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Best IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools 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 8.8
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs pCloud
  3. 3
    Wing FTP Server Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $199/mo8.7
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Wing FTP Server
  4. 4
    SFTPGo Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €50/mo8.6
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SFTPGo
  5. 5
    CrushFTP Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $70/mo8.6
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs CrushFTP
  6. 6
    Progress MOVEit Transfer Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 8.5
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Progress MOVEit Transfer
  7. 7
    Files.com Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWin $199/mo8.5
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Files.com
  8. 8
    rclone Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.5
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs rclone
  9. 9
    Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $335/mo8.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server
  10. 10
    MASV Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.25/mo8.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs MASV
  11. 11
    AWS Transfer Family Free plan Web $0.04/mo8.3
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs AWS Transfer Family
  12. 12
    Globalscape EFT Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Globalscape EFT
  13. 13
    Send Anywhere Free plan WebWinMacLinuxiOS Free8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Send Anywhere
  14. 14
    FileFast Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $5.99/mo8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs FileFast
  15. 15
    Filestack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $69/mo8.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Filestack
  16. 16
    Tresorit AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.1
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Tresorit
  17. 17
    Transloadit Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb 8.1
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Transloadit
  18. 18
    Digital Pigeon Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin $29/mo8.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Digital Pigeon
  19. 19
    DropSend Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $5/mo8.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs DropSend
  20. 20
    IBM Aspera on Cloud Free trial apiWeb $1.07/mo7.9
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs IBM Aspera on Cloud

IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer alternatives compared

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1SendSafely9.2Free planAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2pCloud8.8Free planAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
3Wing FTP Server8.7Free plan$199/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4SFTPGo8.6€50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5CrushFTP8.6No$70/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Progress MOVEit Transfer8.5NoAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Files.com8.5No$199/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Windows
8rclone8.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server8.4No$335/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10MASV8.4$0.25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11AWS Transfer Family8.3Free plan$0.04/moWeb
12Globalscape EFT8.2API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Send Anywhere8.2Free planFreeWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
14FileFast8.2Free plan$5.99/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
15Filestack8.2Free plan$69/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
16Tresorit8.1Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
17Transloadit8.1Free planAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
18Digital Pigeon8.0No$29/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19DropSend8.0Free plan$5/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20IBM Aspera on Cloud7.9No$1.07/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, SFTPGo 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. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.