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Egnyte Secure & Govern

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Egnyte Secure & Govern scans connected content sources for sensitive data and access issues. Microsoft sources need permissions management configured to expose permission risks. Windows file servers use an agent. [1] [2]

Capabilities

Discovery & classification and Access governance [1]

Sources reviewed 2 sources

Data coverage

Read the scope beside each mark. Support for an environment does not establish every capability in every store.

Microsoft 365
Full

OneDrive and SharePoint support classification and permission analysis when configured. Exchange email and attachment classification is optional. [1]

AWS
Partial

Amazon S3 is a supported content source. Other AWS stores are unconfirmed. [1]

Google Cloud
Partial

Google Cloud Storage is supported. Availability differs in EgnyteGov. [1]

Snowflake and Databricks
Unconfirmed
On-prem shares
Partial

File Server Connector monitors Windows file servers. Other share platforms require confirmation. [2]

SaaS apps
Partial

Egnyte, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box and Autodesk are listed. Some sources are unavailable in EgnyteGov. [1]

Unconfirmed means the reviewed sources do not establish coverage. How coverage is assessed

Deployment and cost

How it runs

The File Server Connector installs agents on monitored Windows file servers. [2]

Migration
Egnyte announced the former Site Connector end of life effective March 13, 2026.
Infrastructure
The replacement removes the intermediate Site Connector virtual machine.

Pricing and operating workload are not published in the reviewed sources.

Questions for the vendor

  1. Confirm that the source is connected for governance rather than migration only.
  2. Test permission analysis for a nested group and an externally shared Microsoft 365 file.
  3. List the file-server agent requirements and any unsupported NAS appliances.

Sources

  1. helpdesk.egnyte.com
  2. helpdesk.egnyte.com