GoAnywhere MFT Reviews

My usual use cases for GoAnywhere MFT are for automatic processes with SFTP.

The features and capabilities of GoAnywhere MFT that I have found most valuable are the projects that allow us to build different templates with extensive customization. We can customize the entire project as needed and create if-else statements in any way we would like to find any pattern or different words inside files, archive them, and unzip them. There is a very flexible and extended way to automate processes exactly the way we are looking for.

A benefit I have seen over the two years that I have been working with GoAnywhere MFT is that we can use the MFT as a parameter between our customers and our company, and we can automate all processes with file exchange and sending files through GoAnywhere MFT. It is easy and automating a lot of processes and work. Using it with different customers via PGP allows us to encrypt and unencrypt all the traffic, which is very convenient and helpful.

Regarding the reporting about the logs, sometimes there is too much information. When looking for the exact way to find and troubleshoot different errors, the log can be very difficult to understand because there is a lot of information. When you have a log on a job that has a lot of files that have failed, there is a lot of data on one page, and it becomes more complicated to troubleshoot it and understand exactly the reason why it failed.

An example of an issue I had is that we experienced a problem where the agent service took a lot of time to start after a restart. We had a huge delay on the servers applying. I think that is an area where GoAnywhere MFT can improve itself, particularly regarding how it manages all the paths via the file server on the agent server.

I have been working with GoAnywhere MFT for almost two years.

The reliability and stability aspects of GoAnywhere MFT are very good. The platform is very stable if you maintain the infrastructure in the right way with proper change management and configuration management.

Regarding the level of scalability of GoAnywhere MFT, I do not really see scalability because it depends on the architecture and how many servers are deployed for the platform. About the jobs and the projects within the platform, I do not see a lot of scalability. You are creating a job and transferring files via SFTP, and that is it.

I communicate with the technical support of GoAnywhere MFT sometimes, depending on the issue. We are using BullWall for integration, so they are our support, and I am not speaking directly with GoAnywhere MFT. Their support is excellent. Overall, I would rate the technical support on a scale of one to ten as nine because there is always room for improvement.

Before GoAnywhere MFT, the company used CyberArk, but it was before my time.

GoAnywhere MFT was already integrated when I started working here. I did not participate in the initial setup or deployment.

From my perspective, I have seen tangible benefits, including return on investment, but it depends on the use case. Our company has hundreds of jobs that we are automating and there are a lot of gigabits of files that we are transferring and receiving. The benefit is obvious because doing that via other ways, especially on-premise, would be more difficult. I do not know exactly the price, but the benefit for us is huge.

I do not make use of GoAnywhere MFT's connectors for services such as Salesforce, SharePoint Online, Dynamics 365, or other services. The range of connectors that GoAnywhere MFT provides out of the box is probably good, but except for SFTP and a few jobs that we are using via HTTPS, we are not using any other connector. We may use another connector in the future, but only for a CDR platform, such as Opswat.

The importance of GoAnywhere MFT's connectors to my operations is significant as it is a production platform. All the connectors and all the ways we are using SFTP are production systems. If it becomes unavailable, there will be significant consequences for our company.

We have divided the environment between the DMZ for the MFT and the agent. The importance of GoAnywhere MFT's agents in enabling me to extend MFT automation to remote systems is that this is the core component for connecting to all NFS and file servers. Essentially, it is the core component for sending and receiving files into our company and has a huge impact as a core component within our architecture.

I do not use GoAnywhere MFT's secure forms. I do not use the GoFast feature to accelerate data transmission. I do not know if GoAnywhere MFT has saved me time in connecting securely with the third parties I need to collaborate with because there is all the negotiation about IPs, certificates, and usernames. However, it is easy today to set up a basic template to exchange with a third party or a client, and in the world of SFTP, there is not too much configuration to do for the initial connection.

My overall review rating for GoAnywhere MFT is eight.

I use GoAnywhere MFT for two to three primary use cases. The first involves transferring files to vendors and customers. I have two to three vendors who process all documentation on behalf of our company, and I use this application to transfer our files to them in a more secure way.

The second use case involves audits that occur half-yearly and quarterly, where compliance is very important. I opted for GoAnywhere MFT so that there would be encryption within the sharing and logs would be generated. These two aspects are major factors for our organization. We are at a very early stage, and last month I used the MFT to show an auditor our logs during an audit. From a compliance perspective, our company takes this very seriously, and I am using two to three features within GoAnywhere MFT in this manner.

GoAnywhere MFT is very scalable. I have integrated it with Amazon S3 and am working to integrate it with REST APIs as well. Database integration was also very easy. I have an on-site, on-premises SFTP setup, and that integration works very well. Scalability is very good, and I am able to accomplish what we need.

GoAnywhere MFT is secure, though the external part does not maintain the compliance posture to the same degree. However, I am doing it in a secure way, and it is getting the job done. I am doing the automation part, and the automations run on different APIs, such as the REST API, WebLogic, or some running on the AWS cloud with the help of Lambda.

