We performed a comparison between BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer and IBM Sterling File Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Progress Software, BMC, IBM and others in Managed File Transfer (MFT)."The most valuable features of BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer are the ease of use and the ability to watch the files as they transfer called Watch File Transfer. There is a separate monitoring window that is useful."
"The most important aspect is the ability to integrate different platforms."
"The GUI is good if I'm comparing it to other scheduling products."
"It has a nice dashboard for loading up the file transfers, so it's easy to follow the success or failure rates of the operations."
"It is a highly scalable solution...I rate the product's initial setup a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution supports all file transfers."
"The scalability of this solution is very good. The current solution is used wide spread in my company, but I don't have any plans to expand."
"It's highly configurable, there is no need for standalone scripting."
"This product has been a leader in the field of secure file exchange."
"Very high functionality with the ability to plug in your own code."
"It offers easy utilization of resources for smooth transfers."
"I have found almost all the features valuable."
"The most valuable aspect is that it has good functionality."
"We'd like it to be easier to maintain the administrative side."
"An area for improvement in BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is integration. It should be compatible with more solutions. It should have integrations with newer applications as well."
"Password vaulting would be a feature that should be included."
"The solution should improve the out-of-the box conversion tool for migrations so the percentage result isn't so low."
"BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer has a scheduler and what they do is capture the steps based on the script, and then they put it into the Control-M job, or task. Any system that has the script behind it the solution can do it."
"There are eight different kinds of dashboards in Workflow Insights, but there could be more because there is third party software that provides more dashboard styles."
"The only improvement I would suggest is the license pricing should be a little reduced. Apart from that, I don't see anything else as a major concern with the tool right now."
"Their support can be improved. I would like them to provide support in Spanish and have more knowledge."
"The API capabilities could be expanded to make integration more versatile."
"Too many features; UI is not good."
"IBM is advising not to use the IT translate anymore but this is going to be an extra cost to the customer to use the alternative."
"The admin console needs some work."
"Not a ten because it's a bit complex, not so simple. It's one product but there are many screens."
"I would like to see auto-deployment without service disruptions."
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BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is ranked 3rd in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 21 reviews while IBM Sterling File Gateway is ranked 4th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 6 reviews. BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is rated 8.8, while IBM Sterling File Gateway is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer writes "Adaptable, useful file transfer, and has helpful technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Sterling File Gateway writes "Easy to use with good validation and monitoring of the file transfer". BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is most compared with MOVEit, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and CA XCOM Data Transport, whereas IBM Sterling File Gateway is most compared with MOVEit, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Aspera Managed File Transfer, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer.
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