# FileAudit Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is FileAudit the right Audit solution for you? Explore 33 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/155224/FileAudit/reviews --- FileAudit 4.5 (33) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/155224/FileAudit/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of FileAudit Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews DT Daniel T OwnerAccounting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Very easy to use for file monitoring, as a non-IT specialist I was able to easily handle the monitoring tasks I needed.“ September 9, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 33 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Fabio B. Ufficio IT Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Tool!" January 8, 2019 4.0 We use FileAudit to monitor our NAS server, in order to be GDPR compliant. Pros The software is very easy to use, simple to configure and does not require any external database. It worth all the money you spend for it! Cons Sometimes CPU utilization goes to 100% (but it depends on the CPU and how many files/folders are monitored) Review Source TBA Thomas Bluhme A. IT Consultant Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Overall at great product" August 9, 2024 4.0 Pros Easy to configure and excellent support. Cons Somewhat limited in regards to some of our needs for special configurations of timeouts and specific exclusions. Switched from [Netwrix Auditor](https://www.capterra.com/p/164872/Netwrix-Auditor/) Realtime management wasn't great in the Netwrix product Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Administrator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "FileAudit " January 8, 2019 3.0 Pros Ease of installation Ease of Deployment Support Cons Access Levels - its an all or nothing software, can only audit what it can access and can only access what you grant it. Review Source DT Daniel T. Owner Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great file monitoring solution" September 9, 2025 5.0 Good customer service and the software is easy to navigate. It's a good hub for setting up alerts and other security features. Pros Very easy to use for file monitoring, as a non-IT specialist I was able to easily handle the monitoring tasks I needed. Cons Not too much to dislike, works well for me, the renewal process could be easier without manually inserting a licence key but no major complaints. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Experience with FileAudit" January 8, 2019 5.0 We can find out when management ask who accessed what files in a specific time period. We can also let someone know who deleted a file in a particular time period. Pros Software is very easy to use and has a very friendly interface. Like the way it does real-time auditing on all of our files servers and can export the results to different formats. Cons I don't like how it doesn't alerts you if the service stops. It only sends the alert messages when you start the service again, but by that time it's too late and you have missed several auditing event. Also, it is hard for a user who receives the report to know when a file was moved because a Move is a Read, Delete, and Write combination. It would be nice if FileAudit would report that is a move with that combination like other software. Review Source Carlo L. Owner Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "FileAudit is a good software" January 8, 2019 5.0 fileaudit effectively registers access to the confidential information of a Remote DeskTop system Pros It's simple, effective and useful for me and my customer Cons Data retention and sql optimization. tiny problems Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Owner Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple to configure with fast email alerts in real-time." January 9, 2019 5.0 Pros FileAudit lets you easily specify multiple directories to audit on your network and create rules such as monitoring file reads or writes (per directory). The instant email notifications when a threshold is reached mean we can review any suspicious activity, as it happens which is something we really value! Cons Initially we were getting too many email alerts, but that was our own fault for not picking sensible thresholds for file reads or writes. I guess if there were some recommended values or ways it could analyse 'normal' activity and suggest thresholds for your environment, that would be the only improvement I could think of. