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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 228 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fortra GoAnywhere 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/fortra-goanywhere-mft/alternatives/

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

- Files.com: 64
- GoAnywhere MFT: 12
- IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer: 6
- SFTPGo: 6
- Couchdrop: 5
- Kiteworks MFT: 5

## Managed file transfer

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Fortra GoAnywhere MFT (Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Files.com: first choice in 40 of those 82
- Couchdrop: first choice in 5 of those 82
- CData Arc: first choice in 4 of those 82
- SFTPGo: first choice in 3 of those 82
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Diplomat MFT Basic Edition: first choice in 2 of those 82
- SFTP To Go: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Axway SecureTransport: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Fortra GoAnywhere MFT (Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is #7 of 15 at 4%).

- Files.com: first choice in 19 of those 76
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 5 of those 76
- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Cerberus FTP Server: first choice in 3 of those 76
- SFTPGo: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Diplomat MFT: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Kiteworks MFT: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Axway Managed File Transfer: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Fortra GoAnywhere MFT (Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is #7 of 12 at 6%).

- GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 8 of those 70
- IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Files.com: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 70
- JSCAPE MFT Server: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Kiteworks MFT: first choice in 3 of those 70
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Axway SecureTransport: first choice in 2 of those 70

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