The Best Free FileZilla AlternativesTop FTP Clients & File Managers like FileZilla

The best free alternative to FileZilla is WinSCP , which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to FileZilla are Cyberduck, Total Commander, Midnight Commander and Multi Commander.

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  1. WinSCP icon

    WinSCP

     849 likes

    This powerful, open-source file transfer application supports Windows users with SFTP, FTP, SCP, and WebDAV protocols. It offers different GUI styles and tools for file synchronization and editing. Advanced users can automate and use key authentication with SSH, making it suitable for professionals.

    73 WinSCP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
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    Comments about WinSCP as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    2

    Good alternative for fillezilla. Open source and free but only for windows.

    Guest
    Positive
    4

    Its much easier and better security

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    herberthackel
    Positive
    0

    Filezilla is downloading updates without consents, and cannot manage missing key files

    3 of 4 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks WinSCP is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • WinSCP is the most popular Windows alternative to FileZilla.

    • WinSCP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FileZilla.

    • WinSCP is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • WinSCP is Privacy focusedFileZilla is not according to our users
  2. Cyberduck icon

    Cyberduck

     467 likes

    A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.

    86 Cyberduck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about Cyberduck as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Top Positive Comment
    Léana
    2

    Free, open source and well designed!

    Sebastian
    Positive
    1

    Great FTP Client software.

    Paul
    Positive
    -2

    Cyberduck is a good FTP/SFTP client for macOS and Windows. It's been my go-to FTP software for years, and it has a much more modern and clean interface compared to FileZilla. The only drawback is that it's not available for Linux.

    3 of 5 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Cyberduck is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • Cyberduck is the most popular Mac alternative to FileZilla.

    • Cyberduck is Freemium and Open SourceFileZilla is also Freemium and Open Source
  4. Total Commander icon

    Total Commander

     908 likes

    A versatile file manager offering side-by-side dual-pane for intuitive navigation, powerful built-in FTP client, extensive archive format support, robust file comparison tool with editor, advanced multi-rename using regular expressions, and scalable customization options.

    178 Total Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about Total Commander as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    total commander cannot connect to sftp.

    Please see the faq here: https://www.ghisler.com/efaqftp.htm

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Total Commander is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to FileZilla.

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • Total Commander is CustomizableFileZilla is not according to our users
  5. Midnight Commander icon

    Midnight Commander

     243 likes

    GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    104 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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    • Almost everyone thinks Midnight Commander is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • Midnight Commander is the most popular Linux alternative to FileZilla.

    • Midnight Commander is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • Midnight Commander is MinimalisticFileZilla is not according to our users
  6. Multi Commander icon

    Multi Commander

     113 likes

    Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager and is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient dual-panel layout.

    84 Multi Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. odrive icon

    odrive

     85 likes

    Unify all your storage. odrive makes it easy to access, sync, and share all your files from one place. Integrations to 20+ services, desktop sync, CLI (inc. Linux), placeholders, zero-knowledge-encryption, web client, advanced sharing, and more.

    63 odrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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    • odrive is the most popular Web-based alternative to FileZilla.

    • odrive is Freemium and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  9. FileZilla Secure icon

    FileZilla Secure

     17 likes

    FileZilla Secure is a free FTP client that has all the features of the original FileZilla plus it encrypts your FTP passwords to help protect from hackers stealing them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about FileZilla Secure as an Alternative to FileZilla
    John Fastman
    Positive
    -4

    FileZilla Secure is ABSOLUTELY the best alternative to FileZilla. FileZilla stores passwords in plain text which is an unforgiveable security flaw. FileZilla Secure fixes this. Unfortunately, FileZilla Secure is available for Windows only at the moment. Linux and Mac versions are on the way, we are told. Let's hope.

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    FileZilla Secure icon

    • Most users think FileZilla Secure is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • FileZilla Secure is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  10. CarotDAV icon

    CarotDAV

     49 likes

    CarotDAV is a Simple WebDAV / FTP / SkyDrive / DropBox / GoogleDrive / Box / SugarSync client for Windows OS, available free of charge. It is also able to read GoogleDocs or IMAP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. ExpanDrive icon

    ExpanDrive

     47 likes

    Map or Mount Amazon Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and more as a Network Drive. Seamless access to files without sync.

    50 ExpanDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Muon SSH/SFTP client icon

    Muon SSH/SFTP client

     16 likes

    Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    SFTP client
     
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    Comments about Muon SSH/SFTP client as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    missing pure ftp/ftps client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Muon SSH/SFTP client is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  13. FTP Rush icon

    FTP Rush

     21 likes

    FTP Rush is a powerful FTP/FXP/SFTP/TFTP client sofware for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Win7. It is designed to fit any transfer need and allows you to quickly upload or download files in all directions: from FTP Server to Local, Local to Server or Server to Server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. gFTP icon

    gFTP

     16 likes

    gFTP is a simple GTK+ based ftp client for Linux. Supports the FTP, FTPS (control connection only), HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and FSP protocols, FTP and HTTP proxy server support, supports FXP file transfers (transferring files between 2 remote servers via FTP), UNIX, EPLF, Novell...

    40 gFTP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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    Comments about gFTP as an Alternative to FileZilla
    NginUS2
    Positive
    1

    This is able to log onto prgmr VMs using key file based authentication when Filezilla was unable to do so.

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    • Most users think gFTP is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • gFTP is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
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