FileCatalyst® Direct Comparison Matrix

FileCatalyst® Direct is a managed file transfer system designed to accelerate, automate and secure file transfers. There are a few alternatives to FileCatalyst® that are classified as competing products or alternative technologies. While evaluating alternatives, consider the following points:

• FileCatalyst is fully cross-platform. Any OS running Sun Java SE can run FileCatalyst
• Web applets allow for an installation-free user experience, and enable integrating file transfer into your corporate website or web application
• Only FileCatalyst offers Rsync-like file delta transfers
• Unparalleled Industry experience: Unlimi-Tech Software, publishers of FileCatalyst® technology, have been in the business of file transfers since 2000. With over 750 installations worldwide including DELL, Disney, Ericsson, Ford, GAP, NASA, Standard Chartered Bank and the US Government, Unlimi-Tech can easily estimate an end-user base of over million users.

Listed below are the comparable metrics of FileCatalyst® technology with competing and alternative solutions. Each is described in greater detail by hovering over the short description.

Features	FileCatalyst	FTP	Other software accelerator	WAN appliance
Flexible software-only deployment
Supports Windows, Linux, Solaris and OSX
Set up and ready to go in 30 min.
Doubles as FTP server for 3rd-party clients
Easy to configure
Add unlimited end-user clients
File transfer at line speed with normal RTT and packet loss
File transfer at line speed with extreme RTT and packet loss
End-to-end acceleration
Java applets requiring zero client-side installation
HotFolder application for simple drag and drop transfers
Bandwidth scheduler
Transfer of File Deltas
On-the-fly compression
Client SDK
HTTP Tunneling
Server API
JavaScript API
Monitoring Agent with SNMP and email notification
Remote Server Admin - manage FileCatalyst Servers remotely
SOAP API
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