Is Egnyte or GCPay better?

Neither clearly leads. Egnyte starts at $60/month and GCPay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Egnyte or GCPay?

Egnyte starts at $60/month and GCPay at On request.

Does Egnyte or GCPay run on more platforms?

Egnyte runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. GCPay runs on Web.

What is Egnyte best used for?

Egnyte is most often used for managing and syncing files across an organisation with governance controls, sharing large project files with external collaborators. Of those, managing and syncing files across an organisation with governance controls and sharing large project files with external collaborators are not what GCPay is typically brought in for.

What can Egnyte do that GCPay cannot?

Egnyte covers File sync and sharing, Team collaboration, Mobile access, Version control. GCPay covers Pay application workflow, Lien waiver exchange, Compliance tracking, Change order management.

Construction · head to head

Egnyte vs GCPay

Egnyte

Construction

Cloud-based file management and collaboration platform

From: $60/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

GCPay

Construction

Subcontractor pay application and lien waiver exchange for general contractors in North America

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Egnyte storage is allocated per plan rather than per user, at 100 GB on Business and 150 GB on every tier above it; GCPay the subcontractor is a compelled user who did not choose the tool, so adoption friction and support load fall on the general contractor, and small trades with one bookkeeper resent every extra portal.
They diverge on capability: Egnyte covers File sync and sharing, GCPay covers Pay application workflow.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Egnyte and GCPay actually diverge.

Attributes where Egnyte and GCPay differ
Attribute	Egnyte	GCPay
Starting price	$60/month	On request
Pricing model	subscription	quote
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Windows	Web
Founded	2007	Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Egnyte

File sync and sharing
Team collaboration
Mobile access
Version control
Access controls
Microsoft 365
Slack
Box

Only in GCPay

Pay application workflow
Lien waiver exchange
Compliance tracking
Change order management
ePayments
Retainage handling
ERP integration
Subcontractor portal

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Egnyte

Managing and syncing files across an organisation with governance controlsnot GCPay
Sharing large project files with external collaboratorsnot GCPay

GCPay

A general contractor in a strict lien state that has been burned by a missing unconditional waiver and needs waiver status tied to each payment rather than filed in a shared drivenot Egnyte
A contractor whose accounts payable team spends the first week of every month rekeying pay applications from PDF emails into Sage or Viewpointnot Egnyte
An owner-facing GC that must produce a clean audit trail of who was paid what and when, with insurance compliance evidence attachednot Egnyte
A construction group standardising on Autodesk Construction Cloud that wants payment application data in the same estate as the project recordnot Egnyte

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Egnyte

Storage is allocated per plan rather than per user, at 100 GB on Business and 150 GB on every tier above it
That means Elite at $48 per user per month carries the same 150 GB as Enterprise Lite at $39
The Business plan caps the account at 100 power users, so growth past that forces a jump to $39 per user
Every published price requires annual payment
The Ultimate tier is quoted rather than listed

GCPay

The subcontractor is a compelled user who did not choose the tool, so adoption friction and support load fall on the general contractor, and small trades with one bookkeeper resent every extra portal.
Pricing is entirely quoted and keyed to annual subcontracted construction value, which means a contractor with a few very large subcontracts can pay far more than one with many small ones for identical functionality.
The ePayment fee structure is decided per general contractor, so a subcontractor cannot predict its cost of getting paid across clients and may be charged on one job and not another for the same work.
It is a payment and compliance system, not job costing; commitments still have to reconcile against the ERP, and integration gaps mean many contractors run a manual check anyway.
Autodesk acquired parent Payapps in 2024, and the strategic direction is convergence with Autodesk Construction Cloud, so buyers on Procore or a non-Autodesk stack should ask directly what the roadmap commitment to their platform is.

Pricing, plan by plan

Egnyte

$60/month

Team Collaboration$60/month
- File sync and sharing
- Team collaboration
- Mobile access
EnterpriseFree
- Advanced governance
- Compliance controls
- API access

GCPay

On request

GCPay for General Contractors$undefined/year
- Priced on project count, subcontractor count and annual subcontracted volume
- Unlimited free subcontractor accounts
- Lien waiver and compliance tracking
ePayments and Waiver Exchange$undefined/month
- Per-transaction fee disclosed at submission
- General contractor may absorb the fee or pass it to the subcontractor
- Subcontractor must acknowledge the fee before submitting

Which should you pick?

Choose Egnyte if

You need file sync and sharing.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
You also want team collaboration.

Egnyte review

Choose GCPay if

You need pay application workflow.
You also want lien waiver exchange.

GCPay review

Questions people ask

Is Egnyte or GCPay better?: Neither clearly leads. Egnyte starts at $60/month and GCPay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Egnyte or GCPay?: Egnyte starts at $60/month and GCPay at On request.
Does Egnyte or GCPay run on more platforms?: Egnyte runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. GCPay runs on Web.
What is Egnyte best used for?: Egnyte is most often used for managing and syncing files across an organisation with governance controls, sharing large project files with external collaborators. Of those, managing and syncing files across an organisation with governance controls and sharing large project files with external collaborators are not what GCPay is typically brought in for.
What can Egnyte do that GCPay cannot?: Egnyte covers File sync and sharing, Team collaboration, Mobile access, Version control. GCPay covers Pay application workflow, Lien waiver exchange, Compliance tracking, Change order management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Egnyte: How much does Egnyte cost per user?

Egnyte pricing ranges from $22 per user per month (Business plan, paid annually) to $48 per user per month (Elite plan, paid annually). The Ultimate plan requires a custom quote. Enterprise Lite is $39 per user per month.

Source

GCPay: Who pays for GCPay, the GC or the sub?

The general contractor pays the subscription. Subcontractor accounts are free. Only the optional ePayment and waiver exchange transaction fee can be passed to the subcontractor, and only with their acknowledgement.

Egnyte: What storage limits apply to each Egnyte plan?

Business plan includes 100 GB per account and supports up to 100 users. Enterprise Lite, Elite, and Ultimate plans include 150 GB per account each with support for unlimited users.

Source

GCPay: How much is the ePayment fee?

It is a flat per-transaction fee, disclosed at the point the pay application is submitted. GCPay has published a $15 figure for the ePayments and waiver exchange service, and the GC decides who bears it.

Egnyte: Are there additional costs for Egnyte add-ons?

Yes. Project Hub costs $6 per user per month, Specialized File Handler costs $6 per user per month, and Snapshot & Recovery costs $10 per user per month.

Source

GCPay: Is GCPay owned by Autodesk?

Yes. Autodesk agreed to acquire Payapps, which trades as GCPay in North America and Payapps elsewhere, in January 2024.

Egnyte: Does Egnyte offer a free trial?

Egnyte offers a free trial for all tiers except Ultimate. The Ultimate tier requires contacting sales. Multi-year discounts are available but specific terms are not detailed on the pricing page.

Source

GCPay: Does it replace our construction accounting system?

No. It handles the application, approval and compliance workflow and then pushes approved payments into your ERP.

GCPay: Can subcontractors export their own records?

Subcontractors can download their submitted applications and waivers, but the project record belongs to the general contractor's account, so a sub should keep its own copies rather than rely on continued portal access.

Egnyte vs GCPay

Egnyte

GCPay

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Egnyte

Only in GCPay

What people use each for

Egnyte

GCPay

Where each one falls short

Egnyte

GCPay

Pricing, plan by plan

Egnyte

GCPay

Which should you pick?

Choose Egnyte if

Choose GCPay if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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