Managed file transfer · November 2026 Edition
GoAnywhere MFT vs SFTP To Go
Two of fourteen models named GoAnywhere MFT first on the direct prompt; zero named SFTP To Go. GoAnywhere MFT was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and SFTP To Go by ten and GoAnywhere MFT carries 26 labels and SFTP To Go 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate31%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels2610A 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 SFTP To Go · 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 modelsSFTP To Go
Direct201 against GoAnywhere MFT
Paraphrase012 against GoAnywhere MFT
Comparative20
Budget-constrained002 against GoAnywhere MFT
Scale-constrained10
Negative003 against GoAnywhere MFT
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 SFTP To Go were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 96 answers naming GoAnywhere MFT and the 37 naming SFTP To Go. In those answers SFTP To Go took the first choice three times and GoAnywhere MFT zero.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where GoAnywhere MFT and SFTP To Go stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
GoAnywhere MFT SFTP To Go first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GoAnywhere MFT on the left and SFTP To Go on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where GoAnywhere MFT and SFTP To Go stood in it.
GoAnywhere MFT first, SFTP To Go not the choice
2 of 14 modelsSFTP To Go 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
SFTP To Go leads by four points.
SFTP To Go6%#3 of 13GoAnywhere MFT2%#6 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: GoAnywhere MFT leads at mid-market.
GoAnywhere MFT6%#3 of 16SFTP To Go2%#8 of 16Enterprise
GoAnywhere MFT leads by eleven points.
GoAnywhere MFT11%#3 of 14SFTP To Go0%#– of 14What 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 SFTP To Go
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
“Recommended for businesses needing fully managed SFTP with cloud storage integration, high availability, and native automation” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Best Managed Cloud SFTP ... Cons: Limited to single managed SFTP endpoint, no automation engine in base tier” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · alternative
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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.