ShareBase (discontinued) vs. SugarSync

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ShareBase (discontinued)
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
ShareBase is a cloud-based, enterprise file sync and share solution from Hyland, that provides a simple experience to store, search for and share content securely. Going forward Hyland will no longer offer the product.N/A
SugarSync
Score 5.8 out of 10
N/A
SugarSync is a cloud storage and backup solution designed for small businesses.
$7.49
per month
Pricing
ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
100 GB
$7.49
per month
250 GB
$9.99
per month
500 GB
$18.95
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
Considered Both Products
ShareBase (discontinued)
Chose ShareBase (discontinued)
I think that there is important to understand that there are some software or platforms that more than stacking up between them, complement each other to have a great diversity of tools and instruments for creating and presenting information in different ways. In this case, …
SugarSync
Chose SugarSync
SugarSync has solid security. It uses AES 256-cycle to scramble your records extremely still and the TLS show to get them coming. I can open the actual document and I can work on it, save it, and now it’s the same on my notebook as it is in the sync in the Cloud and here on my …
Chose SugarSync
OneDrive is slightly more confusing in some ways - but a much stronger, better product that we are much happier with
Chose SugarSync
SugarSync, like all solutions, has its place in the data storage stack within a company. The main reason SugarSync is better than the other solutions is that it enables me to leave my hard drive organized and keep my existing file trees. I don't have to constantly move or copy …
Chose SugarSync
SugarSync has the capability of synchronizing various directories, while some of their most popular competitors don't. However, this differentiator is not sufficient to retain the customers in a market of hyper-competition, as they are not adjusting to decreasing pricing market …
Chose SugarSync
No particular reason. Price and functionality.
Chose SugarSync
I used SugarSync as many people recommend it. but most of the people do not recommend SugarSync anymore.
Features
ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
ShareBase (discontinued)
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Ratings
SugarSync
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
File search00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
ShareBase (discontinued)
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Ratings
SugarSync
9.7
Ratings
11% above category average
User and role management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
File organization00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Device management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
ShareBase (discontinued)
-
Ratings
SugarSync
10.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Performance00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reliability00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Storage Reports00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
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SugarSync
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Score 5.8 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
M‑Files
M‑Files
Score 8.9 out of 10
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
M‑Files
M‑Files
Score 8.9 out of 10
Druva Security Cloud
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ShareBase (discontinued)SugarSync
Likelihood to Recommend
Sometimes, there are professors and teachers that need to share with other people of the same department certain information to help them to improve their classes or just to communicate something that might be easily uploaded there than in other platforms or software. Also, it can help people of different departments to be aware of the contents that students are seeing constantly in classes.
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As with all file sharing, remote teams - the combination of being able to work alongside colleagues - or remotely (including "on a plane" / without Internet) - but always have your files saved locally makes it very easy to adopt.
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Pros
  • It has a great capacity.
  • Allows you to collaborate and share with others.
  • Take care of privacy.
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  • Excellent transfer speed.
  • Able to synchronize multiple disjoint folders.
  • Excellent retention of deleted files. They can be restored by using their web interface.
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Cons
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  • It’s a subtle but important difference in how it works because we have to manage the process a little bit more but it also means also SugarSync can possibly fit better into
  • your productivity work style, especially if you’ve got a really good system of file
  • management, stuff that you already use whereas in Dropbox, if you have a file system, management system you already use and you want to share those files, you have to move them into Dropbox which might break your system
  • SugarSync requires just a little bit more forethought.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
1. Freemium model is the ideal marketing for an app like this. 2. Now their sync methods with Android are worse
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
Customer service is amazing, they are always fast to respond and very helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
I think that there is important to understand that there are some software or platforms that more than stacking up between them, complement each other to have a great diversity of tools and instruments for creating and presenting information in different ways. In this case, ShareBase is completely different than most of these pages and that makes it a valuable tool.
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SugarSync has solid security. It uses AES 256-cycle to scramble your records extremely still and the TLS show to get them coming. I can open the actual document and I can work on it, save it, and now it’s the same on my notebook as it is in the sync in the Cloud and here on my desktop. So it works very simply and effectively from that perspective. Before I finish though, I do want to show you mobile access because mobile access is increasingly important for all of these different services that we’re talking about. For SugarSync, having access to our iPhone, iPad, or our Android device is also crucial. So here we see my iPhone is up and I’m going to go into my Productivity tab here
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Return on Investment
  • Collaborating processes are benefitted.
  • Makes smaller the time of sharing documents and files.
  • Allows everyone to protect their information while communicating with others.
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  • I've used it for 9 years, so the impact is definitely positive. It has enabled me to always feel confident that I won't lose my data.
  • At times when I have accidentally saved-over rather than saved-as, the versioning tool allows me to quickly find the old version and recover it.
  • The mobile application makes my data available to me at all times - increasing my ability to do business from anywhere.
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ScreenShots

ShareBase (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of ShareBase offers a Guided Uploads option for securely capturing the types of documents necessary to support a transaction within a business process intuitively and optimized for mobile devices without requiring a app to be downloaded.Screenshot of Link shares can be a single document share or a folder of documents, including any sub-folders within the parent folder.  Each link share includes the appropriate rights (download, modify, view-only) as well as how long the link will stay active, with both items able to be controlled by an Administrator.Screenshot of The majority of link share recipients use ShareBase on mobile devices so the link share experience has been designed and optimized for those devices without requiring an additional app to be downloaded on their devices.Screenshot of ShareBase allows organizations to brand the user experience when securely sharing and receiving content with individuals outside of their organization.