Globalscape EFT

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Product

Globalscape EFT is a Windows Server-based managed file transfer server, also offered as the hosted EFT Arcus service. Partners and users connect over SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and AS2 or use web-based Workspaces for person-to-person sharing. Event rules and the Advanced Workflow Engine automate processing, and several capabilities (SFTP, AS2, OpenPGP, advanced authentication) are licensed as separate modules. Supported platforms are Windows Server. It is available as a cloud instance. Delivery is on-premises software and a hosted SaaS service. It is recorded as supporting ad-hoc secure sharing, api integration, as2 (b2b edi) and browser transfer client.

Current Version: 8.3.4.46
Product Page: globalscape.com/eft
Market: EnterpriseGovernment
Licence: Paid
Price: Quote
Record Created: 2026-10-07
Last Updated: 2026-10-28

Vendor

Fortra, formerly HelpSystems, is an American cybersecurity software and services company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota; it was founded as Help/38 in 1982. Vendor page →

Website: fortra.com
Country: United States
Headquarters: Eden Prairie, MN, United States
Year Established: 1982
Customers: 30K organisations
Users: 5.5M users
Revenue: $1.0B (2026)

Platforms

Cloud	native
Windows Server	native

Target Market

Enterprise primaryGovernment secondary

Capabilities

SFTPkey	optional module
FTPS	optional module
AS2 (B2B EDI)key	optional module
SMB / CIFS File Shares	native
NFS	partial
Browser Transfer Client	native
Ad-hoc Secure Sharingkey	native
Workflow Automationkey	native
Cloud Storage Connectors	native
API Integration	native
Encryption at Restkey	optional module
OpenPGP Encryption	optional module
Malware Scanning of Transferskey	third party
Multi-Engine Scanning	Not known
Content Disarm & Reconstructionkey	optional module
DLP Integrationkey	third party
Sandbox Analysiskey	Not known
Threat Intelligence	integrated
File-Based Vulnerability Assessment	Not known
File Structure Validation	Not known
ICAP / Gateway Integration	native
Tamper-Evident Audit Trailkey	Not known
SSO / MFA	optional module
SIEM Integration	partial
High Availabilitykey	native
Multi-Tenant (MSP) Management	Not known

6 of 26 not yet known — not recorded, which is not the same as not supported.

Specifications

Pricing

Plan	Licence	Priced per	Billed	Price
Summary	Price on request	not stated	no recurring charge	Quote

Versions

8.3.4.46platform not recordedreleased 2026-10-23

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

Not tested This product does not appear in any test run CSI holds. That is not a low score.

Certifications

Change History

This record was created 2026-10-07. Everything below is what has changed since.

2026-10-28New versionNew version: 8.3.4.46evidence
2026-10-14Capability addedContent Disarm & Reconstruction: optional moduleevidence
2026-10-14Pricing plan addedPrice: price on requestevidence
2026-10-13Capability addedThreat Intelligence: integratedevidence
2026-10-13New versionNew version: 8.3.4.44evidence
2026-10-08Capability addedBrowser Transfer Client: built inevidence
2026-10-08Capability addedNFS: limitedevidence
2026-10-08Capability addedSMB / CIFS File Shares: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedHigh Availability: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedSIEM Integration: limitedevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedSSO / MFA: optional moduleevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedDLP Integration: via a third partyevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedICAP / Gateway Integration: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedMalware Scanning of Transfers: via a third partyevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedOpenPGP Encryption: optional moduleevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedEncryption at Rest: optional moduleevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedAPI Integration: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedCloud Storage Connectors: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedWorkflow Automation: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedAd-hoc Secure Sharing: built inevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedAS2 (B2B EDI): optional moduleevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedFTPS: optional moduleevidence
2026-10-07Capability addedSFTP: optional moduleevidence
2026-10-07Platform addedRuns on Windows Serverevidence
2026-10-07Product updatedAlso sold to: Governmentevidence
2026-10-07Product updatedSold to: Enterpriseevidence
2026-10-07Platform addedRuns on Cloudevidence
2026-10-07Product createdNew product, listed in Managed File Transferevidence

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