Cloud Storage and File Sharing
Egnyte review
Business content platform for file sharing and governance with AI features, sold in four tiers.
Egnyte at a glance
- Category
- Cloud Storage and File Sharing
- Starting price
- $22 per user/month billed annually (Business)
- Pricing model
- per user
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- annual billing; multi-year discount on all plans
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (1,162 reviews)
Who Egnyte is for
Choose Egnyte if
- Mid-size firms wanting governance and ransomware detection on file storage.
Look elsewhere if
- Very small teams on a tight budget: entry price is $22 per user/month.
Egnyte pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $22 | per user/month, annual | AI Q&A on single documents |
| Enterprise Lite | $39 | per user/month, annual | ransomware detection, lifecycle management |
| Elite | $48 | per user/month, annual | AI Assistant, e-signature, watermarking |
| Ultimate | Contact sales | custom | classification, DLP integration, customer-managed keys |
Trial length and minimum users not stated.
What Egnyte really costs
- Per seat per month
- $22 (Business, billed annually)
- Billing
- Annual.
- 20 users per year
- Business: 20 x 22 x 12 = 5,280 per year.
Cheaper per seat than Egnyte
ShareFile$16.50 (Advanced, lower of two listed prices); Premium $26.00.
Egnyte features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Sharing and permission controls | Discretionary permissions (Business) |
| Real-time collaboration and editing | Microsoft 365 co-editing and Google Workspace integration (Business) |
| Security and encryption | Customer-managed encryption keys only on Ultimate. |
| Compliance certifications | Document and sensitive data classification on Ultimate. |
| Pricing model and transparency | Per user, annual. |
What most Egnyte reviews leave out
- Customer-managed keys only on Ultimate.
- Prices are annual-only; multi-year discount offered.
- Entry plan costs more than Dropbox or Google tiers.
Egnyte alternatives
BoxRegulated organizations needing FedRAMP Moderate or HIPAA (Enterprise tier)From $5 per user/month (headline); Individual plan free- ShareFileAccounting and financial firms needing HIPAA or SEC+FINRA-eligible sharing (Premium and up)$16.50 per user/month (Advanced)
Dropbox BusinessSmall teams (Standard is available from 1 user) wanting simple sync and sharing.12 per user/month (Standard; shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published)
TresoritRegulated teams (HIPAA, legal, finance) that need zero-knowledge encryption.Contact sales (prices not shown on pricing page)
Google DriveTeams already on Google Workspace email and Docs.6.80 EUR per user/month annual (Starter); shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published
Microsoft OneDriveOrganizations already on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.$5 per user/month (OneDrive for Business Plan 1, annual commitment; third-party price, not confirmed on microsoft.com)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Egnyte's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.