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CrushFTP vs Pure-FTPd: catalog facts
CrushFTP	Pure-FTPd
Paid Commercial software sold through licences listed on its pricing page.	Free Free and open source under a BSD licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Very wide protocol and cloud storage support Runs on almost any OS with Java 8	Can run fully non-root with chroot emulation and virtual accounts Optional TLS encryption via OpenSSL
Paid software Aimed at business deployments rather than home use	FTP only; SFTP is handled by a separate SSH server No Windows support listed
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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