Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer vs GoAnywhere MFT comparison

Axway and Fortra are both solutions in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category. Axway is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0, while Fortra is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. Axway holds a 4.0% mindshare in MFT, compared to Fortra’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Axway users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Fortra users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 8, 2025

Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer and GoAnywhere MFT compete in secure file transfer solutions. GoAnywhere MFT holds the upper hand due to its extensive feature set and superior automation capabilities.

Features: Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer integrates seamlessly with various applications, emphasizing data security and compliance. It supports strong encryption protocols and robust security features and offers a single pane of glass for monitoring file transfers within an organization. GoAnywhere MFT provides advanced workflows with built-in zip compression and encryption, eliminating the need for additional licenses. It offers cross-platform compatibility, advanced auditing, reporting, and intuitive management interfaces for streamlined operations.

Room for Improvement: Axway AMPLIFY could improve its user interface to simplify complex setups and deployments. Adding more out-of-the-box connectors and enhancing workflow customization would be beneficial. Enhancements in scalability features could also increase user uptake. GoAnywhere MFT could enhance its certificate deployment processes and offer optimized performance under high-load conditions. Improving its customer support to match a more personalized experience would further benefit users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: GoAnywhere MFT boasts straightforward deployment and an intuitive interface that minimizes setup time, facilitating a quick start. Axway AMPLIFY requires a more complex setup process, potentially prolonging deployment times but backs it up with robust and responsive customer support for efficient issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Axway AMPLIFY is recognized for its competitive pricing, addressing businesses focused on cost-effectiveness and operational efficiencies. Its pricing model makes it attractive for budget-conscious enterprises. GoAnywhere MFT involves a higher initial investment but provides significant long-term value through its comprehensive features and enhanced security. Its ability to reduce manual processes and automate workflows offers an attractive ROI for organizations needing advanced capabilities and scalability.

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Categories and Ranking

Axway AMPLIFY Managed File ...

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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GoAnywhere MFT

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer is 4.0%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 10.1%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed File Transfer (MFT)

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Sayantan Sarkar

Technical Lead at HCL Technologies

User-friendly and doesn't take much space when getting installed

When it comes to the tool's scalability, I cannot say that everything can be done in the best version. There is always a scope for improvement. The tool can try to make it a little bit more flexible so that we can easily invoke the APIs, and in such a way, it can be made a little bit better. In general, everything is fine with respect to the tool's scalability. My company has encountered some challenges. The tool does not allow the explicit port for some of the protocols, like FTP. We are still selling the tool to some of our clients. I feel they should allow us to do some testing for the SMB-related protocols or Windows path-related protocols, which we are not allowing, making it difficult for us to identify the issue with respect to those SMB protocols as well as Amazon S3's protocols. I believe it is an area that needs to be fixed so that it will help the end customer do those types of tests without the help of another external tool. As of now, I can remember only these two scenarios where improvements are needed.

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Vidyasagar Gupta

File Transfer Analyst at IG Group

Enables secure and efficient file transfers with customizable automations

The biggest improvement I've seen since using GoAnywhere MFT for three to four years is in security; control over our network security is the biggest factor to consider, and the solution automatically identifies and blocks attempts to attack our system. Additionally, the transfer speed is impressive; even if files are in GBs, it doesn't take much time to transfer, increasing our organization's efficiency significantly. In my opinion, the best feature of GoAnywhere MFT is its user-friendly UI; it's very simple to use compared to other managed file transfer tools such as MOVEit and Axway, which are a bit more complicated. While we don't use any connectors for services such as Salesforce, SharePoint Online, or MS365, GoAnywhere MFT does have the capability of connecting to these systems either through SFTP, HTTPS protocols, or API-based connections. The way it works here is different; we set up a resource-based connection to connect to various services such as SAP or Salesforce. The range of connectors that GoAnywhere MFT provides out of the box is quite extensive; it covers everything from legacy tools that support AS2 connections to the latest services such as AWS and Azure Blobs. I'm very satisfied with the connectivity options available in GoAnywhere MFT; they include everything you can think of, and as long as the system you want to connect to accepts connections, we can connect using AS2, AS4, and other cloud connectors. In relation to the agents, they are crucial for extending MFT automation to remote systems. I've noticed that in my previous organization, agents were not used as we connected via network shares, which led to occasional connectivity issues. Now, using agents increases the file transfer speed by about 20 to 30%, and they provide a more stable connection compared to legacy network shares.

