# email-based transfer: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/email-based-transfer/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed file transfer | 0% | 90 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "guidance from MFT vendors explicitly groups standard email with FTP and HTTP as methods that "should be avoided" for secure transfers." (Perplexity Sonar, MFT)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.