IBM Aspera on Cloud Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.8 out of 10

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27 Reviews

Super File Sharing Platform

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 10, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Aspera is mostly used for File transfer. It is used for the security and safety of the information with the ability to encrypt the message, allowing end-to-end communication. Its ability to send large files ensures that the Knowledge Management of the System is intact by integrating with the features of IBM Aspera. IBM Aspera platform neutrality helps users access more easily.

Pros

sending super large files
providing security to files

Cons

learning of its potential and usage needed to explore its full capacity
A powerful AI for workflow automation

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM is more suited for large and super large file transfer with confidence in its security. Its ability to share files is extraordinary. I wish that there were an AI feature that could be used to automate the workflow by at least building a basic one.

Verified User

Representative in Sales (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

IBM Aspera user feedback

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 10, 2025

Pros

Powerful data streaming
Real time insights
Real time decision making
Mitigation of risk

Cons

Hybrid cloud business application
More user-friendly process
Data network utilization

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Aspera is user-friendly process for heavy data transfer with super fast speed

Verified User

Project Manager in Engineering (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Aspera Feedback.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 3, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a consulting firm, we work with numerous large organizations and offer a range of data services. We are constantly transferring data between different regions of the country. Aspera allows us to move data seamlessly.

Pros

Upload files.
Download Files.
Move data.

Cons

Pricing (lower).
Ability to move more data.
Speed

Likelihood to Recommend

1) Moving Data. Large amounts of Data, 2) Data Encryption: ensuring the data is secure, 3) Scheduling jobs.

Tina Roberts

Software Engineer in Engineering at DataHub (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

DataHub IBM Aspera on Cloud Reveiw

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 21, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As our companies files are getting larger, we needed a solution that would accommodate large files. and that is extremely flexible. IBM Aspera on Cloud was able to accommodate.

Pros

The ability upload files
Small footprint
Speed.
User interface

Cons

User Interface
Pricing adjustments

Likelihood to Recommend

Best Suited: As fims are working on their AI journey ,they will be looking to move large amounts of Data. This is perfect for IBM Aspera on Cloud as it provides a simple yet scalable solution for moving data.

Jim McDonough

President in Corporate at DataHub (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Efficient, Secure, and Scalable

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

April 25, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use IBM Aspera on Cloud for secure, high-speed transfer of large files across teams. It solves issues related to slow transfers, security, and remote collaboration. Our use case includes media distribution, data synchronization, and cloud integrations.

Pros

High-Speed Large File Transfers
Secure and Reliable Data Exchange
Seamless Cloud Integration & Scalability

Cons

User Interface Complexity
Limited Customization in Automation
Pricing Model & Cost Transparency

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Aspera on Cloud is great for fast, secure transfers of large media files, big data synchronization, and cross-organization collaboration. It’s less ideal for small file sharing, infrequent use, or companies with limited IT resources due to cost and complexity.

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

Only IBM Aspera on Cloud for file tranfers

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 25, 2025

Pros

Transfer speeds are increased
Easy to collaborate with multiple teams
Syncing files on local and cloud
Data encryption while transferring

Cons

The web UI, while functional, can feel overwhelming for occasional users (e.g., clients or external partners) who just need to upload/download files
A lightweight web-based downloader (like WeTransfer) for small files could reduce friction.
Unlike competitors (e.g., Box, Dropbox), Aspera doesn’t support previewing files (e.g., images, PDFs) in the browser—users must download first.

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Aspera in a smaller media company

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 16, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I was looking for a professional solution to manage media files for projects in the cloud with editors and clients. I had used Aspera when working on larger studio projects and love that this had the same interface without the need for hardware infrastructure!

Pros

Secure
Fast transfers
Industry brand recognition

Cons

Price, more expensive than Dropbox or Google Drive
Up/down fees make it harder to budget properly

Likelihood to Recommend

Brand recognition is trusted by the film industry. Makes you look more professional than sending a dropbox or Google Drive link. By far the fastest way to move a LOT of data securely

Korey Pereira

Post Sound Professional in Professional Services at Soularity Sound (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

17 years of experience

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Amazing transfers

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 15, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use it to transfer audio and video files to other departments in the business to complete the final stages of our promos in our business. The issues would include corrupted downloads, half downloads or long delays in the final download. Also, the program just quits half way through sometimes and then I need to reboot the program and delay my work deadlines.

Pros

Smooth downloads
Nice interface
Easy to understand steps for final downloads

Cons

Slow downloads
Bugs that make the program quit randomly
half downloads that you only notice when you view the final file

Likelihood to Recommend

In one specific situation I had to quickly transfer about ten files really fast that were really large but my colleague from another company only had Aspera and it worked so well with no errors and was so fast. It was really helpful to get our promo done with our strict deadline.

Verified User

Professional (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Long time File Transfer SME, experience with Aspera on Cloud

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

March 7, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Aspera On Cloud for one of our divisions. All others are

still using legacy Aspera applications (Faspex, Shares, Console,

Orchestrator) and Signiant's. The division using AoC is primarely

because of the "Workspace" feature. This is letting us segment different

workflows while not granting access to administrators and managers to

more than what they need to access.

Pros

Segmenting workflows with the workspace feature
User friendly modern interface
Better than the competition for many features

Cons

The Files App needs to have the Search through sub folders features
Transfer Nodes management could be simplified
Console (Activity) application needs to have a lot more features (like Aspera Console)
Automation application needs to have Aspera Orchestrator intergrated totally
Improving administrators features. (SMTP relay tracking, notifications on failures, etc)

Likelihood to Recommend

Even with the missing features, I can give a score of 7 based on my experience working with most of IBM Aspera's competitors. A lot of what I love about Faspex and Shares are in AoC, most of it actually. The pricing model of IBM Aspera on it's own is a time and costs savior, as the many "cost traps" of other application suites are a burden we rather avoid.

Daniel Lanoix

Director, Global File Transfer Services in Information Technology at Streamland Media (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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IBM Aspera on Cloud - A reliable solution in your file transfer toolkit.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

March 6, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Aspera on Cloud with partners within the Media & Entertainment industry segment to transfer large volumes of video files and metadata monthly. In M&E, Aspera is widely used in automated workflows built to consistently and reliably deliver entertainment content to audiences worldwide. It allows us to continue serving audiences in the multicultural space, providing high-quality, top-tier, desirable content for audiences to enjoy. Aspera is an invaluable solution in our toolkit for transferring heavy assets in large volumes back and forth.

Pros

File Transfer.
Hot Folder Automation.
Failed File Recovery and Resend.

Cons

Pricing and pricing models can be beyond budget for most small and even many medium and large organizations.
Aspera Desktop Client could use further development.
Standardize Aspera Desktop, Connect, and Cargo.

Likelihood to Recommend

Barring the cost-prohibitive nature of some of the IBM Aspera solutions, IBM Aspera on Cloud is the appropriate solution for many file transfer workloads. Even at smaller volumes and lighter-weight files, Aspera's Hot Folder automation is a well-built and excellent solution for most file transfer needs.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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