Already using Zoom? You don't need another file-sharing app.
Encrypt Send lives inside the Zoom you already trust. See how it compares to standalone transfer apps, email encryption tools, secure document portals — and the plain email and SMS your team probably falls back on today.
The case for Zoom-first
One less app. One less account. One less vendor.
If your team already lives in Zoom, every other file-sharing app is a second platform to wire up, train people on, and trust with your data.
One less app to integrate
No new IT ticket, no new SSO config, no separate admin console. Encrypt Send installs from the Zoom Marketplace in one click — same auth you already have.
One less app to learn
Your team is already in Zoom every day. Encrypt Send opens inside Zoom, sends Team Chat notifications, and copies links you can paste straight into Zoom Phone — no new UI to onboard.
One less company to store your data
Your files go straight into your Zoom account — not another vendor's servers. Fewer vendors, fewer DPAs, fewer places sensitive data lives.
Feature comparison
Encrypt Send vs. the alternatives
A side-by-side look at how each approach handles the things Zoom teams care about most.
Comparison based on common characteristics of each app category. Individual products within each category may vary.
The details
How each approach handles your files
A neutral summary of where each option fits — and where Encrypt Send is meaningfully different for Zoom teams.
Encrypt Send
Native Zoom Marketplace app. Files live in your Zoom account.
- Where files live
- Your Zoom account — never on our servers.
- Encryption
- Encrypted in transit (client-side Web Crypto) and at rest in Zoom.
- Recipient experience
- Email or text OTP. No account or app to install.
- Zoom integration
- Native Zoom Marketplace app + Team Chat bot + Zoom Phone friendly.
- Vendor relationship
- No new vendor — you already use Zoom.
Standalone Transfer Apps
Web-based file transfer services with their own cloud storage.
- Where files live
- The vendor's cloud servers — a separate data repository.
- Encryption
- TLS in transit, encrypted at rest. The vendor holds the keys.
- Recipient experience
- Download by link. Some offer optional password protection.
- Zoom integration
- No Zoom integration.
- Vendor relationship
- Adds a new vendor relationship and data-processor agreement.
Email Encryption Tools
Encrypt email and attachments with enterprise compliance focus.
- Where files live
- Files wrapped in encrypted envelopes or stored on vendor infrastructure.
- Encryption
- End-to-end encryption with strong compliance posture.
- Recipient experience
- Often requires a compatible reader, plugin, or account setup.
- Zoom integration
- No Zoom integration.
- Vendor relationship
- Adds a new vendor, with per-user enterprise pricing and onboarding.
Secure Document Portals
Portal-based document transport with compliance workflows.
- Where files live
- Vendor's secure infrastructure with ephemeral or expiring links.
- Encryption
- TLS + encryption at rest. Compliance-focused workflows.
- Recipient experience
- Portal-based with verification — requires navigating a separate platform.
- Zoom integration
- No Zoom integration.
- Vendor relationship
- Adds a new vendor, separate platform to administer.
Email or SMS
The default fallback when nothing else is set up.
- Where files live
- Sender + recipient inboxes; carrier infrastructure for SMS.
- Encryption
- Email TLS varies; SMS is plaintext on carrier networks.
- Recipient experience
- No verified identity — anyone with access to the inbox can read.
- Zoom integration
- Not part of Zoom.
- Vendor relationship
- Not a vendor — but not designed for FTC/HIPAA-conscious workflows.
Compliance angle
Why email and SMS aren't enough for sensitive files
The FTC Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) requires financial institutions to encrypt customer information in transit and at rest, with controls over who can access it. HIPAA and many state rules apply the same idea to health and personal data.
Plain email and SMS were never designed for that:
- Email TLS is best-effort — not every hop is encrypted, and recipients see attachments in plain text in their inbox.
- SMS is plaintext on carrier infrastructure, with no encryption guarantee and no identity verification on the receiving end.
- Neither verifies the recipient — anyone with access to that inbox or phone can open the file.
Encrypt Send replaces those default channels with an encrypted, identity-verified delivery flow inside the Zoom you already use — designed for FTC and HIPAA-conscious workflows.
Skip the second app. Share files in the Zoom you already use.
Encrypt Send is live on the Zoom Marketplace. Install for free and start sharing files securely in minutes.