Comparison of FTP server software
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The table below compares basic characteristics of notable FTP Servers. This list is not exhaustive.
| Name | Managed by | OS | Features | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BulletProof FTP Server | BulletProof Software LLC | Windows 98/ME, NT/2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008 | Activity and Traffic Monitor, User Quota system, Bandwidth Throttling, Virtual File System, Advanced Logging, GUI Administration with Windows System Service Support, Event Manager (eg: React on file upload), Resumed Upload/Downloads, Anti-Hammering, Ratio Support (Private File Trading) | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Cerberus FTP Server Cerberus FTP Server Cerberus FTP Server is a Windows-based FTP server with support for encrypted FTP sessions via FTPS and SFTP as well as web client support via HTTP and HTTPS... |
Cerberus, LLC | Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows 7 | Remote Administration, TLS/SSL security (FTPS), Windows Service, IPv6, logging, Anti-Hammering, Active Directory and LDAP authentication, UTF-8, User and Group support, Advanced Logging, Virtual File System, Web Services API, 64bit | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| CrushFTP Server CrushFTP Server CrushFTP is a proprietary multi-protocol, multi-platform file transfer server originally developed in 1999. CrushFTP is shareware with a tiered pricing model. It is targeted at home users on up to enterprise users.-Features:... |
Ben Spink | Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows 7, Mac OS X Client, Mac OS X Server, Linux, Unix, Solaris | FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV, Remote Administration, WebInterface (Browser uploads, and Java Applet uploads), Zipped Uploads and Downloads, Plugin Architecture, Usage Reports, User Email Event Notification, Server Email Alerts, SQL, LDAP, MS Active Directory, Local/Remote Virtual File System (LOCAL,FTP,SFTP file systems), AJAX + XSLT, Adobe PDF Form Posting and Uploads, User and Group Inheritance, Virtual File System Chaining, Virtual Domains, Quotas, Ratios, Bandwidth Limiters, Live Graphs, GUI Administration, XML, Self Update, Automatic Backups, UTF-8, 32bit, 64bit, Windows Service, Daemon (headless), zipstreaming, FTP Proxy / Protocol Conversion (SFTP/FTPS/HTTPS front end to legacy FTP server.) | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| DataExpress Open Platform | DMBGroup, Inc | Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows 7, Mac OS X Linux, Unix, Solaris | FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, PGP, WebDAV, WebDAV SSL, Remote Administration, Compression and Decompression, SMTP/POP3 email, AS2/3, ad hoc secure file transfer, Connect:Direct interface, LDAP, High Availability, DMZ Protocol conversion, browser based interface interface. Management and Monitoring, Standard or Ad Hoc Reports | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| FileCOPA FTP Server | InterVations, Inc. | Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2, Windows 7 | FTP, FTPS, SFTP, PCI Compliant, Unlimited Connections, Unlimited Users, Event System, Selectable Ciphers, Simple Install, Reporting System. | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| FileZilla Server Filezilla server FileZilla Server is a free, open source FTP server. Its source code is hosted on SourceForge.net.-Features:FileZilla Server supports FTP and FTPS... |
Tim Kosse | Windows NT,2000,XP,2003 | Simple administration, TLS/SSL security control, Remote administration, virtual file system | GPL |
| GoAnywhere Services | Linoma Software | i5/OS, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows, AIX | Supports FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, HTTP, HTTPS and AS2 protocols. User authentication provided with Active Directory, LDAP, password or certificates. Web-based administration for user account management, file trigger configuration and secure file transfer. | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Internet Information Services Internet Information Services Internet Information Services – formerly called Internet Information Server – is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. It is the most used web server after Apache HTTP Server. IIS 7.5 supports HTTP, HTTPS,... |
Microsoft | Windows NT, 2000, XP Professional (x86 and x64 Editions), Server 2003 and 2003 R2, Vista, Server 2008 and 2008 R2, Windows 7 | IIS 6 and earlier supports: Active Directory or local user accounts, user isolation. IIS 7 and later supports: FTPS, UTF8, IPv6, FTP host names, enhanced user isolation, XML-based configuration, and advanced logging. Extensibility APIs support custom authentication, home directory lookups, and logging. |
Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| ProFTPd | The proftpd Project | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (with cygwin) | LDAP Authentication, TLS/SSL security control, Shaping traffic, SQL or LDAP or File Quota, Ratio ... | GPL |
| Pure-FTPd Pure-FTPd Pure-FTPd is a free FTP Server with a strong focus on software security. It can be compiled and run on a variety of Unix-like computer operating systems including Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD, Solaris, Tru64, Darwin, Irix and HP-UX. It has also been ported to Android... |
Frank Denis | Linux, Solaris, HPUX, Mac OS X and FreeBSD, (Potentially Windows though unofficial) | TLS Encryption, Flexible authentication, Shaping traffic, MySQL, PgSQL, LDAP File Quota, Ratio, Bandwidth ... | BSD |
| Robo-FTP Server Robo-FTP Server Robo-FTP Server is a secure, automated Windows FTP server that supports FTP, FTPS, and SFTP. Robo-FTP Server offers event-driven automation for encryption, decryption, zip, unzip, move, copy, delete, email notification, database updating, and more.... |
Serengeti Systems Incorporated | Windows NT, 2000, XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, Server 2008 and future releases | Supports FTP, SFTP, FTPS, offers event-driven automation including encryption, decryption, zip, unzip, email notification, etc. | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Serv-U | Rhinosoft | Windows, Linux/Unix variants | Support for FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS listeners, Windows Active Directory integration, ODBC user/group storage, custom event triggers, remote browser-based administration, web-based file transfer client | Proprietary software Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Sysax Multi Server Sysax Multi Server Sysax Multi Server is a Secure FTP Server and a SSH2 Secure Shell Server for the Windows operating system. Web browser-based secure HTTPS file transfers and Telnet access is also supported. The software is certified for Windows Vista and runs on all 32 and 64 bit editions of Windows including... |
Codeorigin, LLC | Windows (All editions) | Secure FTP Server that also supports Secure Shell Access and Web browser based secure file transfer. Protocols supported include FTP, FTPS FTPS FTPS is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol that adds support for the Transport Layer Security and the Secure Sockets Layer cryptographic protocols.... , SFTP SSH file transfer protocol In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream... , HTTP, HTTPS Https Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server... , Telnet TELNET Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communications facility using a virtual terminal connection... , and Secure Shell Secure Shell Secure Shell is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client... . Features include remote browser based administration, server event triggers and scripting, and authentication using Windows, ODBC, or Active Directory. Certified for Windows Vista. |
Free Personal Edition, Commercial Editions |
| vsftpd Vsftpd vsftpd, which stands for "Very Secure FTP Daemon", is an FTP server for Unix-like systems, including Linux. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License... |
Chris Evans | Linux/Unix variants | Flexible configuration via PAM, impressive list of high-profile users | GPL |
| zFTPServer | Västgöta-Data AB | Windows NT,2000,XP,2003 | Strong TLS/SSL security control, Remote administration, Advanced virtual filesystem, Anti-Hammering, System Service support, Active Directory integration, Reactive and Proactive scripting functionality, Speed Scheduler | Proprietary (Freeware with paid extensions/support) |
| Name | Managed by | OS | Features | License |
See also
- List of FTP server software
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)File Transfer ProtocolFile Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server...
- FTP over SSL (FTPS)FTPSFTPS is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol that adds support for the Transport Layer Security and the Secure Sockets Layer cryptographic protocols....
- FTP over SSH
- SSH file transfer protocol (SFTP)SSH file transfer protocolIn computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream...
- Comparison of FTP client softwareComparison of FTP client softwareThe following tables compare general and technical information for a number of FTP clients and related clients that use other file transfer protocols. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up to date...