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Pros

"It provides a good amount of storage capacity for a reasonable price and has a good range of connectors."

"It makes a logical link between the inbound/outbound transfer, and makes it clearly visible. This is a very important feature for managing transfer with different environments, and it's very helpful in case of troubleshooting."

"It’s very flexible."

"The product is simple for encrypting data transfer of all the assets in our system."

"It is an easy-to-use and stable product."

"AMPLIFY has all the essential features for managing file transfer."

"The product's initial setup phase is pretty straightforward."

"Axway consolidated all of our communications into one platform, simplifying network and port management. Now, all we have to do is open one port to this application, and we can remove all the firewall rules on that port. It's much more straightforward to manage from a security perspective. We used to rely on an archaic FTP solution, but Axway features SFTP, so it was an improvement security-wise."

"The best features of GoAnywhere MFT are its powerful customization capabilities that allow us to dictate the process and add in custom processes, which was a limitation with other MFTs we used."

"All of it is valuable, but the most valuable would be the ability to release medical records without having a limitation for size and not having to deal with the fax machine."

"We also use the Secure Folders module and the Web Client a lot. For example, we set up external vendors to come in and review files or folders in a Secure Folder. That way they can go in and review whatever information or data they need to do."

"I like the versatility GoAnywhere provides, allowing transfers through HTTPS and different protocols. It can also transfer through a server and a client."

"This solution has improved my organization significantly."

"Transactions transfer in close to real time. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time because of the volume that we have, but the transactions transfer in seconds to the external platform."

"Handling file transfers is efficient and accurate, which enhances our business processes by minimizing human error and improving accuracy, ultimately reducing costs."

"We like that GoAnywhere helps to centralize the exchange of data among our systems, employees, and customers."

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Cons

"It is complicated to manage multi-operations, particularly in handling file name changes within file transcripts."

"Improvement in Data Encoding would be very appreciated (I'm thinking of ASCII-EBCDIC, ASCII-ASCII, etc.)."

"One area of improvement is troubleshooting. When a transfer fails, they provide little information about the login, which makes troubleshooting difficult. Also, file transfer scheduling is primitive. By that, I mean you can't define a complex schedule, like scheduling a job to run at particular hours multiple times in a day."

"The areas in need of improvement are the monitoring and the cut-off management, when needed. Today you have at least two solutions: Buy the other Axway suite, Sentinel, or integrate it into your monitoring system."

"We only hope that they continue to keep updating the solution and improving the offering. They could always do more updates and releases."

"The tool can try to make it a little bit more flexible so that we can easily invoke the APIs, and in such a way, it can be made a little bit better."

"Sometimes, the application's embedded databases couldn't perform well for a higher volume of data."

"Their monitoring is not up to the mark and needs improvement."

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"Everything works fine, but I feel that the user interface can be improved, especially the layout. They can make the dashboards more customizable."

"The reporting could be more customizable."

"At present, HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT integrates with an antivirus solution, but it's a bit kludgy."

"I want to be able to use GoAnywhere to create customizable reports that I can share with the MSP containing any information related to file transfers."

"There's not a lot of improvement I can think of. Maybe in the tools section, they have an SQL Wizard and a URL Wizard, which are really good. I think that the SQL Wizard might need some improvement. I don't know how to improve it, but it's just a little slow here and there."

"The solution's support for the Unix platform and AS2 should be improved."

"The application uses resources such as network connections to shared directories or SFTP connections. I would appreciate seeing utilization metrics for these resources."

"There's one persnickety issue about NAS permissions. That is a problem we have run into with GoAnywhere. I would like to see more focus on compatibility with/enforcement of user roles and access permissions across NAS, among other things. We have filed a couple of tickets on that in the past."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AMPLIFY's license is a one-time investment."

"It is quite expensive, and because of that, we get good service from them in return for the price paid."

"Pricing and licensing is related to the protocols you choose to support."

