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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

Kiteworks and Globalscape EFT compete in secure file transfer solutions. Kiteworks leads in pricing and customer support, appealing to budget-conscious organizations. In contrast, Globalscape EFT is favored for its advanced features, making it ideal for businesses needing robust capabilities.

Features: Kiteworks offers seamless integration, comprehensive security measures, and an intuitive design. Globalscape EFT provides automation, flexible scalability, and extensive reporting tools. Kiteworks emphasizes simplicity and security, while Globalscape EFT delivers superior functionality for businesses with complex needs.

Room for Improvement: Kiteworks could enhance customizability and introduce more advanced features for large enterprises. Expanding on automation tools would also benefit complex use cases. Globalscape EFT could improve user interface intuitiveness, reduce deployment complexity, and offer more competitive pricing tiers for SMEs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Globalscape EFT is praised for its straightforward deployment and tailor-made customer service, fitting unique business needs. Kiteworks also provides quick deployment with excellent support, but its customizability might be more limited. Globalscape EFT offers a more flexible deployment experience.

Pricing and ROI: Kiteworks offers cost-effective pricing with noticeable ROI, appealing to small and mid-sized enterprises. Globalscape EFT, despite higher costs, delivers significant ROI through feature-rich solutions that boost efficiency. While Kiteworks's pricing is attractive, Globalscape EFT's value can justify the higher investment for advanced functionalities.

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Globalscape EFT vs. Kiteworks

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Categories and Ranking

Globalscape EFT

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Kiteworks

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (16th), Email Security (26th), Content Collaboration Platforms (14th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Globalscape EFT is 3.8%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kiteworks is 4.4%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Kiteworks	4.4%
Globalscape EFT	3.8%
Other	91.8%

Managed File Transfer (MFT)

Featured Reviews

Ravi Kumar Dake

Software Developer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Seamless integration and enhanced automation streamline complex tasks while opportunities exist for improved batch file processing

The best feature of Globalscape EFT is that it has inbuilt encryption. We can use outside PGP encryption or we can use the inbuilt encryption as well, enabling us to do the encryption file transfer to the destinations. The other thing is that, by using the advanced workflow, we can make complex integrations for ease, and the workflow allows us to have alerts and everything by using email notifications through SMTP. We utilize the advanced automation capabilities, and we can also integrate to Azure. In one of the projects, we use Globalscape EFT as an intermediate integration and we use SAP BI where they send the files to Globalscape EFT. We take the files and push them to the banking system, where we get the response and return that back to the SAP system. Globalscape EFT can integrate with the Azure cloud systems as well. We can upload as many files as we can, and we can automate everything using SFTP software such as FileZilla, WinSCP, or any of the SFTP tools.

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KishoreT-Review

Associate Consultant at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

Streamlined global file sharing with user-friendly interface and self-service capabilities

I'm not a network expert, however, there must be some room for improvement. Perhaps there could be a notification to users about their bandwidth or network packet loss. If users receive such notifications, they can understand any disruptions are due to issues with their network or bandwidth rather than the site or Kiteworks. Additionally, I work from offshore India, and I told my client manager to communicate with the Kiteworks forum salesman regarding one feature. I noticed the Kiteworks login UI is very basic, lacking customization. Allowing more HTML tags to add hyperlinks or user-friendly information on the home page would be very useful.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its ease of use is most valuable. Especially for the configuration of the rules, we don't need to have any scripting knowledge. Previously, we used to have a lot of custom scripts to transfer these files. Now, it's all managed in one place, and it's like a self-service. It's saving a lot of time for us."

"The Advanced Workflow Engine it comes with is brilliant because it allows us to create scripts and perform behind-the-scenes jobs that would otherwise require a third-party solution... You would have to create a special code on the outside to get all that other stuff done in the background. With Globalscape, we can get all of that done in one package."

"Previously, we had multiple tools for file transfer; with GlobalSCAPE, we can meet all the business requirements, and its multiple options like folder monitoring and scheduled jobs make it a real-time file transfer solution."

"The most effective feature is its advanced workflow engine. Another feature is the flexibility of the code we use to create tasks."

"The most valuable feature is the automation engine, because it allows you to script or program and it has lots of different features and options. It's something like an IDE for programmers, where they can add variables, arrays, loops, et cetera."

"The fact that it is Windows-based was a huge factor for us because most of our endpoints are Windows-based. And the ability to configure it means standardization is available with the product."

"We definitely pay one-tenth of the cost as compared to our previous solution, and it is covering all the bases."

"It bolsters security with features like Data Loss Prevention and seamless integration with DLP for a safe and compliant environment which enables real-time document sharing and control over file actions."

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"I like Kiteworks or Accellion because it's continuously upgraded. I also know that it probably works with a lot of clients."

"Scalability is impressive."

"The best part of this solution is that we can generate multiple reports about how the data is transferred and about user information or IP."

"Kiteworks is easy to manage and maintain with a user-friendly interface and I recommend it to anyone that requires a file-sharing system that supports SFTP."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to allow end-users to manage their own information and data with minimal administration. That's the best feature from my perspective."

