The Secure Aspera Alternative With Zero Setup
No Browser Plugins
Zero Firewall Config
Flexible Pricing
Trusted By the Best
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Everything You Need In An Aspera Alternative
While legacy MFT solutions like Aspera were designed for on-premises hardware, MASV intelligent MFT is cloud-native and combines the rigorous security and automation enterprise IT directors demand, with the simplicity and ease of use everyone loves.
Enterprise-Grade Security
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, TPN Gold Shield, MFA, SSO, and in-flight and at-rest encryption.
Relentless Reliability
Store-and-forward architecture with a cloud buffer, relentless retries, checkpoint restart, and checksum verification.
Unstoppable Speed
The MASV global accelerated network of 400+ servers saturates 10Gbps+ connections, with no specialized UDP tuning required.
Automated Workflows
Use our headless Agent, REST API, or no-code cloud integrations to automate ingest into cloud or on-prem storage using out-of-the-box tools.
MASV vs. IBM Aspera
Why IT Teams Prefer Web-Based File Transfer
Aspera’s reliance on the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is a significant liability for security teams. To make it work, IT groups must punch a hole in your corporate firewall (typically UDP port 33001) to the public internet. This creates a permanently expanded attack surface that requires constant monitoring, strict allow-listing, and lengthy security audits.
Secure Transfers
MASV rides on HTTPS (port 443), the same port used for online banking, for a secure Aspera Connect alternative.
Works Across Firewalls
UDP ignores congestion and is often blocked. MASV works across firewalls and sends large files without browser plugins.
Uncompromised Speed
A global accelerated network of 400-plus servers delivers 10Gbps+ performance from practically anywhere.
The Real Cost of Aspera vs. MASV
Legacy file transfer software was built for a different era – one where you bought software and installed it on premises. Users paid massive upfront Aspera licensing costs for maximum capacity, whether you used it or not, and often needed an engineer on call.
That’s not even counting user overage fees, IT admin hours for setup and maintenance, time-consuming user onboarding and training, and expensive server hardware or VM costs that eventually need upgrading or replacing.
MASV is file transfer for the modern era: Reliable, secure, fast, and easy to use with an extremely low IT burden. After all, you wouldn’t use a horse and buggy to transport yourself – so why use legacy file transfer to move your files?
Why Customers Love MASV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, in many real-world scenarios, such as an accelerated S3 upload tool or for Wasabi fast data migration. MASV utilizes a global network of 400+ servers to accelerate transfers over the web, saturating connections of 10Gbps and beyond without the overhead or throttling often experienced with UDP-based hardware solutions.
No. MASV is entirely browser-based. You can send and receive files of any size directly through Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge without installing any plugins or software. The easy-to-install MASV Desktop App provides even greater performance and advanced intelligent managed file transfer features.
MASV is significantly cheaper for most teams. Its pay-as-you-go tier charges $0.25/GB compared to $1/GB for Aspera on Cloud with no annual fees, support costs, or subscription requirements, and users can save even more with MASV’s subscription, pre-buy, and enterprise custom pricing plans. Aspera typically requires upfront annual contracts costing tens of thousands of dollars, along with significant ongoing hardware and IT investments.
Yes. MASV is a TPN verified vendor, ISO 27001 certified, and SOC 2 Type II compliant, meeting the strictest security standards of major film studios and streaming platforms. Its enterprise-grade security posture includes end-to-end encryption, identity and access management (IAM) tools, file access controls, and built-in observability and data integrity tools.
Migrating from Aspera to MASV is a painless process that takes just a few minutes. Simply sign up for MASV in your browser and start sending files right away.
