FileZilla

FileZilla

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Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
FileZilla	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	FileZilla is a file transfer protocol (FTP) solution.	N/A

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Considered Both Products	FileZilla Verified User C-Level Executive Chose FileZilla We've used mostly either command-line FTP programs built-in to the operating systems, or we've used web-based file transfer sites. Some of these web-based sites might require Java or other specific browser addons, which sometimes are not safe and/or can be hacked, so it's much … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose FileZilla Both perform the job they are expected to do, and they are easy to use. The FileZilla software is a desktop-based app, so I can only access it on the device on which it was installed. Cisco Secure Email allows you to send emails as you would normally, but the email and … Incentivized Helpful? DB Derek Beutler Attorney Chose FileZilla It really comes down to ease of use and cost. FileZilla blows away the competition in both categories Helpful? David Ferrier Human Resource Information System Manager Chose FileZilla I have used products like CuteFTP and found them clunky and not as easy to use. Incentivized Helpful? Robert Worth President Chose FileZilla Well, we sent an email to the organization 10 days ago and have yet to receive a response. The email had to be sent because their systems do not recognize the purchase yet when we made it we found the information they were using was false. Thus, we file a complaint with our … Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose FileZilla We did not evaluate any other alternatives to FileZilla, as the FileZilla program offered everything that we needed without a cost involved, and was the recommended FTP software solution by our web host and developer. Incentivized Helpful? Jonah Dempcy Web & Mobile Developer Chose FileZilla I've tried so many FTP clients over the years I've lost count. WinSCP, FireFTP, CuteFTP, SmartFTP, Cyberduck, WS_FTP, and countless others. They all offer pretty competitive features. I do find WinSCP to have some extra features that I like, such as better SSH and SFTP support, … Incentivized Helpful? ER Edgar Romero Director of Sales Chose FileZilla Other products that we had evaluated are more complex to install, configure, and use. Filezilla is pretty simple to use and configuration parameters are pretty clear to capture--no room for error. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose FileZilla Tools such as WinSCP, FireFTP, and Total commander have features that are similar to what FileZilla offers. WinSCP is similar in features to FileZilla for accessing FTP and SFTP hosts. Lately, WinSCP seems less stable with FTP connections. Total commander is another good tool, … Incentivized Helpful? Justin McClelland Real Estate Tax Analyst/Software Developer Chose FileZilla Cyberduck isn't as intuitive as FileZilla thus I tend to go with what's the most simple and effective. I also chose FileZilla due to how reliable it is and the fact that it rarely crashes if ever. Incentivized Helpful? KC Keisha Chavers CS Tech Chose FileZilla I've used Dreamweaver's FTP services. It allows you to lock and unlock files in a team environment. You can see who currently is updating a file on a site. I've also used Team Foundation Studios that provided the same feature. Comparing the locale and remote site is more … Incentivized Helpful? Robert Gephart Partner Chose FileZilla I have been using FileZilla for over 15 years. I don't remember the other programs that I used to use, but I will tell you that when I found FileZilla, I realized that I didn't need to look any farther. The developer continues to update the program to keep it functioning well. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose FileZilla The only alternatives we use are Git and the built-in SFTP client inside Dreamweaver. Both have different use cases and help us accomplish different tasks. FileZilla is great for migrating an entire server or website and transferring files between two locations when you are not … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose FileZilla FileZilla works in the same way, but this allows for greater security if your company is concerned at all with the Google platform. FileZilla actually makes you open a connection on a server and upload and then closes that connection. Dropbox is like Google - it's always open. D… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose FileZilla I have not tried any other files similar to FileZilla. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose FileZilla We used WS_FTP; it's too limited. FileZilla has a lot more functions. Incentivized Helpful? CO Chris Oros IT Analyst Chose FileZilla WinSCP is not listed, but that is the main alternative to FileZilla at my company. Both are similar in functionality and capabilities. FileZilla is more user-friendly, although WinSCP is more advanced user-friendly. FileZilla is easy to use when exchanging files between … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose FileZilla We also use GoAnywhere for FTP from our IBMi platform and we also host an instance of GoAnywhere on Windows. We use SFTP in both of these instances, so a server platform that can handle that protocol is a requirement. Unfortunately, Filezilla can't be used in this instance. … Incentivized Helpful? Nicholas De Salvo Chief Executive Officer Chose FileZilla Previously, I've tried Fetch, WinSCP, CyberDuck, Transmit and countless others. The reason I like Filezilla is because it's cheap (free), it's available on many platforms, and site manager makes it easy to transfer credentials between installations. Overall, it's an easy, … Incentivized Helpful? Valery Mezentsau IT Department Manager Chose FileZilla In my past experience, I used other FTP solutions like CuteFTP, FireFTP, WinSCP, and others. They all are pretty much the same, however, FileZilla is the one that is stable; gives you what you need and does not overload the system. FileZilla has a server part which makes this … Incentivized Helpful? Atilla Vekony Vice President Chose FileZilla This is the only FTP client that I've used in the last 5 years. Incentivized Helpful? Eric Thorsteinson Senior Quality Review Specialist Chose FileZilla FileZilla is very user-friendly and very easy to transfer files securely and safely. It's much easier to get started than some of the others and easier to use every day. It's a safe and effective way to move data between companies or clients. I think it goes a little further … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose FileZilla We did not evaluate any others. The sales team is pushing to move away from FileZilla and use Google Drive instead. Incentivized Helpful? Justin Roodman Product Marketing Manager Chose FileZilla Bulletproof FTP is similar to FileZilla in that it offers a two-pane window with a "file manager" style graphical user interface and a site manager for keeping track of server addresses and credentials. Many of the functionalities are also the same, such as allowing for queued … Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Easy to use Pro Drag and drop Pro Multiple connections
Top Cons	Minus Free version Minus Take longer Minus Email notification

