WS_FTP Professional Overview

Ipswitch's WS_FTP Professional is used by forty million people for efficient file transfers. This FTP client software simplifies and saves time on file transfer tasks.

This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of WS_FTP Professional based on over 97 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.

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WS_FTP Professional supports business activities such as:

  • Campaign Management
  • License Management
  • Digital Signature

WS_FTP Professional can help you with many business goals, such as Enhance Customer Relationships. As a solution, WS_FTP Professional's capabilities include Alerts: Popups & Notifications.

WS_FTP Professional was founded in 2014. Information Technology and Services Vertical is its biggest customer base.

Reviews

"...Always consider other programs on the market, especially if paying for the professional addition...." Peer review by Bruce E, Freelance Digital Media Specialist, Computer Software

WS_FTP Professional Reviews

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well WS_FTP Professional solved their business needs. Cuspera uses 97 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific business needs.

Business Priorities

Enhance Customer Relationships is the most popular business priority peers achieved using WS_FTP Professional.

Use Cases

Peers recommend Campaign Management , License Management , Digital Signature , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using WS_FTP Professional.

Customer Stories

Timothy P McKee CPA - Accounting - Small

USA

ShareFile helped Timothy P McKee CPA centralize tax collaboration and client workflows. The firm managed work for 350 clients with better visibility and less manual file sharing. ShareFile Projects a...nd e-signature automated document routing and storage. The team reduced security risks and improved oversight. Clients experienced a smooth transition with no complaints.

St. Mary's Bank - Financial Services - Medium

Manchester, USA

Progress Sitefinity CMS helped St. Mary's Bank move from a static website to a personalized digital experience. The bank replaced its old Kentico CMS to give marketing teams more control and reduce d...eveloper reliance. Sitefinity enabled persona-based personalization, covering 75.6% of users across seven personas. Integration with Snowflake allowed secure, data-driven targeting. The bank saw a 9% increase in active users and improved engagement, while maintaining compliance and governance.

Sharkia Potable Water and Sanitation Company - Utilities - Large

Zagazig, Egypt

Progress WhatsUp Gold, MOVEit, and Flowmon helped Sharkia Potable Water and Sanitation Company bridge IT visibility gaps. The IT team unified monitoring across network, infrastructure, and applicatio...ns. Automated alerts and dynamic mapping improved system health and security. The company reduced mean time to resolution from hours to minutes. Proactive monitoring enabled faster, more precise responses to network and security events.

a multinational software company - Computer Software - Large

Progress WhatsUp Gold replaced a complex, custom-built monitoring stack for a multinational software company. The IT team gained real-time visibility into CPU, memory, and interface utilization acros...s devices. Troubleshooting became faster with configuration comparison and dashboard insights. The solution reduced reliance on custom tools and single-administrator knowledge. The team now plans to expand WhatsUp Gold NTA+ to more data centers.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Government Administration - Large

Los Alamos, USA

Progress MarkLogic helped Los Alamos National Laboratory centralize and standardize metadata for decades of scientific and weapons data. Before, researchers struggled to find and reuse information du...e to inconsistent metadata. The new solution unified data sources and improved metadata management. This made it easier to discover, access, and reuse critical data. The platform reduced integration complexity and operational overhead, supporting secure, large-scale scientific data discovery.

Based on peer insights

Cuspera recommends WS_FTP Professional for

Use Cases Campaign Management , License Management , Digital Signature
Features Alerts: Popups & Notifications
Business Priority Enhance Customer Relationships
Industries Information Technology And Services, Computer Software, Hospital & Health Care

Popular Business Setting

for WS_FTP Professional

Top Industries

  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
  • Hospital & Health Care

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Mid Market
  • Large Enterprise

Peer and Expert Opinion on Features

for WS_FTP Professional

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FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Alerts: popups & Notifications

4.26/5

Read Reviews (5)
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Alerts: popups & Notifications

4.26/5

Read Reviews (5)

IT and Other Capabilities

for WS_FTP Professional

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CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

4.72/5

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Data Export

4.62/5

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CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

4.72/5

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Data Export

4.62/5

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CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
24/7 Support

4.69/5

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Email Support

3.28/5

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Chat Support

3.28/5

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CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
24/7 Support

4.69/5

Read Reviews (18)
Email Support

3.28/5

Read Reviews (1)
Chat Support

3.28/5

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CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

3.42/5

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Custom Reports

4.28/5

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Analytics

3.42/5

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CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

3.42/5

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Custom Reports

4.28/5

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Analytics

3.42/5

Read Reviews (1)

Software Failure Risk Guidance

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Top Failure Risks for WS_FTP Professional

Vendor Profile Details

Company Name

Progress Software Corporation

Company Website

https://www.progress.com/

Year Founded

2014

HQ Location

14 Oak Park Drive Bedford, MA 01730

Employees

1001-5000

Social

Financials

IPO