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Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Gateway, also known as a Secure Proxy Gateway or Secure File Gateway helps keep your sensitive files out of the DMZ, while protecting the private network. It is one of the keys to helping you meet compliance requirements, including those for compliance or applicable privacy laws.
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Overview
Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Gateway provides an additional layer of security when exchanging business-critical or sensitive data with trading partners. It allows you to keep file sharing services (e.g. FTP/S, SFTP, HTTP/S servers) and documents safely in your private/internal network. With GoAnywhere Gateway, no inbound ports need to be opened into your private network, which is essential for compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, HITECH, SOX, GLBA and state privacy laws.
GoAnywhere Gateway helps keep file sharing secure by:
- Not allowing incoming ports to be opened into the private network, which reduces the risk of intrusion
- Not storing sensitive data files in the DMZ
- Keeping user credentials, certificates, and keys safely in the private network
- Supporting FTP/S, SFTP, SCP, HTTP/S and AS2 file transfer protocols
- Hiding the locations and identities of internal systems
- Not requiring any special hardware components; it is a software-only solution
GoAnywhere Gateway helps you:
- Keep inbound ports to your network closed
- Share files with trading partners, users, clients, and vendors without having critical documents or files stored, even temporarily, in your DMZ
- Make connections to external systems on behalf of users and applications in the private network as a forward proxy, allowing for easier management of file transfers from your firewall.
- Hide the identities and locations of your internal systems for better security
- Be flexible, as Gateway is a platform agnostic, software-only secure file gateway solution. Install it on Windows, Linux, AIX, UNIX, or other operating systems to enhance file security in whatever environment works best for you.
As an industry-leading, innovative MFT solution, GoAnywhere and GoAnywhere Gateway can help reduce costs, improve file transfer quality, and help organizations comply with data transfer standards and regulations.
Enjoy a free trial to see how GoAnywhere Gateway can help your file transfer process be more streamlined, secure, and error-free.
Highlights
- Incoming ports are not allowed to be opened into the private network
- No files are stored in the DMZ
- User credentials, certificates, and keys are kept safely in the private network
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Usage instructions
- Log in to the EC2 where GoAnywhere Gateway is installed.
- Open a command line or terminal.
- Change the working directory to the directory where GoAnywhere Gateway is installed (/opt/Fortra/GoAnywhere_Gateway/).
- Run the command './gagateway license' and follow the instructions displayed on the screen to request a license.
- Once your license is activated on the Customer Portal, download the license to your EC2 and copy the file to the GoAnywhere Gateway installation directory
- Restart Gateway by running './gagateway stop' then './gagateway start' from GoAnywhere Gateway installation directory
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Customer reviews
Okan D.
Comfortable Guidelines and a Familiar, Easy Setup
Reviewed on Aug 24, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It provides very comfortable guidelines. The setup and configuration follow a very commonly used method, so it feels familiar and easy to work with.
What do you dislike about the product?
There’s no AV integration with third-party services or an in-house app.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The Secure Form module and the Data Translation and Automation Workflow work very well.
Banking
GoAnywhere Makes Secure File Transfers Fast and Easy with Drag-and-Drop Automations
Reviewed on Aug 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
One of the biggest benefits has been the ability to automate file transfer processes that would otherwise require manual effort and ongoing monitoring. The platform's drag-and-drop interface is key in its ease-of-use and has proven to be instrumental in our ability to quickly and easily create workflows. And from a security standpoint, GoAnywhere provides the controls we need to confidently exchange sensitive information.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be a bit tricky sometimes to know exactly what each available action does and how to configure them, however, Fortra's documentation has assisted us with this, as well as their support teams. More examples, however, always come in handy and would definitely be appreciated!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Thanks to the platform's ease-of-use, we are able to quickly respond to department workflow requests, which allows us to deliver solutions to our end users in a timely manner.
Kelvin B.
External Partners Can Upload Directly—No IT Intervention Needed
Reviewed on Aug 20, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
External partners can drop an item directly into the user's file share without IT intervention.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing I don't like about this product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
No insecure transfers or manual file transfers are required, which limits human error.
Anonymous
Secure, Streamlined File Transfers with Enterprise Capabilities
Reviewed on Aug 19, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate how GoAnywhere MFT eliminates the need for SFTP clients on individual desktops, which reduces vulnerabilities. The setup of security is well thought out, with the server not needing to be exposed publicly and instead using a gateway with minimal information. Setting up monitors for jobs is intuitive, especially with some training from the Fortra staff. The ease of scheduling file transfers is a great feature, and the initial setup was very easy. Additionally, I valued how GoAnywhere MFT met our requirement for SSO, which other solutions at the time didn't offer.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like to see a high-level dashboard with the daily jobs listed, with a green/yellow/red status. This would be more of a NOC view. Right now, we are monitoring for alerts coming through our email and Teams site as more reactive. It would be nice to have this view to be more proactive about seeing where we are, easily throughout the day. We have jobs that run at all hours. We're also using some batch scripts in GA to call applications via an agent on other servers. It's not ideal, but we are limited with some of the other software.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
GoAnywhere MFT eliminated the need for individual SFTP clients, reducing vulnerabilities and providing enterprise-level credentials. It simplifies scheduling and logs transfers, enhancing security by not exposing servers directly. It supports SSO and monitors job intuitively, making our operations smoother and more secure.
Don S.
Easy-to-Use GoAnywhere with Comprehensive Guides and 24/7 Global Support
Reviewed on Aug 10, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The easy-to-use interface makes it straightforward to configure, update, and secure. The administration guides are comprehensive and provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for everything you need to do. There is also follow-the-sun support coverage from an international support team.
What do you dislike about the product?
I ran into an issue when I needed to verify which encryption ciphers were being used by TLS, because one of our business partners started restricting the cipher suites they supported for encrypted connections. The GoAnywhere support documentation didn’t include steps for how to check this, and it also wasn’t abundantly clear from the interface how to configure it. Fortunately, GoAnywhere’s follow the sun support strategy connected me with a support representative in Sydney, Australia who knew exactly what to do, and the issue was resolved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed an automated way to process incoming and outgoing data transfers. Before GoAnywhere, we had a manual, time-consuming process that relied on having a human in the loop. Thankfully, with GoAnywhere’s MFT automation features, we’ve freed up our employees’ time (1 hour per day) for more important work.