SFTP Gateway
thorntech.com
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- SFTP Gateway connects SFTP users directly to cloud storage without requiring a file server to build, patch, or maintain.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Trial
- The product page offers a 14-day trial in a dedicated hosted environment with no credit card required, and the single-user product page separately describes a 30-day trial.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Headquarters
- Columbia, Maryland, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · thorntech.com
- Company
- Thorn Technologies says it is based in the Washington-Baltimore region and develops cloud file transfer software for organizations around the globe.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Access controls
- Users can be assigned home directories and read or write permissions, and the guide says users are chrooted to their home directory.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Administration
- Administrators manage users, folders, cloud connections, and settings through a web interface, and can automate user and configuration management through a REST API.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Audit logging
- SFTP Gateway records audit events such as user logins and file transfer activity in its logs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.thorntech.com
- Authentication
- The administrator guide recommends SSH key authentication and also describes password authentication and per-user IP address allowlists.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Container deployment
- A Docker and Kubernetes version is available with support for persistent volumes, health check endpoints, environment variable configuration, and custom networking.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Container security
- The maker says container images use Docker Hardened Images as their base, a distroless runtime, and supply chain attestations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Direct writes
- The administrator guide says uploaded files are written immediately to the configured cloud storage backend without an intermediate staging area or sync process.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Encryption
- The guide describes SSH key authentication and encryption in transit, and supports S3 encryption options including SSE-S3 and KMS.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Plan constraints
- The maker describes Standard as intended for development, testing, and non-critical workloads that can tolerate downtime, while Professional is recommended for production environments.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
- Storage providers
- Folders can point to AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage, including configurations that transfer files between providers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
Plans and prices
Single User Plan $9 a month $9.00 per member / month One SFTP user included · Additional user accounts cost $9 per month each Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
Standard $999 a year Billed annually per instance Up to 10 users · 100 GB monthly data limit · No High Availability · Email support only Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
Professional $2,999 a year Billed annually per instance Up to 100 users · 10 TB monthly data limit · High Availability recommended · High Priority support Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
Enterprise Priced on request Get a quote from [email protected] Up to 1000+ users · 100 TB monthly data limit · Multi-region High Availability · Highest Priority support with SLA Read 8 Oct 2026 · thorntech.com
Where Specifiction places it
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