3 Alternatives

This website gives 3 freeware alternatives to any paid software.

Posted by jaya On May - 23 - 2011

Here are 3 Best Free Alternatives to SmartFTP.

SmartFTP allows you to transfer files across the Internet. It has an Explorer-like features, customizable interface and supports drag-and-drop functions. Multiple FTP connections can be opened at the same time, and you can copy files from one remote host to another (FXP). Remote-host directory information is cached for future viewing, and FTP URLs are supported. SmartFTP can be used for:

  • Web site publishing and maintenance
  • Upload and download of images, documents, movie and music files
  • Share your files with your friends and coworkers
  • Backup and synchronize local and remote files
Here are free alternatives to SmartFTP that provide some of the similar features.

FileZilla

FileZilla is the best free alternative to SmartFTP. FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. It has been designed for ease of use and with support for as many features as possible, while still being fast and reliable. It is easy to use and is available in many languages. The program offers support for firewalls and proxy connections as well as SSL and Kerberos GSS security. Other features of FileZilla include Tabbed user interface, Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue, Bookmarks, Drag & drop support, Configurable transfer speed limits, Filename filters, Directory comparison, Network configuration wizard, Remote file editing, etc.

Application Home: Click Here      Review: Click Here

Works With: Windows    Linux    Mac OS X

winSCP

winSCP is another good free alternative to SmartFTP. WinSCP is an open source SFTP client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is the secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager functionality. It is very easy to use and has a very easy to understand graphical interface. It uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports, in addition to Secure FTP, also legacy SCP protocol. Provides Directory synchroniztion in several semi or fully automatic ways. WinSCP is also available as a plugin to two file managers, FAR and Altap Salamander.

winscp

Application Home: Click Here      Review: Click Here

Works With: Windows        

FireFTP

FireFTP is a good replacement for SmartFTP. FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers. FireFTP is an add-on for Firefox. It is VERY easy to use. FireFTP works with windows, Mac and Linux. Its also available in over 20 languages. Other features of FireFTP include Automatic reconnect and resuming of tranfers, Search/Filtering, Integrity Checks of transfers (XMD5, XSHA1), Export/Import accounts, Remote Editing, File Hashing: Generate hashes of files (MD5, various SHA’s), Drag & Drop, File Compression: Using MODE Z, Timestamp Synchronization, etc.

Application Home: Click Here      Review: Click Here

Works With: Windows    Linux    Mac OS X

You can also check out other free alternatives like Zendit alternatives, Vipre antivirus alternatives or SMEStorage alternatives.

Bookmark and Share

Comments are closed.