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"The most valuable aspect is that it has good functionality.""This product has been a leader in the field of secure file exchange.""Very high functionality with the ability to plug in your own code.""It offers easy utilization of resources for smooth transfers.""I have found almost all the features valuable.""It's highly configurable, there is no need for standalone scripting."

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"Offers a large collection of very good path planning algorithms.""The most valuable feature of MOVEit is the upload speed.""The renaming and timestamp features are great.""It satisfies our requirements but they don't do new improvements as per the market.""The log findings and troubleshooting on MOVEit are pretty easy. When you go to the logs, it clearly tells you what time a transfer happened, what time it failed, what is the source path, what is the destination path, and what is the failure reason. It's pretty straightforward.""The convenience of renaming files and using time stamps to segregate them has been very valuable.""From an administration standpoint, it's very easy to manage, and I feel pretty confident in the security of the product. From an end-user standpoint also, it's very easy.""Especially at the time of monitoring, it's a nice way to take a look at the script and take a look at run time, which gives enough information for the files that are getting picked or not."

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"The admin console needs some work.""The API capabilities could be expanded to make integration more versatile.""I would like to see auto-deployment without service disruptions.""Not a ten because it's a bit complex, not so simple. It's one product but there are many screens.""Too many features; UI is not good.""IBM is advising not to use the IT translate anymore but this is going to be an extra cost to the customer to use the alternative."

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"Since I have to monitor two times a day, it would be nice if they have script templates.""It would be beneficial to include a feature that allows you to hide items and not be locked out if someone has made too many password attempts.""At times, we had connection issues with MOVEit, and it had a tendency to reboot without any reason.""If the transfers are more or the file size is big, it takes more time. It doesn't have much capacity to process multiple files at the same time. It can get stuck or take a lot of time to process the files.""We have had some challenges. Earlier when we were setting it up, a component called gateway, which runs in the DMV, was not working as expected. It was going down very often. That means most of our vendors were not able to connect using SFTP because that service was down. We had to put in a lot of monitoring to make sure if that goes down, there is some visibility instantaneously so that our system admins can go and do a restart.""Something that I would like to see is better upgrade support. We had looked at getting help with an upgrade, and to do it after hours, it was going to be $6,000. It only takes 15 minutes to do. It'd be nice if the after-hour support was a little more reasonable.""It takes some time to learn and understand how the solution functions.""Communication can be improved between the product owners and users."

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  • "It's reasonably priced at $800,000."
  • "There are two types of customer licenses, an annual preview license, and an ELA-based license. I have found the solution is priced well. However, they need to review the pricing model because if you look at any other competitors, such as GlobalSCAPE, they do pricing based on the components and what you select. With this solution you have a monolithic application which you need to buy, there is no component level price discount."
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  • "I haven't really priced out many other products like this, but I feel it's reasonable. Their upgrade support after hours was going to be $6,000. I just made the decision to wing it and just do it during business hours and call support if there was a problem."
  • "When compared to other products I've used, I believe MoveIt is worth the money someone might pay to use it."
  • "Technical support is only available with a paid license."
  • "It's cost-effective."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It offers easy utilization of resources for smooth transfers.
    Top Answer:The admin console needs some work. There are old buttons and limitations when looking for logs. required the reason why has so old way of buttons and limitations for looking at logs.
    Top Answer:The log findings and troubleshooting on MOVEit are pretty easy. When you go to the logs, it clearly tells you what time a transfer happened, what time it failed, what is the source path, what is the… more »
    Top Answer:If the transfers are more or the file size is big, it takes more time. It doesn't have much capacity to process multiple files at the same time. It can get stuck or take a lot of time to process the… more »
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    Also Known As
    Ipswitch File Transfer, Ipswitch Managed File Transfer
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    Overview

    Securely manage transfer files with authentication, encryption and audit trails while you retain administrative control of data using a library of templates.

    Sterling File Gateway can help you increase secure and dependable file transfer with your trading partners. It consolidates disparate centers of file transfer activity and facilitates the security-rich exchange of file-based data over the Internet. It helps companies avoid the risk and operational issues that can result from using loosely controlled file-transfer servers.

    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.
    Sample Customers
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    Cambridgeshire County Council, Capita Document & Information Services, Enterasys, City of Guelph, Hermes
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm36%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Insurance Company8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company29%
    Financial Services Firm29%
    Recreational Facilities/Services Company14%
    Logistics Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise81%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise75%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
    Buyer's Guide
    Managed File Transfer (MFT)
    March 2024
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    IBM Sterling File Gateway is ranked 4th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 6 reviews while MOVEit is ranked 1st in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 11 reviews. IBM Sterling File Gateway is rated 7.4, while MOVEit is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Sterling File Gateway writes "Easy to use with good validation and monitoring of the file transfer". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MOVEit writes "Provides the ability to securely transfer very large files and has great logging capability". IBM Sterling File Gateway is most compared with Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct, Aspera Managed File Transfer, BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT and TIBCO Managed File Transfer, whereas MOVEit is most compared with BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer, Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT, WS_FTP Server, Kiteworks and JSCAPE by Redwood.

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