The initial deployment for GoAnywhere MFT was very easy. A third-party person came and gave us the proof of concept. I understood all the workflows, and then I got it integrated. It took about 15 to 20 days to integrate and get it implemented, so integration was very easy.

The maintenance part is looked after by the server team. I am managing it, so maintenance does not fall under my responsibility. In the last three and a half months, I have never noticed any maintenance required other than log rotation. I have a procedure where I rotate the logs every 15 days because too many logs are being generated. The log rotation is very easy, and there is no issue with that.

Right now I am not in a position to tell you the improvements for GoAnywhere MFT because it has only been three or four months since I opted for it, and I am still understanding how the process works. If you need an improvement recommendation, I can provide one after six months.

One improvement I can tell you about is something I observed during the SAS integration project. The admin screen or system administrator homepage is very cluttered. While integrating with SAS, the homepage could be more user-friendly and more informative. It is not informative enough. What I have to do on the admin page is copy and paste information to ChatGPT or elsewhere to understand what it exactly means. This is something I noticed during the integration part.

I have been using GoAnywhere MFT for three or four months since I opted for it.

I have not experienced any lag issues.

GoAnywhere MFT is very scalable. I have integrated it with Amazon S3 and am working to integrate it with REST APIs as well. Database integration was also very easy. I have an on-site, on-premises SFTP setup, and that integration works very well. Scalability is very good, and I am able to accomplish what I need.

I have not had any partnership with customer service, and I received only a name, not a company name.

I did not use a previous solution because due to compliance becoming very strict in recent years, there was no such software available. I was using my own file transfer protocol, which I was sharing to users as well over OneDrive.

The initial deployment for GoAnywhere MFT was very easy. A third-party person came and gave us the proof of concept. I understood all the workflows, and then I got it integrated. It took about 15 to 20 days to integrate and get it implemented, so integration was very easy.

A third-party person came and gave us the proof of concept. I understood all the workflows, and then I got it integrated.

I think the pricing for GoAnywhere MFT is expensive. Although I am not from the government sector, I have discussed pricing during the proof of concept phase, and the licensing is a bit expensive. For the advanced features I plan to opt for in the near future, such as secure forms or advanced workflows where I can multiply and channel workflows that will get automated with the help of scheduling batch jobs, those features are a bit costly. I will have to opt for advanced licensing.

I have not used any of the connectors because I have all private vendors, so connectors are not required. I am integrating secure forms now, and it is good. The secure forms mechanism is very good, and I liked it. I am currently under the integration phase. I am planning to integrate additional features, but right now I cannot commit to anything. I believe GoAnywhere MFT will serve as a single solution for every problem that I am pursuing. My review rating for GoAnywhere MFT is 7.

My main use case for GoAnywhere MFT is secure managed file transfers between internal systems and external partners. I am securely automating and managing file transfer SFTP, FTP, and API between enterprise systems and external partners, especially for scheduled data exchange and compliance workflows.

The best features of GoAnywhere MFT from a real user perspective include strong end-to-end secure file transfer SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, AS2 with encryption and audit trails, powerful workflow automation for replacing scripts with scheduled or trigger-based jobs, and an easy centralized management dashboard to monitor all file transfers in one place. Built-in compliance and auditing reporting for tracking every transfer and user action, good integration support with databases, cloud storage like S3, Azure, and enterprise apps, reliable error handling plus retry for scheduling which reduces manual intervention, and the option for secure ad-hoc file sharing via a web portal without the need for email attachments are all appreciated. GoAnywhere MFT is valued most for automation plus security plus visibility and enterprise file movement rather than just basic file transfer.

GoAnywhere MFT has helped improve our organization mainly by reducing manual file transfer work, improving reliability of data exchanges, and giving better visibility into all file movement. It has also reduced errors from scripts or human handling and made compliance auditing much easier since everything is logged and traceable in one place.

With GoAnywhere MFT, we have seen a clear drop in manual effort. What used to take multiple daily manual transfers now runs automatically, saving a few hours per week per process. We have also had noticeably fewer transfer failures and rework since workflows are standardized and monitored, which has improved overall reliability and reduced troubleshooting time.

GoAnywhere MFT could be improved mainly in usability and modern experience; some parts of the admin console feel dated and could be more intuitive, especially for new users. Deeper built-in analytics and more modern dashboarding for transfer insights, instead of relying on external reporting tools, would make monitoring and optimization even easier.

Additional improvements for GoAnywhere MFT would include better real-time observability and alerting, such as more granular alerts and cleaner dashboards without needing much customization. A smoother cloud-native experience, especially for hybrid setups, and faster onboarding templates for common workflows would make it easier for teams to adopt and scale quickly.

I have been using GoAnywhere MFT for one year.

Overall, GoAnywhere MFT is considered very stable in an enterprise environment; in day-to-day use, it typically runs reliably with minimal downtime, and once workflows are properly configured, transfers execute consistently without much manual intervention. Most issues people run into are usually related to configuration or infrastructure rather than the core platform itself. GoAnywhere MFT does need regular patching and proper setup, especially because it sits in a sensitive security layer for file transfer plus external connectivity. When managed correctly, it is generally seen as a dependable system for high-volume file movement.

