Gigolo Alternatives

Gigolo is described as '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' and is an app in the file management category. There are five alternatives to Gigolo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com, Mac and Wine. The best alternative is FileZilla, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Gigolo are WinSCP , LAN-Share, FileZilla Secure and SyncBelt.

Gigolo alternatives are mainly FTP Clients but may also be File Sync Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Gigolo.

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Gigolo

Free • Open Source
Linux

Gigolo is a frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems using GIO/GVfs. It allows you to quickly...

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FileZilla
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Freemium • Open Source
FTP Client
Mac
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Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
ReactOS
69 alternatives to FileZilla
FileZilla is a powerful FTP-client. It has been designed for ease of use and with support for as many features as possible, while still being fast and reliable.
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FileZilla Features
1. Ad-freeFileZilla doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableFileZilla can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightFileZilla consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Support for SFTP
Dedicated Server Hosting
Mounting drives
Bundleware
Be aware that installing FileZilla on your computer might install some bundleware/malware on your machine. See this thread on the FileZilla forum: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48441

FileZilla vs Gigolo opinions
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Filezilla is an ftp client gigolo is for mounting devices and volumes
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WinSCP
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Free • Open Source
FTP Client
File Sync Tool
Windows
PortableApps.com
Wine
73 alternatives to WinSCP
WinSCP, a popular free SFTP and FTP client for Windows, copies files between a local and remote computer. It supports also FTPS, SCP and WebDAV. It offers easy to use GUI for all common file operations and a powerfull automation with .NET assembly.
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WinSCP Features
1. Ad-freeWinSCP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableWinSCP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
4. LightweightWinSCP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Windows Explorer ExtensionWinSCP can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
6. Support for scriptingWinSCP supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
7. Command line interfaceWinSCP either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Support for SFTP
Secure Copy (SCP)
SSH
Integrated FTP client
Import sites from FileZilla
Folder Mirroring
Directory sync
Multiple login on one browser
Sudo shell
Auto-saving
LAN-Share
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
60 alternatives to LAN-Share
LAN Share is a cross platform local area network file transfer application, built using Qt GUI framework. It can be used to transfer a whole folder, one or more files, large or small immediately without any additional configuration.
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LAN-Share Features
LAN
FileZilla Secure
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Free • Open Source
FTP Client
Mac
Windows
14 alternatives to FileZilla Secure
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.
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FileZilla Secure Features
Support for SFTP
Support for FTP
Password encryption
Master Password
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
SyncBelt
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Paid • Proprietary
FTP Client
Windows
56 alternatives to SyncBelt
Synchronize your sites with SFTP/FTP, skipping files, based on modification date or size, changing permissions, following your set of rules. Manage multiple projects easily and know what exactly is going to happen before committing.
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SyncBelt Features
Support for SFTP
Synchronization

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FileZilla

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WinSCP

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LAN-Share

LAN-Share Features

FileZilla Secure

FileZilla Secure Features

SyncBelt

SyncBelt Features