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Fortra's Globalscape WAFS vs GoAnywhere MFT comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Globalscape WAFS
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
26th
Average Rating
4.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GoAnywhere MFT
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Fortra's Globalscape WAFS is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 7.5%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GoAnywhere MFT7.5%
Fortra's Globalscape WAFS1.3%
Other91.2%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user2754 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a construction company with 51-200 employees
We dropped the product because of the corruption issue.
Two main issues. 1) It can be a bandwidth resource hog over a small WAN link. We would routinely saturate a 3Mbps link with WAFS. This can be mitigated with tuning what gets replicated. 2) In some cases, it can look like the files get replicated because the files have the correct date, file size, etc. However, the file itself was actually all nulls. In our replication case, we had more than 10,000 files get corrupted this way (out of 1.2 million). GlobalScape support basically said that there were issues with W2K8 R2 but the problem actually dated back to 2008 on a W2K3 server.We dropped the product because of the corruption issue.
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

"When it works, WAFS is a good way to keep data synchronized between multiple servers in multiple locations."
"GoAnywhere centralizes data exchanges, helping to facilitate file transfers between our critical systems."
"What I appreciate most about GoAnywhere MFT is the SFTP file transfer capability, which is a secure file transfer protocol; it also includes a file encryption module, scheduling, and email notification features, which are very useful."
"If it's dealing with SFTP or any kind of secure transfer, we don't hear about it; it's good and everything works."
"GoAnywhere MFT has saved us approximately 30% of the time in securely connecting with third parties, as it previously took about 50 minutes to transfer files manually, but now it takes about 35 minutes."
"GoAnywhere MFT has positively impacted my organization primarily by improving reliability and reducing manual effort."
"It was very stable compared to other solutions we have used, so I would not complain regarding this."
"GoAnywhere MFT is valued most for automation plus security plus visibility and enterprise file movement rather than just basic file transfer."
"Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT supports the PeSIT protocol."
 

Cons

"In some cases, it can look like the files get replicated because the files have the correct date, file size, etc. However, the file itself was actually all nulls."
"I want to be able to use GoAnywhere to create customizable reports that I can share with the MSP containing any information related to file transfers."
"The reporting could be more customizable."
"At present, HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT integrates with an antivirus solution, but it's a bit kludgy."
"We do have to occasionally restart GoAnywhere because a job gets stuck or we are having connectivity issues."
"I experience occasional downtime and some glitches."
"I think GoAnywhere MFT can improve in UI/UX redesigning and better cloud-native deployments."
"I think we are in the AI era and I believe we could add AI to GoAnywhere MFT where I could troubleshoot small errors without any human interaction."
"GoAnywhere MFT delivers strong automation, security, and reliability for enterprise file transfer operations, but there are still some areas where the overall experience could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It has flexible and affordable pricing because of custom quotes. The prices depend on the modules one needs and the volume of data being transferred. Overall, they offer custom and flexible pricing with an annual subscription, where you pay for specific features and functionality required."
"The pricing is not favorable when we use it for a few people."
"The product's pricing is reasonable."
"HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT is very reasonably priced for the value it brings."
"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."
"It is very attractive. In terms of the capacity of the product and functionality, it is a good price."
"The cost was definitely within reason and it has definitely been worth the cost, based on how much we can automate. It has exceeded my expectations."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Small Business116
Midsize Enterprise34
Large Enterprise59
 

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Our experience with GoAnywhere MFT's pricing, setup cost, and licensing structure has been highly positive because it is completely module-based. Instead of hitting us with a rigid, monolithic ente...
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When I first started using GoAnywhere MFT, I faced some issues configuring it, especially with setting up complex workflows, permissions, and integrations. I encountered some challenges initially, ...
What is your primary use case for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
I use GoAnywhere MFT for securely transferring files between different systems and environments, moving data files such as CSV or other structured files between our internal systems, the Azure clou...
 

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

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