17 years helping Canadian businesses
choose better software

What Is Tricent?

Tricent is the #1 file-sharing governance SaaS platform that helps organizations make their file-sharing more secure and compliant without sacrificing collaboration.

For Microsoft 365 OneDrive & Sharepoint, and Google Workspace MyDrives and Shared Drives.

Tricent enables administrators to:

🚀 Effortless Onboarding in less than 30 Minutes.

🔍 Unparalleled Insights: From day one, gain a comprehensive overview of all files shared and permissions granted—across both personal drives and shared drives.

⭕️ Bulk Remediation Made Simple: Our admin-friendly cleanup tools allow you to tackle file sprawl efficiently.

😇 Empowering End-Users Responsibly: We use automation to involve your employees in the cleanup process. .

💪🏼 Customizable Governance Policies: Set and automate different cycles for different user groups

🔮 Stay Ahead with Abnormality Detection: Our machine learning feature keeps you informed, detecting anomalies before they escalate *Only Google Workspace

Who Uses Tricent?

Europe Americas Asia Pacific Middle East/Africa

Tricent Software - Tricent gives businesses the confidence to share files with external users, as no data remains accessible for longer than absolutely necessary.
Tricent Software - Know exactly what data is shared outside your company, as well as who has access to it. Tricent gives businesses a set of features (e.g. audit logs, insights, clean-up policies, etc.) that can help them increase their security and compliance levels
Tricent Software - Tricent asks admins to enter how long files can be shared (externally), before the clean-up process takes place.
Tricent Software - Users will automatically be notified when their shared files require a compliance review.
Tricent Software - Businesses can quickly audit which files or teams have no owner; are shared externally; or have been inactive for a certain period of time.

Not sure about Tricent? Compare with a popular alternative

Tricent

Tricent

4.9 (12)
€18.00
year
Free version
Free trial
24
15
4.8 (12)
4.8 (12)
4.9 (12)
VS.
Starting Price
Pricing Options
Features
Integrations
Ease of Use
Value for Money
Customer Service
Most reviewed

Athennian

Local product
No pricing found
Free version
Free trial
94
8
4.6 (43)
4.8 (43)
4.9 (43)
Green rating bars show the winning product based on the average rating and number of reviews.

Other great alternatives to Tricent

CloudAware
Top rated features
Event Logs
Multi-Cloud Management
Athennian
Top rated features
Compliance Management
Document Storage
Entity Data Management
Sprinto
Top rated features
Audit Management
Compliance Tracking
Monitoring
Fieldguide
Top rated features
Audit Planning
Compliance Management
Task Management Software
Healthcare Compliance Software
Top rated features
Compliance Tracking
Data Security
Risk Management Software
Centralpoint
Top rated features
No features have been rated by reviewers for this product.
Wrike
Top rated features
Configurable Workflow
Dashboard Creation
Overtime Calculation
GoodAccess
Top rated features
Remote Access/Control
VPN Software
VPN Tunneling
caralegal
Top rated features
Access Controls/Permissions
Secure Data Storage
Workflow Management Software

Reviews of Tricent

Average score

Overall
4.9
Ease of Use
4.8
Customer Service
4.9
Features
4.7
Value for Money
4.8

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

Find reviews by score

5
92%
4
8%
Zoe
Zoe
accountancy in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Mental Health Care, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

File management and control

5.0 last year

Comments: I help ensure that data is secure and complies with relevant regulations.

Pros:

Sometimes uncontrolled file sharing presents a series of risks that can end in serious loss or damage of files, Tricent helps you take control and increase productivity without increasing risks. It is an all-in-one file sharing solution, you can get complete visibility into shared files, bulk remove file sharing permissions, and automate sharing policies.

Cons:

It has been so perfect that I have nothing wrong or something that I dislike to write, I have managed to have a perfect working satisfaction

Arnaud
Head of Customer Operations in Finland
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tricent Google Drive Compliance Tool - review

4.0 6 months ago

Comments: Very positive overall. ROI is really good with this service, especially when some emergency actions are needed. Google Drive's native tools and features do not offer the ease of use and speed that is available with Tricent. Also this is the only compliance tool empowers end users with information and awareness on externally shared files in Google Drive / MS Onedrive.

Pros:

- easy and fast setup - user friendly user interface for end users - light and easy management - helps IT-support to remove unwanted file access with little effort

Cons:

- admin interface could be better organised - insights and reporting would benefit from additional features

Tricent Response

5 months ago

Thank you for your review, Arnaud. You will pleased to know that we are currently working on additional features and UX improvements.

Miguel
Head of Collaboration Tools in Spain
Real Estate, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Improved our cyber security posture with Tricent

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: Our experience so far has been good. It does the job silently and effectively without hassle. We have managed to reduce our forgotten sharings by 30% in less than 1 year. It means we have improved a lot our security posture.

Pros:

Its UI looks very modern and accessible. It's easy to use and it does the job.

Cons:

Some times it's not easy to find out where the settings are located mixing admin settings with personal settings.

Tricent Response

4 months ago

Thank you, Miguel. We appreciate you taking the time to review us. We are delighted that you have made excellent results using Tricent, and we will make sure that you will get continuous improvements in your security posture in the future. Look for new features coming in the future.

Mikkel
CEO in Denmark
Information Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tricent is for all Google Workspace instalations

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: It provides more security without removing the sharing option. All companies working on Google Workspace should have Tricent

Pros:

It provides security on shared files with user engagement. The IT-department can setup rules for sharing removal without removing sharing the user is not aware about.

Cons:

More features faster. I would love internal sharing were covered to.

