Progress MOVEit Transfer vs rclone

Progress MOVEit Transfer is enterprise managed file transfer software for organizations that need control over file exchanges. It can run on Windows Server on-premises, in a preferred cloud, or as a managed service. Files receive AES 256-bit encryption in transit and at rest, and transfer activity is recorded in a tamper-evident database. Administrators can review who accessed files and when, while teams can share secure folders or send ad hoc transfers through a web interface. Administration covers users, groups, roles, delegated permissions, and multi-tenancy. Supported protocols include FTPS, SFTP, and HTTP/S; integrations include DLP, antivirus, SSO, MFA, Azure Blob storage, and MOVEit Automation. Access options include web, Windows desktop, and Android and iOS apps. The interface supports nine listed languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, and Chinese. High availability supports active-active web farms and active-passive disaster recovery. Pricing is on request, and a 30-day trial is listed; the pricing page returns a 404 error.

Rclone is a free command-line program for managing files on cloud storage. It can back up and restore files, mirror or migrate data, mount storage as a disk, and combine file systems. The project lists more than 70 cloud storage products, including Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Backblaze B2. Sync options include copying changed files, one-way sync, and two-way bisync. Rclone checks MD5 and SHA1 hashes, preserves timestamps, and can restart operations. Where supported, it transfers between providers without using local disk. It can mount local, cloud, or virtual file systems and serve files over SFTP, HTTP, WebDAV, FTP, and DLNA. Rclone is also available through scripts and an API. Its crypt remote encrypts files before upload and decrypts them after download, but leaves file length and modification time unencrypted. The crypt password in the configuration file is only lightly obscured unless configuration encryption is enabled. The web-based GUI is described as experimental, and Android builds are not yet first-class builds.