Alternatives to Xftp
A Windows SFTP and FTP client from NetSarang for moving files between local and remote hosts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Xftp
A Windows SFTP and FTP client from NetSarang for moving files between local and remote hosts.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Xftp.
WinSCP
A Windows file manager for remote servers, covering SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SCP, S3 and WebDAV, with scripting built in.
WinSCP is free and open source under GPL-3.0 on Windows, adding SCP, S3 and WebDAV support plus scripting and directory synchronisation.
FileZilla
The long-standing free FTP, FTPS and SFTP client, with a matching server for Windows.
FileZilla is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with a site manager and transfer queue, though cloud back ends need the paid Pro edition.
SmartFTP
A Windows client for FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, SSH and cloud storage transfers.
SmartFTP is also a paid Windows client, adding WebDAV and cloud storage such as S3 and Backblaze B2, a built-in SSH terminal and a text editor.
Core FTP LE
A free Windows FTP client with SFTP, FTPS, transfer resume and site-to-site transfers.
Core FTP LE is a free Windows client with FTP, SFTP and FTPS, site-to-site transfers and command-line transfers, with some features in the paid Pro edition.
Cyberduck
A server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows that speaks FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and every major object store.
Cyberduck is free and open source on Windows and macOS, adding WebDAV, SMB and object storage support, but without synchronized two-server browsing or FXP.
Bitvise SSH Client
A Windows SSH client combining a terminal, SFTP file transfer and port forwarding.
Bitvise SSH Client is free for Windows and adds a terminal and port forwarding alongside graphical SFTP, but does not handle FTP.
termscp
Move files between local and remote systems in a terminal interface.
termscp is free and open source under MIT, running as a terminal interface on Windows, macOS and Linux instead of a graphical client.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Xftp as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Classic FTP
A simple FTP client for Windows and Mac for uploading and maintaining website files.
Xftp is a commercial Windows SFTP and FTP client with scheduled transfers and synchronized browsing across two servers, aimed at users handling several servers regularly.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Solar-PuTTY
A free tabbed SSH, Telnet, SCP and SFTP session manager for Windows, built on PuTTY.
SSHFS-Win
Mounts a remote directory over SSH as a Windows drive letter.
LFTP
A command-line file transfer program for FTP, HTTP, SFTP, FISH and BitTorrent, with mirroring and job control.
EF Commander
A two-panel Windows file manager with an archiver, viewer, hex editor and FTP/SFTP client.
SpeedCommander
A dual-pane file manager for Windows with a viewer for 80+ formats, archives and FTP/SFTP.
SFTPGo
An SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and WebDAV server with a web admin interface, backed by local disk or S3, Google Cloud or Azure storage.
