GoAnywhere MFT vs MOVEit comparison

Fortra and Progress Software are both solutions in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category. Fortra is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6, while Progress Software is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3. Fortra holds a 10.3% mindshare in MFT, compared to Progress Software’s 8.5% mindshare. Additionally, 99% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Progress Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 21, 2025

MOVEit and GoAnywhere MFT are contenders in managed file transfer (MFT) solutions. MOVEit stands out for its robust file transfer management, while GoAnywhere MFT offers extensive workflow automation and integration, potentially giving it an edge in process management.

Features: MOVEit is strong in handling large file transfers with advanced logging and secure data exchange featuring encryption protocols. Its scheduling ease adds to its security advantage. GoAnywhere MFT offers comprehensive workflow automation without the need for custom scripts, providing a variety of connectors for diverse platform integrations, enhancing flexibility in workflow handling.

Room for Improvement: MOVEit faces challenges with limited transfer visibility and Java-based architecture causing memory leaks, along with complex scheduling and lacking connectors for platforms like Google Cloud. GoAnywhere MFT could benefit from backend compatibility improvements, more cloud connectors, better error management logging, enhanced integration capabilities, and improved support times.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: MOVEit is mainly deployed on-premises with customizable technical support, although support response times could improve. GoAnywhere MFT provides flexible deployment options across different environments, and its support is highly praised for expertise and responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: MOVEit can quickly achieve ROI by streamlining systems, albeit with potentially higher costs due to its comprehensive support options. GoAnywhere MFT offers competitive, customizable pricing, appealing to businesses of varying sizes and making it an attractive option for those requiring extensive workflow capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

5.1

GoAnywhere MFT offers cost-efficient automation, reducing workload, enhancing workflow, and providing substantial financial returns with secure data handling.

Sentiment score

4.2

MOVEit delivered substantial first-year returns with immediate cost savings, improved satisfaction, and efficient file management despite minor feature requests.

GoAnywhere can perform the work of three people, leading to a decrease in manpower needs for automation and file transfer.

Chandan Yadav

Tech Consultant at BTPL

There is a drastic improvement in time; at least a 50% to 60% improvement in terms of effort.

AnandSingh2

IT Engineer at Cohesity

In terms of percentage, for the amount of volume we are doing with GoAnywhere MFT and its functionality, I would estimate it has provided about a 50% return in four years.

reviewer2726091

Manager Managed File Transfer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

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No quotes available

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

GoAnywhere MFT boasts responsive, knowledgeable support, though some users note occasional response delays and ticket system issues.

Sentiment score

5.4

MOVEit customer service is generally effective with responsive support, though some users note delays and prefer alternative solutions.

It's not a situation where you raise a ticket and wait for 48 hours to get a response; it's immediate.

SusangRamesh

Product Marketing Manager at OJCommerce, LLC

They not only help you resolve issues but also ensure that you feel comfortable managing them in the future.

Junaid Shaik

Technology Lead at Infosys

We can also email them, so through live chat I asked my questions and they cleared them, providing good technical support.

Jayamahavarshini S

Software Engineer Intern at a university with 11-50 employees

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For the cloud environment, they had taken only 16x5 support, but for the on-premises, they had taken 24x7 support.

Kiran Raju L

Project Manager at Cognizant

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.6

GoAnywhere MFT excels in scalability and integration, efficiently handling large volumes and multiple workflows with flexible infrastructure expansion.

Sentiment score

6.3

MOVEit is highly scalable, efficiently managing growth and large data transfers, with user confidence in its expansion capabilities.

The scalability is ten out of ten because it works effectively even with many users, large files, and a lot of data moving at once.

Virginia Kanyi

Customer Service Manager at techmastiff

I would rate the scalability of GoAnywhere MFT as a ten.

reviewer2726091

Manager Managed File Transfer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Stability is excellent, downtime is rare, and even large files can be transferred completely without any problem.

Rohan Suryawanshi

Senior Software Engineer at Opcito Technologies

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The scalability of MOVEit is not an issue; it scales up easily to handle large volumes of data when customers need to transfer it.

reviewer2758260

Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.0

GoAnywhere MFT is highly stable and reliable, ensuring efficient file transfers with minimal downtime and excellent support.

