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 six alternatives to Gigolo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com 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 is mainly a FTP Client but alternatives to it 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.- 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.
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
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
Filezilla is an ftp client gigolo is for mounting devices and volumes - 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.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- 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.
- 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.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
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
- 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.
- NetFinder - Award winning and very cool FTP/SFTP client with advanced website & general file management, automation, mirroring solution for Mac OS X with a Finder like interface.
Discontinued
The software hasn't been updated since 2008, but you can still download it and use it.