FileZilla AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as File Managers

The best free File Manager 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 11 are free File Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free File Manager alternatives to FileZilla are Cyberduck, Total Commander, Midnight Commander and Multi Commander.

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  1. WinSCP icon

    WinSCP

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    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

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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

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

    86 Cyberduck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    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.

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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

     907 likes
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    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.

    177 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

     242 likes
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    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
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    Multi Commander

     113 likes
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    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.

    83 Multi Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Muon SSH/SFTP client icon

    Muon SSH/SFTP client

     16 likes
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    Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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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
  9. Raysync icon

    Raysync

     3 likes
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    Raysync provides high-speed large file transfer solution for enterprises. Thanks to the proprietary UDP protocol, Raysync achieves maximum file transfer efficiency regardless of network conditions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Raysync is the most popular SaaS alternative to FileZilla.

    • Raysync is Freemium and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • Raysync is Privacy focusedFileZilla is not according to our users
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    RSyncBrowser

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    Rsync is a very efficient open-source protocol for transferring large volumes of files and is much faster than FTP/SFTP.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    FTPbox

     17 likes
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    FTPbox is an open-source application that allows you to synchronize your files to your own host, via FTP. This way, you can access your files anywhere, without having to pay for disk space on some 3rd-party website!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    My Commander

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    My Commander (MyCO) is "the smallest - smartest - fastest file manager in the world", for Windows. Small and smart, MyCO uses less of your computer's memory while it's running.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Gigolo icon

    Gigolo

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    Gigolo is a frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems using GIO/GVfs. It allows you to quickly connect/mount a remote filesystem and manage bookmarks of such.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Gigolo as an Alternative to FileZilla
    SFN
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    0

    It seems discontinued: its last version was released in 2014.

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