Egnyte review
Business cloud storage with governance, hybrid sync, and AI across paid plans.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Egnyte is a cloud file server and content collaboration platform for businesses that need centralized storage, sharing, governance, and administrative control. It supports web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android access, with desktop availability through Windows File Explorer and macOS Finder. Teams can share files and folders with external users, restore earlier versions, manage granular permissions, and synchronize cloud and on-premises content. Its stated 10TB default online storage limit for Business and 100GB file size limit suit organizations managing substantial business content.
According to the vendor's pricing page, the Business plan costs $22 per user per month when billed annually and includes secure collaboration, discretionary permissions, Google Workspace integration, Microsoft 365 co-editing, and single-document AI Q&A. Enterprise Lite costs $39 per user per month annually and adds ransomware detection, suspicious login detection, content lifecycle management, and advanced workflows. Elite costs $48 per user per month annually and adds AI Assistant, AI Search, AI Workflow, PDF markup, e-signature, dynamic watermarking, and auto-remediation. Ultimate adds document type and sensitive data classification, ransomware detection with snapshot recovery, DLP and preventive-control integration, and bulk metadata extraction.
Egnyte fits organizations that need more than file storage, particularly those requiring audit trails, access reporting, encryption key management, business admin controls, and integrations with Active Directory, Microsoft Office, Salesforce, DocuSign, Microsoft 365, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Procore, and Autodesk. AI capabilities are included across plans, while the available tools expand by tier. The platform is less suited to buyers seeking a free storage option or a low-cost entry plan. Organizations choosing Ultimate can use customer-managed encryption keys, while the published plan details position the broader product around governance, security workflows, and hybrid storage rather than simple personal file syncing.
Egnyte pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Centralized storage with sharing, version history, and granular permissions
- Hybrid cloud and on-premises synchronization with audit reporting
- AI search, assistants, and workflows plus broad business integrations
- Where it doesn't
- Annual pricing starts at $22 per user per month
- There is no free plan
- Some advanced capabilities require higher-tier plans
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