--- title: AWS Transfer Family Reviews meta\_title: 'AWS Transfer Family Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 210 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how AWS Transfer Family works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 210 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # AWS Transfer Family Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by AWS Transfer Family but has limited features. Are you part of the AWS Transfer Family team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! AWS Transfer Family offers fully managed support for the transfer of files over SFTP, AS2, FTPS, FTP, and web browsers directly into and out of Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS. You can seamlessly migrate, automate, and monitor your file transfer workflows by maintaining existing client-side configurations for authentication, access, and firewalls — so nothing changes for your customers, partners, and internal teams, or their applications. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [AWS Transfer Family Community](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-transfer-family/discuss) Languages Supported English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Suh Yoon Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 11 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-transfer-family/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Progress MOVEit](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Progress MOVEit") Progress MOVEit 4.4/5(529) ](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-moveit/reviews) [ ![GoAnywhere MFT](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GoAnywhere MFT") GoAnywhere MFT 4.6/5(456) ](https://www.g2.com/products/goanywhere-mft/reviews) [ ![Cleo Integration Cloud](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cleo Integration Cloud") Cleo Integration Cloud 4.4/5(598) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cleo-integration-cloud/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-transfer-family/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 210 real user reviews. 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LR Luis R. Java Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/4/2025 "Una excelente manera de compartir de forma segura" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? The ease of being able to connect with different team members Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? Sometimes, for people who are not very knowledgeable, it might be a bit complicated to understand how the app works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? the way to integrate different ways of sharing files, in an easier and more centralized manner Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Swapnil S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Swapnil S.") SS Swapnil S. Data Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/3/2025 "Transfer time and protocols" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? The most liked feature is the availability of various protocols, such as FTP and SFTP. This makes the transfer easy and compatible with traditional systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? Cost is something that bothered me about AWS Transfer Family. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? Data/System Migration or upgradation is one of the crucial business operations and by making it feasible, it solves major issue without stopping business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jesus Kevin W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jesus Kevin W.") JW Jesus Kevin W. Devsecops Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/1/2025 "You get what you might expect" 4/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? I like how easy is to setup a secure (in terms of protocols) tunnel for files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? I don't like that mixing protocols leads to a more difficult configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? Sharing docker images that are not part of a registry platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mohit G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mohit G.") MG Mohit G. Business Analysis Module Lead Telecommunications Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/26/2025 "Highly scalable and Automotive capability with some cost" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? It is secure and compliant file transfer, with simplified cloud migration as service is managed by AWS. so it doesn't need any infrastructure. Easy to use Good AWS support and integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? Costly for large files transfer with limited customizable options for legacy option, on development of it the process becomes slow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves key challenges related to secure, scalable and efficient file transfers. I don’t need to handle server provisioning or maintenance, which allows me to focus on generating insights, automating workflows, and supporting business decisions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "AWS Transfer - ease of use" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? It is very easily usable in transferring the data between different protocols Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? The transfer is very slow, and need to work to make it fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? It benefits help in transferring data between different protocols Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G Verified User Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/24/2025 "Intuitive, Efficient, and Highly Recommended" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? I've found AWS Transfer Family to be a fantastic project management tool due to its user-friendly and accessible nature. Its integration is seamless and easy to set up, enabling me to manage projects efficiently. The software's organization capabilities make my work significantly easier, and its tools are incredibly beneficial for my project management needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? It can be a bit slow at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? I find the product simplifies project management, making my work easier and more organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Market Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Market Research") UM Verified User in Market Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/14/2025 "Secure Data Transfer Service That I Love in secure transfer to store data" 2.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? Secure transfer service to store data. Security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? The Costs are very high. Transfer fees is also high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? Slower performance in punlic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/10/2025 "SFTP that just works" 3.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? AWS transfer family gas been great for our legacy file transfer needs. It's particularly great because it integrates well with other AWS services such as IAM roles and S3 buckets (it took very little time to setup the server). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? The pricing could be more straightforward - you pay for both the endpoint hours and data transfer which can add up quick if you're not careful , also sometimes the CloudWatch metrics can be a bit delayed which makes real-time monitoring tricky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? One "problem" it has solved is our compliance requirements since all file transfers are automatically encrypted and logged which simplifies our audit processes. Also its helped us with our partmer integrations because instead of managing different FTP solutions for different partners we now have a single reliable service that supports all the protocols we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Udit K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Udit K.") UK Udit K. software engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/14/2025 "AWS Transfer Family - easy, reliable and efficient" 4/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? It gives support to many different protocols which makes it easy to use and integrate with any system. Implementation wise it is very easy. and very good customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? the cost factor is difficult to understand as it comprises of many different pricing schemes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? It provides a platform where all the different services and requirements can be meet at a single place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Aditya S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aditya S.") AS Aditya S. Software engineer 2 Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/27/2025 "Aws transfer facility hands on experience" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Transfer Family? Its ease of use and speed is great. And aws is brand we all know Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Transfer Family? Its interface is old and clumsy, very old Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Transfer Family solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps me to transfer files out of aws Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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