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 19 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to FileZilla are Cyberduck, Midnight Commander, FileZilla Secure and Muon SSH/SFTP client.

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

    • FileZilla Secure is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  6. 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.
    FileZilla Icon
    Muon SSH/SFTP client icon
    • Muon SSH/SFTP client is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  7. 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.

    FileZilla Icon
    gFTP icon

    • Most users think gFTP is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • gFTP is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  9. SSH Pilot icon

    SSH Pilot

     2 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.

    51 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. 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.

    11 lftp alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  11. 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
     
  12. FTPClient icon

    FTPClient

     1 like

    FTPClient is a very simple FTP, FPTS and SFTP client for Android 5.0+, using Apache Commons Net for FTP and FTPS and SSHJ for SFTP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  13. Web FTP Client icon

    Web FTP Client

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    A web based FTP client. Like really simple, kind of, filezilla, but for your browser. The main goal of this tool is: Install on a server/NAS/synology/raspberry/desktop and use it like a desktop tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Web FTP Client screenshot 1
     

    • Web FTP Client is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FileZilla.

    • Web FTP Client is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  14. Swish icon

    Swish

     11 likes

    Swish adds support for SFTP to Windows Explorer so you can access your files on another computer securely via SSH.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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