Tricent Response

4 months ago

Thank you, Mikkel, we appreciate your review and are looking into improvements in the coming new versions.

Saleh
Saleh
Technical Consulting Officer in Saudi Arabia
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Simple tool with a great impact on your security and data protection

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I have worked with Tricent as both user and admin. The user experience couldn't be more simpler than this. You just receive an email with a list of files, and you are required to take action. The action is either one click or just a few clicks to either unshare all those files, or extend the sharing period for them. That's all. Then if you want to take it further as an end user, you can go to its portal and manage all your sharing and extend/safe list or unshare any file that you don't want manually. You can just ignore the notifications as well and feel safe that the shared files will eventually be unshared as well without any action from your side! The admin's experience is also very easy and smooth. You configure your domains, and enable the 'clean up' on them. And that's it. The tool will start working and sends notifications to your end users. You can get a great report about the file sharing status in your domain from the tool itself which is really not that easy to do with other tools or approaches. This report gives you the current state of the file shares, and gives you an insight on what needs to be done and how to proceed further. You can if you want just unshare all the files in your organizations and start clean!

Pros:

Tricent brings a unique approach to managing the file sharing and access for users. It allows admins to take control over the file sharing experience and lets them define the overall behavior for the sharing, how long does a file share last, and whether exceptions or safe listing for certain domains or emails is allowed or not. While the admins configure the baseline settings, the tool will periodically send notifications to users about file shares and asks them to take action. This makes sure that the end users are also part of your data protection and compliance efforts in the organization. It ensures that users ultimately get the awareness about the purpose of sharing files, let them share files, while keeping this secured and under control...

Cons:

The tool does a great job at making the sharing management is as easy as possible for end users with just a few clicks and a simple interface for them. What I would like to possibly see are some DLP-like features added into the tool such as clean up by content or keyword - which may add even more value to the tool since it can just work on any Google Workspace editions whether Business Starter or Enterprise Plus, this allows to have a single point of managing the file sharing as well as adding a great value to the lower Google Workspace editions such as Business Starter and Stander which don't have any DLP related feature similar to the Enterprise SKUs..

Jeremy
IT Director in US
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Essential tool for managing shared files on Google Workspace Drive

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Tricent is an excellent product. Simply deploying it and letting it manage shared files on its configured scheduled brings a tremendous peace of mind, knowing that files that remained shared past the default expiration are being shared intentionally, and haven't simply been forgotten.

Pros:

Tricent deploys with sensible defaults for managing shared files in Google Drive. If users take no action to managed their shared files, Tricent will automatically unshare them after a reasonable (and configurable) amount of time. Users also have the option to extend share duration. The workflow can be managed via email, or Tricent's control panel.

Cons:

While administrators can manually execute a bulk cleanup on any user's files, ideally, administrators would be able to see all shared files of all users and unshare them in a more granular fashion.

Paul
Paul
Technical Director in South Africa
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Take control of your sharing!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Passionate company, with a great support team willing to help and listen to feedback.

Pros:

I love the fact that Tricent gives you control over the security of your file sharing. Firstly you can give the staff the responsibility of managing their own sharing and secondly if they don't do it properly then the admin can step in and take control.

Cons:

The initial setup was quite tedious, but their new way of setting it up blows the competition out of the water!

Cathleen
Cathleen
Managing Director in South Africa
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Tricent makes us more secure

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Really professional and quality support that makes us trust what Tricent are doing.

Pros:

The fact that Tricent allows us to give the staff more responsibilities for data sharing makes us more secure. If they don't take the responsibilities, we still have the control that we need.

Cons:

To be honest, the fact that this hasn't been around for longer. This was a lacking part of our data security .

Gordon
Senior Sales Engineer in UK
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Simple & secure file sharing

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: The overall experience has been a positive one. It was straightforward to deploy the tool and customise as required, and it has helped us to maintain tighter security controls around our shared files.

Pros:

The best feature of Tricent is that it involves the end users - this means that they are prompted to review externally shared files on a frequent basis so that they can revoke the shares when no longer required. This would be very difficult and time consuming for an admin, as they wouldn't know which files are still required externally and would result in blanket settings being applied across the whole organisation which could have negative impacts on projects.

Cons:

It would be great if further controls were added to improve options around the internally shared files.

Chanel
Chanel
CEO in Spain
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A great security tool

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Everything from the sales calls to the installation down to the using of the tool was great.

Pros:

Google Drive doesn't natively give you an overview of all files you have shared with others. But the compliance tool by Tricent does. It's solving a very real security problem.

Cons:

The tools does exactly what we need it to do. There's nothing to complain about.

Elizabeth
Google Workspace Consultant in Kenya
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

file protection never got better

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Great

Pros:

Phishing and Data leaks are happening now more than ever. It could be intentional or by mistake, Tricent gives you that piece of mind that as an admin, you can protect your team, have visibility and clean up in minutes all from a single dashboard.

Cons:

The pricing is a bit on the higher side for the region. Also the fact that the tct account has to be added on each shared drive to review it is abit of an infringement.

Priya
Business owner in Australia
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Simple to use software that fills a huge gap

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

I love how Tricent fixes a gaping hole in Google Workspace, making it simple to 'unshare' documents no matter the size of your company. Set-up is simple and within only a few minutes you're on your way to reclaiming control over shared documents. It's also really easy to get hold of the support team (even if you're in Australia like I am!)

Cons:

Although set-up is simple there are quite a few steps, and if you're not comfortable with Google Workspace you may need to call on support for assistance. However, as previously noted there's a great support team!