BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer vs MOVEit comparison

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Aspera On Demand
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Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
21st
Average Rating
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Number of Reviews
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BMC Control-M Managed File ...
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
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MOVEit
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Aspera On Demand is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is 4.8%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MOVEit is 6.8%, down from 24.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Shirish Kamalapurkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 22, 2023
Good visibility for jobs and an easy-to-use dashboard for maintenance
The solution should improve the out-of-the box conversion tool for migrations so the percentage result isn't so low. We have many use cases where we migrate from different vendors like Otter. When we see the result for main frames, the percentage is low. A higher percentage would give us more confidence. We want to share good results with our customers. There is no option to deploy agents from Control-M itself so they have to be installed manually and that is time consuming. BMC does provide a separate tool to deploy the software but it would be easier to do from the solution's controller.
Gijish Vikraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2022
Provides the ability to securely transfer very large files and has great logging capability
We have had some challenges. Earlier when we were setting it up, a component called gateway, which runs in the DMV, was not working as expected. It was going down very often. That means most of our vendors were not able to connect using SFTP because that service was down. We had to put in a lot of monitoring to make sure if that goes down, there is some visibility instantaneously so that our system admins can go and do a restart. In addition, because it is a Java product, there seems to be a memory leak that causes system slowness and unresponsiveness at times. We had to introduce a weekly restart to flush out some memory. The restart process is still going on because we know that without that, we can't have a responsive system. These are the two things for MOVEit Transfer. Coming to MOVEit Automation, usually, when a file arrives, a job kicks in. We have jobs that look for a file, match the file, and move it to the destination. However, if a file doesn't come through at the expected time, such as on a Tuesday morning at 8:00 AM, because the job failed or somebody forgot to place that file, people want visibility into it. For this, currently, there are limited capabilities in MOVEit Automation. We can look for that error code, where it basically says that I didn't find any file to transfer. We are leveraging that capability and building some email system around it so that if that happens, we get to know, but when it comes to multiple jobs running on a particular day, such as on the 10th of every month, you get into complex scheduling. That's when this email system becomes ambiguous. Sometimes, it throws false alerts. MOVEit is not a notification system, but we expect more and better notifications. That would really add value. I would like to see connectivity to Google Cloud. At some point, it will come. They have been creating connectors for more products. Earlier, they had only Azure, and then they added AWS. Google Cloud Platform connectors are not there yet. I would like to see that capability. I would also like to see a capability where it can interact with message brokers. Currently, it can do file transfers, and it can do HTTP calls. That means you can invoke an API or download a file over HTTP or HTTPS protocol, but I would like to see it supporting the MQ protocol or AMQP. Those are some messaging protocols that will help it to become more feature-rich. We have some integrations where we have to connect to a queue, pull a message, and create a file. That capability is there in the IBM product, but I would like to see that capability built. If that capability comes to MOVEit, it would be fantastic.

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"I switched to this solution within the last year. I switched from the servers payment package to the job payment package, and it is very expensive."
"Yearly licenses are based on the number of jobs."
"It was a little bit pricey. They were proud of the product. A particular module was not free. However, BMC was able to negotiate that particular module into our whole contract itself without having to negotiate an individual price for that module. All that was included in a one-time negotiation, and we've signed a five-year contract on that."
"The licensing is a bit more expensive than other tools, so if a client is focused on the cost, that would be something to consider. The licensing should be cheaper."
"I rate the solution's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low or really affordable, and ten is high or really expensive. It is a really expensive tool."
"It is an expensive solution."
"Apart from the standard license, if we avail any additional features, there's an extra cost. For example, Workload Archiving is an additional feature from the standard product, so we pay extra for that."
"The license model is based on the number of tasks or jobs required. The price overall is expensive. In my country, we don't have any choice but to use them because no one can match their capability."
"Technical support is only available with a paid license."
"I haven't really priced out many other products like this, but I feel it's reasonable. Their upgrade support after hours was going to be $6,000. I just made the decision to wing it and just do it during business hours and call support if there was a problem."
"When compared to other products I've used, I believe MoveIt is worth the money someone might pay to use it."
"It's cost-effective."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
13%
Insurance Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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What do you like most about BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer?
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 d...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer?
I rate the solution's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low or really affordable, and ten is high o...
What needs improvement with BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer?
I don't see any area where improvements are needed in the product since the tool has a lot of capabilities. One can o...
What do you like most about MOVEit?
The automation is generally very simple that helps with operational efficiency. Since we mainly created interfaces an...
What needs improvement with MOVEit?
Pricing can be better. That's number one. The DR solution (DR recoveries) needs to be enhanced, I think. If there are...
 

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Ipswitch File Transfer, Ipswitch Managed File Transfer
 

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Sample Customers

Deluxe Digital Studios, BT, The European Space Agency, GigaScience, Groupe AB
British Sky Broadcasting
Cambridgeshire County Council, Capita Document & Information Services, Enterasys, City of Guelph, Hermes
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