Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer vs SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite comparison

Fortra and Seeburger are both solutions in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category. Fortra is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3, while Seeburger is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0. Fortra holds a 2.1% mindshare in MFT, compared to Seeburger’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Seeburger users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite and Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer are competitors in the integration and file transfer solutions market. SEEBURGER has the upper hand in holistic protocol integration, while Globalscape excels in simplicity and security features.

Features: SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is notable for its robust mapping capabilities, platform independence, and flexible business process management tools like BPM Designer and Mapping Designer. Globalscape Managed File Transfer offers a centralized platform with strong security features, such as PGP and SSH keyring, and efficient event-driven functionality.

Room for Improvement: SEEBURGER users suggest improving error logging, monitoring, and protocol adapter compatibility, alongside cloud integration and API management support. Globalscape is critiqued for lacking real-time collaboration features and having reliability issues with folder monitoring and handling high volumes, with users requesting better visual reporting and dashboards.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SEEBURGER primarily provides on-premises deployment with some cloud options, and its customer service is technically adept but varies in response times. Fortra's Globalscape supports both on-premises and cloud deployment and is praised for knowledgeable support with quick responses, though localized support during emergencies could be improved.

Pricing and ROI: SEEBURGER's pricing, although seen as competitive, can be complex due to multiple component licenses, with ROI realized through automation and reduced manual tasks. Globalscape is competitively priced with a straightforward server-based model, providing good value and ROI through task automation and operational ease.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Globalscape Manage...

Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)

14th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (7th), API Management (23rd), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer is 2.1%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is 2.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed File Transfer (MFT)

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Sumit Mundik

Application Development Senior Analyst at Accenture

Includes encryption and decryption functionalities with advanced workflow engine

The most effective feature is its advanced workflow engine. Another feature is the flexibility of the code we use to create tasks. For example, with other tools, you receive only one notification upon completing or failing the task. However, in Globalscape, you can set up step-by-step email notifications. For instance, if you pick up a file from the source location, you can add a condition to send an email notification to a specific address once that step is successful. Conversely, a different notification can be sent to a designated address if the step fails. This allows us to receive notifications for each process step without waiting for the entire task to complete.

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VARUNKUMAR

Mgr Value Chain Integration/EDI at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

Great end-to-end integration, data mapping, and communication protocols

At this moment, everything is working fine. When we are talking to them, when we are trying to bring all this mapping in-house, right now, SEEBURGER is doing everything for us. However, when we are thinking of going onto the cloud, so they are not using any of AWS or Azure which are more stable. They have their own private cloud. That's the reason we did not go ahead with managing everything by ourselves or moving into the cloud. They said that they're going to be doing it within the next two years, having access to Azure and AWS. That would be something we would like to see.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The most valuable feature is the automation engine, because it allows you to script or program and it has lots of different features and options. It's something like an IDE for programmers, where they can add variables, arrays, loops, et cetera."

"The most effective feature is its advanced workflow engine. Another feature is the flexibility of the code we use to create tasks."

"The fact that it is Windows-based was a huge factor for us because most of our endpoints are Windows-based. And the ability to configure it means standardization is available with the product."

"A job skeleton can be used from test to production so you don't have to build jobs from scratch in production."

"The Advanced Workflow Engine it comes with is brilliant because it allows us to create scripts and perform behind-the-scenes jobs that would otherwise require a third-party solution... You would have to create a special code on the outside to get all that other stuff done in the background. With Globalscape, we can get all of that done in one package."

"The Event Rules functionality is a key feature. It is very simple to understand and work with. If you have a support team that doesn't know anything about coding, they can really relate to the way event rules are designed. So, I try to make them as simplistic as possible when we create file transmissions. When I first started working in Globalscape, a lot of the file transmissions were handled through Advanced Workflow, which is a similar product. We had a lot of scripts in Advanced Workflow. I moved them to Event Viewer in Globalscape because of the simplicity of building scripts and understanding how they work. It literally takes 5 to 10 minutes to set one up, but if you're in an advanced workflow, it could take an hour to two hours to understand via code what it is actually doing. It has definitely been a plus."

