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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of [[File Transfer Protocol]] (FTP) [[client–server model|clients]]. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions, or external programs.
==Free and open-source software==
{{sort-under}}
{| class="sortable sort-under wikitable" style="width: auto; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
!
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over [[2 GB limit]]<ref name="ubuntuforums">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100527230949/http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-563507.html ubuntuforums.org: 2007, 2GB data transfer limitation?] Quote: "...The common [[2 GB limit]] is actually a bug in many FTP clients. If he is using Windows, try the latest [[FileZilla]]...", [https://web.archive.org/web/20130113073814/http://kernel.org/faq/#largefiles kernel.org: FAQ: I can't download a file with size greater than 2GB, is your website broken?], [[Comparison of file systems#Limits]]</ref>
! rowspan="2" | Interface
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
! {{rh}} | [[cURL]]
| Daniel Stenberg
| 1998
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q286306|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q286306|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Cyberduck]]
| David V. Kocher
| 2001
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q1147137|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1147137|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] and [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| [[
|
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Text-based user interface|TUI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FileZilla]]
| Community
| 2001 (January)
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q300662|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q300662|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FireFTP]]
| Mime Čuvalo
| 2004 (September)
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q963280|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q963280|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[
| {{Yes}} (since version 2.0.5)
| [[Waterfox]], [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] pre-version 57 [[Add-on (Mozilla)|addon]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
| University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group
| 2003
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q2119346|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2119346|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Fugu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/copyright.html|title=Fugu license|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219043840/http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/copyright.html|archive-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>
| {{dunno}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[gFTP]]
| Brian Masney
| 1998
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q285397|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q285397|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[GTK+]]
|-
!
| Alexander V. Lukyanov
| 1996 (August)
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q285893|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q285893|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macfusion]]
| Michael Gorbach
| <span style="display: none;">0</span> ?
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q6723289|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q6723289|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
|
| {{dunno}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[NcFTP]]
| NcFTP Software Inc.
| 1991
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q955865|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q955865|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Artistic License|ClArtistic]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[net2ftp]]
| David C. Gartner
| 2003 (January)
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q10798333|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q10798333|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| {{dunno}}
| [[Web application]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Rclone]]
| Nick Craig-Wood
| 2015 (July)
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q56795481|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q56795481|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[MIT License|MIT]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[tnftp]]
| Luke Mewburn
| 1999
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q7810787|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q7810787|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[BSD licenses|BSD-4-Clause]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WinSCP]]
| Martin Přikryl
| 2000
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] and [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|}
==Proprietary [[freeware]]==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2 GB<ref name="ubuntuforums"/>
! rowspan="2" | Interface
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CrossFTP]]
| CrossFTP Software
| 2006
| 1.99.2
| 2020-05-23
| [[Freeware|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[LeechFTP]]
| Jan Debis
| 1998
| 1.3 (Discontinued)
|
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{no}}
| GUI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Voyager]]
| Rhino Software, Inc
| 1997 (January)
| 16.1.0.0
| 2013-08-20
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|}
==Freeware and commercial editions==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2 GB<ref name="ubuntuforums" />
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Core FTP]]
| CoreFTP.com
| 2003
| 2.2 (build 1751)
| 2012-06-27
| [[Freeware]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| [[Fetch Softworks]]
| 1989
| 5.7.7
| 2017-12-02
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Secure FTP (software)|Secure FTP]]
| Glub Tech
| 1999
| 2.6.2
| 2013-07-27
| [[Apache License|Apache]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Sysax FTP Automation]]
| Codeorigin, LLC
| 2005
|
| 2012-04-12
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|}
==Trials of commercial==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2 GB<ref name="ubuntuforums" />
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|
! {{rh}} | [[AbsoluteTelnet]]
| Celestial Software
| 1996
| 9.49
| 2012-07-02
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Beyond Compare]]
| Scooter Software
| 1996
| 5.1.4
| 2025-08-26
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| Eltima Software
| 2015
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CrossFTP|CrossFTP Pro]]
| CrossFTP Software
| 2006
| 1.98.7
| 2020-05-23
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CuteFTP]]
| [[Alex Kunadze]]/[[Globalscape]]
| 1994
| '''macOS:''' 3.1.3<br />'''Windows:''' 9.3.0
| 2014-05-02<br />2018-07-11
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| GPSoftware
| 1990
| 12.28
| 2022-06-03
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FlashFXP]]
| OpenSight Software, LLC
| 1999
| 5.4.0.3970
| 2017-04-01
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SmartFTP]]
| SmartSoft Ltd
| 1998
| 10.0.3185.0
| 2023-11-15
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| Christian Ghisler
| 1993
| '''Android:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309}}<br />'''Windows:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br />{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WebDrive]]
| South River Technologies, Inc.
| 1998
| 2017
| 2017-06-16
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WS_FTP]]
| Ipswitch, Inc.