"The solution can be used remotely, including from mobiles, and it's easy to upload and share files."

"The solution removes the limitations with file attachment size that is found with regular email."

"The most useful feature of this solution is to share files with external parties and we can use this functionality to share files internally too."

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Cons

"I do have some complaints or concerns around the centralized platform for the management of file transfer operations, and I know that they're working towards a better solution there. At its core, it's a good feature, but needs some improvements. I would like to see a web interface so that there is universal support across versions, because we have test and production environments that aren't always in sync. It would be nice to have one administrative interface to access both."

"The solution lags a bit when thousands of jobs, multiple users, and multiple developers are accessing it at the same time."

"In the past, the tech support that we got from Globalscape was very good. As of late, it has been far less impressive in response time, the knowledge of tier-one agents, and the willingness to escalate to tier-two and three."

"The folder monitoring services need improvement. Currently, with the folder monitoring services in Globalscape, if any changes are made to our firewalls, network, or something else that affects the directory services where the files are located, for some reason, the folder monitoring services get cut out, and the files are left there. They remain in the folder without being sent. I have over 50 file transmission processes that I would have to go to manually re-drop a file into the folder so that it processes the file transmission. There are times where even though I re-drop a file, it still doesn't work. In that case, I have to resynchronize the folder monitoring process, and it is a very big headache on my side that I have to deal with. It is not only related to Globalscape or their development team. It is on our side too. I just sent a support case where we found out yesterday that we had a file transmission that hasn't run in a whole year, and it was an important one. No one on the business side or the IT support side, as well as the vendor, had indicated that the file wasn't received or the data hadn't been updated. I found out that it was the folder monitoring service that was the problem when I initially had the problem last October, and this was the file that I just missed. So, I re-dropped the file in yesterday, and the monitor worked. It runs every week, so we sent a file to that folder, and it processed that out."

"GlobalSCAPE needs to provide training or seminars to show its capability to customers."

"Globalscape EFT is prone to errors because one single click can lead to a file being sent to another vendor, and it doesn't give any warning if the code goes out of certain loops."

"We need some capability for faster transfers and large file transfers. If we want to transfer a terabyte file, it is not capable of doing that right now. They say it is possible, but we are not able to do so with our environment."

"There are two ways to install Globalscape: as a standalone server or as a high-availability server, either Active-Active or Active-Standby. We are currently using standalone servers. That means if we want to upgrade the software, I shut down one of the two back-end servers, upgrade the software, make sure everything is correct, and then turn traffic back on to that one. I then proceed to upgrade the second server. With their high-availability solution, that is not a possibility. Both servers have to be shut down to perform the upgrade. We're a 24/7 shop. We don't have a window where we can have downtime."

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"There is no offboarding process for end-users in Kiteworks. It's a manual process. There is no automated syncing with LDAP and checking to see if the account is still active. It's a manual process to get people out of here, which isn't the best way."

"It could be more stable. In the next release, it would be better if it was more stable with improved performance."

"The one feature, which I have also requested directly to Kiteworks, is to have a scheduled upgrade function. Currently, one of my engineers logs in after hours for the upgrade. We're a hospital, and we're 24/7, but the primary users are seven to five. So, we log in the early evening just to push a button to tell it to do the update. It would be nice if that could be very easily scheduled."

"Kiteworks could benefit from enhancing the proposal knowledge base section, specifically regarding the type of work involved. Currently, the knowledge base seems insufficiently dedicated to this topic, making it challenging for new users to access the relevant administrative law. Improving the visual aids and providing clearer explanations could alleviate this issue."

"In my experience, their technical support can be a little slow."

"Perhaps there could be a notification to users about their bandwidth or network packet loss."

"The system is extremely stable, but because it is a "COTS" system access is restricted and you must use the solution's support to make even simple changes, which increases the downtime."

"There is one particular thing that is a nuisance."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Maintenance and services for Globalscape EFT have an annual price tag, and it is not cheap."

"We are paying around 30K per year."

"It is a very good product in terms of purchase. It didn't cost that much, even with the way we had scaled and architecturally put things in place. It is definitely comparable to other products."

"A large factor in our decision to go with Globalscape was the price."

"It offers excellent value and its pricing is straightforward, making it easy to acquire, set up, and use."

"Globalscape is not cheap, but you get what you pay for. The cost is worth the value of the product. What you're getting is a good, stable solution that does a lot."

"The solution is reasonably priced in comparison to other products."

"The on-prem licensing is very good. It's a perpetual license and I would advise others to purchase that license. That way, you don't have to pay yearly."

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"It is not really expensive. I mean, to me it's obviously expensive, but it's worth it."

"The price of Kiteworks is reasonable."

"The solution is very expensive because we are buying with Malaysian Ringgit and it's sold in US dollars."

"The license management is changing and confusing. If I could make one change to it, it would be better license management through the API."

