# DataSync or Transfer Family

Use with [DataSync vs Transfer Family vs custom scripts](https://www.joinhorizon.co/blog/datasync-vs-transfer-family-vs-custom-scripts/). Two jobs only. Checked 4 October 2026.

| Question | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| Is this a bulk or recurring dataset copy (NFS, SMB, object store)? | |
| Or must a partner speak SFTP, FTPS, FTP, or AS2? | |
| Choice: DataSync / Transfer Family into S3 / script, and why a script | |
| If Transfer Family: landing bucket, and EventBridge on arrival, not a server | |

## Stop

- A self-managed SFTP host because the names sound similar.
- rsync because DataSync was one paragraph in the migration post.
- Users, directories, and the validation workflow. That is the partner-drop article, not this fork.