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Core FTP Mini SFTP Server vs SFTPGo: catalog facts
Core FTP Mini SFTP Server	SFTPGo
Free The mini SFTP server is free; the full Core FTP Server is a paid product.	Freemium The Community edition is free and open source under the AGPL, with all core protocols and…
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Tiny download that can be run directly Setup is a user, password, port and folder	Serves SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and WebDAV from one process Stores files on local disk, encrypted local disk, S3, Google Cloud Storage or Azure Blob
Windows only Single user and folder, with no advanced server features	AGPL licensing is a problem for some organisations Advanced compliance features are in the paid Enterprise edition
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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