Alternatives to Pure-FTPd
A free, security-focused FTP server with optional TLS, virtual accounts and privilege separation. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Pure-FTPd
A free, security-focused FTP server with optional TLS, virtual accounts and privilege separation.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Pure-FTPd.
SFTPGo
An SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and WebDAV server with a web admin interface, backed by local disk or S3, Google Cloud or Azure storage.
SFTPGo serves SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and WebDAV from one process with a web admin and cloud storage backends, under the AGPL and with Windows support.
copyparty
A portable self-hosted file server in a single file, with resumable uploads, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP.
copyparty is a single-file self-hosted server offering FTP alongside WebDAV, SFTP and resumable HTTP uploads, with more features and configuration to learn.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Dufs
Serve and upload files through a small HTTP and WebDAV server.
miniserve
Share a file or directory over HTTP from one small command.
FileZilla
The long-standing free FTP, FTPS and SFTP client, with a matching server for Windows.
LFTP
A command-line file transfer program for FTP, HTTP, SFTP, FISH and BitTorrent, with mirroring and job control.
