GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer Software | Secure MFT Tool
GoAnywhere MFT: The #1 File Transfer Solution
GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) is a comprehensive managed file transfer solution that will manage your organization’s file transfer software, file sharing, secure FTP, and automation needs through a single interface. It is designed for organizations managing high volumes of sensitive data across complex environments.
Our enterprise file transfer management software streamlines the secure exchange of data between systems, employees, customers, and trading partners.
GoAnywhere's file transfer technology has the flexibility to simplify, secure and audit:
- Batch server-to-server file transfers
- User-to-system ad-hoc file transfers
- Person-to-person file collaboration
- Automated B2B data exchange with trading partners
- Centralized visibility and governance across all file transfers
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Popular GoAnywhere MFT Features
Automation
GoAnywhere MFT's workflow automation reduces operational overhead and eliminates manual file handling. Our MFT tool removes the need to use multiple products and scripts to manage your business processes. Achieve end-to-end automatic encryption and file transfers via the following file transfer system software features:
- Multi-step workflows with more than 60 different tasks
- A comprehensive built-in scheduler for running workflows
- Monitored folders with options to scan for new, changed or deleted files
- Automated email alerts or file processing when triggered events (e.g. upload, download) occur
- Commands and APIs for launching transfers from remote systems and applications
- Create and schedule file transfers using drag and drop tools
- Event-driven automation triggered by system activity or file changes
[Learn More](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/automation "Secure File Transfer Automation"/index.html)
Commands & APIs
Seamlessly integrate file transfer workflows into existing enterprise applications and IT ecosystems. Commands and APIs are provided to allow external applications to run file transfers and workflows (Projects) in GoAnywhere MFT. These commands and APIs are available at no additional charge and can be installed onto Windows, UNIX, LINUX, IBM i (iSeries), HP-UX and Solaris platforms. The GoAnywhere MFT commands can be run from system command lines, scripts, programming languages (e.g. JAVA and .NET), third party schedulers, and SOAP and REST Web Services. We also support DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for automated data workflows.
[LEARN MORE](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/automation/commands-apis "Commands and APIs"/index.html)
File Servers
GoAnywhere MFT is a secure file transfer tool allowing customers, trading partners and employees to connect to your system and exchange files in a secure environment. This is an on-premises solution with extensive management controls. Authorized personnel have full audit capabilities to review, verify, examine, and trace records and logs for full audit compliance. An HTTPS server can also be enabled to allow users to perform ad hoc file transfers through an intuitive browser-based interface. Granular user permissions and role-based access ensure only authorized users can access sensitive data. We also offer secure external collaboration without exposing internal systems.
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Connectivity
GoAnywhere MFT software connects to a wide variety of servers for exchanging data. We support complex, hybrid IT environments spanning cloud, on-premises, and third-party systems.
- Secure managed FTP servers using [SFTP](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/sftp "SFTP Client for Managed File Transfer"/index.html), SCP and FTPS protocols
- [AS2](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/a2 "AS2 Client"/index.html) and HTTP(S) servers, including Web Services
- Standard managed [FTP](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/ftp "FTP Client"/index.html) servers and [Email](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/email "Mail Servers"/index.html) servers
- [PeSIT](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/pesit-client "PeSIT Client"/index.html) servers for moving files over TCP or SSL
- Local file systems, network shares and MQ servers
- Moving data to and from [Amazon S3 Buckets](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/amazon-s3 "Amazon S3 Bucket"/index.html) and [Azure Blob Storage](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/connectivity/azure-blob-storage "Microsoft Azure Blob Storage"/index.html)
- Popular applications such as Box, Google Drive, and SharePoint with [Cloud Connectors](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/cloud-connectors "Cloud Connectors"/index.html)
- Secure B2B integration with trading partners and vendors
- Unified management across diverse protocols and endpoints
You can use these servers to exchange data with your external trading partners, clients, remote locations, vendors, and stakeholders.
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Cloud File Transfer and Integrations
Operate seamlessly across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with MFT services. Secure your cloud file transfers and connect to the web applications you use every day with GoAnywhere for added efficiency and security:
- Flexible hosting with [MFT as a Service (MFTaaS)](/content/products/mftaas "MFTaaS"/index.html) with no need to choose your own cloud computing platform.
- Automated file transfer and workflows on cloud environments and private networks.
- Out-of-the-box [Cloud Connectors](/content/products/goanywhere-mft/cloud-connectors "Cloud Connectors"/index.html) that integrate with popular web and cloud services like SharePoint, Salesforce, and Dropbox.
- Connection to internal and external trading partners through folders to cloud-based file systems, including Amazon S3 buckets.
- Maintain security and compliance across distributed cloud ecosystems.
- Reduce risk when transferring sensitive data between cloud platforms.
Acceleration
The FileCatalyst Service in GoAnywhere is an integrated service that provides enterprise-grade file acceleration for moving large data quickly from anywhere in the world, even in adverse network conditions.
Files can be transferred at speeds up to 10 times faster (or more) over traditional protocols, such as SFTP, FTPS or HTTP. Plus, those files can be sent even while they are still growing or are being encoded. This service makes it possible to accelerate your data for time-sensitive file transfer workflows. Minimize delays in time-sensitive operations, such as media delivery, backups, and large dataset transfers, while reducing transfer windows and improving SLAs.
It used to take eight hours every month to print and send out our monthly accounting reports from JD Edwards.... With GoAnywhere, we've got it down to less than an hour.
GoAnywhere MFT allowed us to eliminate and reduce the need for custom programming to transfer files and database records between dissimilar database management systems. We found GoAnywhere to be highly intuitive, flexible, and easy to use.
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Implementation & Deployment
Installation Requirements \nGoAnywhere MFT can be installed on a variety of platforms.
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GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer FAQs
What is GoAnywhere MFT?
GoAnywhere MFT is an innovative file transfer software solution for automating data movement, translation, encryption and compression within the enterprise. With GoAnywhere's intuitive interface and comprehensive functionality, you can easily streamline and secure the exchange of data with your customers, trading partners and internal servers.
Is GoAnywhere MFT considered an enterprise-level Managed File Transfer solution?
Yes. GoAnywhere MFT provides all the mission-critical components needed to meet the most demanding environments:
- Can be clustered with other systems to provide active-active high availability and load balancing
- Includes a browser-based administrator interface with a customizable dashboard, advanced graphical components and drag-n-drop support
- Controls user access with role-based permissions and extensive security controls
- Supports all popular protocols including SFTP, SCP, FTP/s, HTTP/s, Open PGP, AS2, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP
- Protects files “at rest” and “in-motion” with FIPS 140-2 validated AES encryption
- Supports large files with auto-resume and integrity checks to help guarantee delivery
- Integrates with backend systems (Databases, APIs, Web Services, Java, .NET)
- Allows multi-step workflows to process files on a scheduled or event-driven basis
- Provides APIs and commands for running file transfers and workflows from customer applications and 3rd party schedulers
- Allows jobs to be prioritized and segmented with job queues and run priorities
- Authenticates users with AD, LDAP, IBM i and SAML
- Keeps files in the Internal Network with a DMZ Reverse Proxy (Gateway)
- Includes key management tools for Open PGP Keys, SSH Keys and SSL Certificates
- Sends email alerts and text messages for failed and completed transfers
- Logs all file transfer activity with centralized auditing and reporting
Do I need to load any file transfer software on my PC?
No. All GoAnywhere MFT functions will reside on your server. Administration and monitoring for GoAnywhere can be performed right through your browser using an intuitive dashboard. All popular browsers are supported including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. If the Web Client is not preferred for ad-hoc file sharing, GoDrive (collaboration) can be installed locally, and Secure Mail can be integrated with Microsoft Outlook using the Outlook plugin.
Which protocols does GoAnywhere MFT support?
GoAnywhere MFT supports the protocol standards of SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, PeSIT, AS2, AS3, AS4, ICAP, SMB, CIFS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Amazon S3, WebDAV, SMS, SNMP, REST, SOAP, and GoFast for sending and receiving files.
Do my trading partners need any special software to connect to GoAnywhere MFT?
No. Your trading partners can use any products or methods they wish to connect to GoAnywhere MFT, as long as they use one of the standard protocols (FTP, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, AS2) that you have enabled in the product.
Can my trading partners or employees connect through their browser?
Yes. If the HTTP/s service is enabled in GoAnywhere MFT, your trading partners and employees can simply connect to your system through their browser. Once they provide a valid login, they can then quickly download and upload (if authorized) files through a point-and-click interface.
Can GoAnywhere MFT connect to secure FTP servers?
Yes. GoAnywhere MFT can connect to SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol), SCP (Secure Copy), and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) servers; which provide encrypted data transmissions. These servers can be pre-configured in GoAnywhere and selected through simple drop-down menus within its Administrator.
Which database servers can GoAnywhere MFT connect to?
GoAnywhere MFT can connect to a variety of database servers including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, IBM i, DB2, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL, Derby, and Informix. GoAnywhere MFT can also connect to other database servers which have a compatible JDBC 2.0 driver.
Records (rows) can be retrieved from database files (tables, views, physicals, logicals) using any SQL statement supported by the database server. Depending on the user's authority, GoAnywhere allows records to be inserted, updated, and deleted into database files using SQL statements supported by the database server.
Which file formats does GoAnywhere MFT support?
GoAnywhere MFT can read Excel documents, delimited text files (CSV), fixed-width text files, flat files, XML, and JSON documents. GoAnywhere can also write Excel documents, CSV files, fixed-width text files, XML, and JSON documents. For instance, GoAnywhere could export records from a database file into an Excel document and then email that document to one or more recipients. Alternately, GoAnywhere could retrieve an XML document from an FTP server, validate it against a DTD or schema, and then import the data from that XML document into one or more database files. GoAnywhere MFT includes ETL functions to allow data to be modified, formatted, and mapped into other columns as part of a workflow.
Does GoAnywhere MFT need to be installed onto each server it connects to?
No, GoAnywhere MFT will connect to the database servers, SFTP servers, FTP/s servers, HTTP servers and mail servers over the TCP/IP network using standard protocols and do not require any additional software. However, the optional GoAnywhere Agent service requires proprietary software to be installed on connected systems. All connection methods provide a centralized single point of control and administration.
On which platforms can GoAnywhere be installed?
The GoAnywhere products can be installed onto Windows, Linux (SUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu), IBM i (iSeries), IBM p (AIX), IBM z (Mainframe), UNIX (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris), and Mac OS X platforms.
Can GoAnywhere run in a VMware virtual environment?
Yes. Linoma Software [now HelpSystems] is a VMware Elite Technology Alliance Partner. All GoAnywhere products have been tested and verified to run in a VMware virtualized environment. These products have been awarded the “VMware Ready” logo.
Do you offer professional services for GoAnywhere products?
Yes. GoAnywhere users can get expert help from our product specialists in the following areas: product training, project consulting, integration and configuration, upgrades and conversions, and migration assistance. You can learn more about these offerings on our [professional services page](/content/services "GoAnywhere Professional Services Basic Page"/index.html).
How does GoAnywhere MFT support compliance and audit requirements?
GoAnywhere MFT provides centralized logging, detailed audit trails, and reporting capabilities that help organizations meet compliance requirements. It supports encryption, access controls, and monitoring aligned with industry standards, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR, making it easier to demonstrate compliance during audits.
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