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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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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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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
Alden R.
GoAnywhere Workflows and APIs Simplify File Transfers and Integrations
Reviewed on Apr 08, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it reduces the need to build and maintain custom file transfer logic in applications. Instead of writing scripts for moving, encrypting, or transforming files, I can rely on GoAnywhere workflows and APIs to handle those steps. It supports common formats like JSON, XML, CSV, and EDI, which makes it easier to integrate with different systems.
What do you dislike about the product?
The workflow setup is powerful but takes time to fully understand, especially when chaining multiple tasks together. Debugging is not always straightforward, and the interface could be more developer friendly when working across multiple projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In many projects, file transfers and data preparation add extra complexity to application code. With GoAnywhere, those responsibilities are handled outside the application layer using scheduled or event based workflows. This reduces code maintenance, improves reliability, and makes integrations easier to manage as systems evolve.
Arden S.
Standardized, Secure File Transfers with Strong Controls and Detailed Audit Logs
Reviewed on Apr 07, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I find most useful is how it standardizes security across all file transfers. Instead of relying on different tools, we can enforce encryption, access controls, and secure protocols like SFTP and HTTPS from one place. The system also keeps detailed records of user activity and transfer events, which makes it easier to review actions when needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
It takes some effort to fine-tune security settings, especially when defining roles and permissions for different users. The interface works, but reviewing large volumes of activity logs can sometimes feel a bit slow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
One challenge we had was maintaining consistent security practices across different teams and systems. With GoAnywhere, transfers are encrypted both in transit and at rest, and everything is logged automatically. This helps reduce risk, improves traceability, and makes it easier to prepare for audits or compliance checks like GDPR or PCI DSS.
Chilai K.
Streamlined, Secure File Transfers with a Clean, Easy UI
Reviewed on Apr 06, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It mainly makes complex file transfers easier by automating the file transfer process. it saves us a lot of time and manual work. The UI is clean and easy to navigate, I really like the way it handles encryption of files and uses secure protocols while transfer.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be expensive for small organisations with limited budget, can have some learning curve especially for advanced workloads.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Manual file transfers are time taking and error prone, but GoAnywhere MFT makes easy to automate the file transfer process, saving us a lot of time and reducing the risk of manual error. For us it helps us secure the transfer of students data and result ensuring compliance across our education system.
Pranjal S.
GoAnywhere MFT: Secure Workflow Automation with Centralized Control
Reviewed on Apr 05, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
1. What I like most about GoAnywhere MFT is its workflow automation, which makes it easier to streamline and manage processes.
2. The tool is built with secure protocols and thorough audit trails, making it beneficial for use in industries dealing with sensitive data.
3. Centralized control and ease of integration make the overall process scalable, structured, and secure.
2. The tool is built with secure protocols and thorough audit trails, making it beneficial for use in industries dealing with sensitive data.
3. Centralized control and ease of integration make the overall process scalable, structured, and secure.
What do you dislike about the product?
1. I feel the platform can be difficult to comprehend initially, especially for someone without a strong technical background.
2. The interface, although very detailed, I feel the UI could be improved.
3. Customer support responses could be improved to ensure timely addressing.
2. The interface, although very detailed, I feel the UI could be improved.
3. Customer support responses could be improved to ensure timely addressing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
1. Firstly, it is replacing the tedious and fragmented manual task of file transferring with a smooth and automated process.
2. It is mitigating the concern of compliance and security. It ensures that sensitive data is protected by integrating encryption and access controls.
3. It ensures that there is visibilty and an element of control, with respect to file trasfer.
2. It is mitigating the concern of compliance and security. It ensures that sensitive data is protected by integrating encryption and access controls.
3. It ensures that there is visibilty and an element of control, with respect to file trasfer.
Ganpat S.
Less stress around file transfers
Reviewed on Apr 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It took a messy, manual process and made it feel steady. We used to rely on scripts and constant check-ins, now workflows just run in the background. I like that both technical and non-technical people on my team can use it without much friction. The security piece also gives me some peace of mind since we deal with client data all the time.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish it connected more easily with the other tools we use. Getting everything integrated still takes some effort. I also end up recreating similar setups for client deliveries, so a few more ready-made templates would help.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It replaced a messy mix of scripts and manual uploads that we constantly had to double-check. Now everything runs through structured workflows, so we’re not babysitting transfers anymore. It saves time, reduces errors, and honestly just makes the whole process feel a lot less stressful.