Compare Fortra vs SMA Technologies

Fortra

Based on 147 reviews.

SMA Technologies

Based on 59 reviews.

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Sample Customers

OpCon

LOHR, Carnival Cruise Lines, Herbalife, Digital Federal Credit Union, Synergent, Frandsen Bank & Trust

Popular Solutions

31 reviews

11 reviews

1 reviews

10 reviews

Top Industries

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

48%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

Real Estate/Law Firm

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Vidyasagar Gupta
File Transfer Analyst at IG Group
My use case with GoAnywhere MFT differs from organization to organization. In my previous organization, the purpose...
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Christian Dagal
Security Architect Manager at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.
We have a wider range of use cases for Digital Guardian, it detects the movement and classification of files within...
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Corey Cole
Service Coordinator - Technology Security at a government
We used the product for scheduled vulnerability scanning and detecting changes within our assets.
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Anonymous User
System Administrator
The main purpose is for automation. That has been the purpose why I have been using it so far.
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
I use it a lot for independent research. I have a copy with me on my Kali box. There’s a good reason that it’s...
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Sumit Mundik
Application Development Senior Analyst at Accenture
We were experiencing continuous system downtime with Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer. To identify the...
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Brando Diego
System Engineer/Consultant at Notable Frontier Sdn Bhd
The solution's technical support can be frustrating for a user. I rate the technical support a seven to eight out of...
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DimitrisMakris
Information Security Architect at Injazat Data Systems
I am not very impressed by the technical support. One reporting problem we had took some time to be fixed, but we...
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MehboobQureshi
Practice Manager at Saapatech
The technical support is very bad. Support has to be drastically improved.
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Watchara Manusnanta
Product Manager at Tech Titan Distribution Co., Ltd.
I have not used the support.
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Anonymous User
Chief Infrastructure Architect at a non-tech company
I've used tech support once or twice. At the time, it was when HelpSystems had just taken them over. It was a little...
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Keyur-Patel
System Administrator at Winawave Technologies
I have contacted the technical support. The part which is quick is the sales team. The sales team responds quickly...
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Anonymous User
General Manager at a tech services company
Their support needs improvement. We have a partner, but we are not receiving a quick response. I do not know if the...
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Larry Putman
Systems Analyst at a healthcare company
We've worked with HelpSystems support, and it has always been excellent. I rate their support 10 out of 10. They...
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Anonymous User
Clinical business analyst senior at a healthcare company
I've used tech su[pirt in the past and I have found them to be helpful and responsive. I'm satisfied with the level...
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Anonymous User
Practice Lead at a computer software company
I don't think support has the experience in their tech support department. It's not a matter of responsiveness or...
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Anonymous User
Software Security Architect
I never had the opportunity to communicate with technical support or order support, so I am not familiar with their...
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Riyad Chowdhury
Senior Systems Engineer at Turner Broadcasting System
I have not contacted the technical support.
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John Helbert Gonzalez Torres
Automation Architect at Credibanco
We use technical support a lot and we find them to be quite helpful and responsive. We are very satisfied with their...
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Anonymous User
Senior Application Analyst at a healthcare company
The support could be enhanced a little bit. I know they are pushing numbers, but when they ask you to tell them what...
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Anonymous User
Vulnerability and Security Configuration Resource at a transportation company
Technical support was hardly required for IP360.
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Steven Helfgott
EDI Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
The technical support is excellent. I enjoy chatting with technical support, as it allows me to get a quick response...
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor
Their technical support is nice. I am satisfied with them.
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John Mwangi
Sr Software Engineer at Pune IT Labs
I would rate the technical support a ten out of ten. GoAnywhere offers top-rated customer support. They are always...
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Anonymous User
Application Development Manager at a government
The tech support is pretty good, and the team members are knowledgeable for the most part; I rate them eight out of ten.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a transportation company
I've contacted customer support several times to restore licensing after rebuilding our server and recovering the...
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Matt_Dunleavy
Senior System Administrator at a tech vendor
I have used Barkley's technical support and it is helpful but there's a bit of a delay in the response time. Because...
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Anonymous User
Security Architect at a comms service provider
There was a couple of guys in the team that were on top of it when it came to the tech support. They only hire the...
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Sacha Lostun
Systems Analyst at bercell integrated technologies
Technical support is very good.
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Anonymous User
Continuous improvement coordinator at a insurance company
They are good.
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Alex Alexandre
system administrator at INSIGHT CREDIT UNION
Technical support is great. They are very responsive and they know their product.
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Andrew Draus
Data Automation Engineer at a financial services firm
The technical support is very good. They are responsive and work through issues with me. I called them two or three...
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Anonymous User
Senior IT Auditor at a retailer
I haven't heard any complaints.