Sentiment score

6.8

MOVEit is stable with occasional issues during upgrades, but users appreciate its reliability, performance, and response improvements.

The stability of the application itself is excellent.

reviewer2747439

Observability & Monitoring Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Stability is excellent, downtime is rare, and even large files can be transferred completely without any problem.

Rohan Suryawanshi

Senior Software Engineer at Opcito Technologies

It works very well, especially when kept up to date.

Alexey Supryaga

System Administrator at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

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I have not faced any downtime or outages with it anywhere.

reviewer2758260

Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The server sometimes becomes unresponsive or crashes, causing MOVEit jobs to fail and generating multiple tickets.

Kumar Saurabh

Technical Lead at HCLSoftware

We were hit by malicious malware attacks in the last two years more comparatively.

Kiran Raju L

Project Manager at Cognizant

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Room For Improvement

GoAnywhere MFT users suggest improved UI, pricing flexibility, better tech support, enhanced security, and third-party tool integration.

MOVEit needs improved data handling, security, scalability, interface, and support features for better user experience and connectivity.

That's the only thing that could help if the application could log what caused the error for us to prevent it.

Selvin Hernandez

Tech Support II at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

We had to reach out to GoAnywhere support, and they were quick to provide support within a day, so we were able to complete that use case.

AnandSingh2

IT Engineer at Cohesity

when the application runs on a server and encounters problems, it doesn't provide detailed information on the server issues, which could help users troubleshoot better.

Vidyasagar Gupta

File Transfer Analyst at IG Group

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Improving SharePoint connectivity usage, which has limitations, would open up considerable usage and enhance MOVEit significantly.

reviewer2753658

Senior Technical Support Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

If I have to pull a task report for a specific requirement such as its history and task attributes, the report doesn't come in a CSV format, which is consumable.

Kiran Raju L

Project Manager at Cognizant

We would also want to add new capabilities, and incorporating artificial intelligence could be useful as well.

reviewer2758260

Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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Setup Cost

GoAnywhere MFT pricing is cost-effective for secure file transfer, though some features may incur additional costs.

MOVEit users consider pricing reasonable; additional support incurs extra costs, but the product is viewed as cost-effective.

Azure is significantly more expensive.

Dan McGuire

Enterprise Application Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

There are approximately 30% to 40% savings.

AnandSingh2

IT Engineer at Cohesity

It is cost-efficient.

Ramanuj Ghosh

Software Engineering Manager at State Street

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Valuable Features

GoAnywhere MFT offers secure, automated file transfers with advanced integrations, robust encryption, and comprehensive monitoring for enhanced operational efficiency.

MOVEit provides secure, user-friendly file transfer with robust encryption, automation, and monitoring features ensuring data integrity and protection.

It provides multiple cipher options for HTTPS and SFTP protocols, utilizing AES-based algorithms for secure communication and data transfer.

Chandan Yadav

Tech Consultant at BTPL

I can produce reports for security and have full control over secure protocols allowed on the system, making it easy to comply with security standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley.

Dan McGuire

Enterprise Application Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Before, we had to write scripts and manually update them to move data around, encrypt files, or rename files. Now we just use the GUI to set the modules for transfers, encryption, renaming, and copying, allowing us to set it and schedule it to run without any user interaction.

Selvin Hernandez

Tech Support II at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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When files are placed in the transfer server, they are completely encrypted, and even administrators with access to the storage service cannot identify files due to different IDs.

reviewer2753658

Senior Technical Support Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

MOVEit encryption features protect data during transfer.

Kumar Saurabh

Technical Lead at HCLSoftware

The file transfer utility of MOVEit is most user-friendly and easy to understand.

Kiran Raju L

Project Manager at Cognizant

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Categories and Ranking

GoAnywhere MFT

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

MOVEit

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 10.3%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MOVEit is 8.5%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed File Transfer (MFT) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
GoAnywhere MFT	10.3%
MOVEit	8.5%
Other	81.2%

Managed File Transfer (MFT)

Featured Reviews

Anuj Bhagwat

DevOps 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%.

