FileZilla Client comparisons
FileZilla Client is compared head-to-head with WinSCP, Cyberduck and WS_FTP Professional and more: 7 head-to-heads in FTP Clients, each with the specs and prices we checked.
FileZilla Client head-to-head
- FileZilla Client vs WinSCP
- FileZilla Client vs Cyberduck
- FileZilla Client vs WS_FTP Professional
- FileZilla Client vs Transmit
- FileZilla Client vs SmartFTP
- FileZilla Client vs FlashFXP
- FileZilla Client vs lftp
FileZilla Client vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Protocol coverage | Supported platforms | File synchronization | Scheduled transfers | Transfer automation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FileZilla Client | Yes | Free | Ftp-ftps-sftp | Cross-platform | 9.2 | |||
| 1 | WinSCP | Yes | Free | 9.3 | |||||
| 3 | Cyberduck | Yes | $10 one-time | Multi-protocol | Cross-platform | Yes | No | Yes | 9.1 |
| 4 | WS_FTP Professional | No | $58/user one-time | Multi-protocol | Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 5 | Transmit | No | $24.99/user/yr | Multi-protocol | Macos | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | SmartFTP | No | Multi-protocol | Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | FlashFXP | No | Multi-protocol | Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 8 | lftp | Yes | Free | Multi-protocol | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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