"The platform's price aligns with the market."

"The cost of GoAnywhere versus the value it brings to our data transfer operations is reasonable... The cost is relatively expensive but, back to the car analogy, that's to be expected with a Ferrari."

"It has flexible and affordable pricing because of custom quotes. The prices depend on the modules one needs and the volume of data being transferred. Overall, they offer custom and flexible pricing with an annual subscription, where you pay for specific features and functionality required."

"The pricing is decent for mid-sized and small-sized companies. It is good for startups or mid-scale companies."

"To have a solution like this for the price we're paying makes it cheap. Considering the time that it has saved us, and considering the development that we don't need to do, such as connectors and handling servers, the price is really affordable."

"It is moderately priced. If I compare it with other products that we have been using, its price is moderate. There are approximately 30% to 40% savings."

"Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT carries a higher price tag than other MFT solutions."

"Licensing can be expensive and it depends upon which features you want to buy."

"Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT is an inexpensive solution."

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Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

The product is simple for encrypting data transfer of all the assets in our system.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

There's infinite pricing available on their portal, however, it's typically accompanied by a discount. However, detailed pricing information is confidential and was not shared in this call.

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What needs improvement with Axway AMPLIFY Managed File Transfer?

Their monitoring is not up to the mark and needs improvement. They should have enhanced auto-reconnection capabilities for interrupted file transfers and implement features allowing chunk movement ...

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What do you like most about Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

GoDrive eliminates the need to use the exchange server for file sharing.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

The pricing for GoAnywhere MFT is quite fair.

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What needs improvement with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?

The cloud connectivity of GoAnywhere MFT to connect to different applications such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon, or Google Cloud could improve, as it's a little bit patchy right now. They do provide ...

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Also Known As

SecureTransport, Axway SecureTransport, AMPLIFY MFT

HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer,

Overview

As a multi-protocol MFT gateway, Axway SecureTransport provides the flexibility you need to support virtually any MFT use case. Secure, manage, and track file flows among people and applications inside your enterprise, and beyond your firewall to your user communities, mobile devices, and the cloud. Perform high-volume automated file transfers between systems, sites, lines of business and external partners, to user-driven communications and mobile, folder- and portal-based file sharing.

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GoAnywhere MFT offers user-friendly workflow features, advanced security, and seamless integrations. Its intuitive interface supports streamlined operations and rapid project creation, making it suitable for managing secure file transfers.

GoAnywhere MFT provides sophisticated automation through Advanced Workflows, enabling reduced manual tasks and improved efficiency. With centralized data exchange, file monitoring, and comprehensive security protocols, it supports scalability, encryption, and IP filtering for enhanced protection. Users appreciate its adaptability with systems including IBM and Epic, contributing to improved process management and significant time savings. While beneficial, enhancements in DNS support, user interface intuitiveness, and customer service responsiveness are potential growth areas. License costs are noted as high, with demands for better documentation, cloud service integrations, and improved scalability and load-balancing functionalities.

What are the key features of GoAnywhere MFT?

User-Friendly Workflows: Intuitive interface streamlines operations.
Advanced Security: Includes encryption, IP filters, and monitoring.
Seamless Integrations: Adapts to systems like IBM and Epic.
Automation: Simplifies processes with reduced manual tasks.
Scalability: Grows with business needs.

What are the benefits and ROI of using GoAnywhere MFT?

Improved Efficiency: Reduces workload through automation.
Time Savings: Accelerates project delivery.
Enhanced Security: Protects data with advanced protocols.
Adaptability: Supports multiple platforms and integrations.
Process Management: Simplifies and streamlines data exchange.

GoAnywhere MFT is deployed by organizations for secure file transfers across systems like financial, healthcare, and corporate sectors. It supports SFTP, FTP, and HTTPS for data exchanges and is highly effective in automating processes and managing large file movements efficiently. It integrates well with cloud platforms like Azure and accommodates environments such as Windows, Linux, and IBM iSeries.

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Sample Customers

BNP Paribas Securities Services, Bollor_, E.ON AG Group, BMW Group, IdenTrust, Gassco, International Post Corporation, SNCF, DB Schenker Logistics, Logius, CSCA, La Poste

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