EFT Server Feature Comparison

GlobalSCAPE EFT Server version 6 is available in a basic (EFT Server) and an enterprise (EFT Server Enterprise) edition. Certain features and modules are available only in the Enterprise edition. During the evaluation period, all module functionality is enabled and visible in the EFT Server administration interface. After the trial expires, the functions and modules that are enabled and visible depend on the license purchased. (EFT Server's Web Services interface, Oracle support, and AS2 are available only in the Enterprise edition.)

The tables below compare the features available in the basic edition to the Enterprise edition. Certain features require the activation of one or more of the following modules, as indicated by the superscript number(s) next to "Optional." For example, Optional6,7 indicates that the feature requires the High Security module (6) and the Auditing and Reporting module (7).

SFTP module (included in EFT Server Enterprise)
HTTP/S module (included in EFT Server Enterprise)
OpenPGP Encryption/Decryption module
Secure Ad Hoc Transfer module
Web Transfer Client (Requires HTTP/S module; the basic edition is limited to maximum of 5 concurrent users)
High Security module (Requires ARM)
Auditing and Reporting (ARM) (Oracle support available in EFT Server Enterprise only)
DMZ Gateway (Outbound proxy support in EFT Server Enterprise only)
AS2 (Available in EFT Server Enterprise only; requires ARM and HTTP modules)
Advanced Workflow Engine (AWE module); (Available in EFT Server Enterprise only)

SFTP (SSH)	Basic	Enterprise
SFTP (SSH2)	Optional1	Included
SFTP key manager	Optional1	Included
Strong encryption (AES-256)	Included	Included
Configurable SSH-protoversion-softwareversion	Not Available	Included
SFTP public key authentication	Optional1	Included
SFTP public key list authentication	Not Available	Included
FIPS-certified and validated SFTP cryptographic library	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7

SSL (FTPS)	Basic	Enterprise
SSL (explicit and implicit) SSLv2, 3, and TLS	Included	Included
SSL key manager	Included	Included
FIPS-certified and validated SSL cryptographic library	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Specify SSL ciphers	Included	Included
Specify SSL version levels	Included	Included
IP address and PASV port overrides	Included	Included
Mutual SSL authentication (client certificate authentication)	Included	Included
SSL certificate-only authentication (no password)	Not Available	Included
Hiding/disabling of non-allowed ciphers, key lengths, anonymous accounts, etc.	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7

HTTP/S	Basic	Enterprise
HTTPS	Optional 2	Included
HTTP- to-HTTPS auto-redirect	Optional 2,6	Optional 6,7
Customizable client portal	Optional 2	Included
Reset password link for end users	Optional 2	Included

HTTP/S Web Transfer Client (Java Applet)	Basic	Enterprise
HTTP/S Web Transfer Client (Java Applet)	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Platform independent	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Drag 'n drop transfers	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Folder transfers	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Transfer queue	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Filter by name, date, and size	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Proxy enabled	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Customizable interface	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Concurrent (simultaneous) transfers	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
CRC integrity checking of completed transfers	Optional 2,5	Optional 5
Large file transfer (>2GB)	Optional 2,5	Optional 5

AS2 (applicability statement 2)	Basic	Enterprise
Inbound (server) and outbound (client)	Not Available	Optional 9
Drummond certified	Not Available	Optional 9
Message Level Security (MLS)	Not Available	Optional 9
AS2 Reliability Profile supported	Not Available	Optional 9
AS2 Multiple Attachments (MA) Profile supported	Not Available	Optional 9

FTP	Basic	Enterprise
Checkpoint restart (auto resume)	Included	Included
MODE Z compression support	Included	Included
File Integrity Checking (XCRC) of completed transfers	Included	Included
Block bounce attacks	Included	Included
Block anti-timeout measures	Included	Included
Block site-to-site transfers (FXP)	Included	Included
Multi-part transfers	Included	Included
Customizable connection banner message	Included	Included
Customizable user limit reached banner message	Included	Included
Customizable quit session banner message	Included	Included

Password Rules	Basic	Enterprise
User-initiated password reset	Included	Included
Forced reset on initial login	Included	Included
Expire password on certain date	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Set expiration reminder (e-mail, banner)	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Password reset Web page	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Password reuse (users and administrators)	Included	Included
Disallow reuse (password history)	Included	Included
Password complexity (for administrators), including: Special chars Numeric chars Minimum chars Lower case Upper case No repeating chars No chars from username No chars from dictionary file	Included	Included

General Security	Basic	Enterprise
Disable account after invalid login attempts	Included	Included
Temporarily disable invalid login accounts	Included	Included
Lock out account after invalid login attempts	Included	Included
Set account expiration date	Included	Included
Disable account after <n> days of inactivity	Optional6,7	Optional6,7
Remove account after <n> days of inactivity	Optional6,7	Optional6,7
Hide/modify login banners	Included	Included
IP address ban list for Site-wide access	Included	Included
IP address ban list for remote administrators	Included	Included
IP address ban list for on a per user basis	Included	Included
Block Site-to-Site transfers	Included	Included
File type (extension) ban list	Included	Included
Monitor and report on PCI DSS violations	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Limit number of logins, number of connections, file size, transfer speed, and user disk quota	Included	Included
Protection against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks	Included	Included

Data Security on Disk	Basic	Enterprise
Data sanitization (wiping)	Not Available	Optional 6,7
Streaming repository encryption (EFS)	Optional 6,7	Included
PGP encrypt/decrypt	Optional 3	Optional 3
Digital certificates	Included	Included
Strong encryption (AES-256)	Included	Included

DMZ Security	Basic	Enterprise
Secure DMZ Gateway outbound /proxy	Optional 8	Optional 8

