We performed a comparison between Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and JSCAPE by Redwood based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It enabled us to allocate staff toward other work. All the time that we would have wasted worrying about this stuff and correcting problems is put into other parts of our job. That's one of the best things about it, is that we don't waste time on these projects. We just don't have to worry about them because it lets us know if there's a problem."
"This is a very good product for managing file transfers."
"We like that GoAnywhere helps to centralize the exchange of data among our systems, employees, and customers."
"Transactions transfer in close to real time. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time because of the volume that we have, but the transactions transfer in seconds to the external platform."
"When we were doing the demo, we took one project from the old system and got it running in GoAnywhere in less than 30 minutes. That says a lot. I've written queries and understand code, so I'm not a novice. Still, I think that's pretty impressive for a software product to be able to deliver a functional use case in half an hour."
"If I have a job that I need to run on the system and I want the data transferred, I can use GoAnywhere and schedule it on a daily basis, a weekly basis, or whatever, and it does the job for me to transfer the files over to the other systems, or back and forth."
"Another nice feature is that you can invoke a native program from GoAnywhere. That helps you because you don't have to get fancy with agents. If a native program runs on the server that GoAnywhere is running on, like sed or perl, you can use it,"
"Its speed is the most valuable because every integration used to take months with old SOA tools, integration buses, and that type of stuff. Now, we do integrations in a matter of days. Security is another valuable thing because every step in the workflow has an audit trace, which is great. This also brings a lot of confidence in automating business process workflows through this type of solution."
"We receive customized email notifications and alerts regarding user activities and the number of login attempts."
"JSCAPE's automation can obliterate manual file transfer processes, salvaging precious time and vanquishing the chances of errors."
"Triggers are something that is very useful as they automate the use of boilerplate code, and we can define certain functionality of certain tasks also."
"Automating and managing the file transfer using JSCAPE has decreased the manual interventions necessary and increased the organization's efficiency and productivity."
"It is a reliable and easy-to-operate platform for secure file transfers."
"It keeps a clear record of all the file transfers that take place, the person who initiated them, and the outcome of the execution."
"We can send the data quickly and securely."
"It is platform-independent and can flawlessly work on any operating system using the latest security standards."
"Its user interface can be improved. The current user interface is a little basic for some of the use cases. We have to use an external component to enhance it. When we need a more appealing user interface, we use an additional component, and that works okay."
"The support desk has room for improvement. I keep opening tickets and they keep telling me that they're closed, but they're not resolved."
"At present, HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT integrates with an antivirus solution, but it's a bit kludgy."
"The security could be upgraded to address novel cyberattacks. I'm not sure whether the product's security is being updated periodically."
"In some scenarios, when you are in a cluster environment, the load-balancing capabilities of the gateway need to be improved a little. This functionality needs some improvement."
"If the hostname has a dash in it then it does not work."
"Improvement in support or product relies on being ingenious, supportive, and listening to its customer base."
"One of the things that I wish is to not necessarily have to set up a username and password for people with whom we don't frequently share files. For instance, if I want to share files with a patient who is not somebody with whom we share files all the time, I would like them to somehow verify who they are and be able to push the file to them. I shouldn’t have to set them up as a user with a password. It should be almost like Dropbox."
"The GUI has to be enhanced."
"Iteratively enhancing the user interface could help with streamlining workflows to make them more intuitive and user-friendly."
"The initial setup is a bit hectic during the installation."
"With constant software releases and updates, detailed notifications and documentation on the improvements along with the comparison of the past and present features would be helpful to understand and use it better."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"The FTP/S and ad-hoc techniques can further be automated."
"The documentation part can be improved to be more precise for beginners to understand the advanced features of the tool."
"The initial setup and configuration are time-consuming."
Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is ranked 7th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 26 reviews while JSCAPE by Redwood is ranked 9th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 21 reviews. Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is rated 9.2, while JSCAPE by Redwood is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT writes "Key to our workflow and our workload automation strategy, helping us trade and consume files". On the other hand, the top reviewer of JSCAPE by Redwood writes "Versatile, streamlines the entire file transfer procedure, and offers good support". Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is most compared with MOVEit, Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, IBM Sterling File Gateway, Kiteworks and Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer, whereas JSCAPE by Redwood is most compared with MOVEit, Control-M, Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer, Kiteworks and ActiveBatch by Redwood. See our Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT vs. JSCAPE by Redwood report.
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