Cloud Storage and File Sharing
ShareFile review
Secure client file sharing and document workflow tool with e-signature, aimed at professional services firms.
ShareFile at a glance
- Category
- Cloud Storage and File Sharing
- Starting price
- $16.50 per user/month (Advanced)
- Pricing model
- per user
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- monthly or annual chosen at sign-up; cannot move from annual back to monthly
- G2 rating
- 4.1 (1,466 reviews)
Buying ShareFile: security, admin and contract
- SAML SSO
- All plans.
- SCIM provisioning
- Enterprise.
- Contract
- Monthly or annual; multi-year through sales.
Questions to ask ShareFile before you sign
- Which plan includes audit logs, and how long are they kept?
- Where is our data stored, and can we choose the region?
- Can we sign your standard DPA without changes?
- What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?
Questions are listed where ShareFile's public pages leave the answer open.
Who ShareFile is for
Choose ShareFile if
- Accounting and financial firms needing HIPAA or SEC+FINRA-eligible sharing (Premium and up)
- Teams with many external clients (client users unlimited on all plans)
Look elsewhere if
- Single users: 3 license minimum on all but VDR (5)
- Teams wanting a general-purpose team drive.
ShareFile pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced | $16.50 / $18.15 | per user/month | two prices shown unlabeled; likely annual/monthly; 3 users min |
| Premium | $26.00 / $28.59 | per user/month | e-signature, workflows, HIPAA, SEC+FINRA |
| Enterprise | $35.00 / $42.00 | per user/month | SCIM, SIEM, DLP |
| Virtual Data Room | $69.30 / $77.00 | per user/month | 5 licenses min |
Multi-year requires sales.
ShareFile features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Storage per user and limits | 3 TB account storage, 1 TB aggregated per license; 3 TB packs addable. |
| Sharing and permission controls | View-only restrictions, file drop links, dynamic watermarking (Premium) |
| Real-time collaboration and editing | Co-editing and check-in/out on Advanced; e-signature on Premium. |
| Security and encryption | Encrypted storage and sharing, MFA; SIEM, DLP, UEBA on Enterprise. |
| Compliance certifications | HIPAA and SEC+FINRA eligibility on Premium and up. |
| Version history and recovery | File versioning on all plans. |
| Integrations | Salesforce and QuickBooks (Premium) |
| Pricing model and transparency | Per user, 3 user minimum (VDR 5) |
| Target company size | SMB to mid-market. |
What most ShareFile reviews leave out
- SCIM provisioning only on Enterprise, while SSO is on all four plans.
- Billing choice is locked: annual cannot revert to monthly.
- SEC+FINRA archiving has a 200 GB per user fair use limit.
- Client users are unlimited on all plans.
ShareFile alternatives
EgnyteMid-size firms wanting governance and ransomware detection on file storage.$22 per user/month billed annually (Business)
BoxRegulated organizations needing FedRAMP Moderate or HIPAA (Enterprise tier)From $5 per user/month (headline); Individual plan free
Dropbox BusinessSmall teams (Standard is available from 1 user) wanting simple sync and sharing.12 per user/month (Standard; shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published)
TresoritRegulated teams (HIPAA, legal, finance) that need zero-knowledge encryption.Contact sales (prices not shown on pricing page)
Google DriveTeams already on Google Workspace email and Docs.6.80 EUR per user/month annual (Starter); shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published
Microsoft OneDriveOrganizations already on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.$5 per user/month (OneDrive for Business Plan 1, annual commitment; third-party price, not confirmed on microsoft.com)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from ShareFile's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.