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Revision as of 20:05, 16 June 2006
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of FTP clients. 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.
| Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Software license | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitKinex FTP | Barad-Dur, LLC. | 2003 | 2.8 | $34 | Proprietary |
| BulletProof FTP Client | DigitalCandle, Inc. | 1999 | 2.45 | $29.95, Free 30 Day Trial | Proprietary |
| Captain FTP | Xnet | 2001 | 4.5 | $25, $40 (Upgrade Protected) | Proprietary |
| CoreFTP | Core FTP | 2003 | 1.3 | Free (LE lite version), $25 (Pro Version) | Proprietary |
| CrossFTP | CrossFTP | 2005 | 1.25 | Free , $19.95 (Pro Version) | Proprietary |
| CuteFTP | Alex Kunadze | 1994 | 7.1 | $39.99 (Home), $59.99 (Pro) | Proprietary |
| Cyberduck | David V. Kocher | ? | 2.6 | Free | GPL |
| Direct FTP | CoffeeCup | ? | 6.2 | $34.00, Free 30 Day Trial | Proprietary |
| Fetch | Fetch Softworks | ? | 5.0.5 | $25, Free for education | Proprietary |
| FileZilla | Tim Kosse, et al. | January, 2001 | 2.2.24 | Free | GPL |
| FireFTP | Mime Čuvalo | September, 2004 | 0.92 | Free, Charityware | MPL |
| FTP Client for Microsoft Windows | Stratolabs Laboratories | September, 2005 | 1.0.0 | Demo | Proprietary |
| FTP Commander | InternetSoft | 1997 | 7.81 (Pro) 8.31 (Deluxe) | Free, $29.95 (Pro Version), $49.95 (Deluxe Version) | Proprietary |
| FTP Explorer | FTPx | ? | 1.0.1.31 | $29.95 | Proprietary |
| FTP Voyager | Rhino Software, Inc. | February, 1997 | 12.3.0.1 | $39.95 (Standard), $49.95 (Secure) | Proprietary |
| gFTP | Brian Masney | 1998 | 2.0.18 | Free | GPL |
| Interarchy | Peter N Lewis | 1993 (as Anarchie) | 8.0.3 | $39.00 | Proprietary |
| KFTPGrabber | Jernej Kos | 2003 | 0.6.2 | Free | GPL |
| lftp | Alexander V. Lukyanov | August, 1996 | 3.4.7 | Free | GPL |
| NcFTP | NcFTP Software Inc. | 1991 | 3.1.9 | Free | Clarified Artistic License |
| OneButton FTP | Aaron Jacobs | 2004 | 0.1.1 | Free | GPL |
| SftpDrive | Magnetk LLC | 2005 | 1.5 build 1060 | $39 | Proprietary |
| SFTPPlus | Pro:Atria Ltd | 2005 | 2.0 | Commercial, flexible edu etc. | Proprietary |
| SmartFTP | SmartFTP GmbH | 1998 | 2.0 build 996 | $36.95, Free for edu and home use | Proprietary |
| SynchronEX+ | Xellsoft.com | 2001 | 3.0.6 | $19.95, $29.90 (Pro) | Proprietary |
| Transmit | Panic, Inc. | ? | 3.5.3 | $29.95 | Proprietary |
| WS_FTP | Ipswitch, Inc. | ? | 2006 | $39.95 (Home), $54.95 (Pro) | Proprietary |
| Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Software license |
Operating system support
The operating systems the clients can run on.
| Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitKinex | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| BulletProof FTP Client | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Captain FTP | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| CoreFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| CrossFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CuteFTP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cyberduck | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Direct FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Fetch | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| FileZilla | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| FireFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FTP Commander | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| FTP Explorer | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| FTP Voyager | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| gFTP | Yes[1] | Yes[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interarchy | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| KFTPGrabber | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| lftp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NcFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OneButton FTP | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| pFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SftpDrive | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SFTPPlus | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| SmartFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SynchronEX+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Transmit | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| WS_FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix |
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.
| FTP | Secure FTP | SSH file transfer protocol | FTPS (FTP over SSL) | FXP (Site2site transfer) | DAV / HTTP(S) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitKinex | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Captain FTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| CoreFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| CuteFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes (HTTPS - Pro only) |
| Cyberduck | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Direct FTP | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Fetch | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| FileZilla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| FireFTP | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| FlashFXP | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| FTP Voyager | Yes | Yes (Secure only) | Yes (Secure only) | Yes (Secure only) | ||
| FTP Explorer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| FTP Commander | Yes | Yes (Deluxe only) | Yes (Deluxe only) | Yes (Deluxe only) | No | |
| gFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (control connection only) | Yes | |
| Interarchy | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| KFTPGrabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| lftp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Partial) |
| mc | Yes | No | No | |||
| NcFTP | Yes | No | No | |||
| OneButton FTP | Yes | No | No | |||
| pFTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| SftpDrive | No | No | Yes | |||
| SFTPPlus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| SmartFTP | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SynchronEX+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Transmit | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| WS_FTP | Yes | Yes | Yes (Pro only) | Yes | ||
| FTP | Secure FTP | SSH file transfer protocol | FTPS (FTP over SSL) | FXP (Site2site transfer) | DAV / HTTP(S) |