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SFTPGo vs ProFTPD: catalog facts
SFTPGo	ProFTPD
Freemium The Community edition is free and open source under the AGPL, with all core protocols and…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Serves SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and WebDAV from one process Stores files on local disk, encrypted local disk, S3, Google Cloud Storage or Azure Blob	Modular design lets you add only the features you need Supports FTP, FTPS and SFTP
AGPL licensing is a problem for some organisations Advanced compliance features are in the paid Enterprise edition	Built from source and configured by hand, which takes server experience Server only, with no graphical management interface
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
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 1, 2026

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