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "File Audit" January 8, 2019 4.0 The software is easy to install and configure to get basic auditing set up very quickly. When I have needed help the IS Decision support team have been very responsive. Pros Installation and setup are extremely quick Cons Sometimes Simplified GUI makes it feel too simplistic sometimes and you need to dig around to find what you want Review Source VR Verified Reviewer MIS Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Gets the job done" January 31, 2019 5.0 Setting up the software was easy. Support was top notch responsive. Pros Setup was easy. Immediately see results. Getting used to the software did not take long. Cons There were some redundancy in the user interface. Review Source Jared M. Network System Analyst Computer Networking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "File Audit is Awesome" January 25, 2019 5.0 It has been a great overall experience. Pros I like that the product lets me know when and if someone is trying to grab a large sum of files from the server as well as if they are probing in blocked folders trying to find access to something that they should not have. Cons Not much to dislike, it does what we need it to do and it is consistent and reliable. Review Source JD Jerome D. Directeur IT Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Un outil pragmatique et très efficace" June 14, 2022 4.0 Pros Une solution pragmatique, simple et très efficace, assurant un dernier rempart dans la protection des données sur les répertoires de fichier. Les tâches d'administration et de monitoring sont simples, ne surcharges pas les équipes, la prise en main de l'outil est aisée également. Cons L'outil est simple et efficace, mais des ajustements peuvent être apportés comme sur la prise en compte des modifications des documents et des alertes associées. Reason for choosing FileAudit Nous avions étudié des outils plus complets mais beaucoup plus et trop lourd en terme d'administration et de monitoring. Review Source MJ Meunier J. magasinier Food Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Retour d'info Prodia" May 14, 2025 3.0 Heureusement, je n'ai eu qu'une faible utilisation car ce logiciel avait pour fonction de surveiller et trouver qui avait fait quoi en cas de pépin... Donc faible usage. Pros Permet d'avoir tous les évènements, de créer des alertes paramétrables, de filtrer les évènements ou informations... Cons Il ne manque rien, chaque mouvement est enregistré. Review Source JV Jérôme V. Responsable IT Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Très bon outils d'audit, simple et efficace" January 8, 2025 5.0 Pros Simple d'installation, de paramétrage et d'utilisation. Fait exactement ce que j'en attendais et ce depuis maintenant plusieurs années. Notifier les collaborateurs quand des fichiers les concernant ont été modifiés. Cons Pas de point faibles dans notre utilisation. Review Source BS Brian S. Responsable SI Renewables & Environment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "File Audit" January 23, 2025 4.0 Pros Logiciel simple d'utilisation aussi bien à l'installation qu'a l'utilisation. Je recommande. Cons Point d'amélioration : Fonctionnalité pré-implémenté. Exemple en cas d'accès en masse type copie de serveur ou cryptage de lancer un script de déconnexion et bloquage de l'utilisateur. Solution pouvant être fait seulement en manuel. Review Source GL Geoffrey L. Responsable infrastructure Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Très bon outil d'Audit de fichier" September 9, 2024 4.0 Pros Facilité d'installation, de configuration et d'utilisation. Cons le nombre d'utilisateur non modulable vers le moins mais uniquement vers le plus Review Source BP Bertrand P. Directeur technique Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent produit, efficace, simple, peu onéreux. Bref, précieux" June 23, 2024 4.0 Excellente. Je recommande fortement son utilisation Pros \- sa simplicité d'installation (c'est fait en moins d'une heure) - sa simplicité de gestion, particulièrement la consultation des logs - la comparaison des droits NTFS sur plusieurs jours: comment savoir qui a modifié quoi et quand en terme de droits - l'efficacité de ses systèmes de blocages des accès en cas de copies, destructions ou renommage en masse Cons pour l'instant, aucun. Il est vraiment performant et simple d'usage. Il remplit parfaitement son rôle Alternatives considered [Netwrix Auditor](https://www.capterra.com/p/164872/Netwrix-Auditor/) Reason for choosing FileAudit \- la simplicité - le prix Switched from [System Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/70929/System-Center/) c'est quasi impossible à gérer avec les journaux, terriblement chronophage et complexe. Review Source MP Marius P. CEO Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "If you don't use a product like FileAudit, how can you know?" June 11, 2022 5.0 Sometimes, you just need to know. It may be a file that is misplaced bij a co-worker, it might by an alert on mass copy/paste actions or delete actions. Believe me, you need to know. Letting people know that you know is the best way for prevention, and also to build trust. Pros Easy to use, there is a possibility to track certain actions and proves to be very valuable when you just need to know what happened with certain documents en who did it. Today we work in a highly regulated economy and data privacy and trust is very important. This