Comparison

Egnyte vs ShareFile®

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Egnyte

Securely access, collaborate on, and manage your business content from anywhere. Leverage AI-powered tools for search, summarization, and task automation. Scan physical documents and protect your data with robust security features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered search and summarization
  • Secure file browsing, uploading, and sharing
  • Offline file access
  • Document scanning and data capture
  • Co-editing and workflow management
  • Enterprise-grade security and governance
Features
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Secure AI, Collaboration, & Governance. Wherever Work Happens. Egnyte keeps your content, collaboration, and AI at your fingertips, so you can stay productive wherever work takes you. Easily set up the app and get started with minimal training. Securely browse, preview, upload, and share files, and access them offline. · Use AI Assistant, AI Agents, AI-powered Search, and Document AI to find information, summarize files, automate tasks, and connect with MCP-enabled business applications, all in one unified AI experience. · Scan physical documents and capture information directly from your mobile device, making it easy to bring paper content into your digital workspace. · Share files, co-edit Microsoft and Google documents, manage approvals, request files, and complete signing workflows from your phone or tablet. · Keep your content protected with encryption, biometric authentication, passcodes, remote wipe, and link access controls. Whether you’re accessing critical files, collaborating with your team, or using AI to get work done, Egnyte gives you a secure and connected way to work from anywhere. Everything you need is in one place, with flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-grade governance your organization can trust.

About

ShareFile®

Securely share, store, and manage business files from any device. Collaborate with colleagues, control access, and ensure data protection with customizable settings and remote wipe capabilities.

Highlights
  • Secure file sharing and storage
  • File syncing across devices
  • Customizable access permissions
  • Remote account wipe/lock
  • File editing capabilities
  • Secure file requests
Features
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ShareFile helps people exchange files easily, securely and professionally. Designed for business, ShareFile is a file manager that offers secure data sharing and storage, customizable usage and settings, award-winning customer service and tools that allow you to collaborate more easily and get your work done from any device — anytime, anywhere. With your ShareFile account and app, you can: Share -Access files and folders located in your ShareFile account. -Edit files located in your ShareFile account (not available on all plans, and O365 Licenses is required) -Download and upload files between your ShareFile account and mobile device. -Sync files in your ShareFile account from all of your devices. -Share or sync multiple files with multiple users at once. -Email files from your ShareFile account, mail or Gmail apps on your mobile device. -Request files and provide secure links for recipients to upload files to your ShareFile account. Manage -Set custom access permissions to files and folders for individual users. -Specify a passcode for additional protection for your ShareFile account. -Add users to existing folders in your ShareFile account. -Use your ShareFile account as a secure file manager. -Remotely wipe or lock your ShareFile account in the event of a lost or stolen mobile device. You can access data using corporate credentials, and IT administrators can control and audit access directly from the app. ShareFile will request access to device capabilities or data to enable advanced features, including: Contacts This allows ShareFile to let you choose co-workers among the contacts in your phone address book. Camera This allows ShareFile to let you capture a photo or video for upload. Microphone This allows ShareFile to let you record audio for upload. Photos and Media Library This allows ShareFile to let you choose photos and videos from your Library to upload.

Screenshots

Egnyte4 screens
ShareFile®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Egnyte at 4.8 against ShareFile®'s 3.5. Egnyte also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 35%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Egnyte holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egnyte has 12K ratings behind it against 242, 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 35% of ShareFile®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Egnyte ships an update fortnightly, ShareFile® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Egnyte versus ShareFile®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgnyteShareFile®
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better3.5 (242 ratings)
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews — better35.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better242
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size568 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEgnyte, Inc.Progress Software Corporation

Customer experience

Egnyte

All ratings11,705 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative21.4%

ShareFile®

All ratings239 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative35.6%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral9.6%
Negative55.1%

User reviews

Egnyte

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 🔒 Secure cloud storage
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
  • 🌐 Excellent mobile access
  • 💡 Helpful for small businesses

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Lacking basic security features
  • 📁 Inconvenient file management
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Poor search functionality

ShareFile®

From 242 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Strong encryption and security features
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 📱 Seamless access across multiple devices
  • 👥 Excellent team collaboration capabilities
  • 📄 Good for document management and sharing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
  • ⚠️ Poor mobile app functionality compared to web
  • 🔄 Inconsistent file syncing between users
  • ❌ Limited upload capabilities on iOS
  • ⏱️ Slow performance and loading times

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

ShareFile®

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when opening files
  • Login authentication failures and freezing
  • Files not displaying after upload
  • Insufficient memory errors on PDFs
  • App crashes during file syncing
Show 9 more
  • Download functionality not working
  • PDF viewing freezes after 3 pages
  • Outlook plugin intermittently fails
  • Cannot upload files despite reinstalling
  • App requires login screen after switching apps
  • HEIC format incompatibility with viewing
  • Excel file opening errors
  • Subdomain login issues after updates
  • Recurring 'are you a robot' verification loops

Requested features

15 requests
  • Multi-page document scanning to PDF
  • Background file uploading capability
  • Full-screen video playback on mobile
  • Sort files by date modified
  • Direct upload from iOS Files directory
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  • Better PDF editing tools with annotation
  • Integration with Microsoft Office apps
  • Landscape orientation support
  • Document scanning feature like Apple Notes
  • Ability to add/remove users within app
  • Improved Outlook plugin stability
  • Cloaked/masked file upload links
  • Better iOS Files app integration
  • Support for drag and drop functionality
  • Automatic HEIC to PDF conversion

In-app purchases

None

Egnyte

No in-app purchases

None

ShareFile®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Egnyte free?
Egnyte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShareFile® free?
ShareFile® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Egnyte or ShareFile®?
Egnyte is rated higher. Egnyte averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while ShareFile® averages 3.5 from 242 ratings.
Do Egnyte or ShareFile® have ads?
Neither Egnyte nor ShareFile® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Egnyte or ShareFile®?
Egnyte ships an update fortnightly, and ShareFile® every 6 weeks. Most recently, Egnyte was updated on November 6, 2026 and ShareFile® on November 1, 2026.

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