| Traditional MFT suites | DocEvent cloud MFT |
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| Deployment | Licensed software or appliances you install, upgrade and host - or their hosted editions | SaaS - sign up, connect your storage, invite partners. Nothing to install |
| Pricing model | Quote-based annual licensing - no published pricing; modules and connectors often licensed separately | Published and self-service: free for up to 5 users, then $2 per user per month; Channels free while in preview |
| Where files live | The suite's own server or appliance storage | Cloud storage you own - S3, Azure, Google Cloud, any S3-compatible bucket |
| Partner endpoints | Your administrators configure and maintain every partner's connection | Shared channels - each partner attaches and maintains their own endpoint |
| Protocols | SFTP, FTPS, FTP, AS2 and more, per licence | SFTP, FTPS, FTP, SCP, HTTPS, email, SharePoint, S3/GCS/Azure buckets, on-premise folders - and AS2, free while in preview |
| Where the suites earn it | Deep governance stacks - DLP and ICAP integration, formal SLAs, on-premise mandates and long compliance checklists | If your requirements name those, a suite is the right tool; DocEvent is the cloud-native shape of everything else |