CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform
CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform is a hybrid file services product for organizations working across cloud and on-premises storage.
What CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform is
CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform is a hybrid file services product for organizations working across cloud and on-premises storage. It provides a global namespace, local caching, and edge synchronization, with support for SMB, NFS, S3, and HTTPS. Storage targets include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises object storage. Users can access it through Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and the web. CTERA was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Petah Tikvah, Israel. The product is paid, has no free plan, and offers a 90-day trial; pricing is available on request. Its mix of storage targets, protocols, caching, and synchronization is relevant to organizations assessing how to connect users with data across different environments.
Good
- Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises object storage
- Supports SMB, NFS, S3, and HTTPS
- Offers local caching and edge synchronization
- Available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows
Watch out
- No free plan
- Paid pricing requires a request
Who it suits
It suits organizations that need file access across cloud and on-premises storage, with several protocol and platform options. Teams can consider it if global namespace, local caching, and edge synchronization match their setup.
Verdict
CTERA combines hybrid deployment with broad storage-target and protocol support. Organizations can request pricing and use the 90-day trial to evaluate whether its deployment model fits their needs.
The facts
Each one read from CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Founded
- 2008checked 23 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Petah Tikvah, Israelchecked 23 Sep 2026
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