CTERA Reviews & Product Details

CTERA Product Details

CTERA is a recognized leader in the GigaOm Radar for Globally Distributed File Systems for the fifth consecutive year as well as Frost & Sullivant’s 2025 Global Company of the Year for Excellence in Hybrid Cloud Storage. CTERA has a proven track record of providing solutions to global Fortune 500 organizations and government agencies that have modernized their traditional network-attached storage (NAS) across distributed sites to streamline business continuity, data protection, and disaster recovery. CTERA provides tools for user productivity with global file access and remote connectivity for a hybrid workforce. With edge caching, real-time data replication to any public, private, or hybrid cloud, global deduplication, and centralized management, organizations using CTERA reduce operational overhead associated with a distributed infrastructure, and drive cost-efficiency at scale, while maintaining client compatibility while not compromising on performance. CTERA caters to a range of sectors including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and public sector organizations, empowering them with tools to handle large volumes of data efficiently and securely.

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CTERA Networks

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CTERA Community

Languages Supported

German, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Product Description

CTERA Networks is a global leader in edge-to-cloud file services, providing solutions that enable enterprises and government agencies to securely sync, share, protect, and govern data across distributed environments. Their platform, accessible through http://www.ctera.com, offers a unified system that helps organizations manage files from endpoint devices to the cloud, emphasizing security and governance compliance.CTERA's technology is designed to facilitate seamless collaboration among teams, enhance productivity through real-time data access, and ensure data protection with advanced backup and disaster recovery solutions. Their end-to-end file services cater to a range of sectors including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and public sector organizations, empowering them with tools to handle large volumes of data efficiently and securely.

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CTERA Integrations

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CTERA Media

Web dashboard provides single pane-of-glass management

Web end-user interface for access anywhere capabilities

CTERA Demo - CTERA Portal - End User Sharing Interface

Granular controls for securing with whom and how files are shared

CTERA Demo - CTERA Drive Connect - Mac 5

Integrated Mac Finder user interface for seamless desktop access

CTERA Demo - CTERA Drive Connect - Windows 5

Integrated Windows File Explorer user interface desktop access

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Naveen D.

System Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/10/2025

"Enterprise File Services -- Best in the market"

5/5

What do you like best about CTERA?

Compliance

Ease of Use

Unified Solution

Multi Cloud & On Prem application.

Secure file sharing

Data protection

Cyber resilience

Unlimited storage capacity

Data control

Centralized management

Large-scale management

Best vendor support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CTERA?

Its kind of COTS software & not platform independent . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CTERA solving and how is that benefiting you?

CTERA is being deployed across multiple sites to facilitate faster and more secure data transmission. Its edge filers have significantly simplified data management across various regions. CTERA can be deployed on any cloud platform or on-premise servers. We've found that CTERA on Azure or AWS offers exceptional services.

This highly scalable, enterprise-class software is ideal for mission-critical applications where data synchronization is vital. Additionally, it offers best-in-class protection against sophisticated cyber threats like ransomware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AM

Verified User in Medical Devices

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/14/2025

"High Level Product Review"

4/5

What do you like best about CTERA?

central management allows for us to work as a global team from a single pane of glass. It also allows us the flexibility to support a variety of services from FTP,NFS... to SAMBA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CTERA?

Nothing specific outside of what we normally encounter with other products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AH

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/7/2025

"CTera use in Azure Blob"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CTERA?

Technical support and ease of use. Product is very solid and the integration with Microsoft Azure is easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CTERA?

Need to provide tools inherit to the software that allow admins to see what is going on with the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UM

Verified User in Management Consulting

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/8/2021

"One stop solution for file storage and backup"

3.5/5

What do you like best about CTERA?

I can easily and readily access files through multiple devices and locations. I can have complete and end-to-end backups of important files and recover the same. I can sync the data with IBM cloud for highly integrated operation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CTERA?

Data compression is not up to the expected level. Faced some challenges while automatically scheduling the backup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Luigi V.

Security Architect

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/24/2016

"Really Power Hybrid Backup Solution"

5/5

What do you like best about CTERA?

The CTERA solution is one of the pioneer of the cloud backup solution with special offering in the hybrid backup&restore solution. The solution is composed by a central management portal (CTERA PORTAL) and different appliance as backup gateway: local storage system. They permit to share file in a secure way with extensive feature like google drive and/or dropbox. The est thing is that is performend in on-premise way| Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CTERA?

The solution use a virtual machine to contain CTERA portal... I prefer to store data not in virtual disk but in phisical disk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.