AWS Transfer for SFTP [EOL] vs Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Axway are both solutions in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category. Additionally, 75% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Axway users who would recommend it.

AWS Transfer for SFTP [EOL]

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AWS Transfer for SFTP [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

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Axway AMPLIFY Managed File ...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

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Kyle Titus

Chief Technology Officer at Revio

Always works, handles all types of load, and allows us to have S3 files as storage

Its cost needs improvement. In addition, there could be a universal client that works on all desktops. There could be client software that you use to connect to the server. Generally, AWS doesn't provide one for you, so you have to use either your CLI, maybe your SSH CLI, or use some kind of desktop solution. I had to find a desktop app from a third party to run this. Our clients also do the same everywhere else, so it would be nice if the SFTP Gateway solution came with a client that anyone could download on their Mac, Windows, or any other machine.

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Shashikumar N

Tech lead at BNP Paribas

Secure file transfers have supported compliant banking transactions and reduced manual scripting

Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer offers excellent security and logging features, specifically audit logging. The security and audit logging features help me in my daily work because the security is more flexible, allowing us to choose whatever ciphers we need, and Axway always ensures that the latest industry standards are met. We are never out of security or jeopardizing the security aspect. The flexibility of the protocols is a standout feature, as it is very reliable and allows us to select what protocol or ciphers we use. Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer has positively impacted my organization because it has effectively provided us with all of the work logs and made us very compatible with the outside world while enforcing security standards inside the company. It has made us compatible with the outside world by helping us live up to the standards of the external world, especially concerning recent cybersecurity issues. We are expecting to be compatible with and compliant with information security as well, which has given us the best advantage or edge for the world out there.

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

Pros

"Being able to have the S3 files as storage is most valuable. We can use S3 as storage instead of an SFTP server or a machine."

"The solution has helped with collaboration in our organization."

"The solution offers good data recovery."

"AMPLIFY has all the essential features for managing file transfer."

"It provides a good amount of storage capacity for a reasonable price and has a good range of connectors."

"It makes a logical link between the inbound/outbound transfer, and makes it clearly visible. This is a very important feature for managing transfer with different environments, and it's very helpful in case of troubleshooting."

"Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer has positively impacted my organization because it has effectively provided us with all of the work logs and made us very compatible with the outside world while enforcing security standards inside the company."

"Axway consolidated all of our communications into one platform, simplifying network and port management. Now, all we have to do is open one port to this application, and we can remove all the firewall rules on that port. It's much more straightforward to manage from a security perspective. We used to rely on an archaic FTP solution, but Axway features SFTP, so it was an improvement security-wise."

"The product is simple for encrypting data transfer of all the assets in our system."

"It is an easy-to-use and stable product."

"It’s very flexible."

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Cons

"Its cost needs improvement. In addition, there could be a universal client that works on all desktops."

"Could be more automated, particularly for file transfers."

"The tool's UI should be pretty easy and straightforward. I would also like to see a simple audit report of the SFTP guest account that shows the amount of data transfers and security kind enabled."

"We only hope that they continue to keep updating the solution and improving the offering. They could always do more updates and releases."

"The areas in need of improvement are the monitoring and the cut-off management, when needed. Today you have at least two solutions: Buy the other Axway suite, Sentinel, or integrate it into your monitoring system."

"One area of improvement is troubleshooting. When a transfer fails, they provide little information about the login, which makes troubleshooting difficult. Also, file transfer scheduling is primitive. By that, I mean you can't define a complex schedule, like scheduling a job to run at particular hours multiple times in a day."

"The tool can try to make it a little bit more flexible so that we can easily invoke the APIs, and in such a way, it can be made a little bit better."

"Improvement in Data Encoding would be very appreciated (I'm thinking of ASCII-EBCDIC, ASCII-ASCII, etc.)."

"It is complicated to manage multi-operations, particularly in handling file name changes within file transcripts."

"The initial setup was quite complex."

"Sometimes, the application's embedded databases couldn't perform well for a higher volume of data."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's $249 per month per instance. It's not great; it's pretty pricey. We've got multiple users on that one instance. If we had to build it by hand, we would win on cost there, but obviously, there is effort and time. In terms of the additional costs, they do have some specific pricing, but for our use case, we don't end up going over $249. They do specify in their pricing what they're charging for."

"Pricing and licensing is related to the protocols you choose to support."

"It is quite expensive, and because of that, we get good service from them in return for the price paid."

"AMPLIFY's license is a one-time investment."

"The platform's price aligns with the market."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Healthcare Company

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	9

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What do you like most about Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

The product is simple for encrypting data transfer of all the assets in our system.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was good; I would say it is a little pricey, but the value for money is always there. They bill us for the number of files we transfer instead ...

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What needs improvement with Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer can be improved with more logging or easier onboarding. I give it a nine out of ten because there are a few features which are missing, perhaps including easier ...

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SecureTransport, Axway SecureTransport, AMPLIFY MFT

Overview

AWS Transfer for SFTP is a fully managed service that enables the transfer of files directly into and out of Amazon S3 using the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)—also known as Secure Shell (SSH) File Transfer Protocol.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

As a multi-protocol MFT gateway, Axway SecureTransport provides the flexibility you need to support virtually any MFT use case. Secure, manage, and track file flows among people and applications inside your enterprise, and beyond your firewall to your user communities, mobile devices, and the cloud. Perform high-volume automated file transfers between systems, sites, lines of business and external partners, to user-driven communications and mobile, folder- and portal-based file sharing.

Axway

Sample Customers

Myriota, FINRA, Celgene, Kontor New Media, Belong, ThinkCX, BluTV

BNP Paribas Securities Services, Bollor_, E.ON AG Group, BMW Group, IdenTrust, Gassco, International Post Corporation, SNCF, DB Schenker Logistics, Logius, CSCA, La Poste

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