FileZilla Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to FileZilla for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Midnight Commander, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to FileZilla are odrive, ExpanDrive, Muon SSH/SFTP client and CrossFTP.

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  1. Midnight Commander icon

    Midnight Commander

     243 likes

    GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    104 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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    • Almost everyone thinks Midnight Commander is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • Midnight Commander is the most popular Linux alternative to FileZilla.

    • Midnight Commander is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • Midnight Commander is MinimalisticFileZilla is not according to our users
  2. odrive icon

    odrive

     85 likes

    Unify all your storage. odrive makes it easy to access, sync, and share all your files from one place. Integrations to 20+ services, desktop sync, CLI (inc. Linux), placeholders, zero-knowledge-encryption, web client, advanced sharing, and more.

    63 odrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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    • odrive is the most popular Web-based alternative to FileZilla.

    • odrive is Freemium and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  4. ExpanDrive icon

    ExpanDrive

     47 likes

    Map or Mount Amazon Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and more as a Network Drive. Seamless access to files without sync.

    50 ExpanDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Muon SSH/SFTP client icon

    Muon SSH/SFTP client

     16 likes

    Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.

    31 Muon SSH/SFTP client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    SFTP client
     
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    Comments about Muon SSH/SFTP client as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    missing pure ftp/ftps client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Muon SSH/SFTP client is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  6. CrossFTP icon

    CrossFTP

     6 likes

    CrossFTP is an FTP, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and cloud storage client.

    • CrossFTPs main features: Multi-tab Navigation; Unicode support; Bonjour Service Discovery; Archive browsing(.zip,.tar.gz,etc.); Auto-reconnecting and anti-idle; and more.
    • CrossFTP Pro version is availabl.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about CrossFTP as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Rishabh Istwal
    Positive
    1

    Dosen't require to be much more technical to use.Excellent User Interface.And more and fast than FileZilla.

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    • CrossFTP is Paid and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
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    gFTP

     16 likes

    gFTP is a simple GTK+ based ftp client for Linux. Supports the FTP, FTPS (control connection only), HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and FSP protocols, FTP and HTTP proxy server support, supports FXP file transfers (transferring files between 2 remote servers via FTP), UNIX, EPLF, Novell...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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    Comments about gFTP as an Alternative to FileZilla
    NginUS2
    Positive
    1

    This is able to log onto prgmr VMs using key file based authentication when Filezilla was unable to do so.

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    • Most users think gFTP is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • gFTP is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  9. SSH Pilot icon

    SSH Pilot

     2 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    51 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. lftp icon

    lftp

     16 likes

    lftp is a command-line file transfer program which besides FTP, also supports FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, HFTP, FISH, and SFTP. A BitTorrent client is also built-in as torrent command.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  11. sFTP Client icon

    sFTP Client

     Like

    sFTP Client is a full-featured FTP/SFTP/FTPIS/FTPES/SSH client with a modern and easy to use interface.

    23 sFTP Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Gigolo icon

    Gigolo

     7 likes

    Gigolo is a frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems using GIO/GVfs. It allows you to quickly connect/mount a remote filesystem and manage bookmarks of such.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Gigolo as an Alternative to FileZilla
    SFN
    Negative
    0

    It seems discontinued: its last version was released in 2014.

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    • Gigolo is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
  13. LAN-Share icon

    LAN-Share

     3 likes

    LAN Share is a cross platform local area network file transfer application, built using Qt GUI framework. It can be used to transfer a whole folder, one or more files, large or small immediately without any additional configuration.

    60 LAN-Share alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. CurlFtpFS icon

    CurlFtpFS

     1 like

    CurlFtpFS is a filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl. It is the simplest and very convenient way to work with remote FTP sites. No special FTP GUI apps is necessary and credentials can be stored in Netrc file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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