Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer vs GoAnywhere MFT vs JSCAPE by Redwood comparison

Axway and Fortra are both solutions in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category. Axway is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.8, while Fortra is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8. Axway holds a 4.0% mindshare in MFT, compared to Fortra’s 9.2% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Axway users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Fortra users who would recommend it.

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer is 4.0%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 9.2%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JSCAPE by Redwood is 2.7%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sayantan Sarkar

Technical Lead at HCL Technologies

User-friendly and doesn't take much space when getting installed

When it comes to the tool's scalability, I cannot say that everything can be done in the best version. There is always a scope for improvement. 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. In general, everything is fine with respect to the tool's scalability. My company has encountered some challenges. The tool does not allow the explicit port for some of the protocols, like FTP. We are still selling the tool to some of our clients. I feel they should allow us to do some testing for the SMB-related protocols or Windows path-related protocols, which we are not allowing, making it difficult for us to identify the issue with respect to those SMB protocols as well as Amazon S3's protocols. I believe it is an area that needs to be fixed so that it will help the end customer do those types of tests without the help of another external tool. As of now, I can remember only these two scenarios where improvements are needed.

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Joel Vinas

Senior Analyst at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Created a much better working relationship with our partners and saved a lot of time

While I was happy with the training and support, more of it could be beneficial. We had some basic training and support. I talked with Fortra recently, and they said that they revamped and changed their training support. I have not used it since December. I got support in February and May of last year, and it was not bad. I was just not sure which questions to ask. Trying to learn this stuff on the fly as you are handed a project is always stressful. I like that you can tweak the interface so much, but it would be nice to be able to tweak it some more. The ability to further tweak the interface would be advantageous, as our end users had some questions about modifications that we could not address. Other than that, GoAnywhere seemed to fulfill its role as a simple solution for secure file transfer.

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Akshatha Ramesh

Junior Business Analyst at EFI

Good automation, no complex coding, and high-level data encryption

When it comes to performance and scalability, JSCAPE is a highly reliable software, however, I would suggest a few improvements: 1. The documentation needs a revamp for a better understanding of the features of the tool. 2. Customer service can be offered on call or chat. 3. The initial setup is time-consuming; it could use a video tutorial. 4. UI can be improved in terms of look and feel. 5. Documentation should be provided for a majority of newly released features as these can be difficult for a layman to use without proper instructions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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’s very flexible."

"The product's initial setup phase is pretty straightforward."

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

"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."

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

"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 solution is easy to learn and user-friendly, which makes it accessible even to those without programming backgrounds and extensive scripting training. Newcomers can quickly get to grips with the platform, and as it's a more object-oriented application, it's easier to use and program."

"GoAnywhere stands out for its user-friendly project creation, intuitive testing and troubleshooting, and especially its notification system, which keeps me informed of any issues that need attention, a feature we lacked before."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to call a workflow from another workflow. That really gives you an edge by increasing reusability and speeding up development time. You can create a workflow which is a type of template and then call that workflow from any other workflow... It has sped up development time by 80 to 90 percent."

"Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT offers robust security as its most valuable feature."

"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."

"Scheduling is valuable. You can schedule a transfer for any time you want. It can be hourly, daily, monthly, or yearly. You can transfer the file on AWS, Azure, or SharePoint."

"GoAnywhere centralizes data exchanges, helping to facilitate file transfers between our critical systems."

"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."

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"Triggers are also something that is useful as they automate the use of boilerplate code."

"It keeps a clear record of all the file transfers that take place, the person who initiated them, and the outcome of the execution."

"It is platform-independent and can flawlessly work on any operating system using the latest security standards."

"It helped in confidentially transferring files with a vast number of servers available with no external applications required."

"One of the standout features of this particular tool is its automation capabilities."

"It is easy to transfer large sets of files."

"The product's most valuable feature is the high availability clustering."

"Valuable features include a comprehensive management UI and a strictly controlled managed file transfer."

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Cons

"The initial setup was quite complex."

"Their monitoring is not up to the mark and needs improvement."

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

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

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

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"When we restart the agent on each server, it tries to go out to the internet and it takes about a 13-minute timeout before it can move forward. Why is there a 13-minute timeout value when trying to go to the internet? ...If they could limit that timeout or give us a way to modify it so we could have a faster timeout, that would help us at least knock out a half-hour's worth of outage."

"There have been cases where we needed support due to the application getting stuck for no reason, and usually, the issue gets fixed by restarting the application. However, we never get a clear understanding of why the issue occurred and how we could prevent it."

"The technical support has room for improvement."

"I tried to copy a file from an S3 bucket to another storage class. I don't know if it is a limitation from AWS, not the MFT. If I copy a file from the AWS S3 bucket to that storage class, it can't be transferred. It says that I can't remember the exact error, but it cannot be processed. I want MFT to be more compatible with cloud-based applications or services like AWS."

