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IBM Aspera on Cloud

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What is IBM Aspera on Cloud?

IBM Aspera on Cloud is a hosted service of IBM Aspera. Rather than just optimizing or accelerating data transfer, IBM Aspera’s high-speed data transfer fully utilizes available network bandwidth to maximize speed and scale up with no theoretical limit, without…

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Long time File Transfer SME, experience with Aspera on Cloud

Rating: 7 out of 10
March 7, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
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 divisi...
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Daniel Lanoix
Director - Information Technology
Director, Global File Transfer Services
Streamland Media
IBM Aspera on Cloud4 years of experience

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

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 6, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
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, Asper...
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Verified user
Engineer
IBM Aspera on Cloud5 years of experience

IBM Aspera on Cloud consistently outperformed other solutions in terms of speed for transferring large files.

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 21, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use it to back up large databases and critical files to our cloud storage. It's much faster and more reliable than traditional FTP methods
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Verified user
Administrator
IBM Aspera on Cloud1 year of experience

Smooth Experience

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 19, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
In our use case, IBM Aspera on Cloud supports interdepartmental and external client collaboration, mainly involving large datasets, project files, and multimedia content. It's...
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Verified user
Director
IBM Aspera on Cloud1 year of experience

IBM Aspera on Cloud review

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 18, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
IBM Aspera on Cloud solution provides easy access and a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to use for all users. Sending files as a package allows you to transfer file...
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Atilla Celiloglu
Director - Engineering
Broadcast Tech. Director
Acun Medya
IBM Aspera on Cloud4 years of experience
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Pricing

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Pay as You Go

$1.01

Cloud
per month per GB transferred

Standard Edition

$760.80

Cloud
per year

Advanced Edition

$11,088.00

Cloud
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://ibm.biz/Aspera_Pricing_page

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

IBM Aspera on Cloud

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Product Details

What is IBM Aspera on Cloud?

IBM Aspera on Cloud is a hosted service of IBM Aspera. Rather than just optimizing or accelerating data transfer, IBM Aspera’s high-speed data transfer fully utilizes available network bandwidth to maximize speed and scale up with no theoretical limit, without impacting other network traffic. According to the vendor, the solution drives unmatched transfer speeds, end-to-end security, reliability, and exceptional bandwidth control. IBM Aspera on Cloud also offers file sharing, workflow automation, central administration, and real-time visibility.

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IBM Aspera on Cloud Features

  • Supported: High-speed data transfer
  • Supported: Built-in encryption
  • Supported: Intuitive file sharing
  • Supported: Bidirectional synchronization
  • Supported: Automated workflows
  • Supported: File preview
  • Supported: Configurable file deletion policies
  • Supported: SAML Integration
  • Supported: Customizeable URLs
  • Supported: Branding and customization
  • Supported: Centralized administration
  • Supported: Hybrid cloud

IBM Aspera on Cloud Screenshots

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IBM Aspera on Cloud Video

IBM Aspera on Cloud helps organizations quickly move data of all sizes

IBM Aspera on Cloud Integrations

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IBM Aspera on Cloud Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

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Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.1.

The most common users of IBM Aspera on Cloud are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Aspera - the right system for large file transfers

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
May 18, 2020
Verified User
Engineer in Other
Broadcast Media Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Aspera on Cloud
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
IBM Aspera is being used to exchange Broadcast video files along various metadata files and auxiliary files among the European Broadcasting Union members. We have about 25 contributing members from different places in Europe and even from Japan, Canada and other places. We have about 50 members receiving the packages prepared depending on their requests.
Pros
  • Reliability of transfers.
  • Simplicity of use once well configured.
  • Availability of specialists to help building solutions.
Cons
  • UI is not always consistent nor working (drag and drop buggy in certain areas).
  • Missing contextual help.
  • Missing some granularity for the activity feature.
Likelihood to Recommend
For large file exchange Aspera is great and you can count on it to get what you have sent. You can track its use and the progress of all transfers.

Unfortunately, some companies are using alternative solutions as Signiant and all technologies are not communicating directly.

Simple case, it would be great to have an FTP connector to avoid in some circumstances to have to get files from a FTP server to a personal computer to then reupload to Aspera, or the same to upload on a FTP server. This could be a degraded mode (in term of performances) but would be very convenient.

When it comes to large file transfers, Aspera allows us to do the impossible

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 22, 2019
Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Reseller
IBM Aspera on Cloud
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Aspera on the cloud to share software installation files and marketing contents to customers and partners.
Pros
  • Easy to use and easy to configure and administer.
  • Desktop Sync Client is now free!
  • Options to share files or request files from users outside the organization.
  • Integration options can help save on costs.
Cons
  • Frequent request to install the latest version of the client.
  • Intermittent errors on IOS client when receiving packages as a guest.
Likelihood to Recommend
Aspera is perfect to share large-format files over internet, especially when the internet connection is not stable. No value-added if it is for small and conventional sized files. Also in the case of migration of large volumes of data to the cloud, be ready to pay as the cost goes high. It is also not the best option to store and archive the files permanently due to the cost.

IBM Aspera on Cloud consistently outperformed other solutions in terms of speed for transferring large files.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 21, 2024
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Consumer Electronics Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Aspera on Cloud
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it to back up large databases and critical files to our cloud storage. It's much faster and more reliable than traditional FTP methods
Pros
  • It's much faster
  • It's more reliable
  • Teams working on projects across the globe can easily share files
Cons
  • Setting up IBM Aspera on Cloud for the first time can require some technical knowledge
  • IBM Aspera on Cloud is closely tied to the IBM Cloud platform. You might need to use other IBM cloud services
Likelihood to Recommend
Disaster Recovery and Backup For critical data to the cloud

For transferring small files (a few megabytes), IBM Aspera on Cloud might be overkill

Reliable & FAST File Sharing

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 07, 2018
Verified User
Project Manager in Product Management
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Aspera on Cloud
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The organization I work for made the decision to purchase Aspera and have it integrated with a new Workflow Management system for their Graphics Department. As the Graphics Department was sending large files to different artist and project leaders, they required a very fast, reliable system that supported large files to be uploaded and downloaded with speed and with the integrity and quality of the file intact.
Pros
  • The upload and download speed is very fast compared to the other systems we have used in the past.
  • The file uploader has a progress bar which very accurately shows in both visual and percentage manner, the quantity of the file uploaded and time remaining.
  • Ability to send multiple files to multiple people. A lot of these file transfer systems dont have that ability, so its a great plus for a big organization.
Cons
  • The upload window doesnt stay on top of the web browsers. It kept getting lost if another browser tab was opened.
  • The system lacks ability to customize the due notifications when the upload/download is completed. The users should be able to choose if they want a sound notification or another way to be notified of large uploads/downloads that take time.
  • Multiple downloads of the same name (same file)have no distinct file names automatically given by the system to distinguish between them. I think the system should prompt an error message in that instance.
Likelihood to Recommend
Aspera Managed File Transfer is great for big organizations that require large file upload & downloads and want to maintain the integrity of the file quality. Its especially important for files with a graphic element as any degradation in the file quality can have serious consequences. Its a great system to be integrated into an already established workflow management system. The file transfer managed by Aspera maintain their quality and the speed of upload and download are both phenomenal compared to the other systems out there.

Long time File Transfer SME, experience with Aspera on Cloud

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
March 07, 2025
DL
Daniel Lanoix
Director, Global File Transfer Services
Streamland Media (Media Production, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM Aspera on Cloud
4 years of experience
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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.
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