# SFTPGo: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sftpgo

## 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) | 6% | 3 | 0% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best Overall for $0 Software Budget: SFTPGo ... start with SFTPGo—it gives you 90% of enterprise MFT functionality for free." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, MFT)
- "the practical sweet spot is an open-source self-hosted server such as SFTPGo for full MFT capabilities at zero licence cost" (Muse Glimmer 30B, MFT)
- "Best value: SFTPGo, if your company has someone who can host and maintain it." (GPT-6 Luna, MFT)
- "For Linux-first, cost-sensitive or cloud-storage-backed setups, SFTPGo gives cross-platform user management, web console and 2FA without a commercial license." (Muse Glimmer 30B, MFT)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SFTPGo, from 17 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aimultiple.com: 10
- sftp.net: 8
- files.com: 6
- reddit.com: 6
- sftptogo.com: 6
- tips.webtech360.com: 6
- couchdrop.io: 4
- itechguides.com: 4
- capterra.com: 3
- comparitech.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://sftp.net/servers: 8
- https://tips.webtech360.com/en/network-admin/best-sftp-server-software-for-secure-file-hp0/88824351: 6
- https://files.com/sftp: 5
- https://aimultiple.com/managed-file-transfer-solutions: 4
- https://aimultiple.com/sftp-server-software: 4
- https://itechguides.com/best/sftp-server-software: 4
- https://comparitech.com/data-privacy-management/best-secure-file-transfer-software: 3
- https://couchdrop.io/blog/best-managed-file-transfer-platforms: 3

## In its own words

What SFTPGo's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Modern MFT: Secure SFTP & FTP Server for Cloud, Kubernetes & Local Storage (https://sftpgo.com/)
- For: teams who want zero maintenance (https://sftpgo.com/)
- Certifications: HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 27001

## What it publishes

Every page sftpgo.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 29 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-26
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-26
- Recent: 2026-04-26 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://docs.sftpgo.com/enterprise/glossary
- Recent: 2026-04-26 blog: Sftpgo enterprise v2.7 april 2026 release https://sftpgo.com/sftpgo-enterprise-v2.7-april-2026-release
- Recent: 2025-06-14 blog: Saas clarifications couchdrop reply https://sftpgo.com/saas-clarifications-couchdrop-reply

## 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.