Managed file transfer · November 2026 Edition
GoAnywhere MFT vs AWS Transfer Family
Two of fourteen models named GoAnywhere MFT first on the direct prompt; zero named AWS Transfer Family. GoAnywhere MFT was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and AWS Transfer Family by twelve and GoAnywhere MFT carries 26 labels and AWS Transfer Family 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
AWS Transfer Family
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate31%16%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels2619A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, GoAnywhere MFT 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 GoAnywhere MFT · Files.com vs AWS Transfer Family · bTrade TDXchange vs 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.
GoAnywhere MFTFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAWS Transfer FamilyDirect201 against GoAnywhere MFT · 1 against AWS Transfer Family
Paraphrase022 against GoAnywhere MFT
Comparative20
Budget-constrained002 against GoAnywhere MFT · 1 against AWS Transfer Family
Scale-constrained10
Negative003 against GoAnywhere MFT · 1 against AWS Transfer Family
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, GoAnywhere MFT and AWS Transfer Family were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 96 answers naming GoAnywhere MFT and the 60 naming AWS Transfer Family. In those answers AWS Transfer Family took the first choice one time and GoAnywhere MFT four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where GoAnywhere MFT and AWS Transfer Family stood in it.
| Model | DirectAT | ParaphraseAT | ComparativeAT | Budget-constrainedAT | Scale-constrainedAT | NegativeAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | AT | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | AT | AT | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | AT | AT | AT | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | AT | AT | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | AT | | | AT | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | AT | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | AT | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | AT | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
GoAnywhere MFTAT AWS Transfer Family first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GoAnywhere MFT on the left and AWS Transfer Family on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where GoAnywhere MFT and AWS Transfer Family stood in it.
GoAnywhere MFT first, AWS Transfer Family not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAWS Transfer Family was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniGoAnywhere MFT alternatives: Axway MFT, Cleo Integration Cloud, Progress MOVEit Transfer
MiniMax M2.5GoAnywhere MFT, bTrade TDXchange alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.20bTrade TDXchange alternatives: GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Kimi K2Progress MOVEit Transfer, bTrade TDXchange alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud, GoAnywhere MFT
Muse Glimmer 30BbTrade TDXchange alternatives: Cleo Integration Cloud, Coviant Diplomat Managed File Transfer, GoAnywhere MFT, SinoSend
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Gemini 3.5 FlashFiles.com alternatives: CData Arc, Cleo Integration Cloud, Couchdrop, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Progress MOVEit Transfer
Perplexity SonarCleo Integration Cloud alternatives: Files.com, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, SolarWinds Serv-U MFT
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
Qwen 3.7 FlashFortra GoAnywhere MFT alternatives: CrysTAL Tech, Entrust DataGuard, SFTP.com
GLM 4.7 FlashXFiles.com alternatives: Axway SecureTransport, IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer, Progress MOVEit Transfer
GPT-6 LunaFortra GoAnywhere MFT alternatives: Files.com, Progress MOVEit Transfer
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
GoAnywhere MFT2%#6 of 13AWS Transfer Family2%#5 of 13
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
GoAnywhere MFT leads by two points.
GoAnywhere MFT6%#3 of 16AWS Transfer Family4%#5 of 16
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
GoAnywhere MFT leads by eleven points.
GoAnywhere MFT11%#3 of 14AWS Transfer Family0%#12 of 14
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about GoAnywhere MFT
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“GoAnywhere suffered a critical vulnerability exploited by the Clop ransomware group” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for Tight Budgets: Enterprise-heavy tools like MOVEit, GoAnywhere MFT” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“A recurring target for ransomware groups... deserves careful scrutiny” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“often considered a leader in the MFT marketplace for businesses seeking best-of-breed solutions” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Strong in automation, encryption, and auditing... Often praised for mid-market fit.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“bTrade TDXchange or GoAnywhere MFT would be the best starting points” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about AWS Transfer Family
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Cost-effective if you're already in AWS, but lacks some on-prem/B2B depth.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“noted as a "criticized challenger" (higher cost, more complex)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Not inherently bad, but with caveats.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. AWS Transfer Family (Cloud) - Pros: Fully managed, scales automatically, integrates with S3” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be AWS Transfer Family” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Cost-effective if you're already in AWS; serverless SFTP/FTPS with S3 integration. Less "managed" but highly scalable.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · alternative
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.