FileZilla Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to FileZilla for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Midnight Commander, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to FileZilla are odrive, gFTP, ExpanDrive and Muon SSH/SFTP client.

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  1. 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.

    106 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  2. odrive icon
     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.

    66 odrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  3. gFTP icon
     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...

    41 gFTP alternatives

    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
  4. ExpanDrive icon
     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.

    53 ExpanDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.

    35 Muon SSH/SFTP client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    Muon SSH/SFTP client vs FileZilla Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    missing pure ftp/ftps client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Muon SSH/SFTP client is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  6. CrossFTP icon
     6 likes

    CrossFTP is an FTP, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and cloud storage client.

    • CrossFTPs main features: Multi-tab Navigation; Unicode support; Bonjour Service Discovery; Archive browsing(.zip,.tar.gz,etc.); Auto-reconnecting and anti-idle; and more.
    • CrossFTP Pro version is availabl.
    57 CrossFTP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    CrossFTP vs FileZilla Comments
    Rishabh Istwal
    Positive
    1

    Dosen't require to be much more technical to use.Excellent User Interface.And more and fast than FileZilla.

    • CrossFTP is Paid and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  7. SSH Pilot icon
     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.

    54 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. lftp icon
     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.

    10 lftp alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  9. termscp icon
     1 like

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

    37 termscp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • BSD
     
  10. sFTP Client is a full-featured FTP/SFTP/FTPIS/FTPES/SSH client with a modern and easy to use interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. AeroFTP icon
     2 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
     
  12. Gigolo icon
     7 likes

    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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    Gigolo vs FileZilla Comments
    SFN
    Negative
    0

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

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