# Page 3 | GoAnywhere MFT Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is GoAnywhere MFT the right File Sharing solution for you? Explore 133 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/158210/GoAnywhere-MFT/reviews --- GoAnywhere MFT 4.8 (133) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of GoAnywhere MFT ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 133 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use JG John G. Network Administrator Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great product for file transfer automation" December 5, 2017 4.0 Pros We deployed GoAnywhere to replace an aging FTP server and manage internal file movements automatically. It does that and way more for us now. Cons Feature requests and bug fixes can be slow to be actioned if your waiting on a fix release to resolve an open issue! Review Source Response from Fortra December 14, 2017 Thanks for your feedback John! We strive to prioritize product enhancements and fixes in an order that will have the maximum benefit to the majority of our customers. With that said, we also ask for a priority level when receiving a feature request, since our customers priority is important for us to take into consideration. VR Verified Reviewer Unified Collaboration Engineer Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Saved me hours of work" August 7, 2018 5.0 Moving files across systems, domains and external vendors Pros Fantastic software that has saved countless hours for scheduled jobs and transfers. Awesome support and easy upgrade path Cons Knowledge base was sometimes difficult to search for specific examples of code, but live support was really good Review Source RH Ron H. Sr. Programmer Analyst Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the better software products out there plus great customer support!" December 1, 2017 4.0 Pros Have been using GoAnywhere MFT for over two years now and I'm still discovering previously unknown functionality that my company can make use of. If you are looking for an automated file transfer software package, this one is hard to beat. I have certainly not tried every feature and function this software provides. If it's FTP and SFTP automated transfers your looking to do, definitely take a look at GoAnywhere MFT. Review Source Response from Fortra December 4, 2017 What a compliment! Thanks for the great review, Ron! VR Verified Reviewer Manager - Systems Administration Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "GA feedback" July 28, 2019 5.0 It helped all of our file transfer requirements across all business units in our organization Pros Centralize all file transfer requirements Cons Built-in database setup. This is a nightmare for heavy workloads Reason for choosing GoAnywhere MFT GA was able to address all of our use cases Review Source aW alana W. iSeries developer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Too complicated for what we need" March 23, 2017 3.0 Some of the support people are GREAT, some are not great. The product is so complex that there are a lot of little points where something imperfect can happen re: interaction w/your system, causing a problem which is too complicated for us basic users to fix ourselves, so you end up with no choice but to pay their support people take care of it. Frustrating. Time-consuming. If I had my way we'd look for something simpler that does what we need and not all the extra stuff that we don't need; maybe it would be easier to manage. There are probably people who have made the investment of time & money to thoroughly learn all the ins and outs of this software and love it. We're not those people. Pros The job logs. Cons Too complicated for basic users like myself to understand & manage when something goes wrong. Review Source GS Gordon S. IT Consulant Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GoAnywhere MFT for Trans Am Piping Products Ltd." September 17, 2018 5.0 We use it mainly for processing vendor invoices and customer EFT payment advices. This saves our accounting department many hours every day processing simple and redundant tasks. They have more time for problem solving. Pros How you have so many ways of processing information from various sources. We process most things from e-mail but also do some with VANS or direct connect to our business partner's system to get our files. Cons It is missing an OCR capability. We do this through various other methods. We use PDFbox from apache.org for data PDF's and we use AUTOMATE from Help Systems for image PDF's. Review Source Response from Fortra September 20, 2018 We appreciate the feedback, Gordon! Happy to hear GoAnywhere has enabled your team to focus on more strategic tasks. GM George M. Analyst Food Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Goanywhere MFT has made the task of transferring information between systems extremely easy." November 17, 2017 5.0 Pros With very little training we were able to use the features available to securely transfer information between our company and our outside partners. Cons It is hard to find something that is a CON. Maybe the least friendly piece is getting to support and help text. Would like more examples of designing tasks. Review Source Response from Fortra December 6, 2017 Thanks for the great review, George! It's great to hear how easy the onboarding experience was for you. We look forward to sharing more examples of designing tasks in the future. JM JIm M. Senior AS/400 Programmer Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MFT Review" March 16, 2017 5.0 We were GoAnywhere Director users who were very satisfied with the product. We were able to easily upgrade to GoAnywhere MFT without losing any functionality. In fact, we now have more functionality available to us that we have not started using yet. But we plan to. Pros It works cleanly most of the time. When there are issues, they are almost always related to issues external to the product. Cons Sometimes we have issues connecting to our email server and the logs are not much help. That can be very frustrating. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 We will pass your comment about email server issues to the R&D team. We'll see if we can enhance the error messages and other items to make it easier to debug issues. Thanks for your feedback! MY Michael Y. Senior Developer Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nice easy to use product" November 14, 2017 4.0 Pros Completely secured supporting multiple platforms and encryption methods, flexible, integrated with external sources and databases. Cons Could be little more customizable on user's options - want to able to remove from menu options we do not use, easy to navigate Review Source Response from Fortra December 14, 2017 Thanks for your feedback Michael! We are constantly enhancing GoAnywhere MFT and will take this into consideration for a future release. One of the benefits of having the full blown suite of modules packaged into a single interface is that it may help serve as a solution to a new transfer requirement that comes up for our customers. When this occurs, all that is needed is a refresh of your license and the feature is then available to use. BK Brian K. Solution Architect, eCommerce & EDI Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The comprehensive suite of protocols and addition of workflows provide a quick easy to use solution." July 27, 2017 5.0 This product is replacing 6 dedicate data communication server with a single and more secure solution. Building workflows to mange file processing is much more efficient than writing UNIX scripts. and auditing a process can be done simply for a single dashboard. Pros GoAnywhere MFT was selected after extensive testing and comparison with other products. It manages all the protocols we need from a single dashboard and provides powerful functionality via workflows. The support for this product is outstanding and they continue to add new functionality on a regular basis. They actively seek feedback to improve the product and turn around requests for functionality additions quickly. Cons Does not have native support for parsing X12 EDI data. This can be accomplished via row-set usage and modification, but a basic X12 parser would be a huge help. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 It would be cool to add a native parser for X12 EDI data. This is on our list of things to do in a future release. Thanks for your feedback! WH William H. Application Engineer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The capabilities of GoAnywhere are great. File transfers are simpler and easier to manage." August 1, 2017 4.0 Maintenance and creation of file transfers is much more simpler. Pros GUI is clean, Scripts can be shared and duplicated freely. User access to pull files and put files is simple. Cons Some options are extra that should be included or cheaper. Rename of files not so intuitive. Maintenance of directories need to be considered, done manually or with scripts, not automatic option. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 We are always looking for ways to make GoAnywhere more intuitive and easy to use, so thank you for your suggestions! We passed your comments onto our R&D team. If you ever have specific enhancement requests in the future, feel free to contact your GoAnywhere account rep or our support team. ML Michael L. Systems Support Executive Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best products in this space. Once set up, it just works. " August 2, 2017 4.0 Smoother file transfers, better setup Pros This product supports just about every transfer method out there. We even have one client where we are directly transferring from Linux to an IBM Mainframe, complete with the ACSII to EBCDIC conversion. Cons It was a little painful to convert from all the bash script, but it has been worth it. We have far fewer transfer problems now. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 Thanks for your feedback. Manually converting from legacy scripts to GoAnywhere can certainly take some time, depending on how complex they are. We are looking into ways in which customers could automatically import their scripts in the future, which would be very cool. SP Sreekanth P. Middleware Architect Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Really good value for money." March 16, 2017 4.0 We are using goanywhere to provide our clients an access point. It is really help full tool. The best part is the ease of use. we have used Axway in the past but it was all over the place and was not that ease to use. GoAnywhere has provided a platform not just for our extranet users/customers but also internet based customers for file transfer. REALLY good product, however would like few more enterprise specific features. such as ability for non-repudiation, push data/files into DB as bolbs/clobs. Apart from that the product suite is really good. Pros ease of use value for money Cons not enterprise ready lacks some enterprise essential features Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you do not feel that GoAnywhere is enterprise ready. It is actually used to move hundreds of thousands of files a day for some of our larger deployments without issues. There are a few development cases we have open for future release consideration that Vocalink is tagged on (for example, blob/clob support). We will notify you if/when they become available. If you have additional suggestions, please contact support to submit an enhancement request. RR Richard R. Sr. Network Admin Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We built roughly 300 automated workflows exchanging thousands of files each day. " November 13, 2017 5.0 We save thousands of man hours every day with the automated workflows in MFT. Pros The user interface is the best part of MFT. Once over the initial learning curve workflows are a breeze to create and maintain. Cons The software is so powerful 2 years later and I am still discovering things about the product. Would be ideal if there was more self paced training online for new users. Review Source Response from Fortra December 6, 2017 Thanks for the great review, Richard! We offer tutorials our website for tips on how to get started and perform common functions in GoAnywhere MFT. If you haven't checked it out yet, that might be a great place to start! WG William G. Programmer Analyst Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "GoAnywhere is a tremendous product for our file transfer needs!" November 16, 2017 5.0 Overall, the return on investment. This product has been a time and resource saver. Pros GoAnywhere is a powerhorse! With so many features available, we are able to accomplish every task requested of us. From simple email tasks to complicated database file generation, this product tackles them all, effortlessly. One of the greatest features is the ability to notify administrators and users if a task succeeded or failed, making administrative functions a breeze. Cons Not really a con, but would like to see more robust examples of different tasks. Other than that, this product is top notch. Review Source Response from Fortra December 6, 2017 We love hearing reviews like yours, William! Thanks for sharing your experience with GoAnywhere MFT, and feedback regarding more examples. BL Brian L. Sr Programmer Analyst Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We use GoAnyWhere MFT product for all our transmission processes. Very satisfied with the product." May 24, 2017 5.0 Pros Handles all our transmissions. Easy to schedule. Has a well designed dashboard to monitor our daily processes. Support team that has been very responsive and helpful in making sure we are set up correctly and most efficient manner. Cons Online documentation and training videos are needed but any questions are answered quickly by support. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 You can check out our tutorials at https://www.goanywhere.com/tutorials/gamft . The online documentation is available by clicking the ? on any screen. Or you can optionally download the manuals at my.goanyhwere.com MB Manoher B. Advisory Technical Specialist Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MFT product is great. I have been using this product for over 9 years with ease. No issue." November 9, 2017 5.0 Secure transmission to various business partners. Pros MFT software has various transmission features. In our environment we use FTP, SFTP, Network share and other features. They are easy to use and configure. Files get encrypted and decrypted easily. Cons Only issue I found is during the upgrade, we have to switch the product from Db2 to durby database because we use MIMIX replication fature and it encounters issue during the upgrade. Review Source Response from Fortra November 13, 2017 Wow, thanks for the great review, Manoher! We've shared your feedback regarding the error with our R&D team. PF Prashant F. Senior Software Engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's very easy and robust software and handles all kinds of file transfers very effectively." May 24, 2017 4.0 Reduced development life cycle and easy testing Easy to train resources on it Flexible integration approaches Pros Ease of use Reduce the development time Robust Supports various kinds of file transfers, data translation, native tasks etc Detailed logging Notification Cons Can't connect to sharepoint web url without mentioning the windows map drive details. It restricts to use the DFS and have to use the fixed host under network share. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 We will pass your comment about the sharepoint web URL onto the R&D team. Thanks for your feedback! DB Doug B. IT Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very reliable product." July 28, 2017 5.0 Allows us to automate most of our FTP traffic. Pros GUI interfaces allow for ease of use and quick navigation between screens. Drag and drop functions make for efficient project designs and changes. Resources can be set up independently allowing for use across multiple Projects. Quality documentation minimizes need to frequently contact Linoma support. Cons Project design can be complicated when trying to figure out how to use the various components. What order to put them in and how each of them work and how they relate to each other. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 Thanks for your comments. We are always looking for ways to make the Project Designer even more intuitive in GoAnywhere. Your feedback is appreciated! SF Scott F. System analyst Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GoAnywhere is a great file transfer tool" April 13, 2017 4.0 We have been using GA since the product came out. Customer support has always been fantastic. If the software didn't have a feature we wanted, it showed up really fast. When I had a problem, support was quick to provide a template I could use or guidance over the phone. From combining files to formatting Excel files, to combining files, and encryption, we have been able to accomplish everything we have needed so far. Pros Ease of use and Customer Support Cons None yet Review Source Response from Fortra November 13, 2017 Thank you for your loyalty and sharing such a positive review. We look forward to continue working with you! GS Gert S. IT Datacenter Administrator Semiconductors Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GoAnywhere MFT has all the flexibility you need" April 14, 2017 5.0 We are using GoAnywhere a couple of Years in an enterprise enivronment. The Software is esay to install and configure, but has all the flexibility you need included. It makes secure File exchange with our customers, partners and suppliers easy and secure. The Support is well experienced and fast. The upgrade procedure is harmless and takes less downtime. Pros flexibilty, easy of use and maintain, support Cons ? Review Source Response from Fortra November 13, 2017 Aw, you're making us blush! Happy to hear GoAnywhere has provided you with the functionality, flexibility and security you need. Thanks for the great review! VR Verified Reviewer IBM i Systems Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great solution " July 24, 2020 5.0 Overall it has been a great experience. The biggest problems I have had with the software have turned out to be caused by external issues... Pros The ease of the setup and the update process. Cons Some of the administration dosent feel intuvitive, but that could also just be me... Review Source BD Bill D. CIO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GoAnywhere a valuable tool" March 21, 2017 4.0 We had a specific need for GoAnywhere. We needed to get some files from our iSeries and transmit to a remote server system using SFT. This transmission has to occur repeatedly through the day on a regular schedule. GoAnywhere did exactly what we needed and has trouble-free once it was properly configured. Customer support is always courteous and helpful. Review Source Response from Fortra November 13, 2017 Happy to hear GoAnywhere MFT has provided the needed reliability for you and your team. We really appreciate your review and the positive remarks regarding our customer support team. Thank you, Bill! HP Harish P. Sr. Support Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The outlook plug-in and web client are very easy to use." July 31, 2017 4.0 It meets the HIPA regulations. Pros This product has lots of bells and whistles to customize your requirements. It has lots built in audit reports for audit trails. Cons The encrypted email has no option for reply all. This is a major drawback when you are sending an email to several people. Review Source Response from Fortra August 21, 2017 Reply all to a group of people through Secure Mail would be a great enhancement! We will pass this enhancement request onto our R&D team. Thanks a lot for your feedback Harish. DL Darren L. Systems Engineer II Used the software for: 2+ years ### "In all the years we have used this product, we have never been disappointed. " May 24, 2017 5.0 Pros It is simple to use, as an Administrator and User. Want to implement it further than we have it set, currently. Would like to eventually get the business to replace GlobalSCAPE. We currently only use it for IBM i. Review Source Response from Fortra November 13, 2017 Thanks for the great review, Darren! Happy to hear GoAnywhere MFT has been such a success for you. Please don't hesitate to reach out if we can be of any further assistance. You can find our contact information at https://www.goanywhere.com/contact ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. 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