# IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-sterling-secure-file-transfer/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Files.com: 67
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: 12
- GoAnywhere MFT: 10
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: 8
- SFTPGo: 6
- Kiteworks MFT: 5

## Managed file transfer

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer.

- Files.com: first choice in 44 of those 84
- Couchdrop: first choice in 4 of those 84
- SFTP To Go: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Diplomat MFT Basic Edition: first choice in 3 of those 84
- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 3 of those 84
- SFTPGo: first choice in 3 of those 84
- MFT Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Qbox Plus: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer (IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- Files.com: first choice in 15 of those 74
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 5 of those 74
- bTrade TDXchange: first choice in 5 of those 74
- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 3 of those 74
- SFTPGo: first choice in 3 of those 74
- CompleteFTP: first choice in 2 of those 74
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer (IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer is #4 of 14 at 9%).

- Files.com: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Kiteworks MFT: first choice in 5 of those 64
- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 4 of those 64
- JSCAPE MFT Server: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Cerberus FTP Server: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 2 of those 64
- IBM Sterling B2B Integrator: first choice in 2 of those 64

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