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PROS

MOVEit effectively handles large file transfers, including those up to 70 gigabytes, meeting user needs for processing substantial data sizes.
Users appreciate MOVEit's ability to rename files and use timestamps for file organization, enhancing convenience in file management processes.
MOVEit provides robust security features, ensuring confidence from both administrative and end-user perspectives regarding data protection.
MOVEit excels in automation, simplifying complex workflows and enhancing operational efficiency by automating file transfer processes.
MOVEit eliminates the need for manual job monitoring and execution by scheduling tasks automatically, improving efficiency in business operations.

CONS

MOVEit does not develop its features compared to new vendors, which is why users consider other solutions.
The initial setup and upgrade support can be challenging, with high after-hour assistance costs.
MOVEit struggles with processing large files and lacks capacity for handling multiple files simultaneously.
There is a need to enhance security features and support for additional protocols like SFTP or FTPS.
Scheduling and reporting require improvements, specifically in creating checksum files and providing consumable formats like CSV.
 

MOVEit Pros review quotes

PS
Information Security Consultant at Kafaat
Jul 28, 2020
It satisfies our requirements but they don't do new improvements as per the market.
Gijish Vikraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Integration (Supply Chain) at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 1, 2024
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.
Utkarsh Varma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant- Manager at EXL Analytics
Sep 20, 2022
The convenience of renaming files and using time stamps to segregate them has been very valuable.
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Joseph Orona - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst of Data Integrity at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 19, 2022
The renaming and timestamp features are great.
Ryan Keimig - PeerSpot reviewer
RPA Developer / System Solutions Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 30, 2022
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.
Janelle Willis - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Software Configuration Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 4, 2022
The most valuable feature of MOVEit is the upload speed.
VinothKumar7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at D2S Resources Sdn Bhd
Oct 6, 2022
MOVEit's best features were the number of options available, like folder creation, and user-friendliness.
Srujan Panuganti - PeerSpot reviewer
Scientist - Instrument II at AbbVie
Oct 11, 2022
Offers a large collection of very good path planning algorithms.
SC
DC Project Delivery Senior Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 14, 2022
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.
Sumit Mundik - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Development Senior Analyst at Accenture
Feb 3, 2023
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.
 

MOVEit Cons review quotes

PS
Information Security Consultant at Kafaat
Jul 28, 2020
With the new other vendors coming up, they come up with certain features, in addition to the file transfer. But MOVEit does not develop their product. That's why we are looking out for other solutions.
Gijish Vikraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Integration (Supply Chain) at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 1, 2024
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.
Utkarsh Varma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant- Manager at EXL Analytics
Sep 20, 2022
The initial setup is a bit difficult.
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Joseph Orona - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst of Data Integrity at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 19, 2022
Communication can be improved between the product owners and users.
Ryan Keimig - PeerSpot reviewer
RPA Developer / System Solutions Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 30, 2022
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.
Janelle Willis - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Software Configuration Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 4, 2022
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.
VinothKumar7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at D2S Resources Sdn Bhd
Oct 6, 2022
At times, we had connection issues with MOVEit, and it had a tendency to reboot without any reason.
Srujan Panuganti - PeerSpot reviewer
Scientist - Instrument II at AbbVie
Oct 11, 2022
It takes some time to learn and understand how the solution functions.
SC
DC Project Delivery Senior Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 14, 2022
Since I have to monitor two times a day, it would be nice if they have script templates.
Sumit Mundik - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Development Senior Analyst at Accenture
Feb 3, 2023
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.