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Revision as of 03:05, 26 May 2010
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of FTP clients, and related clients that use other file transfer protocols. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.
General information
Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, license/price etc.
Gratis
Client | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Software license | Copy files over 2 GiB[1] | Interface |
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Classic FTP | NCH Software | 2007 | 1.13 | Proprietary | Yes | |
cURL | Daniel Stenberg | 1998 | 7.19.0 | MIT | Yes | Command-line interface |
CurlFtpFS | Robson Braga Araujo | 2006 | 0.9.1 | GPL | ? | Virtual file system |
Cyberduck | David V. Kocher | 2001 | 3.1 | GPL | Yes | Mac OS X GUI |
FileZilla | Community | 2001 (January) | 3.3.2.1 | GPL | Yes | GUI |
FireFTP | Mime Čuvalo | 2004 (September) | 1.0.7 | MPL, Charityware | Yes | Firefox addon |
Fling FTP | NCH Software | 2007 | 1.0.7 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows Explorer shell extension |
Fugu | University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group | 2003 | 1.2.0 | BSD | ? | Mac OS X GUI |
gFTP | Brian Masney | 1998 | 2.0.19 | GPL | ? | GTK+ |
Kasablanca | Magnus Kulke | 2002 | 0.4.0.2 | GPL | ? | Qt |
KFTPGrabber | Jernej Kos | 2003 | 0.8.1 | GPL | ? | |
LeechFTP | Jan Debis | 1998 | 1.3 (Discontinued) | Proprietary | ? | |
lftp | Alexander V. Lukyanov | 1996 (August) | 4.0.5 | GPL | Yes | Interactive CLI |
Mosaic | NCSA | 1993 | 3.0 (Discontinued) | ? | ? | |
NcFTP | NcFTP Software Inc. | 1991 | 3.1.9 | Clarified Artistic License | Yes | Interactive CLI |
net2ftp | David C. Gartner | 2003 (January) | 0.96 | GPL | ? | Web interface |
pbFtpClient | Level5Software | 2007 | 6.1 | Proprietary | ? | Windows GUI |
PSFTP | Simon Tatham | 1999 (January) | 0.60 | MIT | ? | Interactive CLI |
Swish | Alexander Lamaison | 2007 | 0.3.0.1 | GPL | Yes | Windows Explorer shell extension |
WinSCP | Martin Prikryl | 2000 | 4.2.7 | GPL | Yes | Windows GUI |
Gratis and Payware Editions
Client | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Software license | Copy files over 2 GiB[1] |
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CoreFTP | CoreFTP.com | 2003 | 2.1 | Proprietary | ? |
CrossFTP | CrossFTP.com | 2006 | 1.51 | Proprietary | Yes |
FAR Manager | Eugene Roshal / FAR Group | 1996 | 1.70 | Proprietary | ? |
Fetch | Fetch Softworks | 1989 | 5.5.1 | Proprietary | Yes |
Secure FTP | Glub Tech | 1999 | 2.6.0 | Proprietary | Yes |
Sysax FTP Automation | Codeorigin, LLC | 2005 | 4.1 | Proprietary | Yes |
Trials of Payware
Client | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Software license | Copy files over 2 GiB[1] |
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3D-FTP | SiteDesigner Technologies, Inc. | 1999 | 8.03 | Proprietary | Yes |
AbsoluteTelnet | Celestial Software | 1996 | 7.21 | Proprietary | Yes |
AutoFTP | PrimaSoft PC | 1998 | 4.9 | Proprietary | ? |
BulletProof FTP aka BPFTP | BulletProof Software LLC | 1997 | 2.63 | Proprietary | ? |
CuteFTP | Alex Kunadze | 1994 | 8.3.3 | Proprietary | Yes |
FlashFXP | OpenSight Software, LLC | 1999 | 3.6.0.1240 | Proprietary | Yes |
FTP Voyager | Rhino Software, Inc | January, 1997 | 15.1.0.4 | Proprietary | Yes |
Global Downloader | Actysoft Inc | 2005 | 1.6.2.1 | Proprietary | Yes |
GoAnywhere Director | Linoma Software | 2002 | 3.1.1 | Proprietary | Yes |
SmartFTP | SmartSoft Ltd | 1998 | 3.0.1036.0 | Proprietary | Yes |
Total Commander | Christian Ghisler | 1993 | 7.50a | Proprietary | Yes |
WebDrive | South River Technologies, Inc. | 1998 | 9.0.2199 | Proprietary | Yes |
WS_FTP | Ipswitch, Inc. | 1996 | 12.2 | Proprietary | Yes |
Yummy FTP | Yummy Software | 2004 | 1.8.2 | Proprietary | ? |
Payware
Client | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Software license | Copy files over 2 GiB[1] |
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ALFTP | ESTsoft | 2000 | 5.1 | Proprietary | ? |
BitKinex FTP | Barad-Dur, LLC. | 2003 | 3.0.3 | Proprietary | ? |
Captain FTP | Xnet | 2001 | 6.0 | Proprietary | ? |
Directory Opus | GPSoftware | 1990 | 9.0 | Proprietary | ? |
ExpanDrive (Mac) | ExpanDrive, Inc | 2008 | 1.3.4 | Proprietary | Yes |
ExpanDrive (Windows) (formerly SftpDrive) | ExpanDrive, Inc | 2005 | 1.8.1 | Proprietary | ? |
FTP Commander | Internetsoft Corporation | 1997 | 9.20 | Proprietary | Yes |
FTP Explorer | FTPx Corp. | October, 1996 | 1.0.1.53 | Proprietary | ? |
FRENDS Cobalt | FRENDS Technology | January, 2009 | 1.7 | Proprietary | Yes |
GoAnywhere Director | Linoma Software | 2002 | 3.1.1 | Proprietary | Yes |
Interarchy | nolobe pty ltd. | 1993 (as Anarchie) | 9.0 | Proprietary | ? |
PyroClient | EmTec | 2008 | 2.22 | Proprietary | ? |
PyroBatchFTP | EmTec | 2008 | 2.23 | Proprietary | ? |
SecureFX | Van Dyke | 2000 | 4.0 | Proprietary | ? |
Transmit | Panic, Inc. | 1998 | 4.0.2 | Proprietary | Yes |
Vicomsoft FTP Client | Vicomsoft | 1997 | 4.6.1 | Proprietary | Yes |
WISE-FTP | AceBIT | 1998 | 6.1.0 | Proprietary | ? |
Operating system support
The operating systems the clients can run on.
Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | AmigaOS |
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3D-FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
AbsoluteTelnet | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
ALFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
BitKinex | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
BulletProof FTP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Captain FTP | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Classic FTP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
CoreFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
CrossFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
cURL (CL) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CurlFtpFS | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
CuteFTP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Cyberduck | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Directory Opus | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
ExpanDrive | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
FAR Manager | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Fetch | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
FileZilla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
FireFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
FlashFXP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Fling FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Flow | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
FRENDS Cobalt | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
FTP Commander | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
FTP Explorer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
FTP Voyager | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Fugu | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
gFTP | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Global Downloader | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
GoAnywhere Director | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Interarchy | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Kasablanca | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
KFTPGrabber | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
LeechFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
lftp (CL) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Mosaic | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
NcFTP (CL) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
net2ftp (webbased) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
pbFtpClient | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
PSFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
SFTPPlus | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ScripFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Secure FTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SmartFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Swish | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Sysax FTP Automation | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Total Commander | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Transmit | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Vicomsoft FTP Client | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
WebDrive | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
WinSCP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
WISE-FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
WS_FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Yummy FTP | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | AmigaOS |
(CL) Command-Line interface only - no GUI
Protocol support
Information about what internet protocols the clients support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the clients or extensions that provide such functionality.
Client | FTP | FTP over SSH (secure FTP) | SFTP | FTPS (FTP over SSL) | FXP (Site2site transfer) | DAV / HTTP(S) | Compression | Remote Compression | API / Commandline available | Resume Download |
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3D-FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
AbsoluteTelnet | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
ALFTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
BitKinex | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
BulletProof FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
Captain FTP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
Classic FTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
CoreFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
CrossFTP | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (Pro only) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
cURL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (Only) | ? |
CurlFtpFS | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | ? |
CuteFTP | Yes | No | Yes (Pro only) | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (HTTP(S) - Pro only) | Yes (Pro only) | No | ? | ? |
Cyberduck | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes (SFTP only) | No | ? |
Directory Opus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
ExpanDrive (Mac) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
ExpanDrive (Windows) | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? |
FAR Manager | Yes | ? | Yes (with WinSCP plugin) | Yes (with Far Navigator plugin) | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
Fetch | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
FileZilla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes (basic) | Yes |
FireFTP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
FlashFXP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Fling FTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
FRENDS Cobalt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
FTP Commander | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
FTP Explorer | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
FTP Voyager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Fugu | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
gFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (control connection only) | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Global Downloader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (HTTP(S)) | No | No | No | ? |
GoAnywhere Director | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Interarchy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
Kasablanca | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
KFTPGrabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
LeechFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
lftp | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Partial) | No | No | Yes | ? |
Mosaic | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
NcFTP | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? |
pbFtpClient | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
PSFTP | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes (Only) | ? |
SFTPPlus | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? |
ScriptFTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Secure FTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
SmartFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Swish | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | No | ? |
Sysax FTP Automation | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes (script and command line) | ? |
Total Commander | Yes | Yes | Yes (plugin) | Yes | Yes | Yes (plugin) | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
Transmit | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes |
Vicomsoft FTP Client | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? |
WebDrive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
WinSCP | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (SFTP only) | Yes (SCP command) | Yes | ? |
WISE-FTP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
WS_FTP | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (Pro only) | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | No | Yes (Pro only) | ? |
Yummy FTP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Client | FTP | FTP over SSH (secure FTP) | SFTP | FTPS (FTP over SSL) | FXP (Site2site transfer) | DAV / HTTP(S) | Compression | Remote Compression | API / Commandline available | Resume Download |
Notes
- ^ a b c d ubuntuforums.org: 2007, 2gb data transfer limitation? Quote: "...The common 2GB limit is actually a bug in many FTP clients. If he is using Windows, try the latest FileZilla...", kernel.org: FAQ: I can't download a file with size greater than 2GB, is your website broken?, Comparison_of_file_systems#Limits