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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 201 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where 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/goanywhere-mft/alternatives/

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

- Files.com: 50
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: 9
- Cleo Integration Cloud: 8
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: 8
- IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer: 7
- Axway SecureTransport: 6

## Managed file transfer

**Small business**: 65 of 84 answers did not name GoAnywhere MFT (GoAnywhere MFT is #5 of 13 at 2%).

- Files.com: first choice in 29 of those 65
- Couchdrop: first choice in 6 of those 65
- CData Arc: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Diplomat MFT Basic Edition: first choice in 2 of those 65
- SFTP To Go: first choice in 2 of those 65
- SFTPGo: first choice in 2 of those 65
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Axway SecureTransport: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name GoAnywhere MFT (GoAnywhere MFT is #6 of 15 at 4%).

- Files.com: first choice in 17 of those 70
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Cerberus FTP Server: first choice in 3 of those 70
- SFTPGo: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Kiteworks MFT: first choice in 2 of those 70
- AWS Transfer Family: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 66 of 84 answers did not name GoAnywhere MFT (GoAnywhere MFT is #3 of 12 at 10%).

- IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Axway SecureTransport: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Files.com: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT: first choice in 4 of those 66
- JSCAPE MFT Server: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Kiteworks MFT: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: first choice in 3 of those 66

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.