. Additionally, I work from offshore India, and I told my client manager to communicate with the Kiteworks forum salesman regarding one feature. I noticed the Kiteworks login UI is very basic, lacking customization. Allowing more HTML tags to add hyperlinks or user-friendly information on the home page would be very useful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Files.com has positively impacted my organization by making my exchange of information with partners more reliable and secure, moving me from a situation where I had an on-premise SFTP server with periodic issues to a situation where everything happens without any issues."
"Files.com should be encouraged over competitors like ShareFile because of the support, ease of use, and the willingness to work directly with clients to get the job done every time."
"This automation and ease of sharing definitely saves time with way less clicks, and minutes are saved every time a case is created, which makes production much smoother."
"Files.com provides very secure, cloud-based security and is a very secure way for vendors to send sensitive information without concerns about data being compromised by cybersecurity threats."
"Files.com does exactly what is needed—there is no fussing around, no fighting with the platform, it is just solid and stable and does exactly what is needed without any hassle."
"The customer service experience with Files.com and their willingness to expand upon features or integrations or make changes cannot be overstressed."
"Files.com has impacted my organization positively by being very reliable and user-friendly, and I love how they deactivate users for you, so I don't have to go around chasing license seats and worrying about spending for seats that aren't actually being used."
"Files.com has been very stable, and there has been no downtime in the last 14 months of use."
"The most useful feature of this solution is to share files with external parties and we can use this functionality to share files internally too."
"The solution removes the limitations with file attachment size that is found with regular email."
"Scalability is impressive."
"Kiteworks is easy to manage and maintain with a user-friendly interface and I recommend it to anyone that requires a file-sharing system that supports SFTP."
"The top two features are the two-factor authentication, which is pretty good. It's easily understood by the users. And their API is rather robust. We have numerous integrations that work off the API."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to allow end-users to manage their own information and data with minimal administration. That's the best feature from my perspective."
"The benefits that Kiteworks has provided to its customers in terms of data sovereignty."
"The best part of this solution is that we can generate multiple reports about how the data is transferred and about user information or IP."
 

Cons

"One way Files.com can be improved is that logging is not intuitive and managing different levels of user permissions is currently not possible."
"The inability to dynamically change the file structure without changing the items in the URLs has presented a problem."
"In terms of improvement, I would say the navigation on the user experience could be improved because there is so much within the platform that I know we do not fully use, and part of that might be that it is a little bit tricky to find."
"If Files.com could connect to S3 without needing a script to do that, it would be amazing."
"The improvement I believe can be made to Files.com involves having the ability for group admin to have more user access and permission access to add users and delete users."
"A return on investment has not been seen in terms of money or time saved or fewer employees needed."
"The only thing is that their pricing may be somewhat not suitable for many customers. I find it a little costly."
"Some of the bigger improvements I could see would be in the setup of users and how long it takes."
"It would be nice if Kiteworks could provide a free version of the platform so that it could be used for a certain number of file transfers. We could be charged a fee if we exceeded the number of allotted file transfers."
"We mainly had stability issues with kiteworks, where we were pushing the limits of its capability."
"In my experience, their technical support can be a little slow."
"It could be more stable. In the next release, it would be better if it was more stable with improved performance."
"We have experienced some issues with stability due to bugs."
"We have experienced a few hiccups and bugs when using the admin console and from a user perspective."
"I noticed the Kiteworks login UI is very basic, lacking customization. Allowing more HTML tags to add hyperlinks or user-friendly information on the home page would be very useful."
"File location could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is not really expensive. I mean, to me it's obviously expensive, but it's worth it."
"The price of Kiteworks is reasonable."
"The solution is very expensive because we are buying with Malaysian Ringgit and it's sold in US dollars."
"They changed it midstream. We were being charged a certain flat rate for SFTP traffic. For whatever reason, at the beginning of the year, our pricing changed, and we are now being charged more for using a feature of the product than we were when we first bought it. That has been our experience with billing. It turned out to be more expensive than when we started with it."
"I believe it's a little costly, but given the faith that we put into it from a security perspective to maintain the integrity of our patient information that is being transferred through this system, that's a small price to pay. So, on the surface, it might look like a lot of money, but depending on the need for security, which is where we feel it shines, it's okay price-wise."
"The license management is changing and confusing. If I could make one change to it, it would be better license management through the API."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
38%
Wholesaler/Distributor
12%
University
7%
Outsourcing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Files.com?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that they are up to the mark, but we would be happy if they came down on what they are charging now. As a customer, we always expect a good ...
What needs improvement with Files.com?
There is nothing I wish Files.com did better at this time. There are no needed improvements, even small things or nice-to-have features that I can identify.
What is your primary use case for Files.com?
My main use case for Files.com is that we transfer files from our company to our external customers back and forth. This is our main use, but we also use it internally for transferring files as wel...
What is Kiteworks?
Kiteworks is a secured file sharing platform that enables users to collaborate with different parties across a robust offering of secured protected channels. Users have the option of virtual privat...
What needs improvement with Kiteworks?
I'm not a network expert, however, there must be some room for improvement. Perhaps there could be a notification to users about their bandwidth or network packet loss. If users receive such notifi...
What advice do you have for others considering Kiteworks?
Scalability is impressive. It can be highly available, resilient, and scalable infrastructure. I can confidently give it a nine. It suits any level of organization, whether a small setup with two a...
 

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Sample Customers

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United States Securities and Exchange Commission, National Health Service, Husch Blackwell LLP, NYC Health + Hospitals, Viatris, MITRE Corporation, Chubb, Kraft Heinz, KPMG, Kohler, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Purdue Pharma, AVL
Find out what your peers are saying about Files.com vs. Kiteworks and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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