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

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