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FranciscoSosa Garcia
RPA Architect & RPA Product Owner at Francisco Sosa
While, in general, technical support was good, the knowledge base on offer was awful. The online support, that kind...
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SusangRamesh
Product Marketing Manager at OJCommerce, LLC
The support team for GoAnywhere MFT is very knowledgeable. Any query that I have, they are very patient with me and...
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Jose Rivera Hernandez
Senior VP of Technology at Triangle Credit Union
I had to contact them a few times. Their support is excellent. Every time I got on the phone, they found the issue...
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Anonymous User
Manager of Remote Services at DOW CHEMICAL EMPLOYEES' CREDIT UNION
SMA's technical support is excellent. They've always helped us out.
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Anonymous User
Operations Analyst - Primary OpCon at a financial services firm
Their support is good. They will spend as much time with you as you need. E.g., If you need help setting something...
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Adam-Watts
Unisys Infrastructure Support Specialist at a financial services firm
The technical support is very good. I think we have a designated person who we contact if we ever have any sort of...
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Anonymous User
Works at a government
Technical support is excellent. We felt that we were treated like family, not a number. They are very competent.
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Anonymous User
Vice President of Information Technology at a financial services firm
I would rate the technical support very high. They know their product very well. OpCon also knows our industry and is...
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Anonymous User
Works at a financial services firm
We rarely contact support. When we have had to, its typically a very fast single call resolution.
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Mike Taylor.
Principal Systems Engineer at a financial services firm
The customer service has always been excellent, and we recently added managed services to our contract, allowing...
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Tom Gibson
IT Analyst I at REDWOOD CREDIT UNION
I have worked closely with many technicians at SMA and all have been excellent and committed to finding solutions...
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Anonymous User
System Analyst at a financial services firm
Technical support has been great. They've come up with solutions and they're very timely. They seem to be good people...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Systems Programmer at a financial services firm
I have used SMA's technical support on occasion, both for issues that have arisen and for general support to help to...
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Jean-MarieLEBORGNE
Engineer at CONSEIL DÃPARTEMENTAL 83
I have been pleased with the support that we can get from the European partners. I think they are very good. All the...
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Anonymous User
Systems Developer at a financial services firm
The technical support is always excellent. Having a network which can help you troubleshoot and build the best...
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Robert Carter.
Systems Engineering Manager at Hapo Community Credit Union
Technical support has been consistently helpful, and I have no complaints. Their responsiveness and the ease of...
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NickWilcox
Senior Applications System Analyst at Frandsen Financial
You have to put the effort into the training and learning. SMA is big on free training. They do monthly training down...
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Anonymous User
System Administrator at a financial services firm
Their technical support is very good. I called them more in the beginning when we were doing the implementation, but...
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Anonymous User
Automation Engineer - OpCon Administration at a retailer
They were quick to respond.
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ElizabethTinajero
IT Operations Systems Analyst Lead at SAN ANTONIO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
The technical support staff is knowledgeable about their product. We have had a turnaround time of less than four...
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TobyFinnegan
Director of IT at PACIFIC MARINE CREDIT UNION
The technical support is very high in terms of quality and response. I have open up maybe four or five tickets over...
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EdwardWatson
Sr. System Programmer at a insurance company
Thus far, we have only had a few minor issues but the vendor's responses were quick - as were their solutions. We...
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Diane Kennedy
Services Manager at a tech services company
The technical support is excellent.
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Anonymous User
Information Systems Architect at Cornerstone Bank
Usually, this is a positive experience, however, occasionally I feel like we're getting the run-around or being...
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Anonymous User
Senior Core Systems Specialist at a financial services firm
They are absolutely fantastic. Since I've been the primary administrator, I've worked with OpCon support multiple...
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Krystle Brown
Director of IT at Navigator Credit Union
I'd rate SMA support an eight out of 10. We haven't had to contact them much aside from FICS integration and support....
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Anonymous User
Senior System Automation Analyst at a financial services firm
We don't need to use technical support very often, but to begin with, it was really good. I have noticed lately that...
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Anonymous User
TitleSystem Administrator at a financial services firm
You will often find that you speak to the same people over and over again so you develop a rapport. Everyone is...
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Michelle Lestrange
Data Center Manager at a insurance company
From our dealings with them, I think they've done an excellent job when we're in a crunch. They get more than one...
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Rani Jackson
Manager, Computer Operations at a financial services firm
We will start with Symitar and sometimes Symitar will refer us back to SMA. They work really well together and we're...
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Janice Scott
Former Associate Dean of Enterprise Systems at PASCO HERNANDO STATE COLLEGE
Their customer service is really good. If we have any issues we can email them or we can call for support and they're...
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Anonymous User
National Monitoring, Capacity and Availability at a government
The tech support has been excellent. They're the best that I've dealt with in 25 years of supporting software. We've...
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