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Fortra's Globalscape WAFS vs MOVEit comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Globalscape WAFS
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
20th
Average Rating
4.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MOVEit
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
18
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 Fortra's Globalscape WAFS is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MOVEit is 7.0%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MOVEit7.0%
Fortra's Globalscape WAFS1.4%
Other91.6%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user2754 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a construction company with 51-200 employees
We dropped the product because of the corruption issue.
Two main issues. 1) It can be a bandwidth resource hog over a small WAN link. We would routinely saturate a 3Mbps link with WAFS. This can be mitigated with tuning what gets replicated. 2) In some cases, it can look like the files get replicated because the files have the correct date, file size, etc. However, the file itself was actually all nulls. In our replication case, we had more than 10,000 files get corrupted this way (out of 1.2 million). GlobalScape support basically said that there were issues with W2K8 R2 but the problem actually dated back to 2008 on a W2K3 server.We dropped the product because of the corruption issue.
Kiran Raju L - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Cognizant
User adaptability impresses with room for enhanced reporting features
The solution lacks a flow view wherein you will not be able to see the integrated jobs in a flow diagram view. This becomes trickier to understand which flow is failing unless you were part of the design team. Reporting for MOVEit needs a lot more work. For example, if I have to pull a task report for a specific requirement such as its history and task attributes, the report doesn't come in a CSV format, which is consumable. It always comes in a scripted format. When you have to show the report to management, they don't understand the scripted format. They need everything in Excel. The reporting feature needs to work on having it in an Excel format. It has been pretty stable, but we were hit by malicious malware attacks in the last two years more comparatively. Depending upon the type of license that is owned and the support with the license, it is up to par with other leading marketing tools.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When it works, WAFS is a good way to keep data synchronized between multiple servers in multiple locations."
"The most valuable feature of MOVEit is that it is the easiest tool to transfer files from point A to point B."
"The product, MOVEit, is user friendly for anybody who is starting new in scheduling rather than working with other tools, and being on a Windows machine makes your life easier."
"The automation is generally very simple that helps with operational efficiency. Since we mainly created interfaces and scheduled transfers, the tool itself handled the file transfer automation."
"A significant advantage is that MOVEit eliminates the need for manual job monitoring and execution, as jobs are scheduled to run automatically based on scripts, with some running daily and others monthly, like insurance company billing processes that generate reports at month-end without manual intervention."
"Top of the list would be the huge collection of different path planning algorithms that are great and state of the art."
"The renaming and timestamp features are great."
"We are consultants and end-users; I would recommend MOVEit because it's a great integration tool, I'm able to achieve whatever the requirements are, and it's also secured since it's in a cloud environment, so there won't be any loss of information."
"Within our organization, we have two different networks and there is no communication between these different networks, and we use MOVEit if we need a file from one network to another network, as well as for the secure transfer of these files among the employees, which are not supposed to be shared over email."
 

Cons

"In some cases, it can look like the files get replicated because the files have the correct date, file size, etc. However, the file itself was actually all nulls."
"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."
"Compressed data not managed very well."
"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."
"It takes some time to learn and understand how the solution functions."
"The initial setup is a bit difficult because not all the users are techies aware of the setup of MOVEit."
"The product must improve its security features."
"At times, we had connection issues with MOVEit, and it had a tendency to reboot without any reason."
"Since I have to monitor two times a day, it would be nice if they have script templates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I haven't really priced out many other products like this, but I feel it's reasonable. Their upgrade support after hours was going to be $6,000. I just made the decision to wing it and just do it during business hours and call support if there was a problem."
"When compared to other products I've used, I believe MoveIt is worth the money someone might pay to use it."
"Technical support is only available with a paid license."
"It's cost-effective."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

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What needs improvement with MOVEit?
From the support perspective, the logging system could be improved. When MOVEit jobs fail and vendor support is needed, sometimes vendor contact details are not properly documented. This creates is...
What is your primary use case for MOVEit?
We are from a software organization where we have a US healthcare project. The hospitals use the application for file transfer from one location to another location, transferring banking, financial...
What advice do you have for others considering MOVEit?
A significant advantage is that MOVEit eliminates the need for manual job monitoring and execution. Jobs are scheduled to run automatically based on scripts, with some running daily and others mont...
 

Also Known As

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Ipswitch File Transfer, Ipswitch Managed File Transfer
 

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