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CompleteFTP vs Control-M comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 13, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

CompleteFTP
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Control-M
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
238
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (2nd), Workload Automation (1st), AI IT Support (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of CompleteFTP is 1.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Control-M is 6.2%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Control-M6.2%
CompleteFTP1.6%
Other92.2%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user375522 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Systems/IT Manager/IT Specialist at a translation and localization position with 501-1,000 employees
There are a number of security options that allow you to use ciphers of your preference, as well as very high key length.
They have built a Dropbox-like interface for secure file sharing to external parties using their CompleteBox client and I'd like to see this feature set expanded and built upon further as having a secure internal-only Dropbox solution is very attractive to us. Also, we would like the ability to whitelist IP addresses/networks so that those IP addresses are always allowed access and aren't put on the ban/abusers list.
RP
Batch Admin at NBC Universal
Brings data together from multiple platforms and optimizes cross-environment orchestration
The features of Control-M that I like the most include the ability to easily integrate or bring in different platforms into Control-M. For instance, AWS, mainframe, TWS, and something that's running on Autosys can all be brought into Control-M, converted to how Control-M runs it, and then the batch can be executed. This centralizes various applications in Control-M, which doesn't just have to handle batch processes, but also other tasks like reporting on required data. I find this functionality very useful and the setup is impressive, with more advancements yet to come. With Control-M, my company has achieved several measurable improvements since I started. The metrics indicate that the number of failures has dropped, and we have addressed the issue of excessive false alerts that I encountered when I joined. Previously, we received an overwhelming number of alerts daily, but now we manage to maintain that at a normalized level, perhaps around five to fifteen alerts, depending on running core batches and their setup.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, it's a solid secure file transferring server - SFTP/FTPS/SCP/HTTPS."
"Right now, it is very complicated to see another job scheduler that is not Control-M because I am very used to it."
"Control-M is very easy to use; there shouldn't be any technical knowledge required for using Control-M, making it more user-friendly compared to other tools in the market."
"They transitioned to Control-M based on its features related to SLA and workflow visibility, which significantly helped them."
"Control-M is excellent when it comes to building, scheduling, managing, and monitoring production workflows. Those workflows are of very high importance to our operations."
"The File Transfer component is quite valuable. The integration with products such as Informatica and SAP are very valuable to us as well. Rather than having to build our own interface into those products, we can use the ones that come out of the box. The integration with databases is valuable as well. We use database jobs quite a bit."
"Control-M has positively impacted my organization by saving time."
"Control-M has improved the way my organization functions by mainly automating all the backups and database jobs that we used to do manually."
"Throughout my organization, Control-M has positively helped establish certain capabilities by providing centralized workflow orchestration that replaced the fragmented scheduling and manual coordination that was previously required."
 

Cons

"The only hassle that sometimes happens is that some of our international IP addresses get blacklisted sometimes and have to be removed from the blacklist."
"Control-M is a very nice product that is practical, but it is challenging to understand how certain features work."
"The cost of Control-M is a major factor."
"BMC Control-M has a slight issue with daylight savings time while advancing the clock in the Spring."
"There are areas for improvement in Control-M as it carries some vulnerability points that could be fixed in any version, or it could be made easier for organizations to repeatedly install or update new patches with more stable versions."
"For Control-M to improve, the vendor support can be more improvised."
"The process to apply patches and upgrades is cumbersome. It feels like there could be a simpler or more streamlined way to apply patches."
"I would like to point out that the bank needs to explore how we can better utilize Control-M according to our specific requirements."
"BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"As we increase the number of tasks or jobs on the system, there are concerns about cost."
"You're going to spend a lot of money upfront, but the benefits you're going to get out of it are going to quickly pay for it."
"It works on task-based licensing."
"Pricing can be steep, but you get what you pay for."
"BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer has reasonable pricing. What you pay for is the task or job, and as it's a module, it's complimentary, so you save about twenty percent of the job cost."
"They are expensive. If we were a small company, it would be complicated because we have to have strong sales and operations to be able to afford a tool of this level. Being a large company, the cost-benefit is covered, but it is not within the level of cheap solutions."
"This is now from my previous years as support for banks and big companies. If it's not enterprise scale, I find that it's too expensive for smaller companies. You really have to be quite big and need to have a dedicated support staff to run it, then you'll be fine. What we've seen at smaller companies, it's too expensive because they want to automate everything. Now, stuff that can literally run once a day for the rest of their lives is costing them $3 a job a day. It becomes too expensive, eventually. They are not seeing the return on investment because it's not business critical. Nobody is going to die or they're going to lose money if that job didn't run exactly at 11 minutes past 4:00. It's definitely for bigger enterprise companies, especially banks or healthcare providers. We have had an instance where Control-M was unavailable due to external factors for 20 minutes and there was a loss of almost a million euros because the solution involved logistics."
"One of the restrictions that we had was with some of the licensing, and not having any insight on the financials part of the product. I don't know what the licensing on the product is, but we don't have an unlimited enterprise license. So, there might be a limitation on either the cost of the licensing or the number of seats."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
21%
Non Profit
17%
Performing Arts
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise197
 

Questions from the Community

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How does Control-M compare with AutoSys Workload Automation?
Control-M acts as a single, centralized interface for monitoring and managing all batch processes, which is helpful because nothing gets left unattended since it is all visible in one place, and th...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Control-M?
Control-M sits at the premium end of workload automation pricing — that is no secret, and I will not pretend otherwise. My position after decades of using it: the enterprise value justifies the pre...
What needs improvement with Control-M?
My main improvement point after decades with the product is not a feature — it is the path to mastery. Basic administration of Control-M is fairly accessible: a new person can define and monitor jo...
 

Also Known As

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Control M, BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer, BMC Australia CTM
 

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