"It made things easier. Before, there were five to 10 different software solutions spread out over 10 different servers. Now, everything is being centralized into one location; facilitating, supporting, maintaining, training people, etc. There have been gains just because Globalscape EFT is more efficient at moving things around than our previous other applications. For instance, if I am connecting to someone over the Internet or transmitting for the client, the speed of transmitting those files through SFTP is 20% to 30% faster than our previous automated solution. Therefore, we have seen time savings."

"The High Security Module is valuable. It allows for increased security. It allows me to integrate Globalscape with our Active Directory. So, we manage all our customer accounts outside of Globalscape, and it allows us to import them with LDAP queries. It's very convenient. It also gives our customers the confidence that it's a very secure product."

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"We use Message Tracking, which is a very good feature. Message Tracking has about 300 to 400 business people who can find documents and ask the integration team about them. For example, they looking for a document that the vendor or trading partner tells them that they sent, but they don't see it in the ERP system yet. So, they go to SEEBURGER Message Tracking, which can tell them if we received it already from the outside and what happened, e.g., if it went to SEEBURGER BIS or if it's already in the ERP system. It's a very simple tool to use. They also can use that tool to see the source document."

"SEEBURGER BIS can reconcile documentation, like our accounts payable and statements within the system. If you are manually doing it, then it is really time consuming with a lot of errors. Whereas, SEEBURGER BIS allows for a lot of basic level programming within the documentation, filtering, and sorting out VLOOKUP. It lets us get two database tables from two different systems, then merge them based on the logic that we provide. So, it is a very helpful product."

"When orders come in they go into our ERP system directly, so there is integration there."

"The platform has been very consistent and responsive."

"SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS) also allowed us to connect EDI vendors at will."

"We can code in Java, which is really good feature. There is very vast command available, which can be used in mapping."

"One valuable feature is the scalability. We have not had to add processing power or hardware since we installed it. Also, we are able to create and deploy maps to migrate from another EDI platform very quickly."

"It is a JavaScript or a Java-based system within their mapping tool. You can actually write a lot of code in there. We can perform a lot of the translations even within our mapping, whereas we used to have to do custom programming on our back-end systems to fully integrate."

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Cons

"I do have some complaints or concerns around the centralized platform for the management of file transfer operations, and I know that they're working towards a better solution there. At its core, it's a good feature, but needs some improvements. I would like to see a web interface so that there is universal support across versions, because we have test and production environments that aren't always in sync. It would be nice to have one administrative interface to access both."

"We need some capability for faster transfers and large file transfers. If we want to transfer a terabyte file, it is not capable of doing that right now. They say it is possible, but we are not able to do so with our environment."

"It could improve its operations by incorporating real-time collaboration features like those offered by platforms such as Microsoft OneDrive and Office 365."

"The solution lags a bit when thousands of jobs, multiple users, and multiple developers are accessing it at the same time."

"The folder monitoring services need improvement. Currently, with the folder monitoring services in Globalscape, if any changes are made to our firewalls, network, or something else that affects the directory services where the files are located, for some reason, the folder monitoring services get cut out, and the files are left there. They remain in the folder without being sent. I have over 50 file transmission processes that I would have to go to manually re-drop a file into the folder so that it processes the file transmission. There are times where even though I re-drop a file, it still doesn't work. In that case, I have to resynchronize the folder monitoring process, and it is a very big headache on my side that I have to deal with. It is not only related to Globalscape or their development team. It is on our side too. I just sent a support case where we found out yesterday that we had a file transmission that hasn't run in a whole year, and it was an important one. No one on the business side or the IT support side, as well as the vendor, had indicated that the file wasn't received or the data hadn't been updated. I found out that it was the folder monitoring service that was the problem when I initially had the problem last October, and this was the file that I just missed. So, I re-dropped the file in yesterday, and the monitor worked. It runs every week, so we sent a file to that folder, and it processed that out."

