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Best Egnyte alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 2, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Egnyte alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/egnyte

5 direct alternatives to Egnyte and 3 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Google Workspace is the top alternative to Egnyte on our list, followed by Box and M-Files.
3 of the 8 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Sync.com.
Highest rated: iLovePDF, 4.7 out of 5 from 13,659 ratings, Sep 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

8 alternatives
5 direct
3 with a free plan

Google Workspace
#1 Top pick
All-in-one business productivity suite with real-time collaboration
Starting price
From $7 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.0 /5 across Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra · 66,052 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Box
#2
Secure cloud content management
Starting price
From $5 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.3 /5 across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra · 10,971 ratings, Sep 2026
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M-Files
#3
AI-powered, metadata-driven document management for context-first work.
Starting price
From $65 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.4 /5 across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra · 615 ratings, Sep 2026
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Egnyte vs 8 alternatives

Egnyte and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Egnyte Compared tool	Price: $22/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 1,269 ratings across G2 and Capterra (1,269)
Google Workspace	Price: $7/mo	Free plan: No	4.0 out of 5, from 66,052 ratings across Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra (66,052)	Direct alternative
Box	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 10,971 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (10,971)	Direct alternative
M-Files	Price: $65/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 615 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (615)	Direct alternative
NetDocuments	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	4.1 out of 5, from 89 ratings across G2 and Capterra (89)	Direct alternative
Sync.com	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.3 out of 5, from 56 ratings on G2 (56)	Direct alternative
Google Drive	Price: $1.99/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.3 out of 5, from 3 reviews on Toolradar (3)	Same category as Egnyte
Dropbox	Price: $9.99/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 53,152 ratings across G2 and Capterra (53,152)	Same category as Egnyte
iLovePDF	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.7 out of 5, from 13,659 ratings across Trustpilot, TrustRadius, G2 and more (13,659)	Same category as Egnyte

Why people consider alternatives to Egnyte

Egnyte is an AI-powered content cloud platform designed for enterprises to manage, secure, and collaborate on mission-critical content.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in file management.

The 5 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (file management) with different trade-offs. The 3 tools marked "Same category as Egnyte" fit the category but replace Egnyte less directly.

See full Egnyte review Best file management tools How we rank

Egnyte by the numbers

Egnyte compared with 36 Cloud Storage tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Egnyte	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	No	23 of 36 have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	1 tool	4	#28 of 36 (joint)
User rating	4.4/5 (across the web, 1,269 ratings)	4.3/5	#8 of 23 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews

Listed as an alternative to: #28 on 2026-10-16 to #28 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 36 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Cloud Storage data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Egnyte by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

File Management leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks File Management tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 27 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, File Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	DockFlow	$0.90/mo, billed yearly
2	iCloud	$0.99/mo, billed monthly
3	Movens	$1.67/mo, billed yearly
4	Amazon Photos	$1.99/mo, billed monthly
4	Google Drive	$1.99/mo, billed monthly

Lowest entry price, per-user plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 8 tools priced per user, verified price.

Lowest entry price, per-user plans, File Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	MediaSeg	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
1	Sigma File Manager	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
3	Box	$5/user/mo, billed monthly
4	Microsoft 365	$6/user/mo, billed monthly
5	Nitro PDF	$15/user/mo, billed yearly

Most visited, last 30 days

Distinct visitor sessions on the tool's Toolradar page over the last 30 days, with bots excluded by our analytics. A session counts once however many times it reloads the page.

Counted among 8 tools with 50+ visits.

Most visited, last 30 days, File Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Visits
1	PDFgear	244 visits
2	darktable	182 visits
3	Google Drive	126 visits
4	pCloud	109 visits
5	Dropbox	85 visits

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 35 of 132 File Management tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “File Management leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All File Management statistics.

8 alternatives to Egnyte

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Egnyte" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Egnyte?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Egnyte are Google Workspace, Box, M-Files. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Egnyte?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. Sync.com is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (Secure cloud storage with end-to-end encryption for privacy and collaboration).

Why do people look for Egnyte alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Egnyte: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in file management. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Egnyte versus each alternative.

Egnyte vs Google Workspace Egnyte vs Box Egnyte vs M-Files Egnyte vs NetDocuments Egnyte vs Sync.com

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Top 3 alternatives to Egnyte

Google Workspace

Box

M-Files