Scalability in GoAnywhere MFT is generally strong and enterprise-ready. It scales well through clustering, load balancing, and distributed job processing; as file transfer volumes grow, you can handle more load by adding resources or nodes instead of redesigning workflows. It is designed to support high concurrency and large data movements while still keeping performance stable under load. We have been able to grow transfer volumes and add new partners without major architectural changes, just scaling infrastructure and tuning job throughput when needed.

Customer support for GoAnywhere MFT is generally good but a bit mixed depending on urgency. From our experience, the support team is knowledgeable and usually helpful in resolving issues, especially for configuration and workflow-related problems. However, for critical or time-sensitive issues, response times can sometimes be slower than expected, so instant support is not always available when you need it most.

Before adopting GoAnywhere MFT, we mainly relied on a mix of custom scripts, SFTP, cron jobs, and some basic file transfer tools. We switched because the script-based approach became hard to maintain at scale, too many failures were manual to track, there was no central visibility, and troubleshooting was time-consuming. Moving to GoAnywhere gave us centralized control, better monitoring, and much more reliable automation.

My advice would be if you are planning to use GoAnywhere MFT, then spend time upfront designing your workflows and access controls properly. Do not rush the setup; it really pays off later because once it is configured well, it runs very reliably with minimal intervention. Also, make sure you standardize the file naming, error handling, and notifications early on because that makes scaling and troubleshooting much easier as usage grows.

Overall, GoAnywhere MFT is a reliable enterprise MFT tool that does its core job—secure, automated file transfers—very well. It is not the most modern-looking platform, but in real operations, that matters less compared to stability, security, and auditability, where it performs strongly. Once properly set up, it becomes a set-it-and-monitor-it kind of system that reduces a lot of manual effort.

There has been a clear ROI, mainly in time savings and reduced manual effort. With GoAnywhere MFT, we replaced a lot of manual file transfers and script maintenance with automated workflows. That alone has saved several hours per week per team, especially for recurring jobs that used to require someone to monitor or trigger them manually. We have also seen fewer production issues and failures, which indirectly saves time because less effort goes into troubleshooting missing or failed transfers. In practice, it has also reduced the need for dedicated effort just to watch file jobs since alerts and retries are automated. The ROI is less about one big number and more about consistent operational time savings, reduced errors, and less manual intervention across hundreds of transfers.

From what I have seen with GoAnywhere MFT, the pricing and licensing are generally considered mid-to-high range but reasonable for enterprise use. Setup cost is usually not very low because it is a full MFT platform, and most organizations go through a proper implementation phase. Licensing is typically module-based and subscription or perpetual, depending on the agreement. Cost increases with features, number of servers, and trading partners. Overall, you are paying for stability, security, and automation capabilities rather than a cheap file transfer tool.

Before settling on GoAnywhere MFT, we did evaluate a few other managed file transfer options, mainly Progress MOVEit, Axway Managed File Transfer, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, and JSCAPE MFT Server. We chose GoAnywhere MFT mainly because it balanced ease of workflow automation, strong security controls, and simpler administration compared to some of the heavier enterprise tools like IBM or Axway, which felt more complex to manage for our use case.

In our setup, GoAnywhere MFT is deployed in a hybrid environment, mostly on-premises for core internal file transfers with some integration into cloud storage and external partners for secure data exchange.

We use a hybrid setup with Microsoft Azure alongside the on-premise instance of GoAnywhere MFT, mainly for external integrations, cloud storage endpoints, and some partner file exchanges.

GoAnywhere MFT integrates with our existing security setup by enforcing encryption for all transfers, using secure protocols such as SFTP, HTTPS, and aligning with our authentication controls such as AD/LDAP-based access. It also fits into our audit and compliance framework because every file transfer is logged, tracked, and can be reported on, which makes it easier to meet internal security policies and external compliance requirements.

It handles scalability fairly well in our setup by allowing us to scale up processing through additional resources and distributing workloads across scheduled jobs. As file transfer volume grows, we mainly just tune performance such as job concurrency and scheduling, and extend infrastructure when needed, without having to redesign workflows, which keeps scaling fairly straightforward.

GoAnywhere MFT supports compliance mainly through end-to-end encryption, detailed audit logs, and access controls. In our case, it helps with requirements such as GDPR-style data handling by ensuring every file transfer is tracked, who sent what, when, and where, and nothing moves without proper authentication. The audit trail is especially useful during reviews or compliance checks because everything is centrally logged and easy to report on.

Integrating GoAnywhere MFT with our existing enterprise systems is fairly straightforward overall, especially for standard protocols such as SFTP, FTP, and API-based transfers. Most of the effort is in configuring workflows and security mappings rather than actual connectivity. Once set up, it integrates cleanly with databases, cloud storages, and internal applications without needing heavy custom development.

