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WinSCP vs FileZilla: What are the differences?

Developers describe WinSCP as "A popular SFTP client and FTP client for Microsoft Windows". It is a popular SFTP client and FTP client for Microsoft Windows. Copy file between a local computer and remote servers using FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, WebDAV or S3 file transfer protocols. On the other hand, FileZilla is detailed as "The free FTP solution for both client and server". It is a powerful and free software for transferring files over the Internet. It is a very popular FTP client and is used by webmasters from all over the world.

WinSCP and FileZilla can be categorized as "File Transfer" tools.

Some of the features offered by WinSCP are:

  • Graphical user interface
  • Integrated text editor
  • All common operations with files

On the other hand, FileZilla provides the following key features:

  • Easy to use
  • Supports FTP
  • Cross-platform

According to the StackShare community, FileZilla has a broader approval, being mentioned in 17 company stacks & 71 developers stacks; compared to WinSCP, which is listed in 10 company stacks and 16 developer stacks.

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What is FileZilla?

It is a powerful and free software for transferring files over the Internet. It is a very popular FTP client and is used by webmasters from all over the world.

What is WinSCP?

It is a popular SFTP client and FTP client for Microsoft Windows. Copy file between a local computer and remote servers using FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, WebDAV or S3 file transfer protocols.

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What are some alternatives to FileZilla and WinSCP?
Cyberduck
It is a libre server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows with support for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox.
Putty
It is an SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. It is open source software that is available with source code and is developed and supported by a group of volunteers.
cURL
Used in command lines or scripts to transfer data. It is also used in cars, television sets, routers, printers, audio equipment, mobile phones, tablets, and is the internet transfer backbone for thousands of software applications affecting billions of humans daily.
HTTPie
It is a Modern command line HTTP client – user-friendly curl alternative with intuitive UI, JSON support, syntax highlighting, wget-like downloads, extensions, etc
AWS Transfer for SFTP
AWS Transfer for SFTP is a fully managed service that enables the transfer of files directly into and out of Amazon S3 using the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)—also known as Secure Shell (SSH) File Transfer Protocol. AWS helps you seamlessly migrate your file transfer workflows to AWS Transfer for SFTP—by integrating with existing authentication systems, and providing DNS routing with Amazon Route 53—so nothing changes for your customers and partners, or their applications.
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