We performed a comparison between BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer and IBM Sterling File Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like best about BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is that it makes transfers more secure and faster. It has a recovery feature during failed file transfers."
"The most valuable thing is that it works as advertised. We don't take advantage of some of the features like we should because that's not our primary role and responsibility in the environment that we manage. We only want to make sure that a file gets to where it was supposed to go, or we pull in a file and it comes to us correctly."
"The product works very well with the modules. If you have MFT, Managed File Transfer, or the old AFT, you can link that to processing jobs."
"There's another feature called Workload Archiving, where the data for all the jobs can be stored for however many days that we want, which is very useful for any historical analytics."
"BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is highly stable. It is enterprise-grade software. Doing a job of 10,000 to 20,000 the solution is very stable."
"The job scheduling and file transfer are two major, important features."
"The most important aspect is the ability to integrate different platforms."
"It is a highly scalable solution...I rate the product's initial setup a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy."
"It's highly configurable, there is no need for standalone scripting."
"Very high functionality with the ability to plug in your own code."
"I have found almost all the features valuable."
"The most valuable aspect is that it has good functionality."
"It offers easy utilization of resources for smooth transfers."
"This product has been a leader in the field of secure file exchange."
"Their support can be improved. I would like them to provide support in Spanish and have more knowledge."
"This solution could be improved by making it possible to better control GUI when interfacing with other systems."
"The structure between the Control-M/Server and Control-M/Agent could possibly be improved."
"Its price could be better."
"BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer has a scheduler and what they do is capture the steps based on the script, and then they put it into the Control-M job, or task. Any system that has the script behind it the solution can do it."
"The solution should improve the out-of-the box conversion tool for migrations so the percentage result isn't so low."
"An area for improvement in BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is integration. It should be compatible with more solutions. It should have integrations with newer applications as well."
"We'd like it to be easier to maintain the administrative side."
"Too many features; UI is not good."
"The API capabilities could be expanded to make integration more versatile."
"The admin console needs some work."
"Not a ten because it's a bit complex, not so simple. It's one product but there are many screens."
"I would like to see auto-deployment without service disruptions."
"IBM is advising not to use the IT translate anymore but this is going to be an extra cost to the customer to use the alternative."
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BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is ranked 4th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 21 reviews while IBM Sterling File Gateway is ranked 3rd in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 6 reviews. BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is rated 8.8, while IBM Sterling File Gateway is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer writes "Adaptable, useful file transfer, and has helpful technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Sterling File Gateway writes "Easy to use with good validation and monitoring of the file transfer". BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is most compared with MOVEit, Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and Control-M, whereas IBM Sterling File Gateway is most compared with MOVEit, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Aspera Managed File Transfer, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer. See our BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer vs. IBM Sterling File Gateway report.
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