User access in GoAnywhere MFT is handled through integration with our directory services such as AD, LDAP, so permissions are centrally managed instead of being maintained separately inside the tool. We control access using roles and group-based policies, which makes it easier to ensure only the right teams can view or run specific file transfer workflows, and it stays aligned with our overall security structure.

It handles errors through built-in job monitoring, detailed logs, and automated retry and recovery options. If a transfer fails, it clearly flags the job with error details, and depending on the configuration, it can automatically retry the transfer or trigger alerts so we can fix the issue quickly. This reduces manual tracking and makes recovery much faster and more controlled. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10 overall.

My use cases for GoAnywhere MFT involve interfacing with both banks and outside vendors since it's the university. We do a lot of interfaces, and many of them come through for the banks using our GoAnywhere MFT product, and we process into our SAP system. 

It's not just banks; we also do outside vendors and outside providers. We handle both ways—into our SAP system through GoAnywhere MFT and out to outside vendors, banks, and hospitals. You name it, we do it.

The feature I find most valuable about GoAnywhere MFT is that it's intuitive. 

It has all the things needed to build robust projects, giving you different resources, SFTP, and all the different things you might need to manipulate files. It's somewhat tricky as it's intuitive, however. You have to learn the scripting language. That said, they provide fairly good help.  

We were fortunate enough when we first purchased the product to have them assist us with demos and teaching as a group. They offer online help to look things up. 

For us, it satisfies our needs. We are getting into some more complex matters that I am concerned about, as there are a couple of features I wish they had. Until now, we've been able to accomplish everything we wanted. 

We keep asking them to implement a feature for our upcoming project, which would benefit all other companies using the product.

One area for improvement in GoAnywhere MFT is that they don't have a real debugger. You have to manually walk through your projects. If you build a big scripting project, you have no way at the beginning to step through; you can't skip straight to a line, nor can you put a breakpoint and say, 'stop here' as in any normal debugging process. That makes handling complex projects very tedious. We are currently working to streamline a process for about 240 providers—our interface partners—and it's going to be very difficult because every time you run a project, you need to step through each line of code. If you're testing line 98 and are unsure what's going on, you must step through every single line each time you run it. That is its biggest downfall.

What I would love to see in GoAnywhere MFT is the ability to compartmentalize some of the code, allowing you to call different pieces. Instead of building one project all within itself, you could insert modules that you can use in multiple projects. Currently, it's not compartmentalized, and you can't take a piece of code to use elsewhere without copying the entire thing. In my humble opinion, it would be much better if they had a class-based or class-oriented system so that you could easily transfer code from one location to another or use it in other places. You want modularity within the project, but that's not available right now, and this significantly slows down our development operations.

I have been using GoAnywhere MFT for about four years, since we first installed it.

I have never seen any lagging, crashing, or downtime when using GoAnywhere MFT, and that's one of the best things I can say about it.

From my perspective, working at the university, I find GoAnywhere MFT to be quite scalable. 

We also have a hospital group that works with it, which operates differently, however, they appear to manage tasks well. Yet, it would be even more scalable and useful if they improved the ability to plug in components, allowing you to easily call pieces of code from a project and eliminate the need for repetition. 

To go off the charts and be a leader, they really need a debugger and should focus on enabling the breakdown of modules for integration with other projects. A project isn't just one thing; it should allow for calling additional resources. This would greatly enhance scalability.

If I had to rate the support, I would rate it as an eight on a scale from one to ten. I haven't dealt with them directly. That said, overall, they seem to perform at about an eight level.

Positive

The initial deployment of GoAnywhere MFT was pretty easy for us. Once everything was set up properly, it was not very hard. Out of all the projects I have been involved with over 26 years at the university, that one actually went more smoothly than most. We had a good team working to get everything handled, so I would say it wasn't difficult at all. It took us around a month to set it up.

I have looked into alternatives to GoAnywhere MFT, and I remember examining a couple of options about four or five years ago when we made our decision. There was another one we compared it to. I cannot recall the name. We looked at MOVEit as the other option we evaluated.

We do not use those connectors right now in GoAnywhere MFT. Our processes are very specific to our interface workflows. 

Currently, we're not using it for workflow-type applications, although it might be something we can explore down the line. 

We do not use the Agents or Secure Forms. Regarding data acceleration, we don't use GoFast either. 

We're using it for very specific tasks, and if they explained options for utilizing it for other purposes, I would be open to exploring it. 

I would indeed like to see better advanced documentation in GoAnywhere MFT. 

I would rate GoAnywhere MFT overall as an eight out of ten. It's a great product and could easily reach a ten if it improved certain features.

GoAnywhere MFT is a centralized encryption and centralized tool where all files are automatically transferred between clients and our onshores so that easy transfer of files with encryption is being proceeded accordingly.

SharePoint is the connector that we use.

