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Pure-FTPd vs FTPS Server: catalog facts
Pure-FTPd	FTPS Server
Free Free and open source under a BSD licence.	Free Free, released into the public domain under CC0-1.0.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Android, Command line
Can run fully non-root with chroot emulation and virtual accounts Optional TLS encryption via OpenSSL	Encrypted FTP over TLS transfers Per-user permissions and isolated root folders
FTP only; SFTP is handled by a separate SSH server No Windows support listed	Small project with few users so far No GitHub releases published
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD	License: CC0-1.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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