The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of FTP clients and related clients that use other no 1 file transfer protocols. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons# are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.
Free and open-source software
Client |
Creator |
First public release date |
Latest stable version |
Software license |
Copy files over 2 GB limit[1] |
Interface |
cURL |
Daniel Stenberg |
1998 |
7.61.1 (5 September 2018 (2018-09-05)[2]) [±] |
MIT |
Yes |
CLI |
Cyberduck |
David V. Kocher |
2001 |
6.0.4 June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02) |
GPL |
Yes |
GUI and CLI |
FAR Manager |
Eugene Roshal / FAR Group |
1996 |
3.0 build 5000 (7 August 2017 (2017-08-07)) [±] |
BSD |
Yes |
TUI |
FileZilla |
Community |
2001 (January) |
3.37.4 (4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)) [±][3]
|
GPL |
Yes |
GUI |
FireFTP |
Mime Čuvalo |
2004 (September) |
2.0.31 (January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)) [±] |
MPL 1.1, Charityware |
Yes (since version 2.0.5) |
Firefox pre-version 57 addon |
Fugu |
University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group |
2003 |
1.2.0 May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02) |
BSD |
? |
GUI |
gFTP |
Brian Masney |
1998 |
2.0.19 November 30, 2008 (2008-11-30) |
GPL |
Yes |
GTK+ |
lftp |
Alexander V. Lukyanov |
1996 (August) |
4.8.4 (August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)[4]) [±] |
GPL |
Yes |
CLI |
Macfusion |
Michael Gorbach |
0 ? |
2.0.4 |
BSD |
? |
GUI |
NcFTP |
NcFTP Software Inc. |
1991 |
3.2.6 November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) |
Clarified Artistic License |
Yes |
CLI |
net2ftp |
David C. Gartner |
2003 (January) |
0.98 March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01) |
GPL |
? |
Web application |
tnftp |
Luke Mewburn |
1999 |
20151004 October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) |
BSD |
? |
CLI |
WinSCP |
Martin Přikryl |
2000 |
5.13.4 (August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)[5]) [±] |
GPL |
Yes |
GUI and CLI |
Yafc |
Sebastian Ramacher |
1999 |
v1.3.7 (January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01)) [±] |
GPL |
Yes |
CLI |
Freeware and commercial editions
Trials of commercial
Client |
Creator |
First public release date |
Latest stable version |
Software license |
Copy files over 2 GB[1] |
AbsoluteTelnet |
Celestial Software |
1996 |
9.49 July 2, 2012 (2012-07-02) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Beyond Compare |
Scooter Software |
1996 |
4.2.6 July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Commander One |
Eltima Software |
2015 |
1.1 September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
CrossFTP Pro |
CrossFTP Software |
2006 |
1.98.7 December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
CuteFTP |
Alex Kunadze/Globalscape |
1994 |
9.3.0 (Windows) July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11) / 3.1.3 (Mac) May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Directory Opus |
GPSoftware |
1990 |
11.10 December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
FlashFXP |
OpenSight Software, LLC |
1999 |
5.4.0.3970 April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
FTP Client |
Vicomsoft |
1997 |
5.0.1 |
Proprietary |
Yes |
GoAnywhere MFT |
HelpSystems |
2002 |
5.4.2 |
Proprietary |
Yes |
SmartFTP |
SmartSoft Ltd |
1998 |
6.0.2155.0 July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Total Commander |
Christian Ghisler |
1993 |
9.21a August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
UploadFTP |
Brightek Software |
2011 |
2.0.1 August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
WebDrive |
South River Technologies, Inc. |
1998 |
2017 June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
WS_FTP |
Ipswitch, Inc. |
1996 |
12.5 |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yummy FTP |
Yummy Software |
2004 |
1.9.0 May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10) |
Proprietary, Setapp |
? |
sFTP Client |
sFTP Client Ltd |
2013 |
3.0.18 August 18, 2018 (2018-08-18) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Commercial
Client |
Creator |
First public release date |
Latest stable version |
Software license |
Copy files over 2 GB[1] |
ALFTP |
ESTsoft |
2000 |
5.31 February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01) |
Proprietary |
? |
ExpanDrive (Mac) |
ExpanDrive, Inc |
2008 |
6.2.0 (October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)) [±] |
Proprietary |
Yes |
ExpanDrive (Windows) (formerly SftpDrive) |
ExpanDrive, Inc |
2005 |
6.2.0 (October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)) [±] |
Proprietary |
Yes |
ForkLift |
BinaryNights, LLC |
2007 |
3.2.2 April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
FTP Commander |
Internetsoft Corporation |
1997 |
9.21 November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
FTP Explorer |
FTPx Corp. |
October, 1996 |
1.0.1.53 |
Proprietary |
? |
GoAnywhere MFT |
HelpSystems |
2002 |
5.4.2 |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Interarchy |
Nolobe Software Pty Ltd |
1993 (as Anarchie) |
10.0.6 August 18, 2014 (2014-08-18) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Robo-FTP |
Serengeti Systems Incorporated |
2001 |
3.10.11 April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Steed |
French Fry, SAS |
2012 |
