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What can we use to replace our FTP server? Newer and better?

What are Enterprise size businesses using to replace old FTP Server technology.

Where I work we are looking to update our technology and replace our FTP Server.  I have been charged with researching alternative solutions to using an in house FTP server.  This F.T.P. Server is used by our:

- Employees
- Customers

To share files from different locations.  We want to have it secured so its not open to everyone on the internet.  Citrix ShareFile is good; but, it is expensive.  IS there any type of technology that we can use and setup on premises?  That we cna install and have it work better and more securely than FTP?

Even if you need to pay a little bit that is fine.  We wil need several dozen accounts to connect and share files to this alternative solution.
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ftp hasn't changed over the years. You either use anonymous connections allowed or not. You can also define user password combinations.
FTP/S which is ftp using ssl or sftp which is ftp over a secure shell connection it is still ftp.

You mentioned sharefile which has nothing to do with ftp this is a very secure file sharing technology but comes at a price, one can also share files from onedrive, box and other stored file providers.

You didn't say which ftp product you are using.. I stay away from Microsoft's IIS FTP and use other ftp products i.e. WS-FTP Server, or filezilla ftp server (supports sftp)
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Simple/Free solution.

1) Setup an Ubuntu Bionic server, can be as cheap as $5/month for a dedicated/physical server.

2) Install MySecureShell, a zero config SFTP server... which just works... as you expect...

3) Your done.

If you run Windows, you can also just run an instance of VirtualBox (free) + Bionic (free) + MySecureServer (free).

I run 1000s of MySecureShell instances + they run 100% unattended, unlike ever other FTP/SFTP server I've run since... 1994... I've tried many + they all have... quirks that suck massive time to managed...

MySecureShell is a zero time management proposition. As SFTP servers should work.
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What do you guys thnk about:  2 options that I have researched on my own.

Freeware:            https://www.projectsend.org/

Commercial use: http://web.synametrics.com/SynaManKB.htm

They both seem easy to install and use and no limitations.

The mysecure shell option seems inexpensive; but, the users might feel uncmfortable using an FTP Client like WinSCP if they are not computer savey.

the Seafile option seems expensive if you have many users.
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To clarify our employees may upload documents through an internet browser.  The same is true for business partners as well.

The same employees may not be comfortable using an FTP client like WinSCP to upload documents. The same for business partners.  

I am tasked with finding an easy way for user to transfer documents that have not size limitations (such as in email) and can lock down security permissions and that will be easy for users to use.  The above mentioned websites:

Freeware:            https://www.projectsend.org/

Commercial use: http://web.synametrics.com/SynaManKB.htm

I think offer a nice user interface that most people can adapt to.  That was what I was thinking of, an interface that non-technical users can adapt to and to make it easy to learn to use.
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We are to use other linux based servers that can handle the legacy FTP accounts in addition to transitioning the same users to use SSL (TLS) instead.  It's Nextcloud. https://nextcloud.com/ is the main site.