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Globalscape EFT vs GoAnywhere MFT comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 8, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Globalscape EFT offers high ROI, reduced costs, reliability, efficiency, and centralization, outperforming alternatives like IBM Sterling and Axway.
Sentiment score
5.7
GoAnywhere MFT boosts efficiency and ROI by automating secure file transfers, saving time, resources, and enhancing revenue.
It has custom reports which are inbuilt, showing things such as how many files are going through, what the file sizes are, and if any invalid logins have happened.
GoAnywhere can perform the work of three people, leading to a decrease in manpower needs for automation and file transfer.
There is a drastic improvement in time; at least a 50% to 60% improvement in terms of effort.
We have cut down the time by 50% by utilizing this solution.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
Globalscape EFT's support is praised for expertise and flexibility, despite occasional response delays; recent improvements aid international clients.
Sentiment score
6.0
GoAnywhere MFT offers generally quick, knowledgeable support with positive feedback, though complex issue resolution may occasionally experience delays.
A quicker response would be appreciated.
It's not a situation where you raise a ticket and wait for 48 hours to get a response; it's immediate.
They have their number on their website to call, and they are fast and available all the time.
The support technician who worked with me initially owned the ticket through the whole process, even after escalating to developers or higher-level support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Globalscape EFT offers scalable file transfers, efficient resource expansion, and flexible maintenance, with strong support for diverse users.
Sentiment score
6.2
GoAnywhere MFT efficiently scales across platforms, supporting growth with robust data management, though minor scalability improvements are suggested.
While I sometimes find difficulties with GCP, it works fine and flawlessly on AWS, especially since we have a large customer base and vendors where we send numerous files daily.
The scalability is ten out of ten because it works effectively even with many users, large files, and a lot of data moving at once.
I would rate the scalability of GoAnywhere MFT as a ten.
We have clients with over 600,000 users.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
5.9
Globalscape EFT is reliable and stable, but may face occasional issues with slowness, clustering, and high CPU utilization.
Sentiment score
6.5
GoAnywhere MFT is stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and quick resolutions for minor issues, suitable for demanding tasks.
Sometimes we encounter error logging issues or the system goes down, requiring us to connect with the cloud engineer.
The stability of the application itself is excellent.
It works very well, especially when kept up to date.
It has robust stability because we have never faced any downtime.
 

Room For Improvement

Globalscape EFT users want enhanced cloud features, faster transfers, reliability, advanced alerting, real-time collaboration, and improved performance for concurrent tasks.
Users seek improved DNS, user interface, cloud integration, training, security, support, file handling, and cost-effective licensing for GoAnywhere MFT.
If I'm transferring large batches, it takes them in threads. Globalscape EFT uploads the files on a threading basis, such as 100 files at a time, and the rest of the files will be in a queue system.
Globalscape EFT is prone to errors because one single click can lead to a file being sent to another vendor, and it doesn't give any warning if the code goes out of certain loops.
That's the only thing that could help if the application could log what caused the error for us to prevent it.
We had to reach out to GoAnywhere support, and they were quick to provide support within a day, so we were able to complete that use case.
when the application runs on a server and encounters problems, it doesn't provide detailed information on the server issues, which could help users troubleshoot better.
 

Setup Cost

Globalscape EFT offers competitive pricing with flexible server-based licensing and justified maintenance costs for scalable enterprise solutions.
GoAnywhere MFT offers flexible pricing, though costs vary with features, providing robust functionality and security valued by users.
It operates as a pay-as-you-go model.
Azure is significantly more expensive.
There are approximately 30% to 40% savings.
For the Indian market, the pricing is particularly high.
 

Valuable Features

Globalscape EFT offers easy configuration, high security features, and efficient operations with centralized management, auditing, and cloud integration.
GoAnywhere MFT offers seamless workflow automation, advanced security, and integration, enhancing data security and efficiency across various platforms.
It is flexible because you can modify many aspects in Globalscape EFT.
It provides multiple cipher options for HTTPS and SFTP protocols, utilizing AES-based algorithms for secure communication and data transfer.
I can produce reports for security and have full control over secure protocols allowed on the system, making it easy to comply with security standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley.
Before, we had to write scripts and manually update them to move data around, encrypt files, or rename files. Now we just use the GUI to set the modules for transfers, encryption, renaming, and copying, allowing us to set it and schedule it to run without any user interaction.
 

Categories and Ranking

Globalscape EFT
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GoAnywhere MFT
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Globalscape EFT is 3.4%, up from 1.9% 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) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
GoAnywhere MFT10.1%
Globalscape EFT3.4%
Other86.5%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

Sumit Mundik - PeerSpot reviewer
Includes encryption and decryption functionalities with advanced workflow engine
The most effective feature is its advanced workflow engine. Another feature is the flexibility of the code we use to create tasks. For example, with other tools, you receive only one notification upon completing or failing the task. However, in Globalscape, you can set up step-by-step email notifications. For instance, if you pick up a file from the source location, you can add a condition to send an email notification to a specific address once that step is successful. Conversely, a different notification can be sent to a designated address if the step fails. This allows us to receive notifications for each process step without waiting for the entire task to complete.
Vidyasagar Gupta - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise31
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Globalscape Managed File Transfer?
It bolsters security with features like Data Loss Prevention and seamless integration with DLP for a safe and compliant environment which enables real-time document sharing and control over file ac...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Globalscape Managed File Transfer?
I never looked at the pricing for Globalscape EFT because it was at the management level where my line manager handled it. I was a team lead, so we only did the RFQs and everything. I never had a c...
What needs improvement with Globalscape Managed File Transfer?
When comparing Globalscape EFT with other tools such as IBM Sterling and GoAnywhere, they each have different features for bulk transfers. There are a few issues with Globalscape EFT. If I'm transf...
What do you like most about Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
GoDrive eliminates the need to use the exchange server for file sharing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
It is around market value. It is neither too high nor too low, but balanced.
What needs improvement with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
The main area for improvement would be including better support. Support was horrible. When we needed help off-shift, at 2:00 in the morning, it was an hourly rate of $200, $175 an hour, and we wai...
 

Also Known As

Globalscape GlobalSCAPE Managed File Transfer
HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer,
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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McKesson City of Modesto, California Kwik Trip Northwestern University Charter Communications
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