AWS Transfer Family
AWS Transfer Family is a managed service for secure SFTP, FTPS, and FTP file transfers for data-driven enterprises.
AWS Transfer Family provides fully managed support for file transfers directly into and out of Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS. This service is designed for business owners and IT managers who need to maintain legacy file transfer workflows while moving data to the cloud. By supporting SFTP, FTPS, and FTP protocols, it allows your partners and systems to upload data without changing their existing client software. The platform eliminates the technical debt of managing your own file transfer servers or infrastructure. AWS Transfer Family handles the scaling and high availability automatically, ensuring that large data volumes move reliably during peak business hours. You can link your existing identity providers for user authentication, maintaining strict access control over sensitive corporate assets. Businesses use this tool to modernize their supply chain data exchanges and financial reporting pipelines. It allows for the creation of automated post-upload workflows, such as triggering data analysis or virus scanning as soon as a file arrives. You can find more technical insights on managed cloud services at surfai.app to help scale your operations in 2026. This is a usage-based service where you pay for the protocols enabled and the amount of data transferred. There are no upfront costs, and a free tier is available for new AWS accounts to test the service features.
- Pricing: freemium