ShareFile, part of Progress, is a cloud file sharing and client portal service with optional customer-managed storage zones. Pages here cover replacing it with self-hosted Nextcloud or Seafile.
Comparing ShareFile with self-hosted Nextcloud for client file exchange: sharing links, upload requests, guest accounts, browser editing through Nextcloud Office, audit logs, and per-user ShareFile plans against Nextcloud Community or Enterprise.
ShareFile against Seafile for firms that mostly sync and share large files: Seafile's library-based sync and per-library encryption, which features sit in Seafile Professional Edition, and what ShareFile's client portal features need instead.
Moving folders, permissions and client shares from ShareFile to Nextcloud: copying data out of ShareFile-managed storage or storage zones, rebuilding folder access for employees and clients, reissuing share links and retiring the storage zones controller.
Cost of ownership by component: ShareFile per-user plans with a 3-user minimum and pooled storage, plus Windows servers if you run storage zones, against Nextcloud servers, storage, Enterprise subscription if needed, migration and operations.
For firms that keep files on premises with ShareFile storage zones: what still runs in ShareFile's cloud, the Windows Server and IIS controller you maintain, and how a fully self-hosted Nextcloud or Seafile changes control, audits and cost.
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