Comparison of file transfer protocols

A list of notable file transfer protocols:

List of file transfer protocols

Primarily used with TCP/IP

• Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
• FTAM
• FTP
• FTPS
• HTTP
• HTTPS
• rcp
• SSH file transfer protocol (SFTP)
• Secure copy (SCP)
• Simple File Transfer Protocol
• rsync

Primarily used with UDP

• Trivial File Transfer Protocol
• File Service Protocol
• UFTP – UDP Based FTP with Multicast
• Multicast File Transfer Protocol

Primarily used with direct modem connections

• ASCII dump
• BiModem
• CModem
• Compuserve B (aka B protocol or CIS-B)
• JMODEM
• HMODEM
• HSLINK
• HyperProtocol

• Kermit and variants:
  • Kermit
  • SuperKermit

• LeechModem
• Lynx (protocol)
• MEGAlink (protocol)
• MPt (Puma)
• NMODEM
• Punter family

• SEAlink
• SuperK
• TELINK
• Tmodem

• UUCP and variants:
  • UUCP
  • UUCP-g

• XMODEM and variants:
  • MODEM7 (Batch XMODEM)
  • XMODEM, XMODEM-1K, XMODEM-G
  • WXMODEM

• YMODEM and variants:
  • YMODEM, YMODEM-1K, YMODEM-G

• ZMax
• ZMODEM

See also

• File transfer
• Protocol (computing)
• Communications protocol
• Bulletin board system
• List of network protocols

External links

• Evolution and Selection of File Transfer Protocols by Chuck Forsberg