ShareFile® vs Meraki Systems Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Secure file sharing and storage
- File syncing across devices
- Customizable access permissions
- Remote account wipe/lock
- File editing capabilities
- Secure file requests
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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.
Meraki Systems Manager
Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.
- Centralized web dashboard management
- Managed app store
- Content delivery with backpack
- GPS location reporting
- Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShareFile® at 3.4 against Meraki Systems Manager's 2.4. ShareFile® also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 18%). Meraki Systems Manager's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ShareFile® holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 239 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of ShareFile®'s written reviews are positive against 18% of Meraki Systems Manager's.
ShareFile® ships an update every 6 weeks, Meraki Systems Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShareFile® | Meraki Systems Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (239 ratings) — better | 2.4 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better | 18.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Software Corporation | Meraki |
Customer experience
ShareFile®
Meraki Systems Manager
User reviews
ShareFile®
From 239 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Meraki Systems Manager
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for managing student iPads
- 🚀 New app updates look nice
- 💡 Good for schools and enterprises
Room to improve
- 🐛 Causes issues with AirPrint and global proxy
- 🔒 Authorizes schools to control devices too much
- 🔋 High battery usage
- 🔒 Tracks location and user activity
- 🐛 Causes devices to crash or break
Bugs and requests
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
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- 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
Meraki Systems Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enrollment certificates become invalid
- Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
- Location services always running, draining battery
Requested features
3 requests- Improve enrollment process
- Add option to configure notification frequency
- Improve app stability and performance
In-app purchases
ShareFile®
No in-app purchases
Meraki Systems Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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