An SFTP To Go alternative from €19 a month, on your own bucket

SFTP To Go is managed SFTP and FTPS on storage it runs for you on AWS, from $150 a month with bandwidth allowances. CloudFile costs less, doesn't meter transfers, and can write every upload straight into a bucket you already own.

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CloudFile compared with SFTP To Go
	CloudFile From €19 a month	SFTP To Go From $150 a month
Pricing
Price	€19 / €59 / €179 a month (Starter / Pro / Business), excl. VAT. Yearly billing gives two months free.	Launch $150 and Scale $325 a month ($1,800 and $3,900 a year) — Enterprise custom
SFTP users	10 on Starter, unlimited from Pro	20 credentials on Launch, 50 on Scale
Storage and transfer	Yes: 10 GB / 250 GB / 1 TB storage included — transfers not metered, within fair use	100 GiB storage and 200 GiB bandwidth a month on Launch, 500 GiB and 500 GiB on Scale
Free trial	Yes: 7 days of Pro, no card	Yes: 7-day free trial
Protocols
Protocols	Yes: SFTP, FTPS, FTP and WebDAV	Partly: SFTP, FTPS, an S3-compatible API and HTTPS — no plain FTP
Storage
Storage	Yes: 10 GB / 250 GB / 1 TB included, or your own bucket	Their own Amazon S3 storage, across several availability zones
Bring your own bucket	Yes: Any S3-compatible bucket (S3, R2, B2, Wasabi, Hetzner, GCS, MinIO and more) or Azure Blob Storage, on every plan	No: Not offered on the published plans
Integrations & API
API	Yes: REST API at /api/v1 with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec and API keys	Yes: Management REST API for credentials, webhooks and network rules
Webhooks	Yes: HMAC-signed webhooks with retries and a presigned download link, plus email	Yes: HMAC-signed webhooks on file created, deleted and downloaded, with path and user filters
Automations	Partly: Event listeners send webhooks, email or chat messages — no built-in workflows that move files	Yes: Event and scheduled automations that copy, move, rename and PGP-encrypt files
Team & security
Team members	Yes: Unlimited members with owner, admin and member roles, 2FA	Yes: Team access with 2FA and SSO
Compliance	No: No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification	Yes: SOC 2, HIPAA with a BAA, GDPR
Hosting
Hosting	Hetzner, Germany (EU)	AWS, region chosen at sign-up, including the US and Europe
Static IP and custom domain	Partly: Dedicated IP with ports 22 and 21, and your own domain, on Pro and up	Yes: Static IPs and a custom hostname

Included
Limited
Not available

SFTP To Go details are from their public website and docs as of October 2026. Prices exclude VAT and taxes.

Why teams switch from SFTP To Go.

From €19 a month
Starter is €19 with 10 SFTP users, Pro €59 with 5 servers and unlimited users. SFTP To Go starts at $150.
Files go into your bucket
Point a server at Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, Hetzner or any other S3-compatible bucket, or Azure Blob Storage. Partner uploads land there directly, and your provider bills you for storage.
Transfers aren't metered
No monthly bandwidth allowance to watch. A big partner upload or a busy month doesn't push you to the next plan, within fair use.
Plain FTP when you need it
Old scanners, cameras and ERPs that only speak FTP can still connect, next to SFTP, FTPS and WebDAV on the same server.
No credential ceiling
From Pro up, create as many SFTP logins as you have partners or devices. You don't move up a plan at 20 or 50 users.
Hosted in Germany
Servers, the default storage and the dashboard database run in Germany, on Hetzner, with a GDPR data processing agreement on every paid plan.

When SFTP To Go is the better choice.

You need SOC 2 reports, a HIPAA BAA, or other compliance paperwork your auditors ask for.
You want built-in automations that move, copy or PGP-encrypt files after upload, or a branded web portal for partners.
Your servers have to run in the US or in a specific AWS region, or connect to your VPC with peering.
Users must sign in with SSO, or you want S3 API access to the same files.

Questions about switching from SFTP To Go.

How much does SFTP To Go cost compared with CloudFile?

SFTP To Go lists Launch at $150 a month and Scale at $325 a month, with storage and bandwidth allowances. CloudFile is €19 / €59 / €179 a month (Starter / Pro / Business), excl. VAT, with transfers not metered, and yearly billing gives two months free.

Can I use my own S3 bucket instead of hosted storage?

Yes, on every plan. Connect any S3-compatible bucket, such as Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi or Hetzner, or Azure Blob Storage. Each SFTP user gets their own folder in it, and storage there doesn't count towards your plan.

Are CloudFile webhooks signed like SFTP To Go's?

Yes. Every delivery carries an X-CloudFile-Signature header with an HMAC-SHA256 signature and a timestamp, so you can check it came from us and reject replays. It also includes a presigned link to download the file, and failed deliveries are retried.

How do I move from SFTP To Go?

Create the same usernames and SSH keys in CloudFile, then copy the files across with rclone or sftp. With your own domain on Pro or Business, partners keep their hostname, and they may need to accept a new host key once.

More in the docs: Quickstart · Your own bucket · API

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Help me move file transfers from my current SFTP server or AWS Transfer Family to CloudFile.

CloudFile (https://cloudfile.dev) runs managed SFTP, FTPS and FTP servers. Read https://cloudfile.dev/llms.txt, https://cloudfile.dev/docs/users.md, https://cloudfile.dev/docs/connecting.md and https://cloudfile.dev/docs/api.md first. The OpenAPI 3.1 spec is at https://cloudfile.dev/api/v1/openapi.json.

Start by asking me what I'm moving from and where the user list and public keys live (sshd config, a Transfer Family server, Terraform, a CSV). Don't connect to or change anything until I've confirmed the plan.

Then:
1. Write a script that reads the existing users and creates the same usernames on a CloudFile server with POST /api/v1/instances/{id}/users, with the same public keys and matching permissions. Use the CLOUDFILE_API_KEY and CLOUDFILE_SERVER_ID environment variables, and make it safe to run twice.
2. For copying files, have me create one extra CloudFile user with folder access set to "All users' folders". It sees one folder per user, so rclone can copy each old home directory into /<username>/ over SFTP. Start with a dry run.
3. List what partners have to change: host name, port, and accepting a new host key once. Mention that Pro and Business include a dedicated IP with ports 22 and 21 and a custom domain, so partners can keep their hostname.
4. Finish with a cut-over checklist and a rollback plan.

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