sanifile.com

What It Is

Sanifile is an online content sanitization service for file sending and receiving scenarios. Its goal is to remove executable or externally connected structures before files are opened or shared. It supports PDF, DOCX/XLSX/PPTX and macro-enabled formats, HTML, CSV/TSV/TXT, and various image formats. The service emphasizes “sanitize before sharing”: it can return a clean copy and generate an evidence log containing hashes and removed items.

Core Protection and Management

In terms of protection model, Sanifile is closer to CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruction) than to traditional antivirus. For PDFs, it offers three modes—Balanced, Reinforced, and Maximum—letting users trade off fidelity against sanitization strength. For Office files, it removes VBA, OLE, DDE, ActiveX, external connections, and similar elements. For CSV files, it helps prevent formula injection. For images, it re-encodes the file and removes metadata such as EXIF, GPS, and XMP.

Its management features mainly cover workspaces, automatic retention periods, secure sharing links, one-click upload requests, and signed evidence logs. Logs include input/output SHA-256 hashes, an itemized list of removals, engine version, and timestamps, and can be exported as JSON, making them suitable for lightweight auditing.

Pricing and Deployment

Sanifile is deployed as a cloud-based web service and requires no installation. The Free plan costs $0 and does not require an account, but is limited to 3 files, 5MB per file, and 4 hours of retention. Free Account is also $0; it links a workspace to an email address and raises the limits to 10 files, 25MB per file, and 2 days of retention, while also supporting secure sharing links. Pro has not launched yet, and its pricing and full feature set have not been disclosed. The only information provided is that it will offer larger uploads, more storage, and longer retention.

Pros and Cons

The strengths are that it is very quick to get started, its policy explanations are transparent, and it clearly lists what will be removed for each file format. It also provides evidence logs rather than simply returning a “safe” verdict. The drawbacks are also clear: capacity and retention are lightweight; there is no visible compliance certification, SLA, SSO, API, SIEM integration, or centralized alerting capability; and the terms state that during the alpha period the service is provided on a best-effort basis, with no guarantee that files will be free of all threats. It also cannot address social engineering content, reader application vulnerabilities, or unknown attacks.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Sanifile is suitable for individuals, recruiting, finance, procurement, and small teams that want a first layer of sanitization before handling external resumes, invoices, reports, or images. It is not suitable as the sole file security gateway for large enterprises. Access from mainland China is not described in the main materials, so it is considered unknown; payment methods are also not disclosed. If you need localized support, MLPS/compliance requirements, gateway integration, or large-scale file workflows, you may want to evaluate OPSWAT, Glasswall, Votiro, Check Point, as well as file threat detection/CDR solutions from domestic security vendors in China.