# Diplomat MFT alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Diplomat MFT holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/diplomat-mft/alternatives/

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

- Files.com: 63
- GoAnywhere MFT: 11
- IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer: 10
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: 10
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: 8
- Cleo Integration Cloud: 7

## Managed file transfer

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Diplomat MFT.

- Files.com: first choice in 37 of those 78
- Couchdrop: first choice in 5 of those 78
- CData Arc: first choice in 4 of those 78
- SFTPGo: first choice in 3 of those 78
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Diplomat MFT Basic Edition: first choice in 2 of those 78
- SFTP To Go: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Axway SecureTransport: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Diplomat MFT (Diplomat MFT is #5 of 15 at 4%).

- Files.com: first choice in 21 of those 76
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Cerberus FTP Server: first choice in 3 of those 76
- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Kiteworks MFT: first choice in 2 of those 76
- SFTPGo: first choice in 2 of those 76
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Diplomat MFT.

- IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer: first choice in 10 of those 83
- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Axway SecureTransport: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Files.com: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 4 of those 83
- JSCAPE MFT Server: first choice in 4 of those 83

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