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Compare Egnyte and Microsoft 365 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$6.00 1 User Per Month
Egnyte
Star Rating
(1,120)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(5,666)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft 365 excels in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score of 81.86 compared to Egnyte's 69.57. Users appreciate the comprehensive suite of applications, noting, "I love all the apps that come along with Microsoft 365," which enhances productivity and collaboration.
- Users say that Microsoft 365 offers a seamless experience with its intuitive navigation and integration of tools like Microsoft Copilot, making tasks like email and chat more convenient. This level of integration is a significant advantage for teams looking for a cohesive work environment.
- Reviewers mention that Egnyte shines in document sharing capabilities, particularly for remote and in-office collaboration. Users highlight the platform's ability to allow "everyone to access files everywhere," which is crucial for teams that operate in hybrid work settings.
- According to verified reviews, both platforms are praised for their ease of use, but Egnyte has a slight edge in administrative tasks, with users noting its "very good permissions settings" that facilitate secure file sharing and management.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Microsoft 365's performance and reliability are top-notch, with users reporting high satisfaction in areas like device syncing and web interface usability. One user stated, "I am able to access my email and chat with colleagues easily," showcasing the platform's effectiveness in daily operations.
- Users express that while Egnyte is strong in file management and permissions, it may not match the extensive feature set of Microsoft 365. However, they appreciate Egnyte's focus on client file management, stating, "I can easily find my files, and I can easily share links with my clients," which is beneficial for client-facing roles.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Egnyte
Business
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10 - 100 employees
- Hybrid architecture
- Multi-factor authentication
- 1 TB online storage + 10 GB of collective, shared cloud storage per employee, or custom storage available
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
Business Basic combines web and mobile versions of the Office apps, business email with Exchange, user management, 1 TB of OneDrive storage, and Teams for up to 300 users.
- Identity, access, and user management for up to 300 employees
- Custom business email (you@yourbusiness.com
- Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Free Trial
Egnyte
Free Trial is available
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
874
9.3
4,691
Ease of Use
9.0
879
9.0
4,743
Ease of Setup
8.8
379
8.9
1,302
Ease of Admin
9.0
308
8.7
966
Quality of Support
8.8
698
8.5
3,960
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
298
8.8
939
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
815
8.8
4,628
Features by Category
File Management
8.9
550
9.3
182
8.9
605
9.3
180
9.1
598
9.4
179
8.7
584
9.0
173
8.7
455
8.9
174
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
6.8
46
8.7
78
7.0
47
8.7
77
7.5
46
8.8
78
Collaboration
8.9
502
9.2
178
9.2
624
9.5
178
7.9
476
9.1
178
8.6
477
8.8
174
Administration
9.1
461
9.2
173
9.0
439
9.2
172
9.1
405
9.1
169
9.0
432
8.9
170
8.8
365
8.8
165
9.4
471
9.4
175
Platform
9.2
290
9.3
186
8.8
255
8.9
180
8.7
216
9.0
181
8.5
183
8.8
182
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.4
181
Not enough data
9.3
183
Not enough data
8.8
179
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
181
Not enough data
9.2
180
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.0
177
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
133
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.7
137
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.5
86
Administration
8.9
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
112
Not enough data
8.9
124
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
82
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Compliance
9.3
122
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
121
Not enough data
9.1
114
Not enough data
Security
9.3
97
Not enough data
9.3
92
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.2
112
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
117
Not enough data
Maintainence
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
84
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.1
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
8.2
124
Not enough data
8.6
124
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
9.0
132
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.9
124
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.1
39
Data Protection
9.4
93
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
9.4
100
Not enough data
9.4
102
Not enough data
9.1
77
Not enough data
9.2
100
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
Compliance
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
Usability
9.1
63
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
96
Not enough data
8.9
88
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
Availability
8.8
86
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
96
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
67
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.3
93
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.1
164
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
9.1
161
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
158
Not enough data
8.9
158
Not enough data
9.1
165
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.4
106
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
7.2
105
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.6
104
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
9.0
210
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.1
209
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
213
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
8.7
207
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
213
Not enough data
8.8
213
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.1
182
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
9.1
179
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
178
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1294
Not enough data
9.1
1219
Not enough data
8.8
1201
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1197
Not enough data
8.8
1097
Not enough data
8.7
1160
Management
Not enough data
8.8
1182
Not enough data
9.1
1232
Not enough data
9.2
1264
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.1
127
Not enough data
8.2
129
Functionality
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
9.3
92
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
9.4
82
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sensitive Data Discovery
5.5
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.3
10
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
194
Not enough data
9.1
192
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
9.2
190
Not enough data
9.2
190
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.1
186
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
194
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.2
192
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.3
77
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.8
45
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.9
45
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.0
203
Not enough data
8.9
206
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.0
204
Not enough data
8.9
204
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
196
Not enough data
8.7
197
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
8.9
199
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.6
198
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
8.0
136
Not enough data
7.9
135
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.8
74
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.9
109
Settings
Not enough data
9.1
114
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
9.0
111
Personalization
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.9
109
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.8
106
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.3
81
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.9
45
Design
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.9
236
Not enough data
8.7
233
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
236
Not enough data
9.2
236
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
241
Not enough data
9.1
239
Not enough data
8.6
231
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
240
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
9.2
239
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.9
235
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
237
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
7.9
222
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
176
Not enough data
8.2
176
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
170
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
93
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
9.1
216
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.9
215
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
217
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.2
203
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
211
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.5
160
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
90
Content Management
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
Regulatory Compliance
9.4
18
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration Partners
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Egnyte and Microsoft 365 are categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Unique Categories
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Egnyte
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Construction
9.6%
Marketing and Advertising
9.0%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Financial Services
5.0%
Computer Software
4.5%
Other
65.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can there be an offline version of Egnyte?
2 Comments
DR
Yes. Egnyte offers offline sync and another modality where files only sync when you interact with them.
Hope this helps!
-DanRead more
How do I password protect a folder saved in Egnyte?
2 Comments
MG
Rights are assigned to folders. It really depends on WHAT egnyte product you have, and there are several.
Your admin should be able to answer/resolve...Read more
I can't add MS office products
2 Comments
MM
Hi Jackson, this is Merry from G2. Here's some information about Egnyte's integration with MS office. Hope this might give you a start....Read more
how to transfer microsoft office to another computer
4 Comments
EJ
To complete this tasks, you have to have a product key and use that key to set up Microsoft on the second computer.Read more
what is the best way to make sure you never lose any work if your computer crashes
3 Comments
CS
Open any program in the office suite, click on file menu and then click on options, then click on the save tab and configure the autosave every minute.Read more
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