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GoAnywhere MFT vs MessageWay comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 21, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

GoAnywhere MFT
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MessageWay
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
23rd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
EDI (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of GoAnywhere MFT is 10.1%, up from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MessageWay is 0.9%, down from 1.2% 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%
MessageWay0.9%
Other89.0%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

Anuj Bhagwat - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at ACC
Has enabled secure, centralized file sharing while saving significant time and resources
The best features in GoAnywhere MFT are that it's fast, reliable, and secure. First, the improvement is that we have resolved one of our security points with compliance. So that compliance point we resolved. And also it's a centralized file sharing system. All the users are able to access the file. There is no one-to-one sharing. It's improved about 80 to 85%. It saves about 80 to 90% resources. In terms of time, we can say 90 to 95% time is also saved because it avoids the one-to-one sharing and simply a user can put one centralized directory and all the users are able to access this solution and access the file. So it's 95%.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Transportation Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Legal Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise43
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Questions from the Community

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?
GoAnywhere MFT pricing is fine for me. I do not have any complaints regarding the pricing because SFTP is the most valuable asset in the organization.
What needs improvement with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT?
I believe that GoAnywhere MFT can be improved because the initial setup is somewhat challenging for a new user, so they need to make the initial feature easier for everyone, whether new or experien...
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Also Known As

HelpSystems GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere MFT, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer,
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Sample Customers

McKesson City of Modesto, California Kwik Trip Northwestern University Charter Communications
Cambridge Innovation Institute, Rhea Lana’s, MasterControl, Smooth Fusion, Kirby Risk
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