Compare Layer2 Cloud Connector vs. Files.com

The Layer2 Cloud Connector allows data and files to be kept in sync across more than 100 IT platforms and apps. It can connect to Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams, Dynamics, Azure and SQL File Shares. It can also connect to other SQL/ERP/CRM system of other vendors such as SAP, Salesforce, Google and Oracle, IBM, JIRA, ServiceNow and many others. It can also connect via generic API interfaces such as ODBC and OLEDB, OData and OData. It can be used to code-free file and data migration, backup, and synchronization in two-way with flexible options. It can be installed on a client's on-prem or cloud server Windows Server and runs under customer control (no vendor cloud-service). It doesn't require any changes to the connected systems. It comes with a free trial and several editions, with pricing starting at $439 per year. Layer2 is a Hamburg/Germany-based software business founded in 1991 with 2500+ clients and 250+ implementation partners all over the world.

6,000+ companies trust Files.com to automate and secure business critical transfers. We obsess about security, compliance, reliability, and performance so your critical business processes just work every time. Easily manage any transfer flow without writing scripts or code, and onboard workloads and partners effortlessly. We support standard file transfer protocols (FTP, SFTP, AS2) for working with external partners and also provide native apps for high performance internal transfers. As a fully Cloud-Native SaaS, there are no servers for you to buy or maintain, there is no installation required, and high availability and redundancy are built in and free. Our InfoSec Program is audited annually by Kirkpatrick Price, a leading information security CPA firm. Our audit covers the scope of the entire Files.com business (not just datacenter operations) and names Files.com specifically. Beware of smaller competitors who try to pass off someone else’s audit as their own. Technical capabilities include encryption at-rest and in-transit, four types of two-factor authentication, nine enterprise identity (SSO) integrations, configurable password and session policies, and a perfect “A+” score from Qualys SSL Labs.