Open Source WinSCP Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to WinSCP for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is FileZilla. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinSCP and 16 are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to WinSCP are Cyberduck, muCommander, FileZilla Secure and Muon SSH/SFTP client.

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  1. FileZilla icon
     1948 likes

    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.

    78 FileZilla alternatives

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    • Bundleware

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    Bundleware

    Be aware that installing FileZilla on your computer might install some bundleware/malware on your machine.

    FileZilla vs WinSCP Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    greenseeker
    4

    Contrary to many of the comments here, Filezilla does support SFTP. Both SFTP and SCP are SSH-based file transfer protocols and usually when you can use one, you can use both. SCP doesn't allow browsing the filesystem, it's transfer only, so WinSCP is actually using a hacky workaround: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/requirements#scp

    I prefer WinSCP, personally, but Filezilla is a perfectly good alternative.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    4

    FileZilla only does FTP/SFTP. It does not do SCP

    Tiziano
    Positive
    0

    They accomplish similar goals by presenting information and allowing actions to be taken in similar ways. WinSCP has the edge because it integrates PuTTy and the UI is a little more intuitive and versatile. The only reason i stopped using Filezilla and adopted WinSCP was simply because with Filezilla you have to wait until a file operation has completed (such as recursive directory deletion or file transfer), whereas WinSCP allows you to work asyncronously. Both have done nothing but improve over the years, so my comments may not be valid for long..!

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    • FileZilla is Freemium and Open SourceWinSCP is Free and Open Source
  2. Cyberduck icon
     472 likes

    A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.

    98 Cyberduck alternatives

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    Cyberduck vs WinSCP Comments
    vglist
    Negative
    0

    Does not support ssh sudo su

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Some AVs block FileZilla on macOS for some reason and I couldn't use it. Cyberduck is excellent alternative Open Source as it is very similar to all of them.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    ssssh in command line not GUI

    • Cyberduck is Freemium and Open SourceWinSCP is Free and Open Source
  3. muCommander icon
     125 likes

    muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
     
  4. 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.

    21 FileZilla Secure alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Warning
    • Discontinued

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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    The latest version (1.0.4) is from February 2020. You can try this updated fork: https://github.com/devlinx9/muon-ssh

    Muon SSH/SFTP client vs WinSCP Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Simplest SFTP client out there!

    • Muon SSH/SFTP client is Free and Open SourceWinSCP is also Free and Open Source
  6. termscp icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • BSD
     
  7. Swish icon
     11 likes

    Swish adds support for SFTP to Windows Explorer so you can access your files on another computer securely via SSH.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  8. AeroFTP icon
     4 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.

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    • Snapcraft
     
  9. QuickDAV icon
     3 likes

    Network file and folder transfer app. Simple and easy upload, download, and management of your files and folders from any other device.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Faro Client icon
     3 likes

    Faro is a modern desktop client for SFTP, FTP, SSH, S3-compatible, WebDAV, and cloud storage. Save a server once,

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
     
  11.  5 likes

    Dokan SSHFS is a program that mounts remote file systems using SSH. Dokan SSHFS depends on Dokan Library which you can find on the application's website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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