"There are two ways to install Globalscape: as a standalone server or as a high-availability server, either Active-Active or Active-Standby. We are currently using standalone servers. That means if we want to upgrade the software, I shut down one of the two back-end servers, upgrade the software, make sure everything is correct, and then turn traffic back on to that one. I then proceed to upgrade the second server. With their high-availability solution, that is not a possibility. Both servers have to be shut down to perform the upgrade. We're a 24/7 shop. We don't have a window where we can have downtime."

"If Globalscape has a higher number of tasks, performance issues will occur."

"In the beginning, it could be considered a bit challenging."

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"We occasionally get ZIP files. Sometimes the ZIP file has one file inside of it, and sometimes the ZIP file might have 30 files inside of it. We have been working with SEEBURGER to enhance their PKUNZIP process to be able to unzip multiple files in a single workflow instead of just one file. This is still something that is in process."

"The integration is not so excellent. While I'm not saying there is a problem, there is no pattern. When we start a new project, we have to work with new people and processes every time. The technical side of their system is very good, but their change process is not repeatable. It needs to be rebuilt each time."

"In the BIS, if I want to have some API functionalities, that is a separate tool. The integration between the API tool and the BIS is not that straightforward. If they were to combine these tools and give us one suite, that would be helpful. Today I have a lot of partners onboard. I have something like 50,000 partners doing API transactions. If I want to introduce a new tool for API management, I have to do a lot of workarounds. But if it were integrated well within the existing suite, it could be straightforward for me."

"Difficult in handling large amounts of data, like when the file has more than 100MB in size."

"The solution's documentation is not up to the mark and needs to be improved."

"There are a lot of service packs during the year. I know that part is the process for updating features, but sometimes it's difficult to update service packs every month."

"Java is very old technology and they should move away from it, to anything that's better."

"SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite does not have an end user or subscriber console which can show the traffic status."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a very good product in terms of purchase. It didn't cost that much, even with the way we had scaled and architecturally put things in place. It is definitely comparable to other products."

"We are paying around 30K per year."

"The on-prem licensing is very good. It's a perpetual license and I would advise others to purchase that license. That way, you don't have to pay yearly."

"It is much more competitively priced. Axway is probably three or four times more expensive than Globalscape. I like the server-based license. It's easier to manage than a seat license, which our previous product Axway had. Axway's license model is to charge by the account while Globalscape's model is by the server. It is much simpler and much easier when audit time comes."

"It offers excellent value and its pricing is straightforward, making it easy to acquire, set up, and use."

"The solution is reasonably priced in comparison to other products."

"A large factor in our decision to go with Globalscape was the price."

"Maintenance and services for Globalscape EFT have an annual price tag, and it is not cheap."

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"We pay for a maximum number of setups, then we pay per customer map, and we pay maintenance on each one of those. BIS provides the flexibility to pay as you grow. The price of each customer map is €200 and the hourly rate for maintenance is fairly reasonable."

"The pricing seems to be competitive and the maintenance is standard."

"The only thing that would be an improvement would be if they had a cost model whereby you could just pay for what you're actually using. Even if it were a minimum monthly charge that they offered, if you're not utilizing all of that then they should consider a lower tier. That way, they could attract more business."

"Pricing, compared to the tool that we had earlier, is cheaper."

"We pay maintenance of between $75,000 and $100,000 per year, per box."

"The cost-based model is slightly different now in SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS). They changed the licensing, based on adapters and other things. In the old style of licensing, the whole suite was one license..."

"The way they have their licensing structure set up, they have a lot of different modules. For us, we did not really know if we were licensed for certain things or not. We had to reach out to them multiple times to tell them that we were looking for this or that capability. We had to buy licenses for different things at different points in time, not knowing that we could have it bundled initially."

"The solution provides the flexibility to start small and pay as you grow. SEEBURGER has a lot of offerings..."

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

12%

Insurance Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Globalscape Managed File Transfer?

It bolsters security with features like Data Loss Prevention and seamless integration with DLP for a safe and compliant environment which enables real-time document sharing and control over file ac...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Globalscape Managed File Transfer?

