The Best Open Source FileZilla AlternativesTop FTP Clients & File Managers like FileZilla

The best open source alternative to FileZilla is WinSCP . If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to FileZilla are Cyberduck, Midnight Commander, gFTP and FileZilla Secure.

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  1. WinSCP icon

    WinSCP

     865 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.

    79 WinSCP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
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    WinSCP vs FileZilla Comments
    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

    herberthackel
    Positive
    0

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

    3 of 4 comments
    • WinSCP is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • WinSCP is Privacy focused and DecentralizedFileZilla is not according to our users
  2. Cyberduck icon

    Cyberduck

     472 likes

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

    97 Cyberduck alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Cyberduck vs FileZilla Comments
    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
    • Cyberduck is Freemium and Open SourceFileZilla is also Freemium and Open Source
  4. Midnight Commander icon

    Midnight Commander

     246 likes

    Text-mode file manager for terminals with dual-pane interface enables copying, moving, deleting, and searching files locally or via remote shells. Includes internal viewer, text editor, subshell integration, broad terminal compatibility, and works over SSH.

    116 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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  5. gFTP icon

    gFTP

     18 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    gFTP vs FileZilla Comments
    NginUS2
    Positive
    1

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

    • gFTP is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  7. 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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    Warning

    It has been clearly 'replaced' by the original FileZilla, see https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64&start=1005#p156191

    Discontinued

    FileZilla now has support for this: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64&start=1005#p156191

    FileZilla Secure vs FileZilla Comments
    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.

    • FileZilla Secure is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  8. SSH Pilot icon

    SSH Pilot

     3 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    58 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  9. Muon SSH/SFTP client icon

    Muon SSH/SFTP client

     15 likes

    Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.

    44 Muon SSH/SFTP client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    SFTP client
     
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    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.0.4) is from February 2020. You can try this updated fork: https://github.com/devlinx9/muon-ssh

    Muon SSH/SFTP client vs FileZilla Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    missing pure ftp/ftps client

    • Muon SSH/SFTP client is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  10. AeroFTP icon

    AeroFTP

     4 likes

    A modern, open-source file manager and client for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and S3, featuring an AI assistant, cloud sync, and military-grade encryption.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  11. Rclone UI icon

    Rclone UI

     3 likes

    Rclone UI is a light, transparent layer on top of rclone to manage your cloud storage, backups, and syncing operations more easily!

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
    File Commander
     
  12. lftp icon

    lftp

     16 likes

    lftp is a command-line file transfer program which besides FTP, also supports FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, HFTP, FISH, and SFTP. A BitTorrent client is also built-in as torrent command.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  13. termscp icon

    termscp

     1 like

    A feature rich terminal UI file transfer and explorer with support for SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • BSD
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  14. FTPbox icon

    FTPbox

     17 likes

    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Options
     
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