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ActiveBatch by Redwood vs GoAnywhere MFT comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 8, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.2
ActiveBatch by Redwood enhances productivity and reduces costs by automating processes, improving efficiency, and streamlining operations for growth.
Sentiment score
5.6
GoAnywhere MFT boosts ROI with 20-40% time, cost savings through automation, efficiency, enhanced security, and ease of use.
We require fewer team members to handle operations due to its robust automation.
GoAnywhere can perform the work of three people, leading to a decrease in manpower needs for automation and file transfer.
There is a drastic improvement in time; at least a 50% to 60% improvement in terms of effort.
In terms of percentage, for the amount of volume we are doing with GoAnywhere MFT and its functionality, I would estimate it has provided about a 50% return in four years.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
ActiveBatch by Redwood's support is praised for quick responses, helpful assistance, and adaptability, despite occasional variation in quality.
Sentiment score
6.3
GoAnywhere MFT support is praised for expertise but noted for inconsistent response times and ticket system navigation challenges.
We often need to escalate issues to level two or three for solutions related to long-standing problems.
It's not a situation where you raise a ticket and wait for 48 hours to get a response; it's immediate.
They not only help you resolve issues but also ensure that you feel comfortable managing them in the future.
They have their number on their website to call, and they are fast and available all the time.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
ActiveBatch by Redwood efficiently manages scalability, supporting thousands of jobs daily with minimal issues across various domains and time zones.
Sentiment score
6.4
GoAnywhere MFT offers scalable, seamless integration for large data volumes, enhancing operations with efficient automation and minimal issues.
ActiveBatch by Redwood's scalability is excellent; it experiences minimal failures and outages.
The scalability is ten out of ten because it works effectively even with many users, large files, and a lot of data moving at once.
I would rate the scalability of GoAnywhere MFT as a ten.
Stability is excellent, downtime is rare, and even large files can be transferred completely without any problem.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
ActiveBatch by Redwood is reliable and efficient, with minimal downtime and maintenance, enhancing operational efficiency for organizations.
Sentiment score
6.9
GoAnywhere MFT is highly stable, with minimal downtime, efficient file handling, and prompt support, despite occasional minor glitches.
The stability of the application itself is excellent.
Stability is excellent, downtime is rare, and even large files can be transferred completely without any problem.
It works very well, especially when kept up to date.
 

Room For Improvement

ActiveBatch requires enhanced usability, documentation, mobile alerts, and cloud integration to improve user experience and appeal.
Users seek an enhanced interface, better support, flexible features, and improved training, pricing, scalability, security, and integration.
On the web console, users encounter daily activity issues where the job instances do not appear or update correctly, and they cannot view the latest logs.
That's the only thing that could help if the application could log what caused the error for us to prevent it.
We had to reach out to GoAnywhere support, and they were quick to provide support within a day, so we were able to complete that use case.
when the application runs on a server and encounters problems, it doesn't provide detailed information on the server issues, which could help users troubleshoot better.
 

Setup Cost

ActiveBatch offers good value with flexible licensing, comprehensive features, and is cost-effective compared to other automation tools.
GoAnywhere MFT offers competitive pricing with flexibility, though some find costs high; overall, it balances affordability and value.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for ActiveBatch by Redwood has been great
Azure is significantly more expensive.
There are approximately 30% to 40% savings.
For the Indian market, the pricing is particularly high.
 

Valuable Features

ActiveBatch by Redwood enhances efficiency and workflow with automation, integration, and user-friendly features for seamless operations.
GoAnywhere MFT enhances file transfers with automation, robust security, seamless integration, user-friendly interface, scalability, and performance acceleration.
The addition of AI has made troubleshooting and supporting users through ActiveBatch by Redwood quicker for me.
It provides multiple cipher options for HTTPS and SFTP protocols, utilizing AES-based algorithms for secure communication and data transfer.
I can produce reports for security and have full control over secure protocols allowed on the system, making it easy to comply with security standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley.
Before, we had to write scripts and manually update them to move data around, encrypt files, or rename files. Now we just use the GUI to set the modules for transfers, encryption, renaming, and copying, allowing us to set it and schedule it to run without any user interaction.
 

Categories and Ranking

ActiveBatch by Redwood
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
18th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (34th), Workload Automation (19th)
GoAnywhere MFT
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of ActiveBatch by Redwood is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 10.8%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
GoAnywhere MFT10.8%
ActiveBatch by Redwood2.2%
Other87.0%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

Shubham Bharti - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible, easy to use, and offers good automation
Occasionally, I find myself contemplating if there is room for improvement in the user interface (UI), and envisioning that with certain enhancements. The UI could potentially offer a more refined and user-friendly experience, fostering smoother interactions and facilitating easier navigation for users engaging with the application. New users might encounter a minor setback due to the absence of readily accessible training videos, which could have otherwise proven to be an invaluable resource in aiding their initial familiarization with the platform, potentially hindering their seamless onboarding process and delaying their ability to harness the software's full range of capabilities to its utmost potential.
Rohan Suryawanshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation simplifies file transfer and builds confidence in security
I appreciate the features of GoAnywhere MFT such as advanced workflows to automate all the transfer and reduce manual effort. The logs and reporting are very helpful for checking all the compliances. The encryption is quite good. The main feature which is very useful is connectors to connect it with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, GCP. The automation in GoAnywhere MFT really helps us because it reduced the manual work significantly. We can transfer hundreds of files with zero manual interventions. The audit trails also help during the compliance audits. It has given stakeholders more confidence in the security of file transfer. It also helped developers to securely transfer the files. Overall, the impact was very good and positive in our business and personal improvements.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise47
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business48
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise37
 

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Also Known As

ActiveBatch
HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer,
 

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Sample Customers

Informatica, D&H, ACES, PrimeSource, Sub-Zero Group, SThree, Lamar Advertising, Subway, Xcel Energy, Ignite Technologies, Whataburger, Jyske Bank, Omaha Children's Hospital
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