"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."

"If the hostname has a dash in it then it does not work."

"When a monitor invokes a project to accomplish something, that gets logged as a job. I've had a little difficulty figuring out where to look to see the monitor's activities itself, to see if the monitor is having a problem. For instance, if an account on a secure FTP server has expired, the monitor that uses that account doesn't announce to us that it's having a problem. I want to work with them on this to get it fixed."

"A drawback is that it is not as feature-rich compared to its competitor Sterling, which we used before."

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"Database crashing was seen whenever there was an overload."

"The product's pricing needs improvement."

"The cost of the tool is relatively high and can pose a problem to medium and small-scale companies who are trying to overcome their on-premise server limitations."

"Enhancing the user interface would make it more accessible and appealing to the new users and it will definitely enhance the user experience."

"The price is too high and the product line is too complex."

"The documentation part can be improved to be more precise for beginners to understand the advanced features of the tool."

"JSCAPE ensures data integrity. You know that the file has been transferred and on which date, as we provide timestamps."

"Iteratively enhancing the user interface could help with streamlining workflows to make them more intuitive and user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"For what we pay to GoAnywhere every year, we are getting a fantastic deal. From a dollar perspective, it provides very good value."

"Licensing can be expensive and it depends upon which features you want to buy."

"The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive."

"Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT pricing is competitive."

"Pricing is based on a one-time license."

"GoAnywhere's price is justified by its features and the time it saves me."

"The cost is fine. It is probably the best software that I've had for the money that we spend for it. I am not aware of any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees. I don't pay for it. IT pays for it."

"HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT is very reasonably priced for the value it brings."

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"The software is expensive compared to other vendors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

30%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

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?

There's infinite pricing available on their portal, however, it's typically accompanied by a discount. However, detai...

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What needs improvement with Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

Their monitoring is not up to the mark and needs improvement. They should have enhanced auto-reconnection capabilitie...

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What do you like most about Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

GoDrive eliminates the need to use the exchange server for file sharing.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

The pricing for GoAnywhere MFT seems reasonable when compared to other similar services, especially cloud services. A...

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What needs improvement with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

The application uses resources such as network connections to shared directories or SFTP connections. I would appreci...

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What do you like most about JSCAPE?

The product's most valuable feature is the high availability clustering.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JSCAPE?

I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.

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What needs improvement with JSCAPE?

JSCAPE ensures data integrity. You know that the file has been transferred and on which date, as we provide timestamp...

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Comparisons

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 36% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Also Known As

SecureTransport, Axway SecureTransport, AMPLIFY MFT

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

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Overview

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

GoAnywhere MFT offers user-friendly workflow features, advanced security, and seamless integrations. Its intuitive interface supports streamlined operations and rapid project creation, making it suitable for managing secure file transfers.

GoAnywhere MFT provides sophisticated automation through Advanced Workflows, enabling reduced manual tasks and improved efficiency. With centralized data exchange, file monitoring, and comprehensive security protocols, it supports scalability, encryption, and IP filtering for enhanced protection. Users appreciate its adaptability with systems including IBM and Epic, contributing to improved process management and significant time savings. While beneficial, enhancements in DNS support, user interface intuitiveness, and customer service responsiveness are potential growth areas. License costs are noted as high, with demands for better documentation, cloud service integrations, and improved scalability and load-balancing functionalities.

What are the key features of GoAnywhere MFT?

User-Friendly Workflows: Intuitive interface streamlines operations.
Advanced Security: Includes encryption, IP filters, and monitoring.
Seamless Integrations: Adapts to systems like IBM and Epic.
Automation: Simplifies processes with reduced manual tasks.
Scalability: Grows with business needs.

What are the benefits and ROI of using GoAnywhere MFT?

Improved Efficiency: Reduces workload through automation.
Time Savings: Accelerates project delivery.
Enhanced Security: Protects data with advanced protocols.
Adaptability: Supports multiple platforms and integrations.
Process Management: Simplifies and streamlines data exchange.

GoAnywhere MFT is deployed by organizations for secure file transfers across systems like financial, healthcare, and corporate sectors. It supports SFTP, FTP, and HTTPS for data exchanges and is highly effective in automating processes and managing large file movements efficiently. It integrates well with cloud platforms like Azure and accommodates environments such as Windows, Linux, and IBM iSeries.

Fortra

JSCAPE platform offers independent managed file transfer (MFT) software that allows users to secure and automate data exchange with trading partners, clients and internal transfers. Built-in security features and audit functions support PCI DSS, HIPAA, GLBA and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. SaaS (MFTaaS) offering available.

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Sample Customers

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