1.2.1.1169 June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Transmit |
Panic, Inc. |
1998 |
5.0.4 October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
WISE-FTP |
AceBIT |
1998 |
7.0 (Build 7.0.4) March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16) |
Proprietary |
? |
edtFTPj |
Bruce P. Blackshaw |
2000 |
2.3.0 August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Java JAR file |
edtFTPnet |
Bruce P. Blackshaw |
2003 |
2.2.1 August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Windows DLL |
Ultimate FTP .NET Lib |
ComponentPro |
2006 |
6.8.1 November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Windows DLL |
ScriptFTP |
FrozenFrog Software |
2018 |
4.5 February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Windows |
sFTP Client |
sFTP Client Ltd |
2013 |
3.0.18 August 18, 2018 (2018-08-18) |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
Operating system support
The operating systems the clients can run on.
(CL) Command-Line interface only – no GUI (Graphical user interface)
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 |
SFTP |
FTPS (FTP over SSL) |
FXP (Site2site transfer) |
DAV / HTTP(S) |
Compression |
Remote Compression |
API / Commandline available |
Resume Download |
Passive mode |
AbsoluteTelnet |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
ALFTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Beyond Compare |
Yes |
No |
Yes (Pro only) |
Yes (Pro only) |
No |
Yes (Pro only) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Classic FTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Codeanywhere |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Commander One |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
CoreFTP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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) |
Yes |
Yes |
CuteFTP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (HTTP(S) |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Cyberduck |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes (SFTP only) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Directory Opus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
ExpanDrive (Mac) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
ExpanDrive (Windows) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
No |
? |
? |
? |
FAR Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Fetch |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
FileZilla |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (basic) |
Yes |
Yes |
FireFTP |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
FlashFXP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fling FTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
ForkLift |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
FTP Client |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
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 |
Yes |
Yes |
Fugu |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
gFTP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (control connection only) |
Yes |
? |
No |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
GoAnywhere MFT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interarchy |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
LeechFTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
lftp |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Partial) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Macfusion |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Macfusion |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
mimiFTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Monsta FTP (web-based) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
NcFTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
No |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
pbFtpClient |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
? |
PSFTP (PuTTY) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
RaiDrive |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Robo-FTP |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Secure FTP |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
SmartFTP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Steed |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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 |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Transmit |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes (AppleScript) |
Yes |
Yes |
UploadFTP |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Pro Only) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
WebDrive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (SFTP) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows 7 (ftp.exe) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
WinSCP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes (SFTP only) |
Yes (SCP command) |
Yes |
Yes |
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) |
Yes (Pro only) |
Yes |
Xftp |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yummy FTP |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (AppleScript) |
Yes |
Yes |
sFTP Client |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (SSH Terminal) |
Yes |
Yes |
Client |
FTP |
FTP over SSH |
SFTP |
FTPS (FTP over SSL) |
FXP (Site2site transfer) |
DAV / HTTP(S) |
Compression |
Remote Compression |
API / Commandline available |
Resume Download |
Passive mode |