Authentication	Basic	Enterprise
Native (proprietary) authentication (EFT Server managed)	Included	Included
Active Directory (AD) authentication	Included	Included
LDAP authentication	Not Available	Included
ODBC (database) authentication	Included	Included
NTLM authentication	Included	Included

Administration	Basic	Enterprise
Silent (unattended installs)	Included	Included
Active-passive clustering	Not Available	Included
Active-Active NLB clustering	Included	Included
Remote administration	Included	Included
Secure remote administration (SSL)	Included	Included
Windows Explorer-like file system view	Included	Included
Command line administration interface	Included	Included
COM API administration	Limited	Included
Multiple administrator support	Included	Included
Active Directory administrator login	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Windows administrator login	Optional 6,7	Optional 6,7
Delegated administrator, per Site	Not Available	Included
Delegated administrator granular permissions	Not Available	Included
Root folder point to SAN or NAS	Included	Included
E-mail notifications	Included	Included

Auditing and Reporting	Basic	Enterprise
Flat file logging	Included	Included
Real-time user monitoring w/kick user	Included	Included
Database-driven auditing of all Server transactions	Optional 7	Optional 7
Complete customizable reporting solution	Optional 7	Optional 7
Administrator action logging	Not Available	Optional 7
Connection to Oracle database	Not Available	Optional 7

Integration and Workflow	Basic	Enterprise
Web Services Interface	Not Available	Included
Run programs via FTP "SITE" commands	Included	Included
Clone (copy) Event Rules	Included	Included
Multipart transfers	Included	Included
Automatic restart of incomplete file transfers	Included	Included
Advanced Workflow tasks (AWE module)	Not Available	Included

Advanced Workflow Actions	Basic	Enterprise
Compress files (zip, cab, lha, jar, tar)	Not Available	Optional10
File operations (move, rename, concat, delete, etc.)	Not Available	Optional10
Online actions (POP3, HTTP/S, FTP, SFTP, Ping, Web Services)	Not Available	Optional10
Web 2.0 social media actions (Send IM, Twitter)	Not Available	Optional10
System actions (print, registry, process, log event)	Not Available	Optional10
Database actions (Execute stored procedure, query)	Not Available	Optional10
Service actions (start, stop, install, uninstall, etc.)	Not Available	Optional10
Text actions (format, find, replace, trim, insert, etc.)	Not Available	Optional10
Excel actions (create, edit, delete cells, sheets, books)	Not Available	Optional10
Terminal actions (connect, send text, get text, etc.)	Not Available	Optional10
Execute external (scripts, execute dll function, DDE)	Not Available	Optional10
Cryptographic actions (encrypt, decrypt, gen key, sign, verify)	Not Available	Optional10
XML actions (read, merge, transform, eval, etc.)	Not Available	Optional10
AD Actions (query, edit, create, and delete objects)	Not Available	Optional10
Network actions (connect, map drive, MSMQ)	Not Available	Optional10
SNMP (get, set, walk, send trap, get bulk, etc.)	Not Available	Optional10

Event Triggers	Basic	Enterprise
User login failed	Included	Included
User login/logout	Included	Included
User account created	Included	Included
User password change	Included	Included
File upload/download success	Included	Included
File upload/download success verified (XCRC)	Included	Included
File upload/download failed	Included	Included
File renamed, deleted, moved	Included	Included
Folder created, deleted, moved	Included	Included
Quota limit reached	Included	Included
Recurring timer (scheduled) event	Not Available	Included
Service/Site started/stopped	Included	Included
Monitor folder for changes (hot folder)	Not Available	Included

Event Actions	Basic	Enterprise
Send e-mail notifications	Included	Included
Launch external programs	Included	Included
Offload (copy/move) files using built-in client	Not Available	Included
Download files using built-in client	Not Available	Included
Offload/download through DMZ Gateway, Proxy, or Socks	Not Available	Included
Clean-up old data	Not Available	Included
Generate report (PDF, HTML)	Optional 7	Optional 7
Context variables pass-through to actions	Included	Included
Run multiple actions on trigger	Included	Included
IF conditional statements	Included	Included
ELSE conditional statements	Not Available	Included
Compound conditional statements	Included	Included
Logical Operators (AND, OR, and NOT)	Included	Included
Failed action conditional logic	Included	Included
AS2 send Action	Not Available	Optional 9
OpenPGP Action	Not Available	Included
Backup server configuration to folder	Not Available	Included

Resource Management	Basic	Enterprise
Automated file maintenance	Included	Included
Centralized account management	Included	Included
Settings Templates (set once and apply to many)	Included	Included
Permission groups	Included	Included
User and group permissions for Server access	Included	Included
User home directory as root	Included	Included
Set storage limit (disk quota)	Included	Included
Set bandwidth limit (transfer quota)	Included	Included
Set max connection limit	Included	Included
Set max connection per IP limit	Included	Included
Set max connections for same user account name	Included	Included
Set max concurrent socket connections	Included	Included
Set max uploads per session	Included	Included
Set max downloads per session	Included	Included
Create virtual folders and map to UNC	Included	Included
Provide anonymous access	Included	Included

Ad Hoc File Transfer	Basic	Enterprise
Specify recipient e-mail address using a web form	Optional4	Optional4
Specify multiple To, Cc, and Bcc addresses	Optional4	Optional4
Batch send (send multiple files)	Optional4	Optional4
Configure automatic clean-up of ad hoc accounts	Optional4	Optional4
Notify sender upon recipient pick-up	Optional4	Optional4
Authentication send options (single link, separate login)	Optional4	Optional4
Black and white list for destination domains	Optional4	Optional4
LDAP and AD integration (limit use to authorized users)	Optional4	Optional4
Configurable target folder permissions	Optional4	Optional4
Customizable themes	Optional4	Optional4

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Last modified: May 27, 2010