Filecatalyst Contact Online
You can request a no-obligation free trial to test the UDP-based transfer speeds in your own environment. Global Presence and Headquarters
Meets HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP (depending on deployment) requirements – common in healthcare, finance, and government.
The administrative interface is functional but not modern. Reports are basic compared to Splunk or ELK integrations. Logs are detailed but not as easily queryable without external tools. filecatalyst contact
for what it is: a fast, secure, audited file exchange portal for external partners, where speed over difficult networks matters more than automation. For enterprises already invested in Fortra’s ecosystem or needing a “FTP killer” for big data, it’s a solid choice. Just don’t buy it expecting a full MFT orchestrator.
✅ Media & entertainment (sending raw video dailies across continents) ✅ Oil & gas (seismic data from remote rigs with poor connectivity) ✅ Healthcare (large DICOM image transfers) ✅ Government / defense (high-security, on-prem requirement) ✅ Manufacturing (CAD/CAM files to suppliers) You can request a no-obligation free trial to
FileCatalyst’s proprietary UDP protocol is genuinely faster than TCP-based tools (FTP, HTTP, SCP) over high-latency or high-packet-loss connections (e.g., transcontinental links, satellite, mobile networks). Users report 100x speed improvements compared to FTP in poor network conditions. For huge datasets (video, CAD, medical imaging), this is a game-changer.
End users don’t install anything – they use a browser to upload/download via a clean, branded portal. but with enterprise-grade backend. Support for drag-and-drop, folder uploads, and large files (no arbitrary size limits besides available storage). Reports are basic compared to Splunk or ELK integrations
Unlike standard FTP or cloud storage, Contact is built for organizations that need to send/receive very large files (GBs to TBs) with external partners or customers, while maintaining audit trails and security.
Prospective customers looking for pricing or to schedule a demo of the accelerated file transfer technology can engage through the following:
Recipients can use mobile browsers, but there’s no dedicated iOS/Android app. For field workers, this is a minor annoyance.
