Free FTP AlternativesOnly apps categorised as FTP Clients

The best FTP Client alternative to Free FTP is FileZilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Free FTP and many of them are FTP Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting FTP Client alternatives to Free FTP are WinSCP , Total Commander, Cyberduck and cURL.

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  1. FileZilla icon
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    Open-source FTP solution offering FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. FileZilla Pro expands protocol options to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more with FileZilla Server for comprehensive file management.

    72 FileZilla alternatives

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    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
     
  2. WinSCP  icon
     859 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.

    76 WinSCP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  3. Total Commander icon
     918 likes

    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.

    187 Total Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. cURL icon
     191 likes

    cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE.

    27 cURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     
  5. Transmit icon
     147 likes

    Transmit is a fast and wonderful file transfer app. It supports every major cloud storage provider, and it looks awfully nice.

    49 Transmit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Commander One icon
     73 likes

    Swift file manager for Mac that offers a dual-pane interface, multi-tab browsing & advanced search. The PRO Pack adds features like FTP client, cloud integration (Box, Amazon S3), compression & more, enhancing file management capabilities.

    97 Commander One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. 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
     
  8. gFTP icon
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    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
     
  9. AeroFTP icon
     3 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.

    51 AeroFTP alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  10. SmartFTP icon
     28 likes

    SmartFTP is an FTP (File Transfer Protocol), FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SSH, Terminal client. It allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet.

    44 SmartFTP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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