| 1996
| 12.7
| 2018-11-27
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Yummy FTP]]
| Yummy Software
| 2004
| 1.9.0
| 2018-05-10
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]], [[Setapp]]
| {{dunno}}
|}
==Commercial==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2 GB<ref name="ubuntuforums" />
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ALFTP]]
| [[ESTsoft]]
| 2000
| 5.31
| 2012-02-01
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ExpanDrive]] <small>(formerly SFTPDrive)</small>
| ExpanDrive, Inc
| 2005
| '''Linux:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q388|P548=Q2804309}}<br />'''macOS:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}}<br />'''Windows:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q388|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br />{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br />{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (file manager)|ForkLift]]
| BinaryNights, LLC
| 2007
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Explorer]]
| FTPx Corp.
| October, 1996
| 1.0.1.53
| 2012-01
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [https://ftpfiles.app/ FTP Files]
| Anders Borum ApS
| 2024
| 2024.47
| 2024-10-07
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Interarchy]]
| Nolobe Software Pty Ltd
| 1993 (as Anarchie)
| 10.0.6
| 2014-08-18
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Steed (FTP client)|Steed]]
| French Fry, SAS
| 2012
| 1.2.1.1169
| 2017-06-27
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
| [[Panic (company)|Panic, Inc.]]
| 1998
| 5.6.4
| 2020-04-20
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WISE-FTP]]
| AceBIT
| 1998
| 7.0 (Build 7.0.4)
| 2012-03-16
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[edtFTPj]]
| Bruce P. Blackshaw
| 2000
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5340342|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5340342|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | edtFTPnet
| Bruce P. Blackshaw
| 2003
| 2.2.1
| 2011-08-26
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|}
==Operating system support==
The [[operating system]]s the clients can run on
{|
|- style="background: #ececec"
!| Client
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[
! [[Linux]]
! [[BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[AmigaOS]]
! [[ChromeOS]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[AbsoluteTelnet]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ALFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Beyond Compare]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Classic FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Codeanywhere]] (webbased)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Core FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CrossFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[cURL]] (CL)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CuteFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Cyberduck]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ExpanDrive]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FileZilla]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FireFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FlashFXP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fling FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (file manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Client]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | FTP Files
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Voyager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[gFTP]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Interarchy]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | [[LeechFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[lftp]] (CL)
| {{yes}} ([[cygwin]])
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macfusion]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[NcFTP]] (CL)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[net2ftp]] (web-based)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} |PSFTP ([[PuTTY]]) (CL)
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Rclone]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Secure FTP (software)|Secure FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SmartFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Steed (FTP client)|Steed]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Sysax FTP Automation]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[tnftp]] (CL)
| {{yes}} ([[cygwin]])
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WebDrive]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WinSCP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WISE-FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WS_FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Yummy FTP]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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! Client
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
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! [[BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[AmigaOS]]
! [[ChromeOS]]
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(CL) Command-Line interface only – no GUI (Graphical user interface)
==Protocol support==
Information about what [[internet
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! Client
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[
! [[SSH
! [[FTPS|FTPS (FTP over SSL)]]
! [[File eXchange Protocol|FXP (Site2site transfer)]]
! [[WebDAV|DAV / HTTP(S)]]
! [[Data compression|Compression]]
! Mode Z / Remote Compression
! API / Commandline available
! Resume Download
! Passive mode
! Parallel Transfer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Multi-threaded and Segmented FTP · Whatbox|url=https://whatbox.ca/wiki/Multi-threaded_and_Segmented_FTP#concurrent_transfers|access-date=2020-07-15|website=whatbox.ca}}</ref>
! Segmented Downloads<ref name=":0" />
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[AbsoluteTelnet]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[ALFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Beyond Compare]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Classic FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Codeanywhere]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Commander One]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Core FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Core FTP - SFTP client features|url=http://www.coreftp.com/ftp_client_features.html|access-date=2020-07-15|website=coreftp.com}}</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[CrossFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[cURL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[CuteFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (HTTP(S))
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Cyberduck]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (SFTP only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[ExpanDrive]] (Mac)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[ExpanDrive]] (Windows)
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Far Manager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FileZilla]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (basic)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FireFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FlashFXP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Fling FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (file manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FTP Client]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FTP Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" | [[FTP Voyager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[gFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (control connection only)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Interarchy]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[LeechFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[lftp]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Partial)
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Macfusion]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Macfusion]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[NcFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |PSFTP ([[PuTTY]])
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Rclone]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Secure FTP (software)|Secure FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[SmartFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Steed (FTP client)|Steed]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Sysax FTP Automation]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes }}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (script and command line)
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Total Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (plugin)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (plugin)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}} (AppleScript)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WebDrive]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (SFTP)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Windows 7]] (ftp.exe)
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WinSCP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (SFTP only)
| {{yes}} (SCP command)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WISE-FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
!
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Yummy FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (AppleScript)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Client
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[FTP over SSH]]
! [[SSH file transfer protocol|SFTP]]
! [[FTPS|FTPS (FTP over SSL)]]
! [[File eXchange Protocol|FXP (Site2site transfer)]]
! [[WebDAV|DAV / HTTP(S)]]
! [[Data compression|Compression]]
! Mode Z / Remote Compression
! API / Commandline available
! Resume Download
! Passive mode
! Parallel Transfer
! Segmented Downloads
|}
==See also==
* [[File Transfer Protocol]] (FTP)
* [[Comparison of FTP server software packages]]
* [[Comparison of SSH clients]] – many of these, although not listed here, also have an SFTP capability
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Network software comparisons|FTP clients]]
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