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Kiran Raju L

Project Manager at Cognizant

User adaptability impresses with room for enhanced reporting features

The solution lacks a flow view wherein you will not be able to see the integrated jobs in a flow diagram view. This becomes trickier to understand which flow is failing unless you were part of the design team. Reporting for MOVEit needs a lot more work. For example, if I have to pull a task report for a specific requirement such as its history and task attributes, the report doesn't come in a CSV format, which is consumable. It always comes in a scripted format. When you have to show the report to management, they don't understand the scripted format. They need everything in Excel. The reporting feature needs to work on having it in an Excel format. It has been pretty stable, but we were hit by malicious malware attacks in the last two years more comparatively. Depending upon the type of license that is owned and the support with the license, it is up to par with other leading marketing tools.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	18
Large Enterprise	40

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	16

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

GoDrive eliminates the need to use the exchange server for file sharing.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

The price range for GoAnywhere MFT is around four to five thousand dollars annually. Since it is a large-scale product, the price can be adjustable within this range.

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What needs improvement with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

There are two main things I would like to see improved in GoAnywhere MFT. The first is the slightly poor customer technical support team, and second, the user interface needs to be customized becau...

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What do you like most about MOVEit?

The automation is generally very simple that helps with operational efficiency. Since we mainly created interfaces and scheduled transfers, the tool itself handled the file transfer automation.

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What needs improvement with MOVEit?

From the support perspective, the logging system could be improved. When MOVEit jobs fail and vendor support is needed, sometimes vendor contact details are not properly documented. This creates is...

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What is your primary use case for MOVEit?

We are from a software organization where we have a US healthcare project. The hospitals use the application for file transfer from one location to another location, transferring banking, financial...

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Also Known As

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

Ipswitch File Transfer, Ipswitch Managed File Transfer

Overview

GoAnywhere MFT offers user-friendly workflow features, advanced security, and seamless integrations. Its intuitive interface supports streamlined operations and rapid project creation, making it suitable for managing secure file transfers.

GoAnywhere MFT provides sophisticated automation through Advanced Workflows, enabling reduced manual tasks and improved efficiency. With centralized data exchange, file monitoring, and comprehensive security protocols, it supports scalability, encryption, and IP filtering for enhanced protection. Users appreciate its adaptability with systems including IBM and Epic, contributing to improved process management and significant time savings. While beneficial, enhancements in DNS support, user interface intuitiveness, and customer service responsiveness are potential growth areas. License costs are noted as high, with demands for better documentation, cloud service integrations, and improved scalability and load-balancing functionalities.

What are the key features of GoAnywhere MFT?

User-Friendly Workflows: Intuitive interface streamlines operations.
Advanced Security: Includes encryption, IP filters, and monitoring.
Seamless Integrations: Adapts to systems like IBM and Epic.
Automation: Simplifies processes with reduced manual tasks.
Scalability: Grows with business needs.

What are the benefits and ROI of using GoAnywhere MFT?

Improved Efficiency: Reduces workload through automation.
Time Savings: Accelerates project delivery.
Enhanced Security: Protects data with advanced protocols.
Adaptability: Supports multiple platforms and integrations.
Process Management: Simplifies and streamlines data exchange.

GoAnywhere MFT is deployed by organizations for secure file transfers across systems like financial, healthcare, and corporate sectors. It supports SFTP, FTP, and HTTPS for data exchanges and is highly effective in automating processes and managing large file movements efficiently. It integrates well with cloud platforms like Azure and accommodates environments such as Windows, Linux, and IBM iSeries.

Fortra

Ipswitch Managed File Transfer is an automated file transfer system to manage, view, and control all file transfer services. You will always know where your files are with predictable and secure delivery, extensive reporting, and easy integration with existing systems.

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Sample Customers

McKesson City of Modesto, California Kwik Trip Northwestern University Charter Communications

Cambridgeshire County Council, Capita Document & Information Services, Enterasys, City of Guelph, Hermes

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