The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients. 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 | Developer | Initial release | Latest release | License | Copy files over 2 GB limit[1] | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | ||||||
| cURL | Daniel Stenberg | 1998 | 8.5.0[2]  |
2023-12-06 | curl | Yes | CLI |
| Cyberduck | David V. Kocher | 2001 | 8.7.1[3] |
2023-11-04 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes | GUI and CLI |
| Far Manager | Eugene Roshal / FAR Group | 1996 | 3.0.6161 |
2023-06-09 | BSD-3-Clause | Yes | TUI |
| FileZilla | Community | 2001 (January) | 3.66.4[4] |
2023-12-20 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | GUI |
| FireFTP | Mime Čuvalo | 2004 (September) | 2.0.32[5] |
2019-02-01 | MPL-1.1, Charityware | Yes (since version 2.0.5) | Waterfox, Firefox pre-version 57 addon |
| Fugu | University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group | 2003 | 1.2.0[6] |
2005-05-02 | Fugu[7] | ? | GUI |
| gFTP | Brian Masney | 1998 | 2.0.19[8] |
2008-11-30 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | GTK+ |
| lftp | Alexander V. Lukyanov | 1996 (August) | 4.9.2[9] |
2020-08-13 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes | CLI |
| Macfusion | Michael Gorbach | ? | 2.0.4[10] |
2010-12-03 | Apache-2.0 | ? | GUI |
| NcFTP | NcFTP Software Inc. | 1991 | ClArtistic | Yes | CLI | ||
| net2ftp | David C. Gartner | 2003 (January) | 1.3[11] |
2019-07-15 | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? | Web application |
| Rclone | Nick Craig-Wood | 2014 (July) | 1.65.0[12] |
2023-11-26 | MIT | Yes | CLI |
| tnftp | Luke Mewburn | 1999 | 20230507[13] |
2023-05-07 | BSD-4-Clause | Yes | CLI |
| WinSCP | Martin Přikryl | 2000 | 6.1.2[14] |
2023-09-20 | GPL-3.0-only | Yes | GUI and CLI |
Proprietary freeware
| Client | Developer | Initial release | Latest release | License | Copy files over 2 GB[1] | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | ||||||
| CrossFTP | CrossFTP Software | 2006 | 1.99.2 | 2020-05-23 | Proprietary | Yes | GUI |
| LeechFTP | Jan Debis | 1998 | 1.3 (Discontinued) | Proprietary | No | GUI | |
| FTP Voyager | Rhino Software, Inc | 1997 (January) | 16.1.0.0 | 2013-08-20 | Proprietary | Yes | GUI |
Freeware and commercial editions
| Client | Developer | Initial release | Latest release | License | Copy files over 2 GB[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | |||||
| Core FTP | CoreFTP.com | 2003 | 2.2 (build 1751) | 2012-06-27 | Freeware | Yes |
| Fetch | Fetch Softworks | 1989 | 5.7.7 | 2017-12-02 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Secure FTP | Glub Tech | 1999 | 2.6.2 | 2013-07-27 | Apache | Yes |
| Sysax FTP Automation | Codeorigin, LLC | 2005 | 5.31 | 2012-04-12 | Proprietary | Yes |
Trials of commercial
| Client | Developer | Initial release | Latest release | License | Copy files over 2 GB[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | |||||
| AbsoluteTelnet | Celestial Software | 1996 | 9.49 | 2012-07-02 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Beyond Compare | Scooter Software | 1996 | 4.4.7 | 2023-10-19 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Commander One | Eltima Software | 2015 | 3.7.3831[15] |
2023-08-25 | Proprietary | Yes |
| CrossFTP Pro | CrossFTP Software | 2006 | 1.98.7 | 2020-05-23 | Proprietary | Yes |
| CuteFTP | Alex Kunadze/Globalscape | 1994 | macOS: 3.1.3 Windows: 9.3.0 |
2014-05-02 2018-07-11 |
Proprietary | Yes |
| Directory Opus | GPSoftware | 1990 | 12.28 | 2022-06-03 | Proprietary | Yes |
| FlashFXP | OpenSight Software, LLC | 1999 | 5.4.0.3970 | 2017-04-01 | Proprietary | Yes |
| SmartFTP | SmartSoft Ltd | 1998 | 10.0.3185.0 | 2023-11-15 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Total Commander | Christian Ghisler | 1993 | Android: 3.42[16] Windows: 11.02[17] |
2023-05-29 2023-11-09 |
Proprietary | Yes |
| WebDrive | South River Technologies, Inc. | 1998 | 2017 | 2017-06-16 | Proprietary | Yes |
| WS_FTP | Ipswitch, Inc. | 1996 | 12.7 | 2018-11-27 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Yummy FTP | Yummy Software | 2004 | 1.9.0 | 2018-05-10 | Proprietary, Setapp | ? |
Commercial
| Client | Developer | Initial release | Latest release | License | Copy files over 2 GB[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | |||||
| ALFTP | ESTsoft | 2000 | 5.31 | 2012-02-01 | Proprietary | ? |
| ExpanDrive (formerly SFTPDrive) | ExpanDrive, Inc | 2005 | Linux: macOS: Windows: |
Proprietary | Yes | |
| ForkLift | BinaryNights, LLC | 2007 | 3.5.8[18] |
2022-09-20 | Proprietary | Yes |
| FTP Explorer | FTPx Corp. | October, 1996 | 1.0.1.53 | 2012-01 | Proprietary | ? |
| Interarchy | Nolobe Software Pty Ltd | 1993 (as Anarchie) | 10.0.6 | 2014-08-18 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Steed | French Fry, SAS | 2012 | 1.2.1.1169 | 2017-06-27 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Transmit | Panic, Inc. | 1998 | 5.6.4 | 2020-04-20 | Proprietary | Yes |
| WISE-FTP | AceBIT | 1998 | 7.0 (Build 7.0.4) | 2012-03-16 | Proprietary | ? |
| edtFTPj | Bruce P. Blackshaw | 2000 | 2.5.0[19] |
2016-07-06 | Proprietary | Yes |
| edtFTPnet | Bruce P. Blackshaw | 2003 | 2.2.1 | 2011-08-26 | Proprietary | Yes |
Operating system support
The operating systems the clients can run on:
| Client | Windows | macOS | Linux | BSD | Unix | AmigaOS | ChromeOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbsoluteTelnet | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| ALFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Beyond Compare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Classic FTP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Codeanywhere (webbased) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commander One | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Core FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| CrossFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| cURL (CL) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CuteFTP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cyberduck | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Directory Opus | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| ExpanDrive | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Far Manager | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fetch | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| FileZilla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| FireFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| FlashFXP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fling FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| ForkLift | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| FTP Client | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| FTP Explorer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FTP Voyager | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fugu | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| gFTP | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Interarchy | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| LeechFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| lftp (CL) | Yes (cygwin) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Macfusion | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mosaic | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| NcFTP (CL) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| net2ftp (web-based) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| PSFTP (PuTTY) (CL) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Rclone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Secure FTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SmartFTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Steed | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Sysax FTP Automation | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Total Commander | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| tnftp (CL) | Yes (cygwin) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Transmit | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| WebDrive | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| WinSCP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| WISE-FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| WS_FTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Yummy FTP | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | AmigaOS | ChromeOS |
(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 | Mode Z / Remote Compression | API / Commandline available | Resume Download | Passive mode | Parallel Transfer[20] | Segmented Downloads[20] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ? | ? |
| Core FTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes[21] |
| 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 | ? | 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 | ? | No |
| 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 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | Yes |
| Macfusion | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Macfusion | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| NcFTP | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| PSFTP (PuTTY) | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Rclone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secure FTP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SmartFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Steed | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes (AppleScript) | Yes | 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 | Yes | No |
| 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 | ? | ? |
| Yummy FTP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (AppleScript) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Client | FTP | FTP over SSH | SFTP | FTPS (FTP over SSL) | FXP (Site2site transfer) | DAV / HTTP(S) | Compression | Mode Z / Remote Compression | API / Commandline available | Resume Download | Passive mode | Parallel Transfer | Segmented Downloads |
See also
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- Comparison of FTP server software packages
- Comparison of SSH clients – many of these, although not listed here, also have an SFTP capability
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 ubuntuforums.org: 2007, 2GB data transfer limitation? Quote: "...The common 2 GB 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
- ↑ "Release 8.5.0". December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Changelog".
- ↑ "3.66.4 (2023-12-20)". December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Release 2.0.32". February 1, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ↑ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ↑ "Fugu license". Archived from the original on February 19, 2019.
- ↑ Brian Masney (November 30, 2008). "gFTP 2.0.19 has been released".
- ↑ "Release 4.9.2". August 13, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Macfusion2.0.4".
- ↑ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ↑ "Release 1.65.0". November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Index of pub/NetBSD/misc/tnftp/".
- ↑ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ↑ "Commander One from the Electronic Team website :".
- ↑ "Total Commander 3.42 final for Android available". Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Total Commander 11.02 is available now!". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ↑ "ForkLift 3.5.8 is available". September 20, 2022.
- ↑ "edtFTPj/Free revision history".
- 1 2 "Multi-threaded and Segmented FTP · Whatbox". whatbox.ca. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Core FTP - SFTP client features". coreftp.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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