Egnyte vs WatchGuard AuthPoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Egnyte
Access and collaborate on sensitive business data from any location without a VPN. Securely manage files with advanced permissions, link expirations, and mobile device protection features. Integrate with popular business applications for enhanced productivity.
- Work from anywhere
- Seamless collaboration
- Secure data access
- File preview and upload
- App integrations
- Content management
- Mobile security features
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Connect better. Protect better. Overview Extend the office through your mobile device and work from anywhere with ease. Help internal and external users collaborate seamlessly, and boost your organization’s productivity. Access Content Anytime, Anywhere Access sensitive data securely, preview files, upload new content, and collaborate on folders and file links - wherever they’re stored and without a VPN. Integrate Apps Integrate seamlessly with popular business applications for easy deployment and minimal training. Manage Content Easily set up permissions for authorized access, create link expirations, and receive notifications when files are accessed. Keep files secure on your mobile device with data encryption, application-specific passcodes, and remote wipe capabilities for lost/stolen devices.
WatchGuard AuthPoint
Securely authenticate to company networks and cloud applications directly from your smartphone. This app offers fast push notifications for approval and offline QR code scanning. It also provides a convenient place to store and manage various authenticators.
- Push-based authentication
- Offline QR code authentication
- Authenticator storage
- Token migration
- Customizable tokens
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WatchGuard’s AuthPoint app allows you to authenticate right from your own phone! No need to carry keyfobs or thumb drives; instead install and activate AuthPoint, and then use it to authenticate to company networks and cloud applications. It enables speedy push-based authentication as well as offline authentication using QR codes with the phone’s camera. This app requires activation of AuthPoint service, offered by WatchGuard. The AuthPoint app features: - convenient, secure authentication in seconds when you approve a push notification message - additional storage for all your authenticators such as those used with Google Authenticator, Facebook, Dropbox and more - quick self-service migration of tokens when changing phones - customizable tokens with unique names and pictures With AuthPoint, you can do your part to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data arising from lost or stolen credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Egnyte at 4.8 against WatchGuard AuthPoint's 4.3. Egnyte also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 44) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). WatchGuard AuthPoint's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Egnyte holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egnyte has 12K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Egnyte's written reviews are positive against 53% of WatchGuard AuthPoint's.
Egnyte ships an update fortnightly, WatchGuard AuthPoint every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Egnyte | WatchGuard AuthPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.3 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 548 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Egnyte, Inc. | WatchGuard Technologies |
Customer experience
Egnyte
WatchGuard AuthPoint
Bugs and requests
Egnyte
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and endless login loops
- Inability to open password-protected documents
- Corrupted or missing files after updates
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
- Unreliable upload and download functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to rename bookmarks
- Option to save files in original file names
- Landscape mode support for better visibility
- Improved offline access and syncing
- Integration with more third-party apps
WatchGuard AuthPoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Egnyte
No in-app purchases
WatchGuard AuthPoint
No in-app purchases
Questions
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