Managed file transfer · RankedSolarWinds Serv-U MFT
SolarWinds Serv-U MFT is a managed file transfer product from SolarWinds · solarwinds.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Files.com is first at 56%.
Files.com is first at 33%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Files.com is first at 15%.
Why models recommend it
“For most small businesses, Qbox Plus or SolarWinds Serv-U MFT are the best balance of affordability and functionality.”Mistral Small · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Best for: Mid-market companies needing a robust, managed SFTP server with advanced features.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Paraphrase question · alternative
“with Serv-U included when infrastructure control and transparent pricing matter more”Perplexity Sonar · Direct question · alternative
“Other options include GoAnywhere MFT, Cerberus FTP Server, and SolarWinds Serv-U.”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“CVE-2024-28995, a path traversal vulnerability ... Rapid7 described it as "trivially exploitable," and active exploitation was observed”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“A practical small-to-mid-market option, though its listed price is subscription-based at about $335/server/month billed annually”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · warning
“described as "Business-friendly secure transfer platform for SMB and mid-market teams."”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · warning
“makes this a high-risk choice”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as SolarWinds Serv-U MFT, over the 33 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 4 | View → | |
| 17 | 5 | View → | |
| 15 | 2 | View → | |
| 14 | 2 | View → | |
| 13 | 2 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 2 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 2 | View → | |
| 6 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of SolarWinds Serv-U MFT →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on SolarWinds Serv-U MFT's own site, not checked by Gane.
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 32 of the 33 answers that named SolarWinds Serv-U MFT and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
117 of the 117 domain citations in answers naming SolarWinds Serv-U MFT came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |