--- title: "Cerberus FTP Server Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of Cerberus FTP Server Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/cerberus-ftp-server-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [File Sharing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/) / Cerberus FTP Server Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/cerberus-ftp-server-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/cerberus-ftp-server-profile/alternatives/) # Cerberus FTP Server Review From $1,599-$7,949/year Free trial 3 plans Wondering if Cerberus FTP Server is right for your organization? Our File Sharing Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews - Popular Comparisons ## Overview Cerberus FTP Server 4.8 [(111)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/cerberus-ftp-server-profile/reviews/) Pricing Starting at $1,599.00 flat rate per year ### About Cerberus FTP Server Cerberus FTP Server is an on-premise file sharing solution that helps small to midsize businesses manage file transfer with two-factor authentication and secure SSL encryption. The platform also includes IP whitelist/backlist and automatic account lockout to help users restrict access to files, as well as operations. Cerberus FTP Server offers a host of features including compliance, auditing, email notifications, ad hoc file sharing, event support, automation, virtual directories, and file retention policies. The platform provides a file transfer client that allows users to view or modify files, personalize account, share access and zip archives. Additionally, it facilitates access to directory services via Active Directory and lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) authentication. Cerberus FTP Server includes stats and reporting functionality that enables users to gain insights into connection, file transfer and log in. The platform also allows personalizing the platform with built-in customizable themes. Wondering if Cerberus FTP Server is right for your organization? Our File Sharing Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## Cerberus FTP Server User Interface ## Popular Cerberus FTP Server Alternatives Main Product Cerberus FTP Server 4.8 [(111)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/cerberus-ftp-server-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.55Ease of use - 4.52Value for money - 4.51Customer support - 4.66Functionality Pricing Starting at $1599.00 per year Get Price Alternative Product [Google Drive](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/google-drive-profile/) 4.8 [(28606)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/google-drive-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.71Ease of use - 4.72Value for money - 4.39Customer support - 4.63Functionality Pricing Starting at $7.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Google Workspace](https://www.softwareadvice.com/marketing/google-workspace-profile/) 4.7 [(17688)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/marketing/google-workspace-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.64Ease of use - 4.59Value for money - 4.27Customer support - 4.63Functionality Pricing Starting at $7.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [OneDrive](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/microsoft-onedrive-profile/) 4.5 [(12851)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/microsoft-onedrive-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.40Ease of use - 4.37Value for money - 4.21Customer support - 4.37Functionality Pricing Starting at $1.99 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Dropbox](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/dropbox-profile/) 4.5 [(21712)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/dropbox-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.55Ease of use - 4.32Value for money - 4.26Customer support - 4.44Functionality Pricing Starting at $11.99 per month Get Price Alternative Product [LimeWire](https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/525185-LimeWire/) 4.8 [(449)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/525185-LimeWire/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.78Ease of use - 4.50Value for money - 4.57Customer support - 4.69Functionality Pricing Starting at $9.99 per month Get Price ## Cerberus FTP Server Pricing and Plans Starting price: $1,599.00 per year Free Trial Free Version Professional $1,599.00 flat rate, per year Plan includes: - FTP, FTPS, SFTP & SCP - IP access controls - Groups & virtual directories - Web admin & SOAP API - AD/LDAP integration - FIPS 140-2 encryption - Server replication - Phone & email support Enterprise $3,499.00 flat rate, per year Plan includes: - All Professional features - HTTP/S web client - Azure AD SSO support - Event automation and alerts - File retention policies - Ad hoc file sharing - Advanced stats & reporting - Phone & email support Enterprise Plus $7,949.00 flat rate, per year Plan includes: - All Enterprise features - Scalable global solution - 24/7/365 severity 1 support - Rogue transfer detection - Performance testing - Automated network scanning - Upgrade & migration support - DR, test & dev licenses Confused about pricing? 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## Cerberus FTP Server Features - Popular features found in File Sharing Access Controls/Permissions Alerts/Notifications Content Management Document Storage Drag & Drop Encryption Mobile Access Real Time Synchronization Search/Filter User Management Version Control - More features of Cerberus FTP Server Active Directory Integration Activity Dashboard Activity Tracking API Application Management Archiving & Retention Audit Management Audit Trail Authentication Automatic Backup Backup and Recovery Cloud Backup Collaboration Tools Commenting/Notes Compliance Management Compliance Tracking Customizable Branding Customizable Templates Data Import/Export Data Migration Data Storage Management Data Synchronization Document Automation Document Capture Document Management File Management File Recovery File Sharing File Transfer Full Text Search HIPAA Compliant Historical Reporting Monitoring Multi-Device Support Password Management Real-Time Data Real-Time Monitoring Remote Access/Control Remote Synchronization Reporting/Analytics Reporting & Statistics Role-Based Permissions Secure Data Storage Secure Login Single Sign On SSL Security Task Management Third-Party Integrations Two-Factor Authentication Two-Way Synchronization Workflow Management ## Cerberus FTP Server Integrations JSCAPE Integration rated undefined from -1 review Microsoft Entra ID Integration rated undefined from -1 review Okta Integration rated undefined from -1 review Microsoft Azure Integration rated undefined from -1 review ## Cerberus FTP Server User Reviews ## Cerberus FTP Server customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.8/5 - Total reviews: 111 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 89 reviews (80%) - 4 stars: 20 reviews (18%) - 3 stars: 2 reviews (2%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.5/5 - Value for money: 4.5/5 - Customer support: 4.5/5 - Functionality: 4.7/5 --- ### Best FTP Server I have ever used. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Priyabrata S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: March 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Best software if you want to do some R&D regarding VFS. It'll provide every detail while you call the server. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I was looking for a FTP server which will support ApacheVFS. It not only supports this but gives a detail brief about how much time it takes to upload or download a file, how many hits happening in order to call the service, the size of the file..etc. All you have to do is start the server and call your service. It even won't consume much resource of the system, hence your system won't get slow if the server starts. #### Cons Feature wise it's great and simply awesome but it's a bit expensive for normal developer who is doing some personal R&D on different VFS. #### Vendor response Hi Priyabrata, thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear that you find Cerberus FTP Server's features great, fast, and efficiently sized. Replied January 2022 --- ### In need of a flexible in-house B2B file transfer solution? This is what you're looking for. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Toby D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Package/ Freight Delivery - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I wouldn't be filling this out if I didn't think this was a solid purchase for anyone in similar shoes. If you're running a small business with FTP needs, this is a worthwhile contender. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I've been handling FTP transfers for over 20 years, using a number of softwares and services in the hopes of finding an inexpensive, effective solution for our customers. Cerberus gets it right, from allowing all the usual methods of transfer to providing useful notifications of file transfer. It's simple to set up, easy to use, and the customer service has been fast and responsive even when building my own collaborative program. #### Cons I had a hard time setting up the database connection to MS SQL Server, but after I got it, it worked fine. I would like an in-app log that focuses less on "session id" (a completely useless search term) and more on "user name" or "downloads." #### Vendor response Hello Toby, thanks for reviewing Cerberus FTP Server! We appreciate your endorsement as a flexible in-house B2B file transfer solution, along with your kind words about our notifications, set up, ease of use, and our in-house support team. If you'd like, we'd love to hear about your ideas for improvements on logs here at this link: https://support.cerberusftp.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/200198295-Feature-Requests Replied January 2022 --- ### Good securte encrypted FTP file sharing - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jeffrey M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: September 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Experience would be as any other FTP server. Company was looking for reliability, security and access control . Fancy having the same name as our integration system therefore the software was chosen . #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Allows encryption with file sharing. Company required external software to drop files on a location to be picked up by teams on the other side of the country. Better alternative to cron jobs. #### Cons Just another server with options configurable and security features customizable. #### Vendor response Hey Jeffrey, thank you for leaving us a review! We're glad to hear you find Cerberus FTP Server reliable, secure, and has the access control you need! Replied January 2022 --- ### CerberusFTP: Large Scale File Sharing Solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Christopher S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. When you have everything configured and ready to go, it works as you would expect but are rarely given. Server crash? No problem, nothing gets corrupted or fails to start on an application level. There is minimal resource consumption and a very impressive number of features and security options that you can implement. When I do have questions the Cerberus Support team is quick to reply and unlike most businesses today, do not hide their support contact information. It is easy to go to their website and submit a request without even needing to sign in. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is one of a kind. 99% of searches done looking for "File Sharing" are cloud based. This is not applicable for a lot of agencies that protect sensitive data that prefer or require data to remain on-premise. In addition, Cerberus FTP Server is Scalable, Clean-Cut and Simple for End Users, and Supports Multiple Sharing Protocols. My absolute favorite feature is Sharing Files via HTTPS. Employee's and recipients need only a browser to share files. A very minimalistic interface keeps things easy and smooth and requires less overhead from IT when introducing to new users. #### Cons Some recent changes to the admin interface have been in my opinion a step back. Things were moved around and the responsiveness is 20% of the previous interface. This is okay though as it has not affected the end users experience, just the administrators. The one thing i'd really like to see but doesn't exist is the ability to create a permanent share that never changes. For example: We have proprietary displays throughout our buildings that allow clients to "Cast" computer screens to the displays for conferencing purposes. It would be fantastic to have a permanent link for guests as to where they can go to download the client that allows them to cast to these displays. Then the file would be in-house, on a familiar URL and easily managed by IT if a newer version needed to replace the existing. #### Reasons for choosing Cerberus FTP Server I was tasked with researching an implementing a file sharing solution five years ago. The process was painful as most vendors require a credit card to "try" before you "buy" and the majority of solutions were cloud-based. I was able to find, try, test and implement a full deployment of Cerberus FTP Server without any hoops. Support was great in answering questions, documentation was well written and easy to understand and the solution was not overly complicated to configure while yet providing us with a robust solution that met our needs. I have since brought Cerberus to every employer and all have been thoroughly impressed. #### Vendor response Thank you for giving us such a thorough review! We appreciate the suggestions as well - feedback like yours is how we improve. Replied May 2020 --- ### Best FTP server - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Stephan S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It did its job and is a very versatile software packet #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of installation and it contains all monitoring and security tools and is well maintained #### Cons some of the documents are only community supported #### Reasons for choosing Cerberus FTP Server good management interface and easy to setup #### Vendor response Hi Stephan, thanks for your feedback! We're glad you find Cerberus FTP Server management interface good and easy to set up and maintain! We welcome feature request submissions at this link: https://support.cerberusftp.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/200198295-Feature-Requests Replied January 2022 --- ### Usage of SFTP - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ramakrishna M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Except working on the VA scan everything is comfortable in using this application #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Its very useful software using the collaborative tools for us at healthcare infra, widely used with multiple application. #### Cons Multiple protocol usage configuration took time as the documentation is not that use full #### Reasons for switching to Cerberus FTP Server We were getting much features to integrate and the support wise its good. #### Vendor response Hi Ramakrishna, thank you for your review! We're glad you find the software, collaborative tools, and support suitable fr you and your healthcare team. We prioritize making Cerberus FTP Server as compatible for the healthcare industry as possible. We encourage you to submit your feature improvement suggestions such as multiple protocol usage configuration improvement or VA Scan compatibility, at this link: https://support.cerberusftp.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/200198295-Feature-Requests Replied December 2021 --- ### Great FTP and File Transfer Tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jake S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Good security options, easy to use, very reliable. #### Cons Needs to support SAML authentication options. #### Vendor response Hello Jake, thanks for your review of Cerberus FTP Server! We're happy to hear you find us having good security options, being easy to use, and very reliable. For XAML authentication options, we welcome feature request submissions at this link: https://support.cerberusftp.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/200198295-Feature-Requests Replied January 2022 --- ### Stable and Robust Cerberus FTP - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Andrew C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very positive experience. We use this with several state and local government agencies and have no complaints. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to implement and is constantly being updated/improved. We've even migrated to another server a few times and the process is streamlined nicely. #### Cons Before some recent updates which fixed this issue, the user management UI was a bit clunky, though still functional. #### Reasons for choosing Cerberus FTP Server Cost, support, FIPS compliance #### Vendor response Hello Andrew, thank you for your kind words! We're glad our updates are improving your FTP Server needs as we continue to improve Cerberus FTP Server. Meeting compliance requirements across industries is a priority for us. Replied December 2021 --- ### One Stop Secure File Collaboration Service - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Joshua O. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Setting up user accounts is easy and file permission is easy to map at setup. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Active directory users are uploaded automatically when synchronized with the domain. Easily managed and basic restrictions are set for user access with secure data transfer. If the SSL certificate is not valid, the SFTP url will be down and not accessible. #### Cons Too expensive and License price is not fixed, always increasing every day. There is no File approval process before users are allowed to download files. --- ### Easy to use, fully functional FTP server - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: John G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Museums and Institutions - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros this was an easy to use and manage product, and has great security features, such as IP blocking and permabanning based on easy to define rules #### Cons It would be nice to have geo location for IP addresses again, I recall an older version had this #### Reasons for switching to Cerberus FTP Server there were no updates for the version we had, and it did not have SFTP capabilities #### Vendor response Hey John, thanks for your thoughts of Cerberus FTP Server! We're happy to hear you find Cerberus easy to use and manage, while meeting your security needs. 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