Aspera Managed File Transfer vs webMethods.io comparison

Aspera Managed File Transfer and webMethods.io are both solutions in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category. Aspera Managed File Transfer is ranked #12 with an average rating of 9.0, while webMethods.io is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1. Aspera Managed File Transfer holds a 3.2% mindshare in MFT, compared to webMethods.io’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Aspera Managed File Transfer users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of webMethods.io users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Aspera Managed File Transfer and webMethods.io compete in data management and integration. Aspera excels in transferring large data efficiently, while webMethods.io offers superior integration features, making it a preferred choice for comprehensive integration needs.

Features: Aspera Managed File Transfer is known for high-speed data transmission, scalability, and security, which are suitable for organizations needing quick and secure large file transfers. webMethods.io provides robust integration capabilities allowing seamless connectivity across multiple applications, prioritizing integration flexibility and extensive connectivity options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Aspera Managed File Transfer offers a straightforward deployment model with strong customer support. webMethods.io requires a more complex deployment process tailored for large-scale integration projects and is supported by comprehensive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Aspera Managed File Transfer features competitive pricing focused on delivering a high ROI for businesses needing secure, fast file transfers. webMethods.io involves a higher setup cost but promises significant ROI due to its versatile integration capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Aspera Managed File Transfer

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

12th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (3rd), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (3rd), API Management (9th), Cloud Data Integration (7th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Aspera Managed File Transfer is 3.2%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 2.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Michele Illiano

Head of Division at Innovery

Beneficial quick protocol, powerful, but limited use cases

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. The best way to propose a suite is to have an integrated suite where the customer could choose to license part of it. This solution could be one solution not two choices between 10 or 12 different solutions. The main feature of Aspera Managed File Transfer is the communication protocol, which is fast. There are a lot of different clients that are offering features related to these fast protocols. It's possible to create one unique suite that can handle this base protocol. It will be quite easy to propose to the customers.

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MohanPrasad

Senior Consultant at Brillio

Smooth integration and enhanced deployment with high licensing cost

webMethods.io was used to integrate APIs through the webMethods.io platform, trigger database events, and connect backend APIs through a Java backend. It was used extensively for integration purposes in my organization Integration became smoother, troubleshooting was easier, and deployment and…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"Good user interface and ability to set up multiple file transfer jobs."

"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 ease of mapping... is the single largest feature. It gives us the ability to craft anything. A lot of single-purpose technologies, like Mirth, are good for healthcare messages, but we use webMethods not only for healthcare messages but for other business-related purposes, like integrations to Salesforce or integrations to Office 365. It's multi-purpose nature is very strong."

"WebMethods.io is a powerful tool, but it requires skilled people who can fully utilize its potential."

"What I like best about webMethods Integration Server is its portfolio of connectors."

"The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation."

"Clients choose webMethods.io API for its intuitive interface, promoting seamless interaction and quick communication between systems."

"I feel comfortable using this product with its ease of building interfaces for developers. This is a better integration tool for integrating with various applications like Oracle, Salesforce, mainframes, etc. It works fine in the integration of legacy software as well."

"The solution is scalable."

"Application integrations are offered out-of-the-box, and that is extremely important to us. This is one of the main use cases that we have for it. It is about 60 to 70 percent of the workload in our application today."

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Cons

"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."

"If you want to do a file transfer between two countries, and one is not China, then you have other more affordable options."

"If there is any failure in the data transfer and it can automatically detect and reinitiate it, that would be great."

"Deployment is complex and it was difficult to get support."

"The solution's pricing is high and should be reduced."

"I would like the solution to provide bi-weekly updates."

"In terms of improvement, it would be better if it adapted quicker to open standards. It took a while for API specification before the last version was available. The spec of version two was rather quick."

"I have noticed that webMethods ActiveTransfer has had problems when handling large files. For example, when we receive (and perform operations on) files that are larger than about 16 MB, the software starts losing performance."

"It is quite expensive."

"Understanding the overall architecture is difficult."

"In terms of improvements, maybe on the API monetization side, having users able to create separate consumption plans and throttle all those consumption plans towards the run time could be better."

"Rapid application development has to be considered, especially for UI, where user interference is crucial."

"Need to see more API portal features like monetizing APIs and private cloud readiness."

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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."

"I do think webMethods is coming under increasing pressure when it comes to their price-to-feature value proposition. It's probably the single biggest strategic risk they have. They're very expensive in their industry. They've been raising the price recently, especially when compared with their competitors."

"It is worth the cost."

"Based on our team discussions and feedback, it is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."

"This is an expensive product and we may replace it with something more reasonably priced."

"Currently, the licensing solution for this product is pretty straightforward. The way that Software AG has moved in their licensing agreements is very understandable. It is very easy for you to see where things land. Like most vendors today, they are transaction based. Therefore, just having a good understanding of how many transactions that you are doing a year would be very wise. Luckily, there are opportunities to work with the vendor to get a good understanding of how many transactions you have and what is the right limit for you to fall under."

"Most of my clients would like the price of the solution to be reduced."

"The product is very expensive."

"The price is high and I give it a five out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Insurance Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Aspera Managed File 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.

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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...

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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.

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What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

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What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

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Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

Overview

IBM Aspera takes a different approach to tackling the challenges of big data movement over global WANs. Rather than optimize or accelerate data transfer, Aspera eliminates underlying bottlenecks by using its proprietary fasp technology that fully utilizes available network bandwidth to maximize speed and quickly scale up with no theoretical limit. Using fasp, transfers are secure end-to-end and are largely unaffected by file size, transfer distance, or network conditions, making transfer times up to 100Xs faster than TCP-based protocols.

IBM Aspera offers SaaS, on-prem, and hybrid solutions to meet the needs of modernizing infrastructures. All solutions offer robust security and compliance, intuitive file sharing, workflow automation, central administration, and real-time visibility. Quickly and easily initiate transfers across hybrid infrastructures, including support for cloud-to-cloud transfers. IBM Aspera offers unmatched transfer speeds, end-to-end security, reliability, and exceptional bandwidth control.

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webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

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Sample Customers

Gwinnett County Public Schools, Evonik, Voith, BITMARCK, Oracle

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

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