We performed a comparison between Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT 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."If I have a job that I need to run on the system and I want the data transferred, I can use GoAnywhere and schedule it on a daily basis, a weekly basis, or whatever, and it does the job for me to transfer the files over to the other systems, or back and forth."
"When users say, 'I'm building spreadsheets that I would like to be uploaded on a regular basis into the IBM i,' we are able to accommodate that request within a matter of hours rather than the days it would take to create programs to do that. That is very useful. It has eliminated several dozens of scripts for us."
"The most valuable feature is the Advanced Workflows."
"File monitors are one of the most valuable features. We have about 400 file monitors running in GoAnywhere. They monitor the NAS locations where files arrive, and they kick off workflows. When a file arrives, GoAnywhere will identify that the file is there, move it to a consumption zone, then reach out to our enterprise scheduler through a REST API call."
"The SFTP and encryption functionality works well, and SFTP is the bulk of what we use."
"GoAnywhere centralizes data exchanges, helping to facilitate file transfers between our critical systems."
"It is very easy to use. It is easy to create projects in a graphical environment. The configuration and the setup of the environment is very easy"
"If it's dealing with SFTP or any kind of secure transfer, we don't hear about it. It's good. Everything works."
"It offers easy utilization of resources for smooth transfers."
"It's highly configurable, there is no need for standalone scripting."
"I have found almost all the features valuable."
"This product has been a leader in the field of secure file exchange."
"Very high functionality with the ability to plug in your own code."
"The most valuable aspect is that it has good functionality."
"There are a number of built-in tasks in GoAnywhere. One, in particular, the write to CSV task, is slow. If you have, say, 100,000 records in your row set and you want to write them to a CSV file, it takes a long time. That definitely requires performance improvement."
"In some scenarios, when you are in a cluster environment, the load-balancing capabilities of the gateway need to be improved a little. This functionality needs some improvement."
"The support desk has room for improvement. I keep opening tickets and they keep telling me that they're closed, but they're not resolved."
"Fortra needs to offer more use cases for GoAnywhere MFT during training."
"The process of adding a vendor is very easy. You just point and click. You create your job, schedule, and project, and off you go. You just need to know what the processes do when you add in a new job that runs daily and so on. For us, it is not a problem, but maybe the documentation on that could be a little more straightforward. We, however, have no problems figuring that out. It is pretty straightforward for us."
"The product could be improved by being modular. There are more features in the core product than any client needs."
"The solution's built-in functions could be better; I want to see easier file transfers and management."
"The security could be upgraded to address novel cyberattacks. I'm not sure whether the product's security is being updated periodically."
"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."
"Too many features; UI is not good."
"The API capabilities could be expanded to make integration more versatile."
"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."
Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is ranked 7th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 27 reviews while IBM Sterling File Gateway is ranked 3rd in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 6 reviews. Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is rated 9.2, while IBM Sterling File Gateway is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT writes "Key to our workflow and our workload automation strategy, helping us trade and consume files". 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". Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is most compared with MOVEit, JSCAPE by Redwood, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Kiteworks and Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer, whereas IBM Sterling File Gateway is most compared with MOVEit, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Aspera Managed File Transfer, BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer and Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer. See our Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT vs. IBM Sterling File Gateway report.
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