# Progress WS_FTP Server: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/progress-ws-ftp-server

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed file transfer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-file-transfer/index.md) | 0% | 112 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose WS_FTP Server if you mainly need a secure SFTP server rather than a broader MFT suite." (GPT-5.4 mini, MFT)

## And against it

- "Critical vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE-2023-40044) exploited in 2023 alongside the above." (Grok 4.20, MFT)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Progress WS_FTP Server, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aws.amazon.com: 2
- bluefinch-esbd.com: 2
- kiteworks.com: 2
- bleepingcomputer.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- csoonline.com: 1
- cyberdefensemagazine.com: 1
- cybersecuritydive.com: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bluefinch-esbd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Managed-File-Transfer-Enterprise-Data-Quadrant-Report-2023.pdf: 2
- https://aws.amazon.com/aws-transfer-family/faqs: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/reviews/reviews-list/prodview-yxd3oylbrdwnu: 1
- https://bleepingcomputer.com/tag/moveit: 1
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-317a: 1
- https://csoonline.com/article/531790/optimizing-managed-file-transfer-mft-dos-and-don-ts.html: 1
- https://cyberdefensemagazine.com/newsletters/december-2025/files/basic-html/page181.html: 1
- https://cyberdefensemagazine.com/threat-intelligence-a-new-layer-to-file-transfer-security: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.