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MOVEit vs Safe-T Secure Application Access comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

MOVEit
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Managed File Transfer (MFT) (3rd)
Safe-T Secure Application A...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (44th), Access Management (27th), ZTNA (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

MOVEit and Safe-T Secure Application Access aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. MOVEit is designed for Managed File Transfer (MFT) and holds a mindshare of 9.0%, down 9.5% compared to last year.
Safe-T Secure Application Access, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Infrastructure VPN, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MOVEit9.0%
GoAnywhere MFT10.8%
IBM Sterling File Gateway8.8%
Other71.4%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Safe-T Secure Application Access0.4%
OpenVPN Access Server15.0%
Fortinet FortiClient9.1%
Other75.5%
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
 

Featured Reviews

Kiran Raju L - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
it_user787671 - PeerSpot reviewer
Needs to be easier to configure and to display logs more simply
We use only it for scanning files for viruses. That's the only feature we use in this product It needs to be easier to configure, it should be something that's working well with other sources. It should be something that allows me to see the logs simply. One to three years. Sometimes it doesn't…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I admire its ability to transfer really large files. One of the files that we transferred was 70 gigs. We didn't try anything larger than that, but so far, whenever somebody came to us to process a really large file, we were able to do it successfully. It can handle large files. That is one thing that I like about Automation."
"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 product, MOVEit, is user friendly for anybody who is starting new in scheduling rather than working with other tools, and being on a Windows machine makes your life easier."
"The renaming and timestamp features are great."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of MOVEit is that it is the easiest tool to transfer files from point A to point B."
"The convenience of renaming files and using time stamps to segregate them has been very valuable."
"the security level is very high. After we tested it and checked all the security aspects of the product, we found that it's highly secure."
"It's easy to use over the web. A user who is not in the office can use it and securely insert files."
"Safe-T is very good for users because it has plug-in for Outlook."
"If you want a very flexible system that you can easily integrate, and develop interfaces for it or plug-ins to other application environments, it's probably the most flexible"
 

Cons

"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."
"The DR solution (DR recoveries) needs to be enhanced."
"MOVEit could be improved with some minor updates; the user interface could be more intuitive, and there could be more customization freedom and flexibility."
"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."
"It takes some time to learn and understand how the solution functions."
"In future releases, MOVEit could add support for some additional protocols. For example, I don't think they supported the SFTP or FTPS protocols at the time."
"At times, we had connection issues with MOVEit, and it had a tendency to reboot without any reason."
"The Outlook agent is not working well for installing it in the entire office."
"One important thing that we haven't found in this product is the ability to provide a read-only view for documents. Also, the ability for the customer to add annotations to these documents."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Technical support is only available with a paid license."
"It's cost-effective."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

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.
What needs improvement with MOVEit?
In my opinion, MOVEit could be improved with some minor updates; the user interface could be more intuitive, and there could be more customization freedom and flexibility. Some configuration could ...
What is your primary use case for MOVEit?
Currently, I am working on MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Automation. In terms of development, I'm working on creating tasks, creating hosts, adding keys and certificates, and log sharing to clients. O...
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Also Known As

Ipswitch File Transfer, Ipswitch Managed File Transfer
Safe-T SDA, Safe-T, Safe-T Software-Defined Access
 

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Sample Customers

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