Multi-site sync, without IBM enterprise complexity
IBM Aspera delivers accelerated point-to-point file transfer with enterprise procurement to match. Resilio delivers simultaneous multi-site peer-to-peer sync on your infrastructure: with Sohonet's 30-year M&E specialist backing and none of the IBM enterprise overhead.
- Peer-to-peer simultaneous multi-site sync, not sequential FASP delivery
- No IBM enterprise procurement, licensing complexity, or cost structure
- 24/7 white glove M&E support from Sohonet infrastructure specialists
Enterprise transfer infrastructure built for enterprise procurement
IBM Aspera is technically capable file transfer software that has been embedded in IBM's enterprise product portfolio. For VFX studios and post facilities evaluating file sync for production pipelines, IBM's procurement complexity, licensing model, and enterprise support structure can impose overhead that has nothing to do with transfer performance.
IBM enterprise procurement cycle
Aspera licences through IBM's enterprise procurement framework, contract negotiation, volume licensing, multi-year terms, and a sales cycle designed for large enterprise IT organisations. For production facilities that need to evaluate and deploy file sync against production timelines, not IT procurement cycles, that process adds friction that is not in the transfer protocol.
Point-to-point architecture at multi-site scale
Aspera's FASP protocol excels at accelerated point-to-point large file delivery. Multi-site VFX distribution, sending the same frame sequence to five subcontractor facilities simultaneously, requires multiple transfer jobs rather than a single simultaneous distribution. Peer-to-peer architectures are designed for that multi-destination use case by default.
IBM enterprise support vs M&E specialist support
Aspera support operates within IBM's enterprise support framework, tiers, SLAs, and teams that support IBM's full product portfolio. For M&E production pipelines where a transfer failure has immediate production cost implications, support from infrastructure specialists who understand the production context delivers a different outcome than general IBM enterprise support.
M&E-native file sync: the infrastructure without the enterprise overhead
Resilio gives VFX and post facilities the transfer performance they need for multi-site pipeline distribution, backed by 30 years of M&E infrastructure expertise, without IBM enterprise procurement complexity.
Resilio distributes to multiple sites simultaneously via peer-to-peer mesh. Every node that receives data contributes bandwidth back to the distribution, so throughput aggregates rather than divides as the number of destinations increases. This is the architecture that VFX multi-facility pipelines need, and it is architecturally different from accelerated point-to-point delivery.
Resilio is available direct through Sohonet without IBM enterprise procurement. Evaluation, deployment, and scaling against production timelines, not IT procurement timelines. Our infrastructure specialists will size and deploy against your specific pipeline requirements without a multi-month contract negotiation.
Sohonet's support team are M&E infrastructure specialists who manage the network that powers Hollywood. When a transfer fails during a VFX deadline crunch, the specialist on the other end of the phone understands what that means, not just what the transfer log shows.
Resilio deployed between Sohonet-connected facilities runs over dedicated private media network bandwidth, uncontended, M&E-optimised, without public internet variability. The combination of peer-to-peer architecture and private network infrastructure gives connected facilities transfer performance and reliability that public internet FASP-over-TCP cannot match.
Resilio vs IBM Aspera: peer-to-peer sync vs accelerated enterprise transfer
| Feature | Sohonet | IBM Aspera |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer architecture | Peer-to-peer mesh, simultaneous multi-site with aggregating throughput | FASP protocol, accelerated point-to-point between endpoints |
| Multi-site simultaneous distribution | Native, all destinations receive simultaneously, throughput aggregates | Requires multiple parallel transfer jobs, no native P2P multi-site mesh |
| Procurement and access | Direct access via Sohonet, no enterprise procurement cycle | IBM enterprise licensing, volume contracts, multi-year terms |
| Support model | 24/7 white glove Sohonet M&E infrastructure specialists | IBM enterprise support tiers, general product portfolio support |
| Protocol acceleration | Optimised TCP and UDP on any network, private network recommended | FASP protocol, strong large-file single-transfer acceleration over WAN |
| M&E infrastructure heritage | 30 years, founded 1995, 100% Hollywood Studios, two Emmy Awards | Long M&E adoption, studio and broadcaster deployments globally |
30 years of M&E infrastructure: without the enterprise overhead
30 years
In M&E infrastructure
Founded 1995, purpose-built for the industry
100%
Major Hollywood Studios
Trust Sohonet infrastructure
500+
M&E companies connected
On the Sohonet Media Network globally
2x
Emmy Award winner
- MPA-aligned and independently audited infrastructure
- End-to-end encryption in transit and at rest
- Sohonet private media network, uncontended, M&E-optimised bandwidth
- Direct access, no enterprise procurement cycle
Evaluate Resilio directly: no IBM procurement cycle
If you are looking at IBM Aspera for multi-site file distribution and want to understand how peer-to-peer sync compares, architecturally and commercially, our infrastructure specialists will walk through the comparison against your specific pipeline and cost model.
No sales qualification process. Direct access to infrastructure specialists.