FileZilla Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to FileZilla for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Cyberduck, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to FileZilla are Midnight Commander, Transmit, Mountain Duck and odrive.

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  1. GitFTP-Deploy provides dead-simple FTP deployments for your smaller projects. While working with smaller sites you sometimes need a convenient way of deploying to a shared host where you don’t have access to SSH.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Interarchy icon
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    For close to 17 years Interarchy has been the leading Mac FTP client. First released in 1993, Interarchy has been used by hundreds of thousands of Mac users to upload, download and transfer files across the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Upstream FTP icon
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    The native FTP/SFTP client for macOS. Combining FileZilla's power with Apple's elegant design. Concurrent queue, Quick Look, and modern UI. No subscriptions!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Classic FTP icon
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    Classic FTP is a FTP client that allows you to manage, upload, download and delete files from a remote server. "Mirror and Upload" tool to scan a selected local folder and upload any files that do not exist in the selected remote folder.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  5. CurlFtpFS icon
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    CurlFtpFS is a filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl. It is the simplest and very convenient way to work with remote FTP sites. No special FTP GUI apps is necessary and credentials can be stored in Netrc file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Dual-pane SFTP client and local file manager for macOS and Windows — transfer over SFTP, manage local disks, AI and rule-based batch rename, and FreeFileSync-style backup, Folder compare-file diff with block copy, Markdown viewer and editor, a built-in terminal and 20 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. Hatch is a native macOS app for developers, sysadmins, and homelab users who are tired of switching between a terminal and a separate SFTP client when managing remote servers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. A graphical user interface for rsync, which looks-and-feels like a standard FTP client, but uses the rsync protocol ‘under the hood’ to boost transfer speeds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
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