"They changed it midstream. We were being charged a certain flat rate for SFTP traffic. For whatever reason, at the beginning of the year, our pricing changed, and we are now being charged more for using a feature of the product than we were when we first bought it. That has been our experience with billing. It turned out to be more expensive than when we started with it."

"I believe it's a little costly, but given the faith that we put into it from a security perspective to maintain the integrity of our patient information that is being transferred through this system, that's a small price to pay. So, on the surface, it might look like a lot of money, but depending on the need for security, which is where we feel it shines, it's okay price-wise."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Healthcare Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	14

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Globalscape Managed File Transfer?

I never looked at the pricing for Globalscape EFT because it was at the management level where my line manager handled it. I was a team lead, so we only did the RFQs and everything. I never had a c...

What needs improvement with Globalscape Managed File Transfer?

Globalscape EFT is prone to errors because one single click can lead to a file being sent to another vendor, and it doesn't give any warning if the code goes out of certain loops. The user interfac...

What is your primary use case for Globalscape Managed File Transfer?

Currently, I'm working on Globalscape EFT 2020. The usual use cases for Globalscape EFT that we are applying involve imports and data that we send from our organization to different vendors, and so...

What is Kiteworks?

Kiteworks is a secured file sharing platform that enables users to collaborate with different parties across a robust offering of secured protected channels. Users have the option of virtual privat...

What needs improvement with Kiteworks?

What advice do you have for others considering Kiteworks?

Scalability is impressive. It can be highly available, resilient, and scalable infrastructure. I can confidently give it a nine. It suits any level of organization, whether a small setup with two a...

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Also Known As

Globalscape GlobalSCAPE Managed File Transfer

Accellion

Overview

Globalscape EFT enhances productivity through secure and location-independent data sharing. It features robust automation, integration with Windows and Linux, and a centralized interface for ease of use, making it ideal for seamless file transfer management and compliance.

Globalscape EFT specializes in secure file transfers between internal and external systems, supporting multiple encryption methods. It utilizes strong workflow automation and auditing tools, making it suitable for complex regulatory documentation. It integrates seamlessly with platforms like Salesforce for enhanced data management and is deployable both on-premises and cloud environments. Though it excels in many areas, improvements are needed in real-time collaboration and transfer speed for large files.

What are the key features of Globalscape EFT?

Location-Agnostic Data Sharing: Provides productivity tools for secure transfers regardless of user location.
Data Loss Prevention and PGP Encryption: Ensures secure data transmissions with enhanced protection.
Centralized Interface: Facilitates ease of use for file management and administration.
Powerful Automation: Streamlines complex workflows efficiently.
Advanced Workflow Engine: Supports challenging regulatory tasks.
Integration Options: Compatible with Windows, Linux, and systems like Salesforce.
Comprehensive Auditing Tools: Offers detailed insights into data management activities.

What benefits or ROI should users expect?

Enhanced Productivity: Facilitates efficient and secure file sharing.
Improved Compliance: Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements.
Streamlined Data Management: Automates processes for ease of operation.
Seamless System Integration: Connects with existing enterprise systems effortlessly.

Globalscape EFT is widely used in industries requiring secure data exchanges, such as finance and healthcare. Organizations utilize its event rules to automate workflows, connect with global financial networks, and meet compliance demands effectively. Its deployment flexibility supports both on-premises and cloud applications, catering to diverse operational environments.

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Kiteworks provides secure enterprise file sharing with mobile access and collaboration tools, supporting up to 100 GB transfers. It ensures data safety with encryption and offers a smooth interface for independent data management.

Kiteworks is tailored for effective large-scale data transfers using SFTP, email, and web. It supports two-factor authentication, antivirus scanning, and seamless integration with SSO to minimize administrative tasks. Users benefit from a centralized platform that offers visibility and control over data exchanges, receiving activity notifications and managing encryption keys independently. Despite its strengths, technical support and interface stability need improvement, along with the introduction of automated LDAP syncing and expanded knowledge resources.

What features make Kiteworks stand out?

Mobile Access: Facilitates secure data handling on-the-go.
Enterprise File Sharing: Enables large file transfers with up to 100 GB limit.
Collaboration Tools: Streamlines team efforts and file sharing.
Enhanced Security: Includes two-factor authentication and antivirus scanning.
SSO Integration: Reduces administrative tasks for efficient user management.

What ROI benefits should users seek in reviews?

Data Security: High level of encryption ensures sensitive data protection.
Efficient Management: Independent data handling and activity alerts improve workflow.
Administrative Ease: SSO and centralized logs simplify oversight and reduce complexity.

Organizations in sectors like healthcare and finance utilize Kiteworks to securely share and transfer sensitive data, from medical records to credit card information, ensuring compliance and data integrity. Industries benefit from its automated data transfer and secure communication capabilities, critical for operations ranging from air quality monitoring to banking transactions.

Sample Customers

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United States Securities and Exchange Commission, National Health Service, Husch Blackwell LLP, NYC Health + Hospitals, Viatris, MITRE Corporation, Chubb, Kraft Heinz, KPMG, Kohler, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Purdue Pharma, AVL

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