Tresorit
Enterprise secure file sharing
A good fit for conventional enterprise secure sync, encrypted cloud storage, folder collaboration, and business file-sharing programs.
Enterprise encrypted storage still has a seat-tax problem.
Tresorit is built for secure enterprise file sharing. PhotonFile is built for teams and individuals who need secure file operations without turning every contractor, reviewer, client, or collaborator into another paid seat. Use Relay for live delivery, Vault for encrypted retention, Secure Inbox for isolated intake, and Vault-scoped access when people should only see one work domain.
PhotonFile
Vault-scoped file operations
Better when contractor access, no per-seat team billing inside eligible workspaces, live secure file transfer, and Vault boundaries matter more than another seat-metered cloud folder.
Zero-knowledge file workflow
Separate the jobs
Relay moves now. Photon Vault keeps encrypted files available. Secure Inbox collects from outsiders. Vault Sync maps work domains to local folders.
The seat-tax problem
Secure enterprise sharing should not make every collaborator a billing event.
Traditional enterprise cloud platforms often scale cost by user. PhotonFile Teams are different: eligible team workspaces run under the team owner's plan. Invite teammates, contractors, or collaborators without turning every additional person into another paid seat. Pro includes 1 team up to 25 members. Studio includes unlimited teams and unlimited members. Members can still use PhotonFile outside the team under their own limits, and team creation is reserved for eligible plans.
Vault access
Team membership is not a skeleton key.
In PhotonFile, team membership does not automatically open every team Vault. People can be invited into a shared team context, but Vault access is granted intentionally, Vault by Vault. Invite the contractor without handing them the house.
Tresorit-style cloud sharing
- Enterprise secure file sharing.
- User-based business pricing model.
- Folder and workspace collaboration model.
- Good fit for conventional enterprise secure sync.
PhotonFile Teams
- Owner-powered team workspaces.
- No per-seat billing inside eligible teams.
- Vault-by-Vault access.
- Relay, Vault, Secure Inbox, File Passes, and region controls.
Siloed sovereignty
Put the boundary where the risk lives.
PhotonFile Vaults are encrypted work domains. Use one Vault for a contractor drop, another for corporate finance, another for client delivery, and another for retained project storage. Access, sharing, Secure Inbox intake, and desktop sync should be reasoned about at the Vault boundary.
Compare by operational pain
| Operational pain | Tresorit-style enterprise cloud | PhotonFile |
|---|---|---|
| Adding contractors | More users can mean more billing complexity. | Eligible teams run under the owner's plan. |
| Contractor visibility | Managed through shared folders and permissions. | Grant access to one Vault domain, not the whole operating context. |
| Large one-off send | Storage and share workflow. | Relay or File Pass for live delivery. |
| External intake | File request or shared-folder-style workflow. | Secure Inbox ingress into a Vault. |
| Local sync | Legacy cloud-folder sync model. | Sync by Vault to separate local folders. |
| Region operations | Enterprise data residency options. | Documented Account Region Move workflow. |
Where PhotonFile wins
- No per-seat team tax: eligible team workspaces run under the owner plan instead of turning every collaborator into another paid seat.
- Team membership is not Vault access: grant Vault access intentionally, Vault by Vault.
- Secure Inbox: give outsiders an upload page, not a workspace view.
- File Passes are completion-gated: a File Pass is consumed only after completed delivery.
- Region is an operational control: Account Region Move gives users a documented migration workflow.
When Tresorit may still fit better
Tresorit remains a good fit for organizations already standardized around enterprise encrypted file sharing and conventional secure sync administration.
PhotonFile is the better fit when collaboration cost, workflow separation, and Vault-level isolation matter more than adopting another legacy cloud-drive workspace.
Choose the PhotonFile workflow
Team access
Coordinate members, roles, Relay transfers, and team Vault
workflows without making membership blanket Vault access.
Vault boundaries
Use encrypted work domains for clients, projects, teams,
sensitivity levels, and scoped sharing.
Owner-powered pricing
See how eligible teams run under the owner's plan instead of a
seat-metered workspace.
Need a Tresorit alternative without the seat tax?
PhotonFile gives you the enterprise privacy posture without forcing every workflow into another seat-metered cloud folder.