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Best IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from file transfer services ranked against IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    SendSafely Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux 9.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SendSafely
  2. 2
    pCloud Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.9
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs pCloud
  3. 3
    Wing FTP Server Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $199/mo8.8
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Wing FTP Server
  4. 4
    AWS Transfer Family Free plan Web $0.04/mo8.5
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs AWS Transfer Family
  5. 5
    SFTPGo Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €50/mo8.5
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SFTPGo
  6. 6
    Progress MOVEit Transfer Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 8.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Progress MOVEit Transfer
  7. 7
    Filestack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $69/mo8.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Filestack
  8. 8
    Files.com Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWin $199/mo8.3
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Files.com
  9. 9
    CrushFTP Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $70/mo8.3
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs CrushFTP
  10. 10
    MASV Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.25/mo8.3
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs MASV
  11. 11
    Globalscape EFT Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Globalscape EFT
  12. 12
    Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $335/mo8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server
  13. 13
    rclone Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs rclone
  14. 14
    TransferNow Free plan api €0.20/mo8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs TransferNow
  15. 15
    FileFast Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $5.99/mo8.1
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs FileFast
  16. 16
    IBM Aspera on Cloud Free trial apiWeb $1.07/mo8.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs IBM Aspera on Cloud
  17. 17
    Transloadit Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb 8.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Transloadit
  18. 18
    Send Anywhere Free plan WebWinMacLinuxiOS Free8.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Send Anywhere
  19. 19
    SendSecurely Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo8.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SendSecurely
  20. 20
    Couchdrop Free trial apiWeb $50/mo7.9
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Couchdrop

IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1SendSafely9.2Free planAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2pCloud8.9Free planAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
3Wing FTP Server8.8Free plan$199/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4AWS Transfer Family8.5Free plan$0.04/moWeb
5SFTPGo8.5€50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Progress MOVEit Transfer8.4NoAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Filestack8.4Free plan$69/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
8Files.com8.3No$199/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Windows
9CrushFTP8.3No$70/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10MASV8.3$0.25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Globalscape EFT8.2API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server8.2No$335/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13rclone8.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14TransferNow8.2Free plan€0.20/moAPI
15FileFast8.1Free plan$5.99/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
16IBM Aspera on Cloud8.0No$1.07/moAPI, Web
17Transloadit8.0Free planAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
18Send Anywhere8.0Free planFreeWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
19SendSecurely8.0Free plan$0.99/moAPI, Web
20Couchdrop7.9No$50/moAPI, Web
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Questions about IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer alternatives

What is the best alternative to IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer?

SendSafely, number 1 in file transfer services with a score of 9.2 out of 10. The others here: pCloud, Wing FTP Server, AWS Transfer Family and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer?

SendSafely is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.