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Files.com versus Thorn Technologies (SFTP Gateway, StorageLink)
Compare	Files.com	Thorn Technologies (SFTP Gateway, StorageLink)
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Enterprises replacing scattered MFT/SFTP tools	Teams needing SFTP access to AWS, Azure, or GCP storage
Who it's not for	Small teams that just need a shared drive or Dropbox	Azure shops that can enable native Blob Storage SFTP instead
Privacy	No breaches found in reviewed sources; one authentication-bypass advisory for Fat Client 3.3.6; vendor runs a public Trust Center.^⁶	Vendor publishes security notes and a whitepaper.¹⁶
Support quality	No usable support evidence found	Ranked #1 MFT support; users praise responsiveness
Public sentiment	Reviews are largely positive, with users and reviewers praising reliable, rock-solid file transfers in an all-round platform.^²	Across 34 G2 reviews and vendor-cited rankings, users praise support quality and call pricing cost-effective.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Guess: no confirmed free tier; per-user costs can stack up . get quotes early^³	CVE-2023-47174 affected versions 3.4.x before 3.4.4. Verify your version.¹⁶

Pick Files.com when

Enterprises replacing scattered MFT/SFTP tools
Compliance-heavy teams needing audit evidence
IT teams moving files with external partners
Orgs consolidating legacy file-transfer scripts

When Files.com is not a fit

Small teams that just need a shared drive or Dropbox
Developers wanting one simple SFTP endpoint
Solo users or startups without IT staff
Anyone unwilling to sit through sales-led pricing

Pick Thorn Technologies (SFTP Gateway, StorageLink) when

Teams needing SFTP access to AWS, Azure, or GCP storage
Companies replacing ad hoc OpenSSH servers
Security teams wary of cloud-native SFTP services
Buyers wanting pay-as-you-go file transfer

When Thorn Technologies (SFTP Gateway, StorageLink) is not a fit

Azure shops that can enable native Blob Storage SFTP instead
Buyers who refuse to call sales for pricing
Orgs needing full MFT suites with workflows and compliance reporting
Anyone sharing files without a cloud storage backend

Sources

Files.com . Managed File Transfer, SFTP & File Sharingfiles.com
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Files.com Reviews . G2 (301 reviews)g2.com
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Files.com Pricing . G2g2.com
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IT Pro review: A great all-round cloud collaboratoritpro.com
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Files.com secures $46.5M growth investment from Riverwood Capitalfinance.yahoo.com
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GHSA-j324-qpqv-2454: Fat Client 3.3.6 authentication bypassgithub.com
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Files.com Trust Centertrust.files.com
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Files.com vs Acronis MassTransfer . PeerSpotpeerspot.com
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Couchdrop: Why choose over Files.comcouchdrop.io
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TraceLink customer storyfiles.com
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Cybersectools: Cloud SFTP vs MFT editionscybersectools.com
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Thorntech: SFTP Gateway ranked #1 among 58 competitorsthorntech.com
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Thorn Technologies Products | Read 34 Reviews on G2g2.com
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SFTP Gateway Standard | AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
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Thorn Technologies Launches SaaS SFTP Service (BusinessWire)businesswire.com
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GitHub Advisory GHSA-jh46-rmg6-r59w (CVE-2023-47174)github.com
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