AWS Transfer Family

AWS Transfer Family is ranked #6 of 105 in file transfer services on The Geeks Club, made by AWS Transfer Family (Puget Sound, Washington, United States). It runs on Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.04/mo.

AWS Transfer Family plans and pricing

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SFTP, FTPS, or FTP endpoint $0.30/mo At $0.30 hourly rate in the US East (N. Virginia) pricing example Protocol-enabled server endpoint aws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026

SFTP, FTPS, or FTP data transfer $0.04/mo Usage-based charge shown in the pricing example Data uploaded and downloaded over SFTP, FTPS, or FTP aws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026

Web app unit $0.50/mo At $0.50 hourly rate per 1 unit in the US East (N. Virginia) pricing example 250 unique sessions per 5-minute period per unit aws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026

SFTP connector call Free Usage-based charge shown in the pricing example Calls to remote SFTP servers aws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026

SFTP connector data transfer $0.40/mo Usage-based charge shown in the pricing example Data sent or retrieved using SFTP connectors aws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026

Workflow data processing $0.10/mo Usage-based charge shown in the pricing example Data processed using Transfer Family workflow steps aws.amazon.com · 21 Sept 2026

Compared on file transfer services

Free plan: No
Max file size: 50 GB
API access: Yes

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AWS Transfer Family

Free plan: No
Usage-based billing: Pay for enabled protocols, transferred data, messages, workflows, connector calls, or web app units.
Availability zones: Servers can use up to 3 Availability Zones without an additional multi-AZ charge.
Supported protocols: Supports SFTP, FTPS, and FTP file transfers.
Storage services: Stores information in Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS.
Concurrent users: Supports thousands of concurrent users with access controls.
Infrastructure as code: Resources can be defined and deployed with CloudFormation templates or the Transfer Family Terraform module.
Identity controls: Custom identity providers support custom authentication and authorization with per-user controls.
Managed workflows: Workflows automate post-upload processing for files sent through supported endpoints.
Workflow availability: Managed workflows require SFTP, FTPS, or FTP endpoints and cannot be purchased alone.
Web app capacity: One web app unit supports up to 250 unique sessions per 5-minute period.
Web app data charges: Web apps do not charge for uploads or downloads, but S3 requests and bandwidth remain chargeable.
SFTP connectors: Connectors transfer files to or from remote SFTP servers and use S3 as the destination or source.
Listing limit: Directory lists of up to 1,000 items are included in one connector call.
Price from: $0.04/mo

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best File Transfer Services in 2026#6 of 105

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Sources

aws.amazon.com/aws-transfer-family/pricing/;· checked 21 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/aws-transfer-family/pricing/· checked 27 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/aws-transfer-family/· checked 27 Sept 2026