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Aspera Managed File Transfer vs CloudDat comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Aspera Managed File Transfer
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
11th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CloudDat
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
35th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Aspera Managed File Transfer is 3.0%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudDat is 0.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Aspera Managed File Transfer3.0%
CloudDat0.8%
Other96.2%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

BK
Deputy General Manager Information Technology at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Data transfer improvements with an easy setup and responsive support
There are other products of Aspera which come as add-ons, however, we haven't purchased those, like report generation, since that was not our requirement. The features we needed were included in the basic edition, and that works for us. If there is any failure in the data transfer and it can automatically detect and reinitiate it, that would be great.
reviewer2847603 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Engineering Specialist at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cloud platform has transformed real-time patient vitals monitoring and protects sensitive data
Improvement-wise for CloudDat, I think some days there is some latency. The scaling must be fast enough, but sometimes it avoids delays. That is one challenge we had. Sometimes the server might be down and there would be some downtime. That is one thing which we had a challenge with. When you use any policies, particular policies in that features, there would be some predictive analytics to improve that efficiency. It's more of having to always see what are the new features they have added and get advanced to that. That's one of the challenges we faced. In a real-time, one more thing is our project handles HIPAA, so it is always used by many users. Their scaling is also one of the features which we had a challenge with, actually. Regarding needed improvements for CloudDat, documentation-wise, from cloud, there are certain features where you can directly download, but that would not help you actually. You have to always be updated to cloud features. There are certain versions every time it gets updated and you have to always get updated to those new features. Documentation matters from previous to new features, all that. In real-time, I maintain a documentation which ensures every time what was in past and what is present and what we can do more in the coming days so that it can be more clear so that we have anything handled in a performance way. It should be documented and it is already documented. An improvement needed for CloudDat that I haven't mentioned yet is that it should secure more cloud dashboards to monitor patient vitals in real-time. As of now in IT, since I'm into healthcare, it generally helps with leaking risk of any particular patient's information, but in the dashboard, you will come to know everything. That's where I think it should hide. That's one feature I see which needs to be changed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would say that the user interface was a good feature, and the ability to set up multiple file transfer jobs was also an asset."
"We were able to effectively nullify the China firewall since the China firewall was disrupting our data transfer."
"Aspera Managed File Transfer is an optimal solution for customers who want to transfer large files to remote sites with lower bandwidth and in less time."
"The main feature of Aspera Managed File Transfer is that it's an incredibly fast protocol, you can use all the bandwidth available. If I need to send large amounts of data this is the fastest protocol on the market. I have been using it for some minor projects and it is very powerful."
"Time-saving is one of the most crucial and one of the best features over here in CloudDat."
 

Cons

"If there is any failure in the data transfer and it can automatically detect and reinitiate it, that would be great."
"Aspera Managed File Transfer should be packaged into another solution. Explaining to customers you need to have multiple solutions from multiple vendors for their use cases can get complicated for them to understand."
"Deployment of the product is somewhat complex and it was also difficult to get support, very difficult to get support."
"If you want to do a file transfer between two countries, and one is not China, then you have other more affordable options."
"Aspera Managed File Transfer is not an inexpensive solution."
"The solution's pricing is high and should be reduced."
"Improvement-wise for CloudDat, I think some days there is some latency."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Aspera Managed File Transfer is not an inexpensive solution. I am not aware of many competitors to determine how affordable the price is overall."
"It was close to $10,000 to $20,000."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Aspera Managed File Transfer?
There are other products of Aspera which come as add-ons, however, we haven't purchased those, like report generation, since that was not our requirement. The features we needed were included in th...
What is your primary use case for Aspera Managed File Transfer?
We have an office in China, and we wanted to transfer data from China to the UK. We have an office in the UK as well.
What advice do you have for others considering Aspera Managed File Transfer?
For our requirements, IBM Aspera fit very well into the budget. It's subjective. I'd rate it nine out of ten. If you want to do a file transfer between two countries, and one is not China, then you...
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