FileAudit review
A Windows-focused monitor for access trails, permissions audits, and mass-activity alerts.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
FileAudit monitors, records, reports on, and alerts about file and folder access across Windows file servers and supported cloud storage services. It is aimed at IT teams in small and medium-sized businesses and enterprises that need visibility into file activity, ransomware-oriented mass-access detection, permissions auditing, and compliance evidence across on-premises and hybrid environments. Supported environments include Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Windows 8.1 or later, and services such as OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Dropbox Business, and Box.
The product’s strongest area is its monitoring and investigation depth. Real-time alerts cover access denials, deletions, unusual access, and mass file activity, while threshold-based detection is oriented toward ransomware-related events. Centralized searchable audit trails can be filtered by IP address, machine name, process, user, and domain. FileAudit also supports NTFS permissions, ownership, and file-property auditing, scheduled reports, and automated PowerShell script responses to alerts. These capabilities give administrators both activity history and response options rather than a simple event log.
Published pricing lists the Team plan at $40 per month, Small at $68 per month, and Medium at $112 per month, with billing described as annual. The published pricing page also notes monthly-equivalent prices billed every 3 years, offers a 20-day trial, and presents cloud auditing as an add-on option. FileAudit is a strong fit when Windows file servers and supported cloud stores are central to the environment, especially where searchable evidence and mass-access alerts matter. Organizations seeking broad native coverage beyond the Windows-centered ecosystem should consider a different product.
FileAudit pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Real-time alerts cover denials, deletions, unusual access, and mass activity
- Searchable audit trails support filtering by user, process, IP, and machine
- Audits NTFS permissions, ownership, file properties, and cloud storage activity
- Where it doesn't
- Windows is the primary platform focus
- Cloud auditing is an add-on option
- There is no free plan
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