GoAnywhere MFT has significantly improved as it has provided many more connectors to third-party tools as well, where third-party tools which are included with ServiceNow, software asset management as well as hardware asset management. Everything is very much automated. Every single data, which includes financial figures also, are being maintained in GoAnywhere MFT and it is one of the best things for the centralized document management perspective. It has even replaced the OpenText document archive by SAP archives, which was earlier provided. GoAnywhere MFT has replaced this with a much more reliable cost.

For the best features of GoAnywhere MFT, I would rate the powerful automations that we have of workflow management. I would add it up with the centralized management, which actually is a single platform to control all the transfers. One more feature would be the logs that show to whom the data is shared, by whom the data is shared, and when the data is shared. Every log is being kept. That is very important for the encryption perspective and also the additional encryptions of HTTPS and all which are provided by GoAnywhere MFT is a plus point on that.

For the improvement perspective in GoAnywhere MFT, the UI at earlier times was very much outdated. Now some features have improved, but there is significant improvement much required in that. The encryption perspective has improved a lot from the cybersecurity perspective for the data to be managed end-to-end encryption. That is one of the best things that we can have right now. Those are the two points that have improved a lot in the past few years.

For the improvement perspective, I would tell that the learning curve or the implementation time of the software is pretty high, which can be reduced or simplified in a normal format. That is one of the key improvements that is needed. Cost can be considered as high, especially for small businesses. But for mid and large businesses, GoAnywhere MFT is a one-step solution. One of the most important things that needs to be improved is the customer support. It is slow, irresponsive, and inconsistent.

I have been using GoAnywhere MFT for nearly one to two years now, and it has been a very pleasant journey as of today.

Rarely, but I do use the GoFast feature to accelerate data transmission.

The experience is good, but its cost efficiency is higher. So for that reason, we do not use that often. But when there is a large chunk of data which needs to be accelerated fast for a delivery perspective, we use that to ensure the delivery lines are matched up.

Seven would be fine. Seven is good because it gets unstable with very high chunks of data sometimes for which the accelerator is required. So seven is normally acceptable for it.

GoAnywhere MFT stands as one of the top contenders in this. It has very high scalability, which is very important for us to maintain the software in day-to-day life. But for smaller businesses, it is costly. For mid and large businesses which we actually cater to, I think it is one of the best solutions that we have. We can rate it as out of five, we can rate it at a scale of four point two.

It is a nine. It is highly scalable.

It was a bit challenging in the initial first, but we got the customer support and then we got it sorted out.

One of the most important things that needs to be improved is the customer support. It is slow, irresponsive, and inconsistent.

It took around one to two months to get deployed completely.

Approximately, it is around seven hundred. There are more than ten thousand employees, but only seven hundred to eight hundred people in our team that I know use GoAnywhere MFT. I do not know about the others, but approximately as per my knowledge, it is seven hundred.

I am not sure if we use that or not. But for the document perspective, we use it through the automations. For the implementation perspective, I am not sure with the question.

Secure Forms has actually improved in the most important part as the survey collector. It actually confirms all the information that is being gathered inside the documents. It takes out the document in a single form and then logs it down in a single unit, which is actually a summarized form. It is very much useful for summarizing long documents into a shorter form.

For GoAnywhere MFT, for other people who are proceeding to procure it, for smaller businesses, I would ask them to go for a much cheaper solution because GoAnywhere MFT comes at a higher cost. But for mid to high-range organizations, I would definitely recommend GoAnywhere MFT as a one-stop solution because of the high scalability as well as the high security. It is a very good software. Even if small organizations want to invest a cost and if the cost is not a burden for them, of course, they can go for GoAnywhere MFT. It is a splendid software. I gave this review an overall rating of eight point five.

As I said, mainly for secure automated file transfer between our internal systems and the databases such as MySQL and the external business partners. We use GoAnywhere MFT for secure protocols such as Secure File Transfer Protocol, File Transfer Protocol, and HTTPS. I have used it for securely transferring the files.

As a core data engineer, I used to transfer the files over the databases with GoAnywhere MFT. I haven't used any other tools to transfer the files. This is the first software I'm using to transfer files as a tool, so I don't know very much about other tools.

I appreciate the features of GoAnywhere MFT such as advanced workflows to automate all the transfer and reduce manual effort. The logs and reporting are very helpful for checking all the compliances. The encryption is quite good. The main feature which is very useful is connectors to connect it with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, GCP.

The automation in GoAnywhere MFT really helps us because it reduced the manual work significantly. We can transfer hundreds of files with zero manual interventions. The audit trails also help during the compliance audits. It has given stakeholders more confidence in the security of file transfer. It also helped developers to securely transfer the files. Overall, the impact was very good and positive in our business and personal improvements.

Overall GoAnywhere MFT is good, but I would love to see more AI-driven analytics for monitoring. In our company, the data analyst used to monitor it for transfer patterns and they require some more modern UI and smoother upgrades with less downtime. This feature could be improved to make it better.

The transferring with GoAnywhere MFT is not visible during maintenance. We have to monitor it manually, so there is a need for a dedicated team to manually monitor it. It needs some maintenance.

