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Flux vs GoAnywhere MFT comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Flux
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
20th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (26th)
GoAnywhere MFT
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Flux is 2.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 7.1%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GoAnywhere MFT7.1%
Flux2.2%
Other90.7%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user4080 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Lightweight and extensible with great support staff
* Lightweight * Uses java standards * Can run in j2se or j2ee environments * Can run as embedded or standalone * Works with multiple db or in-memory * Great support staff * Extensible * Cluster(able) * Can integrate and be a major player in any SOA environmentFlux has made excellent design choices the benefits of which can be passed down to customers in terms of price and capability. I don't see any IT vendor rival this.
Anuj Bhagwat - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Has enabled secure, centralized file sharing while saving significant time and resources
The best features in GoAnywhere MFT are that it's fast, reliable, and secure. First, the improvement is that we have resolved one of our security points with compliance. So that compliance point we resolved. And also it's a centralized file sharing system. All the users are able to access the file. There is no one-to-one sharing. It's improved about 80 to 85%. It saves about 80 to 90% resources. In terms of time, we can say 90 to 95% time is also saved because it avoids the one-to-one sharing and simply a user can put one centralized directory and all the users are able to access this solution and access the file. So it's 95%.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Excellent customer support"
"Flux has made excellent design choices the benefits of which can be passed down to customers in terms of price and capability."
"Overall, GoAnywhere MFT has been a reliable and efficient platform for securing file transfer automation, especially in environments where visibility, compliance, and workflow reliability are important."
"Overall, GoAnywhere MFT has been a reliable and secure solution for managing file transfers in our organization, being very helpful for our team and clients in terms of security, workflow, and automation."
"We also use the Secure Folders module and the Web Client a lot. For example, we set up external vendors to come in and review files or folders in a Secure Folder. That way they can go in and review whatever information or data they need to do."
"I like the organization of resources, specifically listing out all of our FTPs and having a name and description to easily organize them. I also like the scheduler. The organization and the scheduling, being able to create the folders and the jobs, have been really helpful."
"My favorite feature is shell scripting; when there is compatibility with the GoAnywhere MFT tool, we can implement shell scripting with respect to the functionality."
"GoAnywhere MFT is easier and more stable than IBM Sterling, and it is also more enterprise-friendly."
"What I appreciated the most about GoAnywhere MFT is that it was very user-friendly and very reasonably priced compared to other MFT applications."
"GoAnywhere MFT has improved my organization by automatically handling file transfers and reducing manual work, which increases efficiency, reduces errors, and improves data security."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to have more file transform capabilities for transforming xml and csv documents."
"Need a better way to track a particular work item through multiple, independent workflows."
"We did have some issues a couple of months back where we were having some unscheduled outages, and the support team worked with me closely and provided a solution that appears to have fixed the problem."
"The security features must be updated regularly."
"GoAnywhere MFT is almost perfect, but I feel that the initial setup takes some effort."
"On the platform side, I would like to see some improvements in the dashboarding and telemetry data."
"Sometimes file sharing gets failed. Many of the users in the last week faced the issue that the files are not delivered."
"I think that this product has most of the features we require, although the license is expensive."
"Security measures still have a long way to go, but since GoAnywhere MFT focuses on IT automation, this enables the company to provide IT staff with more productivity on other aspects of their jobs."
"I would like to be able to do MFA and reset the password via email."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Licensing can be expensive and it depends upon which features you want to buy."
"The pricing is not favorable when we use it for a few people."
"The pricing for GoAnywhere MFT seems reasonable when compared to other similar services, especially cloud services. Azure is significantly more expensive."
"The product's pricing is reasonable."
"For what we pay to GoAnywhere every year, we are getting a fantastic deal. From a dollar perspective, it provides very good value."
"Compared to other tools it's less expensive."
"Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT pricing is competitive."
"The cost of GoAnywhere versus the value it brings to our data transfer operations is reasonable... The cost is relatively expensive but, back to the car analogy, that's to be expected with a Ferrari."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business116
Midsize Enterprise38
Large Enterprise59
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been good overall.
What needs improvement with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
I believe GoAnywhere MFT could be improved with a better UI regarding user-to-user file sharing; one of the most requested features is related to user collaboration. Currently, if I share a Word do...
What is your primary use case for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
My main use case for GoAnywhere MFT is managed file transfer for both user-to-user based file transfer and automation-based file transfer, where we automatically transfer files between one source s...
 

Comparisons

 

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

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Sample Customers

MetLife DHL Express The Clearing House Payments Company ADP Bank of New York Mellon Conway, Inc Carnegie Mellon University
McKesson City of Modesto, California Kwik Trip Northwestern University Charter Communications
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