G2 Vendor Directory

Cerberus FTP Server vs. OPSWAT Filescan

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCerberus FTP Server

by Redwood Software

OPSWAT Filescan

by OPSWAT

Overall rating4.74.6
Review count4353
Ease of use9.69.4
Ease of setup9.58.4
Quality of support9.78.9
Meets requirements9.69.3
NPS80.95238175
Small Business18.6%52.0%
Mid-Market58.1%36.0%
Enterprise23.3%12.0%
Total page views214491
Total LLM citations1,7322,286

Cerberus FTP Server

Cerberus FTP Server provides a secure and reliable file transfer solution for the demanding IT professional. Supporting SFTP, FTP/S, and HTTP/S, Cerberus is able to authenticate against Active Directory and LDAP, run as a Windows service, has native x64 support, includes a robust set of integrity and security features and offers an easy-to-use manager for controlling user access to files and file operations.

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Easy Setup

OPSWAT Filescan

OPSWAT Filescan.io, powered by MetaDefender Aether™, is a cloud-based malware analysis and zero-day detection service designed to help security teams identify known, unknown, and evasive file-based threats. Rather than relying on a single detection method, Filescan.io uses MetaDefender Aether’s five-layer zero-day detection pipeline to progressively analyze files based on risk. The pipeline combines threat reputation, Pre-Execution AI analysis, emulation-based dynamic analysis, threat scoring, and ML-powered threat hunting to deliver a consolidated verdict with detailed behavioral context.

Pros

  • Speed
  • Security
  • Features
  • Cloud Integration
  • Reliability
  • Automation