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Managed file transfer 3-year TCO calculator
Three paths, one workload, three very different bills. Plug in your numbers and see the full 3-year cost of building it yourself, buying a traditional MFT vendor, or running xEvolve.
Your 3-year TCO
Build it ourselves
$0
Traditional MFT vendor
$0
xEvolve
$0
Build $0
Buy $0
xEvolve $0
| Cost component | Build | Buy | xEvolve |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year total | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Where the money actually goes
- Build feels cheap because the AWS bill is small. The real cost is dev time, audit fees, and the opportunity cost of features your team is not shipping while they babysit SFTP.
- Buy gets expensive past 50 partners. Per-partner connector licenses are how traditional vendors print money. Vendor lock-in is real, and the implementation services line is rarely a one-time event.
- xEvolve is flat. Volume goes up 10x, your bill stays the same. Unlimited partners are included. Audit evidence is bundled.
- All three numbers are estimates. xEvolve will give you a binding quote on a 30-minute call.
Assumptions
- Build path: AWS Transfer Family at $216/mo per SFTP endpoint, $0.04/GB transfer, S3 Standard at $0.023/GB-mo with 50% retained for one year, 80% of volume egressing past the 100 GB free tier at $0.09/GB. 320 hours initial build, 10 hours/mo maintenance, 4 hours per partner onboarding, $25k per compliance audit.
- Buy path: $80k/yr license (mid-range MOVEit or GoAnywhere), $60k one-time implementation, $1,200/partner/yr connector fees, 6 hours/mo internal admin, $15k per compliance audit.
- xEvolve: $1,200/mo flat, unlimited partners, 1 hour/mo internal config, no external audit charge.
Want this checked against your real numbers?
Book 30 minutes with us and we will run the same model against your actual partner list, file volumes, and compliance scope, then send you a binding quote.
Talk to xEvolve