way we just know what happens with our data. In a forensic situation it is of upmost importance that you know if data security is being breached. Cons I cannot think of a didadvantage, support is good and an easy to use product. We do have an IT partner who installs the products so i cannot tell if it is easy to do or not, but we haven't heard any complaints so far. Review Source DS Darren S. Systems Analyst Maritime Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works great for smaller file servers, however db customization is required for larger deployments" January 8, 2019 4.0 Worked great for easily tracking read/write access to files including tracking down root causes of accidental file deletion / overwrite. However, the Microsoft Access backed database solution is not suited for large scale environments due to the inherent file limit associated with this database type. Would have liked to see an SQL Express based deployment out-of-the-box. Pros \- Ease of use to browse logs - Customization of folders to monitor - Alerts Cons \- The database for our version was powered by Microsoft Access out-of-the-box. This has proven problematic for us as the database automatically shuts down when the file size hits 2GB. While the system does have an option to migrate the database to an SQL Server, there are no clear instructions on how to do so. - Tracking a large amount of files can take a performance toll on the server. Review Source SC Sébastien C. RSI Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: 2+ years ### "toujours utile après 11 ans" January 18, 2023 5.0 j'explique mon utilisation ici :https://www.isdecisions.fr/logiciels/fileaudit/temoignages/association-tutelaire-des-vosges.htm Pros je suis utilisateur depuis 11 ans de FileAudit, et je n'y trouve que des avantages.j'explique mon utilisation ici :https://www.isdecisions.fr/logiciels/fileaudit/temoignages/association-tutelaire-des-vosges.htm Cons pas de point faible. tout est facile d'accès Reason for choosing FileAudit facile d'utilisation, c'est un produit Français, services SAV et commercial au top. Review Source TP Thibaut P. Administrateur système Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Très utiles pour le suivi des accès" December 21, 2022 5.0 Très bonne expérience, service client de qualité Pros Il est rapide et facile de suivre tous les accès sur les fichiers d'un ou de plusieurs serveurs. L'édition de rapport et les alertes sont un vrai plus. Cons Le déploiement et la mise en place de l'audit NTFS, surtout en Windows Server Core, mais le support est de qualité pour aider. Review Source JFL Jean Francois L. technicien Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "outils parfait pour le suivi d'accès sur un serveur de fichiers" July 26, 2023 5.0 Pros Parfait pour identifier l'auteur d'une suppression de fichier ou d'un déplacement de dossier.Suivi en temps réel des accès au serveur de fichiers.Les alertes en cas de copie ou suppression de fichiers en grand nombre Cons pour l'instant l'usage que j'en fais me convient Review Source jL john L. Executive Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FileAudit review " January 24, 2019 4.0 Pros Easy to use, overall great license structure Cons none, very please with the software and support Review Source AT ADEM T. IT Manager Food Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Wonderfull Software for Auditors" January 9, 2019 5.0 We have been using to Fileaudit about two years, It is easy use and configurated, We never see any issue related the log management, If you compare with other reckit it is cheap and user friendly, Thanks for developers, Pros Easy use and configuration, It does not need to big sized space on the drive Cons I did not look it , I've to look alternatives but totally I like it Review Source CC Cément C. DSI Investment Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple et Pertinant" May 16, 2023 5.0 Pros Logiciel intuitif doté d'une interface simple et agréable. La fonction recherche est un atout indéniable à la solution. Simple également a implémenter et à maintenir. Que du positif :-) Cons Rien à redire, la solution n'a que des qualités à mon sens. Reason for choosing FileAudit La simplicité d'intégration et de prise en main. Cette solution répond pleinement à nos usages. Review Source MK Mantas K. System Administrator Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: 2+ years ### "File Audit - Great Software" January 8, 2019 5.0 We use File Audit to monitor mass data removal from our file server and to run reports when files get accidentally moved or deleted. Its nice to see who is trying to access files that are lacking permissions. Pros I like the file Access Viewer, It gives you a good in depth look at who and what is accessing files on your file servers. The Scheduled Reports are nice and can be sent directly to your email. Cons Interface is sort of dated. Looks like Windows server 2012/Windows 8 Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.