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User Ratings
	FileZilla
Likelihood to Recommend	7.9 (36 ratings)
Usability	9.4 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	9.4 (16 ratings)

User Testimonials
	FileZilla
Likelihood to Recommend	FileZilla I use FileZilla to securely upload files that are not permitted to be sent via insecure methods like email or web forms. FileZilla is great to test the ability to "reach" the remote SFTP server and to verify my files arrived. Once I have tested that, then our internal IT group automates the uploads to these third parties, however I can always manually log into FIleZilla to verify the uploads. Incentivized David Ferrier Human Resource Information System Manager Read full review
Pros	FileZilla Strips away unwanted underlying code from products that produce documents using any Microsoft product that is not needed in our products. The nice part is that it strips away hidden code such as ctrl and another digit that is not necessary or can be replaced with the correct coding to produce standard processes such as graphics using ANSI or another protocol as well as line feeds and header masks. We are in the process of determining if their pro product will function in the way we want it to across networks rather than going to each workstation to make changes decreasing our productivity. We are also evaluating whether their technical support is responsive. Robert Worth President Read full review
Cons	FileZilla Website slow to download from - This is a minor gripe, and only a one time thing, but in writing this review I decided to install the latest version of FileZilla just to make sure I was running the latest and greatest. Turns out that it takes 10 minutes to download from their website, on a 50 Mbit dedicated business line. Some features locked behind Pro - The free version of FileZilla lacks some features that would be nice to have without requiring the upgrade to Pro. However, FileZilla Pro is quite affordable and so if you need integration with Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, Box, or many others, then it's definitely worth it. Auto-update could be improved - I had a version of FileZilla installed and it would not auto update. In fact, Mac OS X required me to remove it, saying that it was malware. I re-downloaded FileZilla again after this, but it was odd. At other times, it seems that FileZilla auto-updates just fine. Incentivized Jonah Dempcy Web & Mobile Developer Read full review
Usability	FileZilla FileZilla is really easy to understand and makes it easy to log into servers to upload files. Moving files around is a breeze (even if it's a little tedious to wait for large quantities to move one by one) and editing html and css files directly is a feature it would be difficult for us to live without Incentivized Nicholas De Salvo Chief Executive Officer Read full review
Support Rating	FileZilla I've always found the setup of FileZilla to be easy to use and setting up new sites has been quick. In working with FileZilla, I haven't had any issues. I rate it high because it's easy, quick, and free. I think anyone that is familiar with File Explorer can use FileZilla. Incentivized KC Keisha Chavers CS Tech Read full review
Alternatives Considered	FileZilla Both perform the job they are expected to do, and they are easy to use. The FileZilla software is a desktop-based app, so I can only access it on the device on which it was installed. Cisco Secure Email allows you to send emails as you would normally, but the email and attachments are secure. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	FileZilla The fact that FileZilla is free is an immediate advantage over other filesharing applications when it comes to maintaining a tight budget. FileZilla being open-source means that new updates and maintenance are also cost-free. The fact that no licenses are required means zero capital expenditure, another bonus. Incentivized CO Chris Oros IT Analyst Read full review
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