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Managed file transfer · November 2026 Edition

Files.com vs Cleo Integration Cloud

Two of fourteen models named Files.com first on the direct prompt; one named Cleo Integration Cloud. Files.com was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Cleo Integration Cloud by eleven and Files.com carries 41 labels and Cleo Integration Cloud 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Files.com

endorsed leader

Named in one category this edition.

Cleo Integration Cloud

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share33%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels4122A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Files.com reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Progress MOVEit Transfer was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Files.com vs bTrade TDXchange · Files.com vs GoAnywhere MFT · Files.com vs Fortra GoAnywhere MFT

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; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the managed file transfer page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Files.comFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCleo Integration Cloud
Direct21
Paraphrase90
Comparative00
Budget-constrained50
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Cleo Integration Cloud
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Files.com and Cleo Integration Cloud were named in the same answer twenty-eight times, of the 134 answers naming Files.com and the 203 naming Cleo Integration Cloud. In those answers Cleo Integration Cloud took the first choice one time and Files.com ten.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Files.com and Cleo Integration Cloud stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
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
Muse Glimmer 30B
Files.com Cleo Integration Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Files.com on the left and Cleo Integration Cloud on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Files.com and Cleo Integration Cloud stood in it.

Files.com first, Cleo Integration Cloud an alternative

2 of 14 modelsCleo Integration Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashFiles.com alternatives: CData Arc, Cleo Integration Cloud, Couchdrop, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
GLM 4.7 FlashXFiles.com alternatives: Axway SecureTransport, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transfer

Cleo Integration Cloud first, Files.com an alternative

1 of 14 modelsFiles.com was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarCleo Integration Cloud alternatives: Files.com, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, SolarWinds Serv-U MFT

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniGoAnywhere MFT alternatives: Axway MFT, Cleo Integration Cloud, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Mistral SmallbTrade's TDXchange alternatives: ArcESB, Files.com
DeepSeek V4 FlashFortra GoAnywhere MFT alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud, Files.com, Progress MOVEit Transfer, bTrade TDXchange
Llama 4 MaverickSinoSend alternatives: Axway SecureTransport, CData Arc, Cleo Integration Cloud, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, OpenText Managed File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Kimi K2Progress MOVEit Transfer, bTrade TDXchange alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud, GoAnywhere MFT
MiniMax M2.5GoAnywhere MFT, bTrade TDXchange alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud
GPT-6 LunaFortra GoAnywhere MFT alternatives: Files.com, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Muse Glimmer 30BbTrade TDXchange alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud, Coviant Diplomat Managed File Transfer, GoAnywhere MFT, SinoSend

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Grok 4.20bTrade TDXchange alternatives: GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Qwen 3.7 FlashFortra GoAnywhere MFT alternatives: CrysTAL Tech, Entrust DataGuard, SFTP.com

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Files.com leads by fifty-six points.
Files.com56%#1 of 13
Cleo Integration Cloud0%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Files.com leads by thirty-one points.
Files.com33%#1 of 16
Cleo Integration Cloud2%#6 of 16
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Files.com leads by seven points.
Files.com15%#1 of 14
Cleo Integration Cloud7%#6 of 14
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Files.com

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“For most mid-sized B2B companies, SFTP To Go or Files.com offers the best balance of security, cost, and operational simplicity” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Files.com at $199/month offers the best value—combining low entry cost with full MFT features and no infrastructure management” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Files.com stands out as a strong budget-conscious option because it's easier to use and is publicly listed at $199/month” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Cleo Integration Cloud

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“Documented in industry reports as a frequent target of large‑scale breaches.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Other Products with Recent Issues (Approach with Caution) - Cleo — Critical vulnerabilities disclosed in late 2024.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
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