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ShareFile vs ownCloud comparison

 

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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

ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
22nd
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ShareFile
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
eSignature (Electronic Signature) (10th), Cloud Data Exchange Services (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of ownCloud is 1.5%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ShareFile is 5.4%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ShareFile5.4%
ownCloud1.5%
Other93.1%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

SC
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.
I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.
David Donaldson - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Information Technology Director at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
Flexible plans, stable, and scalable
I used another solution at the same time, which was far worse. The American company I worked for used a similar file-sharing solution called LeapFile, a secure file transfer service. Personally, I found Citrix ShareFile to be much better than LeapFile, which was quite clunky. I later used a solution called Egnyte, which my company used as its main file transfer solution, though I'm not sure if it's still in use. The company moved to Egnyte because it is more of an enterprise-level solution. Egnyte was expensive, but it worked. I believe Citrix ShareFile is aimed at smaller to medium-sized organizations, making it a more appropriate solution than Egnyte due to its pricing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
"It's an enterprise-scalable product with security."
"We recommend ShareFile to any of our customers who are looking for file sharing capabilities because it's very compatible, flexible, easy to manage, with encryption and good security."
"This provides us with a secure way of sending tax returns without having to use passwords."
"We implement this solution at many customer sites which directly affects productivity and gives the customer a very flexible solution."
"For a few hundred dollars a month, my entire organization (42 users) can effectively share unlimited files with external partners."
"Easy to setup across the enterprise with Active Directory support for better managed security."
"It's user-friendly for end users."
"The Enterprise Dropbox solution is highly integrated with Microsoft's Office 365 and Azure products."
 

Cons

"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."
"Deployment by vendor was not done right. We were looking for a HA solution but it is not configured like that."
"Reporting features could be better Support could be better; we don't usually need it but I have read a number of complaints from users with more complex implementations (API use, AD integration) that have had issues."
"The user interface is not very intuitive."
"Some of our customers are facing issues when sending files outside their company."
"Everything they have should be integrated into one item."
"My only issue with this solution is the cost, which should be improved."
"DLP features are lacking and required because, especially with everyone working from home, security is now paramount when the data is on BYOD devices."
"The configuration on the mobile devices is a little clunky, in terms of setting up the application."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"You have to work hard in order to get the suitable licenses."
"I give the cost of the solution a five out of five."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Citrix RightSignature, Citrix ShareFile
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

CERN, Joy Global, Sciebo, Bauhaus, datto
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