Egnyte vs TeamDrive (2026): which should you pick?

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 TeamDrive if

• Fits if your data must be held in Germany under German rules
• Works for law, tax or healthcare teams who need retention periods and an audit trail

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are one person, as storage starts at 10 GB for €76 a year
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as the trial ends after 30 days
• Tight if you grow, because the shop lists three Starter packages and more needs added licenses or storage
• Watch out: prices exclude VAT and are shown for business use, and Outlook encryption is Windows with Classic only

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.

TeamDrive

• Prices are shown for business use and exclude VAT, in euros.
• After the 30-day trial the app drops to a Private mode with reduced functionality.
• The shop lists three Starter packages by default; larger needs mean adding licenses or storage.
• The Outlook attachment encryption is for Windows with Outlook Classic.

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.

TeamDrive

End-to-end encryption

Encryption is applied automatically in every package, and the vendor describes the service as a zero-knowledge cloud.

Spaces for projects

Each package allows an unlimited number of Spaces, each with its own access permissions.

Large files and guests

Files can be sent through a Space or a download link. Guest licenses are unlimited and limited to one Space each.

Archiving and audit trail

Archives can enforce retention periods and the vendor describes them as GoBD-compliant; an audit trail records activity.

Outlook add-in

A plug-in for sending email attachments securely; attachment encryption works with Outlook Classic on Windows.

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.

TeamDrive

• Professional Starter: 1 Cloud€76

  per year, for 1 user and 10 GB

  Single-user package with 10 GB of storage; prices exclude VAT and are stated for business use.

• Professional Starter: 5 Cloud€389

  per year, for 5 users and 100 GB

  Five users sharing 100 GB of storage; prices exclude VAT.

• Professional Starter: 10 Cloud€1,295

  per year, for 10 users and 500 GB

  Ten users sharing 500 GB of storage; prices exclude VAT.

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.

TeamDrive

No public discounts listed.