I am a data engineer professionally and I have been using GoAnywhere MFT for around six months, as I have started a new job in Cognifize. I use it mainly for secure automated file transfer. I am still learning it because it's a little bit complex at the start.

At the start, the process of deploying GoAnywhere MFT and the learning curve was very difficult. Currently, it feels quite easy. The deployment is quite easy for me now, but at the start, there were difficulties to deploy it.

Both stability and scalability of GoAnywhere MFT are strong points as it's a very scalable file transfer tool. Stability is good. We started with a few jobs and scaled it to 100 without any issue. Stability is excellent, downtime is rare, and even large files can be transferred completely without any problem.

Both stability and scalability of GoAnywhere MFT are strong points as it's a very scalable file transfer tool. We started with a few jobs and scaled it to 100 without any issue. Stability is excellent, downtime is rare, and even large files can be transferred completely without any problem.

The technical support for GoAnywhere MFT is very responsive. We have raised many tickets, and the support engineers had deep product knowledge and they are very helpful. I would rate them an 8 out of 10.

I haven't started working on agents in GoAnywhere MFT.

Sometimes we use GoFast in GoAnywhere MFT because there are many failures or server issues. We use GoFast because the protocol sometimes doesn't work properly.

There are 30 to 35 members in my overall data engineering team who use GoAnywhere MFT.

GoAnywhere MFT saves a lot of time because it automates approximately 20% to 30% of manual work. In terms of money, it really saves 30% to 40%. We can make it 30% to 40% time saved with GoAnywhere MFT.

I think the price of GoAnywhere MFT is moderate because it's not much on the higher side and not also on the lower side. It's quite good, but it's a choice of my company's.

As of now, I have used only Salesforce as a CRM with GoAnywhere MFT and some databases such as MySQL. I haven't started any ERP yet, but I am working on CRM such as the Salesforce platform.

When I was working as a full-stack developer at the start, I used Secure Forms once with GoAnywhere MFT, but not currently because I totally changed my career to data engineering.

I really want to recommend GoAnywhere MFT to others because it's really good for transferring files securely. There are many other tools available in the market, but this is affordable. We can afford it for small organizations. I have rated this solution 9 out of 10.

I am a distributor. We deal with Solpac Thailand and Solpac Japan, and for types of companies that I usually recommend, GoAnywhere MFT is my choice. We have many partners, but the main partner is Fortra, which features I find most valuable in GoAnywhere MFT.

We have integrated with some requirements for services such as Salesforce, SharePoint, and Microsoft Dynamics because customers needed integration with SharePoint or SAML single sign-on.

The range of connectors that GoAnywhere MFT provides out-of-the-box is very valuable because you can easily set up and connect and integrate with SharePoint.

My customers make use of GoAnywhere Agents.

For now, I think GoAnywhere MFT can be improved because the admin portal has some monitors and admin features. Some log details cannot be shown because we have to use the terminal to access logs and read through XML. If it were possible to show this on the admin console, it would be better.

Because of the time difference between Thailand and the USA, the initial setup could be improved regarding technical support. When we have a request, the time zones do not match. We need to schedule and check and try to confirm when they have a time that matches with Thailand.

I have been dealing with GoAnywhere MFT for approximately 16 years.

I would rate the after-sales service from Fortra at four stars on a five-star scale. Their technical support receives a rating of four out of ten from me.

I have experience with four products: MOVEit, Control-M, IBM Sterling, and HAF. GoAnywhere MFT is the best one for me because MOVEit does not have easy configuration and also has problems when installed on the cloud. HAF also presents configuration and interface that is not user-friendly. Control-M is always kept secretive, and technical aspects are not easy to learn independently. IBM Sterling is also not easy to use.

Nothing is difficult about the initial setup, and deploying GoAnywhere MFT is easy. GoAnywhere MFT is simple to install, download, and access. Instructions are easy to obtain and download. There are also many videos available through YouTube and social media that everyone can access and learn from independently.

In Thailand, GoAnywhere MFT is the only major player in managed file transfer, and I do not see any good competition to GoAnywhere MFT on the market because it is convenient for Thai people. MOVEit and HAF are not real competitors. Control-M MFT is also not a competitor. When we compare all functions, GoAnywhere MFT is the best choice for customers.

Sometimes customers use Secure Form for making questionnaires to get customer responses when they have registered the application through Secure Form.

We often use GoFast because customers need to transfer large files through a network from one location to another, and they use GoFast to accelerate data transmission.

Because GoFast uses UDP protocol, it has affected some operations differently from TCP protocol. Some customers think UDP is unsecured and cannot track transactions. However, GoAnywhere MFT has special features to make UDP stable. Customers can track transactions that are transferred through UDP, and with GoAnywhere MFT, UDP can use hashing to verify data from the original source.

Some customers use Secure Form, though not extensively. In Thailand, customers have in-house developed electronic forms.

The price is reasonable because GoAnywhere MFT is flexible and can apply to customer work scenarios. It has a friendly interface and is easy to understand. GoAnywhere MFT is no-coding; you just use GoAnywhere MFT workflow and nodes without coding.

Sometimes, when presenting GoAnywhere MFT to small and medium-sized companies in Thailand, they only want to use GoAnywhere MFT for transferring data but do not need to use certified certificates. These companies are not focused on security; they just want to use managed file transfer with automation. However, GoAnywhere MFT has specific security features. If a company does not need to apply security into the system, they may think GoAnywhere MFT functionality is expensive. The GoAnywhere MFT license is expensive for companies that only want to use file transfer without security.

If we can choose what to improve, it is the monitoring, and I have already mentioned that the monitoring and technical support could be improved as well. I would rate this review nine out of ten.

GoAnywhere MFT use cases include transferring files, using a gateway, and implementing anti-malware scanning to avoid malicious files. We are also engaged in security compliance-related work and using automation features.

In my project, I am utilizing template-based scenarios to reuse templates for standard patterns in internal and external file transfers. I also use cloud-based connectors and other features like AWS and Azure agents to operate on-premises. Those features are quite helpful.

I use GoAnywhere MFT connectors for internal connectivity within the organization and during SFTP connections with third parties, employing SFTP Gate and SFTP Put Task, which are very easy to use through a drag-and-drop mechanism. GoAnywhere MFT's connectors are very important to us.

The range of connectors that GoAnywhere MFT provides out of the box is very wide. In my current business scenario, I utilize it for SharePoint, which is very useful. I also use the OAuth connector to connect before the actual SharePoint site.

I am using GoAnywhere MFT Secure Forms, which are quite useful for changing various kinds of passwords and credentials. I can use GoAnywhere MFT Secure Forms for bank-related transactions, enabling users to change resource client credentials such as access key, SAS token, or Entra ID client secret details. If users are aware of existing credentials, they can directly manage credential changes without needing middleman interference.

Some business units are using GoAnywhere MFT's GoFast feature to transfer files quickly, leveraging its inbuilt protocol for faster transfers as needed.

The best features in GoAnywhere MFT from my perspective include its user browser-based interface and good UI to monitor the latest logs, audit logs for HTTPS, and SFTP services.

GoAnywhere MFT has saved us time in securely connecting with necessary third parties, maintaining security during transport at rest or in transit, for which there are no complaints from the compliance team.

I utilize multiple automations and processes within the organization that run on different platforms, employing various API tools like WSO2 and ServiceNow, integrating thoroughly and reusing resources as much as possible.

I would like to see improvements in the monitor-related functionalities of GoAnywhere MFT, especially when network outages occur, as I often need to manually restart agent services due to stalled connections that do not automatically pick up files.

I would like to see enhancements related to end-to-end integration in GoAnywhere MFT. Currently, transactionality is not being handled effectively; I can only transfer from one point to another, and some businesses request reverting changes if a particular transaction does not commit.

I have been working with GoAnywhere MFT since the last five years.

From a stability perspective, I would rate GoAnywhere MFT about a nine out of ten.

Scalability is around 7.5 for GoAnywhere MFT because there are restrictions based on file sizes for transfers, necessitating chunking to move complete files, which limits its effectiveness in data migration.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate GoAnywhere MFT's customer service and technical support around an eight, as I have not had many chances to interact directly with the Fortra team due to regional constraints, and sometimes responses during production issues are a bit delayed.

I used IBM MqMFT and TIBCO MFT prior to adopting GoAnywhere MFT.

The setup process for GoAnywhere MFT is straightforward, as I had training that made installation easy, although I occasionally needed to re-architect some framework flows for mainframe services, which took time.

GoAnywhere provided one engineer to assist with setup when I experienced issues, especially since I was using it with a financial client in the insurance sector.

I find GoAnywhere MFT to be a cost-effective tool for mid-sized organizations, with no issues in that regard.

Pricing for GoAnywhere MFT seems to have changed. Earlier, it was more accessible for mid-sized organizations, but I understand that with the extensive features provided, it has become the number one MFT tool.

GoAnywhere MFT is open-source and offers an easy-to-use, browser-based interface, with quick installation for other organizations through GoAnywhere MFT Agent installables. However, in contrast to IBM, which excels in security perspectives related to clustering, GoAnywhere MFT might lack some features needed for bank transactions, like active-active load balancing.

I would be interested in a solution that centralizes all of my products and processes.

A piece of advice I would share is to avoid creating a single point of failure when building or designing any solution. The design structure should ensure that if one primary server fails, the system should seamlessly switch to a secondary server, maintaining high availability at about 99.99%.

My overall rating for this product is nine out of ten.

I use GoAnywhere MFT for secure file transfers between internal teams such as vendors. As my domain is in banking-related services, I use it for banking systems and cloud platforms.

GoAnywhere MFT's secure forms functionality was used for scenarios where external users or vendors needed to upload sensitive documents securely instead of sharing credentials or giving direct server access. Users could simplify uploads through a secure form, and the workflow would automatically process and transfer those files internally, making the process both secure and user-friendly.

I do use connectors in GoAnywhere MFT. I work with different types of connectors including integration, and I personally handle integration around SFTP servers, databases, REST APIs, and shared folders.

Out-of-the-box, I find the range of connectors provided by GoAnywhere MFT to be effective. For SAP-related integrations, we mostly check and secure between SAP-generated systems and downstream applications using automated workflows, which are related to out-of-the-box features.

I use GoAnywhere agents. The agent is useful in some restricted environments where direct service exposure is not allowed. The benefit is that the agent helps me execute a job securely within the internal network while being centrally controlled from the main MFT server, thus helping maintain security as well as operational flexibility.

I do use the GoFast feature in GoAnywhere MFT to accelerate data. It is especially useful for larger file transfers; the traditional SFTP server works fine for smaller files, but when the file size becomes huge or network latency increases, GoFast improves transfer speed significantly. It helps in reducing transfer time for bulk data movement and improves the overall experience.

For me, the best feature of GoAnywhere MFT is definitely the automation for workflow design. It makes a complex file transfer process very easy to build and manage without needing to make custom scripting.

The centralized dashboard feature is great because from one place I can monitor transfers, failures, alerts, logs, and audit trails.

The secure forms have simplified my day-to-day operations by streamlining the upload of files and the workflow, which previously required manual intervention and needed to be sorted out, saving me time. The use of secure forms in GoAnywhere MFT saves me around one to two hours.

I think GoAnywhere MFT is already strong from the stability and security standpoint, but it can improve more in UI modernization and advanced analytics. Features including smart monitoring and AI-based failure prediction could be improved.

I have been using GoAnywhere MFT for around one year.

I rate the technical support of GoAnywhere MFT as eight out of ten.

The deployment of GoAnywhere MFT is easy. It takes around seven to eight hours to deploy GoAnywhere MFT.

I have seen around nine out of ten return on investment with GoAnywhere MFT.

From my perspective, the pricing of GoAnywhere MFT is cost-efficient.

Compared to products including IBM Sterling, I find GoAnywhere MFT much easier to learn and manage. While IBM Sterling is very powerful for a large enterprise B2B ecosystem, it can become complex and heavy to maintain. GoAnywhere MFT feels more flexible and user-friendly for day-to-day operations and workflow automation.

I will definitely recommend GoAnywhere MFT to others looking to implement the solution from the perspective of stability, reliability, and the time usually spent manually transferring data. GoAnywhere MFT is less time-consuming, and the automations and scripting part is very easy to maintain, so I would recommend it to other vendors and customers. I rate this product nine out of ten.

To secure files in an encryption mode outside of the organization between different clients, wherever encryption needs to be enabled, is my main use case for GoAnywhere MFT. Whenever we want to share confidential files with clients so that no one can have unauthorized access to the files, we have used GoAnywhere MFT for this purpose, and also where encryption needs to be enabled.

A unique situation is that the file size does not matter when we transfer files with GoAnywhere MFT. Some certain products have size limitations, but GoAnywhere MFT does not have that option. The file size is unlimited and can be shared.

Apart from the shared mentioned users, with GoAnywhere MFT, no other user will be able to access the files as they are encrypted. GoAnywhere MFT provides the best encryption mode in sharing files, which stands out for me compared to other solutions I have seen.

We were facing issues with sharing documents or files outside of the organization, and we were uncertain whether the user is a trusted user or not. GoAnywhere MFT provides an authentication way, ensuring that only verified users can be shared the documents. That is a great positive impact created by GoAnywhere MFT.

Time has been saved. GoAnywhere MFT has saved us a lot of time. Instead of making files into bit size and sharing them over different platforms, GoAnywhere MFT has an option to send files in a bulk mode. As the file size does not matter, we can share any amount of file size.

Whenever we want to share files with people outside of the organization, once the users are verified, they do not need to be verified again and again. This saves us time in sharing files, allowing them to share files unlimited times. Additionally, the support that needs to be provided to this product is very minimal, which are the positive relevant metrics.

GoAnywhere MFT can be synchronized with artificial intelligence so that it can briefly explain what kind of document it is. That feature could be enabled.

It has been two years since I have been using GoAnywhere MFT.

GoAnywhere MFT is very stable.

GoAnywhere MFT can be scalable.

The customer support is quite good. Whenever we face issues with the product, the customer support does not take much time in resolving it, providing us with the resolution or a defect fix before the SLA expires.

Negative

We have previously used IBM Files for sharing files outside of the organization, but it does not have a lot of features that GoAnywhere MFT has, so we have migrated to GoAnywhere MFT.

Though I was not involved in the pricing and license cost, it is fairly industry standard.

We have evaluated many products in the industry, and though I cannot name them specifically, we had a list of five to six products that were reviewed and chose one that could generate us value, which is how we got to know GoAnywhere MFT.

GoAnywhere MFT is a good choice for any customer who wants to share files confidentially in an encryption mode. GoAnywhere MFT is one of the top products to be considered among the top peers. I gave this review a rating of 9 out of 10.