It offers excellent value and its pricing is straightforward, making it easy to acquire, set up, and use. While there are some areas where it could improve, such as GUI and collaboration features, ...

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What needs improvement with Globalscape Managed File Transfer?

If Globalscape has a higher number of tasks, performance issues will occur. It will get hung, and then we need to restart the services. They need a robust tool to handle 5000-6000 jobs at a time.

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What do you like most about SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is a highly stable solution that offers rich features for our B2B integration.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?

I've heard that the solution is cheaper when compared to other products in the market.

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What needs improvement with SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?

The solution's documentation is not up to the mark and needs to be improved.

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Overview

Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer offers comprehensive solutions for file exchanges, secure storage, automated compression tasks, and encrypted transactions, catering to on-prem and cloud deployments across global locations.

Globalscape Managed File Transfer enables seamless file transfers, monitoring, and automation for B2C and B2B exchanges. Users benefit from secure data replication, API integrations, and internal system collaborations. It supports compliance with regulatory documentation through its advanced workflow engine, High Security Module, and encryption features. With a centralized platform and robust auditing, organizations can manage encrypted file transactions and large reports efficiently and securely.

What features does Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer offer?

Ease of Use: Intuitive graphical interface simplifies file management.
Centralized Platform: Efficiently manage and monitor all file transfers from one place.
Robust Auditing: Detailed logs for compliance and security insights.
Comprehensive Security: Encryption with the High Security Module and keyring for PGP and SSH.
Seamless Integration: Works with Active Directory, PowerShell, and APIs.
Advanced Workflow Engine: Automates file transfers and regulatory documentation.
Scheduling and Monitoring: Schedule tasks and monitor folders for changes.
Graphical Interface: User-friendly visual tools for configuration and management.
Data Loss Prevention: Real-time secure document sharing and control.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Increased Productivity: Automated workflows save time and effort.
Enhanced Compliance: Robust auditing and security meet regulatory requirements.
Secure Data Handling: Encrypted file transactions ensure data integrity.
Scalability: Supports both small and large-scale operations efficiently.
Integration Capability: Seamlessly integrates with existing systems and APIs.

Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer is implemented across industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, providing secure data transfers and compliance management. Its scalability and integration capabilities make it suitable for both on-premises and cloud-based deployments, handling high volumes of transactions and data replication with ease.

With SEEBURGER’s experienced team behind you, and SEEBURGER BIS as the foundation of your hybrid integration strategy, you’re prepared for whatever comes your way – even as your business gains complexity and integration requirements increase.

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS) is a unified, agile, secure and scalable platform that solves integration challenges across your business and ecosystem, so that you can make valuable connections between clouds, applications and people.

Our platform provides integration across all scenarios, including B2B/EDI, MFT, API and ERP on-premises, in the cloud and hybrid, in addition to expert support that is unmatched in the industry for your simplest to your most complex integrations.

Your APIs are likely multiplying quickly, and if you’re looking for a solution to manage, secure and scale them properly, you get all of the benefits and less of the hassle with our API Management toolkit.

Bring us your toughest B2B/EDI challenges. We help with difficult onboarding and partner connections, and will save you time and effort to complete complex projects. We make B2B easy with pre-packaged, re-usable content and automation capability, so your team can make the connection, and move on to the next mission.

Simplify your workload with our iPaaS solution. SEEBURGER iPaaS enables your team to save man-hours connecting data, applications and systems, by letting us handle all the time-consuming platform operations. We cover maintenance, updates, security, scalability and more.

Did you know that without managed file transfer (MFT), your company is at greater risk for a data breach? It’s as simple, and as dangerous, as that. The security and control you get with our centralized, easy-to-use solution ensures less risk for the company, and more sleep at night for you.

Our customers say it best! Check out our reviews you’ll see that SEEBURGER’s rock-solid, built-from-the-ground-up platform, is combined with an expert team, and stellar service. We power your connections, future-proof your vision and give you a competitive edge.

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Altis, Autoliv, Cebi, Cofresco, MoneyGram International, Samsonite Europe, VSP Global, BMW Group, OSRAM, Magna, Lavazza

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