Egnyte vs LucidLink (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Egnyte and LucidLink share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and LucidLink starts cheaper, at $7 a month for each person against $10 a month for each person.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Egnyte grades higher on platforms. LucidLink grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Egnyte
Business file sharing with governance and AI tools
LucidLink
Cloud file system that streams large files to your desktop
Which one is for you
Pick Egnyte if
- Fits if you're a business that needs permissions and governance on shared files
- Works for a team of up to 10 that wants the $10 Team plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want more than Team: Business is $22 a user and Elite is $48 billed annually
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none
- Tight if you need e-signature or PDF markup: both start at Elite
- Watch out: Ultimate has no published price, the Team plan stops at 10 users and the trial length isn't stated
Pick LucidLink if
- Fits if a small remote team passes around video or design files too big to sync
- Works for people who want a mounted drive without full local copies
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're one person on a budget, since every plan is priced per member
- Tight if you have more than 1 TB or 10 people on Starter, and extra storage is $7 per 100 GB a month
- Pricey if you need snapshots, unlimited filespaces or guest links at scale, all on Business at $27 a member
- Watch out: SSO, audit trail and bring-your-own storage are Enterprise only, with no price shown
- Watch out: the $7 Starter price doesn't say how it's billed
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAEgnyteFair | 2.0GPALucidLinkFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$10 a user for Team, capped at 10 people, but the main Business plan is $22, past the category's $16.50 dearest-tenth line. Elite is $48. | DStarter is $7 a member a month, the middle for file storage, but it caps at 10 members and 1 TB. Business is $27 a member ($135 a month for five), well above the $11.99 the dearer quarter starts at, and that's where unlimited filespaces and snapshots live. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial on each plan with no length stated, and no free plan. | C30-day free trial with no card needed, and no free plan after it. |
| Features | CFile sharing, governance and AI tools, but e-signature, PDF markup and multi-document AI need Elite. | CA mounted drive that streams files, folder permissions, guest links and snapshots. But storage is shared across members, and SSO, audit trail and your own S3 storage are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, with an admin setup of folders, permissions and rules. | CNo store rating on record. You install a desktop client and set up a filespace first, which is a bit of work before anyone opens a file. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android apps, and 6 integrations listed. | BMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with Adobe Creative Cloud, Frame.io and AWS hooks. No web app is listed. |
| Best for | business file sharing with governance rules | streaming huge files to a shared drive |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Egnyte and LucidLink. How we grade
Price against what you get
Egnyte starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LucidLink starts at $7 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Egnyte scores higher, and starts $3 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other file storage and sync services on the chart, 13 score higher than Egnyte for less, and 22 score higher than LucidLink for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- LucidLink is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Egnyte also covers AI search and workflow automation.
At a glance
| Egnyte | LucidLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per user / month, billed annually | $7 per member / month (billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial on each plan; length not stated on the pricing page | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Egnyte, Inc. | LucidLink |
| Price read from | egnyte.com | lucidlink.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Egnyte
- No free plan; the Team plan is limited to 1 to 10 users.
- The prices shown are for annual payment, and the page notes a multi-year discount on all plans.
- E-signature, PDF markup and multi-document AI start at Elite.
- Ultimate has no published price and is quoted by sales.
LucidLink
- Storage is shared across members: 100 GB per member on Starter and 400 GB on Business, with overage billed per 100 GB.
- Starter is capped at 10 members and 1 TB, and Business at 25 members; the page recommends contacting sales above 25 TB.
- SSO, audit trail and bring-your-own storage are limited to Enterprise.
- The Business price is read from a monthly/annual toggle that shows $32 and $27 with a 15% annual saving; the $7 Starter price has no basis stated.
Key features
Egnyte
- Shared cloud storage
- Files are reached through a web app, Windows and macOS desktop apps, and iOS and Android mobile apps.
- External sharing controls
- External user accounts, email-validated sharing and, on higher plans, dynamic watermarking limit what outside recipients can do.
- AI assistant and search
- Plans include single-document Q&A. Multi-document assistant, AI Search and AI Workflows start at Elite.
- Ransomware and governance tools
- Ransomware detection, suspicious login alerts, lifecycle policies and snapshot recovery are spread across Enterprise Lite, Elite and Ultimate.
- Industry options
- Optional modules cover construction project hubs, financial services document rooms and life sciences records.
LucidLink
- Streaming filespaces
- A filespace is a shared cloud drive that mounts on a desktop and gives real-time access to files without downloading them first.
- Zero-knowledge security
- The vendor says encryption means only you and your collaborators can read the data and LucidLink cannot view it.
- Access control and guest links
- Folder-level permissions for users and groups, and guest links for outside parties, with automatic expiry on Business and Enterprise.
- Snapshots
- Manual or scheduled snapshots recover data: 30 days on Business and unlimited on Enterprise.
- Add-ons and developer tools
- LucidLink Connect brings existing data stores into a filespace and TeamCache caches files on-premises; both are add-ons on Enterprise. A developer tools set and an MCP server are also listed.
Plans
Egnyte
Team$10
per user / month, billed annually
For 1 to 10 users: secure link sharing, external user accounts, email-validated sharing and single-document AI Q&A.
Business$22
per user / month, billed annually
Single-document AI Q&A, discretionary permissions, Google Workspace integration and Microsoft 365 co-editing.
Enterprise Lite$39
per user / month, billed annually
Adds artifact-based ransomware detection, suspicious login detection, content lifecycle policies and advanced workflows.
Elite$48
per user / month, billed annually
Adds AI Assistant, AI Search and AI Workflows, PDF markup, e-signature, dynamic watermarking and auto-remediation.
UltimateCustom
Adds document and sensitive data classification, ransomware detection with snapshot recovery and DLP integration. Quote only.
LucidLink
Starter$7
per member / month, billing basis not shown
Limited to 10 members and 1 TB, with 100 GB included per member and 1 filespace. Extra storage is $7 per 100 GB a month.
Business$27
per member / month, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)
Up to 25 members, 400 GB included per member, unlimited filespaces, 30-day snapshot recovery and 100 guest links. Extra storage is $8 per 100 GB a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited members, unlimited snapshot recovery and guest links, SSO, audit trail, bring-your-own S3 storage and premium 24/7 support.
Ways to pay less
Egnyte
- Other savings
Multi-year discount on all plans
The pricing page notes that a multi-year discount is available on every plan; the amount is not stated.
LucidLink
- Annual discount
Save 15% with annual billing
The pricing page offers a 15% saving when billing annually.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Egnyte or LucidLink?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LucidLink is cheaper to start with: $7 a month for each person, against $10 a month for each person for Egnyte. Egnyte starts at $10 per user / month, billed annually, and LucidLink starts at $7 per member / month (billing basis not shown).
Which has a free plan, Egnyte or LucidLink?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Egnyte nor LucidLink has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Egnyte and LucidLink run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Egnyte lists a web app and only LucidLink lists a Linux app. Both list macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.