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MOVEit vs WS_FTP Server comparison

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Categories and Ranking

MOVEit
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WS_FTP Server
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
21st
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of MOVEit is 6.2%, down from 9.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WS_FTP Server is 1.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MOVEit6.2%
WS_FTP Server1.5%
Other92.3%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

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reviewer2758260 - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Have managed secure file transfers by creating tasks and hosts with encryption and authentication
The most valuable feature of MOVEit is that it is the easiest tool to transfer files from point A to point B. If there is any failure, we have logs to check what the error is for transferring the file.We use MOVEit's encryption features through an inbuilt script in our organization to encrypt or decrypt files. We also have zip and unzip scripts; if there is a large amount of data or large size of data, we zip that file to reduce its size before transferring it to the destination, and while transferring it, we unzip that through our script. When it comes to encryption, there are two types, namely PGP encryption and decryption. For encryption, we need a public key, and for decryption, we need a private key. For MOVEit's user authentication feature, we need permission to access a particular location or folder. If we see any authentication error, it indicates that there is some change in the SSH key or password. If someone changes the password or SSH key and we enter that password incorrectly, we are unable to log into that particular account. In general, for authentication, we use SSH key.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MOVEit?
MOVEit's pricing is a little high. If you are running on-premises, it should be acceptable, but if you move to cloud or SaaS, it is substantial. Regarding pricing and licensing cost, I am not overa...
What needs improvement with MOVEit?
In terms of deployment, it is Windows-based since it is developed in .NET. It only supports the Windows-based platform. In the current era, deploying and managing in Windows is still not developer-...
What is your primary use case for MOVEit?
I am discussing the on-premises version, and we manage both on-premises and SaaS implementations. I have integrated MOVEit's user authentication feature. We are using our own authentication, which ...
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Also Known As

Ipswitch File Transfer, Ipswitch Managed File Transfer
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BraunAbility, H&M Software, Killeen School, Positive Images UK, Scientific American, Sciforma, The Denver Broncos
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