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GoAnywhere MFT

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is GoAnywhere MFT?

GoAnywhere MFT is a managed file transfer solution that Simplifies, Automates & Secures file transfers using a centralized enterprise-level approach. Installed on-premise or in the cloud, GoAnywhere MFT can save your organization time & money, improve security & help you meet compliance requirements with detailed reports. Multi-platform compatible.

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Awards & Recognition

GoAnywhere MFT won the following awards in the Managed File Transfer - Enterprise category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

GoAnywhere MFT Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love GoAnywhere MFT?

1% Negative

3% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Transparent
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

File Transfer

Transport Security

High Performance

Large File Support

Encryption Decryption

Multi Platform Support

LDAP Support

Authentication

Data Fidelity

Session Monitoring

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

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GoAnywhere MFT Reviews

Prateek A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

An award-winning managed file transfer solution!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates GoAnywhere MFT from other similar products?

GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) is an award winning enterprise-level file transfer solution that simplify and automated the processes. By using the GoAnywhere MFT, we are now enable out internal information technology teams to manage centrally our applications with thier audits, logs, backups, and other necessary processes. It saves lots of time as this provide the complete automation solution to our businesses.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

During the proof of concept time, we had some requirements that was easily fulfilled by GoAnywhere MFT, we also found that it is very stable to use and the deployment process is not so much complex. It saves our lots of time in process automation and ability to send the application logs to the business management teams and adminsitrators. It really helps us a lot.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Organization shall needs to focus on user training and product demonstration a lot. During the deployment, users need a clear picture of functionality of the solution as well as how to work on the software. As soon as users doing hands-on work on the solution, they were easily able to understand it and then able to learn the new features as well in future.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The most important feature is you can customize the Goanywhere MFT s per your needs. Once you are able to customize it, then you will love this product. Definitely go with it if you are looking for a well managed file transfer solution.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Raghav S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Great product with easy to use features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates GoAnywhere MFT from other similar products?

GoAnywhere has a nice and clean intuitive UI which helps almost everyone (even someone who hasn't worked on MFT) to use it's features with utter ease.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I have been heavily relying on the schedulers of the MFT, have even performed some automation tasks with its schedulers. There is a vast usage of these schedulers if you think right.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike about this product till now.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would highly recommend anyone to give this product a go, I have shifted from TIBCO to GoAnywhere and have enjoyed every single bit of this.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Nick B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Easy to use. Intuitive for the most part.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates GoAnywhere MFT from other similar products?

Reliability. It runs without issue. We have 100,000s of transactions per months without issue.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is historically reliable. We rarely have issues with it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Somewhat difficult to upgrade as our production system must be up 24/7. Upgrades are problematic.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Awesome value on the iSeries.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

GoAnywhere MFT Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love GoAnywhere MFT?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

File Transfer File transfer services

Transport Security Security of the data transmission

High Performance High bandwidth data transfer, encryption/decryption, authentication of the service​

Large File Support Support for large (>2GB) file transfers​

Encryption Decryption The encryption (source) and decryption (destination) of data transmitted

Multi Platform Support Support for multiple clients on either side of the data transfer process​

LDAP Support Support for user ID authentication across both organizations using MS Active Directory credentials​

Authentication Verification of authenticity of identities between the two organizations​

Data Fidelity Consistent data integrity throughout the process​

Session Monitoring Reporting and metrics of the data transferal session​

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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GoAnywhere MFT Reviews

Prateek A.

An award-winning managed file transfer solution!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Raghav S.

Great product with easy to use features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nick B.

Easy to use. Intuitive for the most part.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

File Transfer

Transport Security

High Performance

Large File Support

Encryption Decryption

Multi Platform Support

LDAP Support

Authentication

Data Fidelity

Session Monitoring

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization