Managed file transfer
Asked as “managed file transfer solution”, and as “secure SFTP server for business file exchange”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 48 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each. Added to the November 2026 Edition.
Standing · first-choice share
33%
Contested · bTrade TDXchange 10%
33Files.com10bTrade TDXchange06Fortra GoAnywhere MFT50others
33% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▼−10Since October 2026: 43% → 33%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Files.com held the lead, −10 points on 43%, inside the 11-point floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Files.com56%Clear leader▼−1Since October 2026: 57% → 56%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketFiles.com33%Contested▼−10Since October 2026: 43% → 33%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageEnterpriseFiles.com15%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Files.com (15%) replaces IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer (16% then, 9% now), 6 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →
Files.com56%Clear leader▼−1Since October 2026: 57% → 56%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketFiles.com33%Contested▼−10Since October 2026: 43% → 33%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageEnterpriseFiles.com15%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Files.com (15%) replaces IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer (16% then, 9% now), 6 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Files.com33%0%41endorsed leader▼−10Since October 2026: 43% → 33%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.43% → 33%
Files.com33%0%41endorsed leader▼−10Since October 2026: 43% → 33%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.43% → 33%02bTrade TDXchange10%0%11accepted challenger▲+10Since October 2026: 0% → 10%, +10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 10%
03
GoAnywhere MFT6%31%26criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%
GoAnywhere MFT6%31%26criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%04
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT6%42%24criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT6%42%24criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%05AWS Transfer Family4%16%19accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%
06
Cleo Integration Cloud2%14%22accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%
Cleo Integration Cloud2%14%22accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%07
JSCAPE MFT Server2%12%16accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
JSCAPE MFT Server2%12%16accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%08
SFTP To Go2%0%10accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
SFTP To Go2%0%10accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%09
Progress MOVEit Transfer2%36%36criticized challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 8% → 2%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 2%
Progress MOVEit Transfer2%36%36criticized challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 8% → 2%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 2%10
SolarWinds Serv-U MFT2%29%14criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
SolarWinds Serv-U MFT2%29%14criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%Show the six products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
16MOVEit0%45%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
14IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer0%32%19criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
13
Axway SecureTransport0%23%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Axway SecureTransport0%23%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%15
Globalscape EFT0%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Globalscape EFT0%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%11
Cerberus FTP Server0%0%11accepted challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 6% → 0%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 0%
Cerberus FTP Server0%0%11accepted challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 6% → 0%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 0%12
Coviant Diplomat MFT0%0%11accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Coviant Diplomat MFT0%0%11accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Files.com vs AWS Transfer FamilyFiles.com vs Cleo Integration CloudFiles.com vs JSCAPE MFT ServerFiles.com vs SFTP To GobTrade TDXchange vs GoAnywhere MFTbTrade TDXchange vs Fortra GoAnywhere MFTbTrade TDXchange vs AWS Transfer FamilybTrade TDXchange vs Cleo Integration CloudbTrade TDXchange vs JSCAPE MFT ServerbTrade TDXchange vs SFTP To GoGoAnywhere MFT vs Fortra GoAnywhere MFTGoAnywhere MFT vs AWS Transfer FamilyGoAnywhere MFT vs Cleo Integration CloudGoAnywhere MFT vs JSCAPE MFT ServerGoAnywhere MFT vs SFTP To GoFortra GoAnywhere MFT vs AWS Transfer FamilyFortra GoAnywhere MFT vs Cleo Integration CloudFortra GoAnywhere MFT vs JSCAPE MFT ServerFortra GoAnywhere MFT vs SFTP To GoAWS Transfer Family vs Cleo Integration CloudAWS Transfer Family vs JSCAPE MFT ServerAWS Transfer Family vs SFTP To GoCleo Integration Cloud vs JSCAPE MFT ServerCleo Integration Cloud vs SFTP To GoJSCAPE MFT Server vs SFTP To Go
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
01b02
0304A05
0607080910111213I14
15M16
Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01Files.com33%
Files.com33%02bTrade TDXchange10%
03GoAnywhere MFT6%
GoAnywhere MFT6%04Fortra GoAnywhere MFT6%
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT6%05AWS Transfer Family4%
06Cleo Integration Cloud2%
Cleo Integration Cloud2%07JSCAPE MFT Server2%
JSCAPE MFT Server2%08SFTP To Go2%
SFTP To Go2%09Progress MOVEit Transfer2%
Progress MOVEit Transfer2%10SolarWinds Serv-U MFT2%
SolarWinds Serv-U MFT2%11Cerberus FTP Server0%
Cerberus FTP Server0%12Coviant Diplomat MFT0%
Coviant Diplomat MFT0%13Axway SecureTransport0%
Axway SecureTransport0%14IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer0%
15Globalscape EFT0%
Globalscape EFT0%16MOVEit0%
What they warned about
Two of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Progress MOVEit Transfer36%
13 of 36 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 6 hard negative
“Solutions to Avoid or Approach with Caution ... Major Security Incidents: In May-June 2023, MOVEit suffered a critical SQL injection vulnerability” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT42%
10 of 24 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 5 hard negative
“The GoAnywhere zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-10035) was a critical flaw that allowed attackers to execute remote commands without authentication” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
GoAnywhere MFT31%
8 of 26 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“GoAnywhere suffered a critical vulnerability exploited by the Clop ransomware group” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
Accellion FTA
100%
4 of 4 labels negative · 4 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Completely avoid. Accellion officially reached End-of-Life (EOL) in April 2021 following widespread zero-day exploits.” Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
69 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 742 links across 164 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 27 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
27 answers · 40 citations · 9 models
24 answers · 34 citations · 9 models
23 answers · 25 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G222 answers · 46 citations · 11 models
20 answers · 21 citations · 10 models
17 answers · 18 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Files.com16 answers · 25 citations · 10 models
14 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
vendor site · SFTP To Go14 answers · 15 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Kiteworks13 answers · 15 citations · 8 models
13 answers · 14 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Progress12 answers · 12 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
17 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 10 models
14 answers · 7 models
14 answers · 9 models
11 answers · 6 models
11 answers · 7 models
9 answers · 5 models
9 answers · 8 models
8 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best managed file transfer solution”, “managed file transfer solution”, “managed file transfer solutions”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files.com files.com | 33% | 128 | 880 | 79 | 61,282 | $21 | 33 | |
| bTrade TDXchange btrade.com | 10% | 18 | ||||||
| SFTPGo sftpgo.com | 6% | 17 | 1,300 | 11 | 800 | |||
| GoAnywhere MFT goanywhere.com | 6% | 87 | 720 | 45 | 30,833 | 43 | 4 | |
| Fortra fortra.com Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 6% | 6% | 58 | 140 | 8 | 125,581 company | $34 | 60 | |
| AWS parent site AWS Transfer Family 4% | 4% | 50 | 368,000 | 114,001 | ||||
| CompleteFTP | 4% | |||||||
| Cleo Integration Cloud cleo.com | 2% | 193 | 170 | 1 | 63,575 | 41 | ||
| JSCAPE MFT Server jscape.com | 2% | 46 | 70 | 2 | 32,819 | 21 | ||
| SFTP To Go sftptogo.com | 2% | 37 | 260 | 19 | 3,879 | 26 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 21 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (g2.com, kiteworks.com, progress.com). The first result for “best managed file transfer solution” is softwarereviews.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best managed file transfer solution for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which secure SFTP server for business file exchange would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top managed file transfer solutions and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best managed file transfer solution for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a managed file transfer solution. What should we look at?”Negative“Which managed file transfer solutions should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceno first choiceHeldAxway SecureTransportagainst: JSCAPE MFT ServerCompleteFTPno first choiceagainst: Accellion FTA, Cleo MFT, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Six alternatives
Couchdrop, Files.com, GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Aspera, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress MOVEit TransferFour alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Cerberus FTP Server, NordLocker, Sync.comGPT-5.4 miniGoAnywhere MFTAWS Transfer FamilyChangedno first choiceFiles.comno first choiceagainst: Accellion FTA, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEit, MOVEit Transfer
Three alternatives
Axway MFT, Cleo Integration Cloud, Progress MOVEit TransferThree alternatives
GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress WS_FTP ServerSeven alternatives
Axway SecureTransport, Cleo Integration Cloud, Files.com, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, IBM webMethods MFT, Progress MOVEit TransferThree alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Diplomat Managed File Transfer, SFTP To GoGemini 3.5 FlashFiles.comagainst: IBM Sterling Secure File TransferFiles.comHeldagainst: GoAnywhere MFTFortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit TransferSFTPGoagainst: Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transferno first choiceagainst: Accellion FTA, Cleo MFT, CrushFTP, FileZilla Server, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Gladinet CentreStack, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Five alternatives
CData Arc, Cleo Integration Cloud, Couchdrop, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit TransferTwo alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Cerberus FTP ServerFour alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Axway MFT, Files.com, IBM AsperaFour alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Cerberus FTP Server, Couchdrop, SFTP To GoPerplexity SonarCleo Integration Cloudagainst: Axway SecureTransport, IBM Sterling Secure File TransferFiles.comChangedFortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit TransferCompleteFTPagainst: SolarWinds Serv-U MFTno first choiceagainst: GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEit Transfer, Serv-U
Three alternatives
Files.com, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTFour alternatives
Cleo Integration Cloud, Couchdrop, JSCAPE MFT Server, Serv-U MFTFive alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Cleo Integration Cloud, Files.com, IBM Sterling File Transfer, Kiteworks MFTThree alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Coviant Diplomat MFT, Files.comGrok 4.20bTrade TDXchangeagainst: AWS Transfer Family, Axway MFT, IBM Sterling Secure File TransferFiles.comChangedagainst: OpenSSHIBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, MOVEitagainst: Axway Managed File TransferFiles.comagainst: Diplomat MFT, GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEitGoAnywhere MFTagainst: IBM Sterling Secure File Transferagainst: Cleo Integration Cloud, CrushFTP, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer, Progress WS_FTP Server, Wing FTP
Two alternatives
GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit TransferThree alternatives
Coviant Diplomat MFT, JSCAPE MFT Server, SFTPGoFive alternatives
Files.com, Globalscape Enhanced File Transfer, GoAnywhere MFT, JSCAPE MFT Server, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTTwo alternatives
Cerberus FTP Server, Qbox PlusFour alternatives
AWS Transfer Family, Files.com, Globalscape Enhanced File Transfer, Progress MOVEit TransferMistral SmallbTrade's TDXchangeFiles.comChangedGoAnywhere MFTQbox Plus, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTno first choiceagainst: Axway SecureTransport, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Globalscape EFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Two alternatives
ArcESB, Files.comThree alternatives
Kiteworks MFT, SFTP To Go, Serv-U MFT ServerFour alternatives
Axway Managed File Transfer, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transfer, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTOne alternative
woc.spaceDeepSeek V4 FlashFortra GoAnywhere MFTFiles.com, SFTP To GoChangedagainst: GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEitGoAnywhere MFTagainst: WS_FTPFiles.comagainst: GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEit, Titan FTP Server, WinSCPno first choiceagainst: Axway MFT, Progressagainst: AWS Transfer Family, Accellion FTA, Cleo Integration Cloud, Globalscape EFT, GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Four alternatives
Cleo Integration Cloud, Files.com, Progress MOVEit Transfer, bTrade TDXchangeOne alternative
Cerberus FTP ServerNine alternatives
Axway Managed File Transfer, Cleo Integration Cloud, Coviant Diplomat MFT, Files.com, Globalscape EFT, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, JSCAPE MFT Server, Progress MOVEit Transfer, bTrade TDXchangeTwo alternatives
Filemail Enterprise, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTLlama 4 MaverickSinoSendFiles.comChangedno first choiceCData Arc, JSCAPE MFT Serverno first choicenothing named
Seven alternatives
Axway SecureTransport, CData Arc, Cleo Integration Cloud, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, OpenText Managed File Transfer, Progress MOVEit TransferThree alternatives
FileCloud, Kiteworks MFT, SFTP To GoThree alternatives
Cerberus FTP Server, GoAnywhere MFT, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTQwen 3.7 FlashFortra GoAnywhere MFTSFTPPlusChangedagainst: Accellion, IBM AsperaProgress MOVEit TransferFileZilla Server, OpenSSHagainst: Axway SecureTransport, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Microsoft OneDrive, Proton Drive, SharePoint, Tresoritno first choiceagainst: Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Oracle Managed File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Three alternatives
CrysTAL Tech, Entrust DataGuard, SFTP.comTwo alternatives
Cerberus SFTP Server, Files.comFour alternatives
DocuClipper, Globalscape EFT, IBM Aspera, Red Hat GoAnywhereTwo alternatives
GoAnywhere Free Edition, WinSCPKimi K2Progress MOVEit Transfer, bTrade TDXchangeFiles.com, bTrade TDXchangeChangedFortra GoAnywhere MFTagainst: Progress MOVEit TransferDiplomat MFT Basic Edition, MFT Gatewayno first choiceagainst: Accellion Legacy File Transfer Appliance, Citrix ShareFile, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Aspera, LexiCom, Progress MOVEit Transfer, SolarWinds Serv-U MFT, Titan
Two alternatives
Cleo Integration Cloud, GoAnywhere MFTThree alternatives
Globalscape EFT, GoAnywhere MFT, Titan SFTP ServerFour alternatives
Axway Managed File Transfer, Globalscape EFT, IBM Aspera, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTThree alternatives
CData Arc, Files.com, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTGLM 4.7 FlashXFiles.comagainst: GoAnywhere MFTno first choiceChangedagainst: Progress MOVEit Transfer, SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Serverno first choiceFiles.comagainst: AWS Transfer Familyno first choiceagainst: Cleo Integration Cloud, CrushFTP, Fortra Globalscape EFT, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEit, Wing FTP
Three alternatives
Axway SecureTransport, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress MOVEit TransferSix alternatives
Bitvise SSH Server, Cerberus FTP Server, Files.com, OpenSSH, SFTPGo, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTThree alternatives
Diplomat MFT, MFT Gateway, woc.spaceMiniMax M2.5GoAnywhere MFT, bTrade TDXchangeAWS Transfer FamilyChangedProgress MOVEit TransferFiles.comno first choiceagainst: Cleo MFT, GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer, SolarWinds Serv-U MFT, WS_FTP Server
One alternative
Cleo Integration CloudThree alternatives
Cerberus FTP Server, Dropzone / GoAnywhere MFT, JSCAPE MFT ServerEight alternatives
Axway MFT, Cleo Integration Cloud, Coviant Diplomat MFT, Files.com, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Globalscape EFT, JSCAPE MFT Server, StonebranchFour alternatives
Cerberus FTP, GoMFT, SFTP To Go, SFTPGoGPT-6 LunaFortra GoAnywhere MFTFiles.comChangedno first choiceSFTPGono first choiceagainst: Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM MQ Managed File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Two alternatives
Files.com, Progress MOVEit TransferOne alternative
GoAnywhere MFTOne alternative
Progress Automate MFT EZMuse Glimmer 30BbTrade TDXchangeFiles.comChangedno first choiceagainst: Progress MOVEit TransferSFTPGoagainst: JSCAPE MFT Server, SolarWinds Serv-U MFTno first choiceagainst: Accellion File Transfer Appliance, FTA, Axway XFB Gateway, Fortra, Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
Four alternatives
Cleo Integration Cloud, Coviant Diplomat Managed File Transfer, GoAnywhere MFT, SinoSendTwo alternatives
Cerberus FTP Server, SFTPGoFive alternatives
FileZilla Server, Files.com, Qbox Plus, Titan FTP Server, WinSCPBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:05 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 19:12 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:06 | yes | 10 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:58 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:00 | yes | 18 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:59 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:14 | yes | 22 | 49 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:34 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:17 | no | 0 | 31 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 15:30 | yes | 14 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:35 | yes | 24 | 37 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 15:40 | yes | 5 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:51 | yes | 3 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 08:58 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 14:43 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:43 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 13:11 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:37 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:37 | yes | 5 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:46 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:23 | yes | 25 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 17:38 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 15:56 | yes | 5 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 16:31 | yes | 10 | 59 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 13:25 | yes | 14 | 89 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:58 | no | 0 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 14:21 | yes | 2 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:05 | yes | 14 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 17:24 | yes | 19 | 11 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 19:27 | yes | 6 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 15:48 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 14:16 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:39 