We performed a comparison between BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer and IBM Sterling File Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Progress Software, BMC, IBM and others in Managed File Transfer (MFT)."The solution supports all file transfers."
"The scalability of this solution is very good. The current solution is used wide spread in my company, but I don't have any plans to expand."
"The job scheduling and file transfer are two major, important features."
"The file transfer, database, and integration features are the most valuable."
"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."
"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."
"I am a partner and an implementer for Control-M. Once purchased by my clients, I implement this solution and provide daily support for this scheduling tool."
"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 offers easy utilization of resources for smooth transfers."
"I have found almost all the features valuable."
"Very high functionality with the ability to plug in your own code."
"It's highly configurable, there is no need for standalone scripting."
"The most valuable aspect is that it has good functionality."
"This product has been a leader in the field of secure file exchange."
"I believe that the API should be upgraded with security control from the DM. There is Currently no security for the app API solution."
"We're only using the functionality that we need to use. However, we've had an opportunity to work with one application owner here who wanted to do some transfers in the cloud and things like that. I know that there were some challenges on that, but they finally got all that set up. There was a learning curve though."
"Its price could be better."
"One can opt for either a job-based license or a job execution-based license, which sometimes can be troublesome. If the job count exceeds a limit, you may need to procure additional licenses from BMC."
"Its current functionalities can be upgraded."
"We'd like it to be easier to maintain the administrative side."
"Password vaulting would be a feature that should be included."
"The structure between the Control-M/Server and Control-M/Agent could possibly be improved."
"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."
"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 admin console needs some work."
"The API capabilities could be expanded to make integration more versatile."
"I would like to see auto-deployment without service disruptions."
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BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is ranked 3rd in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 21 reviews while IBM Sterling File Gateway is ranked 4th 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, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and CA XCOM Data Transport, 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.
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