| Price from | $2,916.67/mo | $99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · File transfer services | 9.3 (#2) | 8.5 (#26) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Security controls | Security features include FIPS-mode encryption, OpenPGP, AES, RSA, TLS/SSL, certificate and key management, LDAP or Active Directory authentication, MFA options and audit logs. | The appliance includes encryption in flight and audit logging; encryption at rest comes from the customer's VM environment. |
| System requirements | The current documentation requires Windows 10 or Server 2016 with .NET 4.6.2+, or Java 17+ for the cross-platform edition, with 1 GB RAM recommended. | The appliance requires a 64-bit Intel CPU, 4 cores, 12 GB RAM, and a 100 GB primary disk plus a data drive; ARM processors are unsupported. |
| What it does | CData Arc is a visual workflow platform for managed file transfer and EDI integrations. | ExaVault is a self-hosted file-transfer appliance for organizations that need file transfer and sharing in infrastructure they operate. |
