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We performed a comparison between Citrix ShareFile, Google Workspace, and ownCloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"ShareFile gives you all of the features of cloud providers, but in an on-premises solution.""The Enterprise Dropbox solution is highly integrated with Microsoft's Office 365 and Azure products.""This provides us with a secure way of sending tax returns without having to use passwords.""The solution would query the Active Directory, and if new accounts were identified, Citrix ShareFile would add them automatically.""Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features.""It's user-friendly for end users.""The solution is scalable.""Easy to manage and fully secure."

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"The solution offers a workflow where we can collaborate and share documents. Its most valuable features are Gmail and Google Drive. Google Drive is great for file collaboration. It improves productivity. The product is on the cloud; we don't have to connect to the office through a VPN.""It has saved us money.""The solution is very stable.""G Suite is a powerful suite of tools for messaging and collaboration that has met the fundamental needs of my company, both increasing productivity and reducing costs.""I like everything that Google does. They have good products.""The document sharing in which multiple people can work on the same document. To go along with that is the archiving of documents. If you mess up a document, it's easy to go get a previous version.""Valuable features of the solution are that it's simple and effective.""It's stable. There isn't really any downtime."

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"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."

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Cons
"Some of our customers are facing issues if they've deployed in hybrid mode.""Everything they have should be integrated into one item.""My only issue with this solution is the cost, which should be improved.""There are sometimes scalability issues after updates.""They should integrate the solution with more email services.""The configuration on the mobile devices is a little clunky, in terms of setting up the application.""DLP features are lacking and required because, especially with everyone working from home, security is now paramount when the data is on BYOD devices.""The user interface is not very intuitive."

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"The synchronization is a bit of an issue.""Scalability is not as good as we would like.""Sometimes, I would like to be able to use the solution offline, and I can't do so. It would be ideal if there was some sort of offline mode available.""In the next release, I would like to see more encryption of documents, mail, and things like that. There should be a better way to encrypt mail and documents that are pushed through this system. That would be some improvement or additional features that could be good to have.""The solution needs to be more user-friendly and improve its tools and features.""The cost could be improved. It can sometimes be a bit confusing figuring out how we are actually being charged.""And I think Google Translate could add more features. For example, it could be integrated when typing in a document or a web browser like Grammarly.""For Google Docs, if you upload a Word document up to Google Docs, it could mess up your formatting quite a bit."

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"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "You have to work hard in order to get the suitable licenses."
  • "If you are already a Citrix customer, I recommend having the Platinum licensing level, as it provides licensing for a number of various features that all integrate together."
  • "Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features."
  • "I give the cost of the solution a five out of five."
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  • "G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 offer products with similar functionality at several different price points. Zoho offer a more extensive range of products and attempts to provide all the applications required to run most small and medium-sized businesses."
  • "Careful consideration should be given to the different licensing options and provisions should be made for additional applications that may be required for your particular business."
  • "Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."
  • "There are several areas where a G Suite implementation can reduce costs: lower license fees than some competing products, reduced hardware, and IT support costs."
  • "There are benefits that can provide a competitive advantage, e.g., improved productivity (with appropriate training), increased collaboration (with correct use of tools), flexible working - work from home or remote locations, easy to scale - fast onboarding of new employees, and ability to add and remove licenses, as required."
  • "We receive value for the price that we pay."
  • "The pricing is a bit on the higher side than normal. For a basic Google account it costs $100, but Enterprise is %150."
  • "The price per client within the business is too high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:They should integrate the solution with more email services. That would be very helpful.
    Top Answer:We use the solution primarily for sending and receiving encrypted files. It helps us share large files as well.
    Top Answer:Easy-to-build forms are allowing me to get feedback and information from my internal teams as well as from the customers… more »
    Top Answer:The cost is distributed among the hospitals. We pay annually. We receive corporate discounts. The pricing is reasonable.
    Top Answer:The solution could improve in a variety of ways, including: 1. If you don't have internet access then only you can… more »
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    Also Known As
    ShareFile
    G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault
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    Overview
    ShareFile is a secure file sync and sharing service that meets the mobility and collaboration needs of users and the security requirements of businesses.

    Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

    As we’ve evolved G Suite into a more integrated experience across our communication and collaboration tools, we’ve rebranded to Google Workspace to more accurately represent the product vision.

    Software suite that provides a location-independent storage area for data (cloud storage). ownCloud can be installed on a private server at no additional cost.
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    There are over five million businesses that use Google Apps for Business worldwide. Some key customers include The Roche Group, National Geographic, American Red Cross, City of Los Angeles, Flight Centre, and Konica Minolta.
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Legal Firm9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Construction Company8%
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    Computer Software Company30%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    University8%
    Non Profit5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise51%
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