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Best IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from file transfer services ranked against IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AWS Transfer Family Free plan Web $0.04/mo7.9
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs AWS Transfer Family
  2. 2
    SendSafely Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux 7.9
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SendSafely
  3. 3
    rclone Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.8
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs rclone
  4. 4
    ExaVault Free plan self-hostedWeb $99/mo7.6
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs ExaVault
  5. 5
    pCloud Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.6
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs pCloud
  6. 6
    Wing FTP Server Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $199/mo7.6
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Wing FTP Server
  7. 7
    Transloadit Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb 7.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Transloadit
  8. 8
    Send Anywhere Free plan WebWinMacLinuxiOS Free7.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Send Anywhere
  9. 9
    FileFast Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $5.99/mo7.4
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs FileFast
  10. 10
    SendThisFile Free plan WebWin $5/mo7.3
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SendThisFile
  11. 11
    WeTransfer Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac Free7.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs WeTransfer
  12. 12
    TransferNow Free plan api €0.20/mo7.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs TransferNow
  13. 13
    ProjectSend Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $19/mo7.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs ProjectSend
  14. 14
    Filestack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $69/mo7.2
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Filestack
  15. 15
    Smash Free plan api $10/mo7.1
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Smash
  16. 16
    MyAirBridge Free plan api 7.1
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs MyAirBridge
  17. 17
    DropSend Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $5/mo7.1
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs DropSend
  18. 18
    SFTPGo Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €50/mo7.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs SFTPGo
  19. 19
    Heave Free plan api $10/mo7.0
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Heave
  20. 20
    Tresorit AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.9
    IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer vs Tresorit

IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AWS Transfer Family7.9Free plan$0.04/moWeb
2SendSafely7.9Free planAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3rclone7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4ExaVault7.6Free plan$99/moself-hosted, Web
5pCloud7.6Free planAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
6Wing FTP Server7.6Free plan$199/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Transloadit7.4Free planAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
8Send Anywhere7.4Free planFreeWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
9FileFast7.4Free plan$5.99/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
10SendThisFile7.3Free plan$5/moWeb, Windows
11WeTransfer7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
12TransferNow7.2Free plan€0.20/moAPI
13ProjectSend7.2Free plan$19/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Filestack7.2Free plan$69/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
15Smash7.1Free plan$10/moAPI
16MyAirBridge7.1Free planAPI
17DropSend7.1Free plan$5/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
18SFTPGo7.0€50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Heave7.0Free plan$10/moAPI
20Tresorit6.9Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer alternatives

What is the best alternative to IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer?

AWS Transfer Family, number 1 in file transfer services with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: SendSafely, rclone, ExaVault and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer?

AWS Transfer Family is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.