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 18:56 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 18:35 | yes | 24 | 66 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:56 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:41 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 16:08 | yes | 17 | 34 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 13:41 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 19:31 | yes | 12 | 54 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:10 | yes | 9 | 37 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:24 | yes | 13 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 08:38 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 08:44 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:07 | yes | 4 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 16:27 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:19 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 13:10 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:11 | yes | 23 | 47 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 17:00 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:20 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:47 | yes | 10 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:32 | yes | 13 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 17:07 | yes | 15 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:05 | yes | 2 | 11 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 17:43 | yes | 15 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:58 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 15:37 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 16:49 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:50 | yes | 10 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:19 | yes | 10 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 13:07 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 14:03 | yes | 20 | 58 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 17:07 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:06 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:22 | yes | 12 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:24 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 18:17 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:36 | yes | 2 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 17:17 | no | 0 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:40 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:56 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:14 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 17:48 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:52 | yes | 14 | 13 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:11 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 17:17 | yes | 25 | 44 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:42 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 16:03 | yes | 13 | 48 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:29 | yes | 20 | 72 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 15:15 | yes | 24 | 45 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:33 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 08:36 | yes | 4 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:52 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
Normalization in this category
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Axway read as Axway SecureTransport
Cleo read as Cleo Integration Cloud
Cleo Integration Cloud MFT read as Cleo Integration Cloud
Fortra GoAnywhere read as Fortra GoAnywhere MFT
Fortra's GoAnywhere read as Fortra GoAnywhere MFT
Globalscape read as Globalscape EFT
Globalscape (Fortra) read as Globalscape EFT
GoAnywhere read as GoAnywhere MFT
IBM Aspera on Cloud read as IBM Aspera
IBM Sterling read as IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer
JSCAPE read as JSCAPE MFT Server
JSCAPE MFT read as JSCAPE MFT Server
JSCAPE MFT (by Redwood) read as JSCAPE MFT Server
JSCAPE MFT by Redwood read as JSCAPE MFT Server
Kiteworks read as Kiteworks MFT
Kiteworks (formerly Accellion) read as Kiteworks MFT
Progress MOVEit read as Progress MOVEit Transfer
Progress MOVEit (Transfer & Automation) read as Progress MOVEit Transfer
SolarWinds Serv-U read as SolarWinds Serv-U MFT
bTrade read as bTrade TDXchange
Unresolved, counted raw
Accellion Legacy File Transfer Appliance (FTA)
Activ
Axway XFB Gateway
Azure Dedicated Environment
Azure File Storage + Logic Apps
Azure SFTP
Box.com
CData Arc SFTP Core
Cerberus SFTP Server
Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom
Coviant Diplomat Managed File Transfer
CrysTAL Tech (CleverBridge)
Direct FTP
Dropzone / GoAnywhere MFT
Entrust DataGuard
FileCloud
Globalscape Software EFT
GoAnywhere Free Edition
Google Cloud Storage Transfer
IBM MFT Software
IBM MQ Managed File Transfer
IBM Sterling File Transfer
NordLocker
OpenSSH SFTP server
PowerShell scripts
Progress Automate MFT EZ
Progress MOVEit managed file transfer
Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
Rebex
Red Hat GoAnywhere
SEEBURGER BIS Managed File Transfer
SFTPPlus
Signiant Manager+Agents
SolarWinds Serv‑U MFT
TransferKit
Tresorit Send
WS_FTP
WS_FTP Server
Waarp
bTrade's TDXchange
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.