Best FTP and SFTP Clients in 2026
Updated
36 FTP and SFTP clients ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
1free plans on this page
$1.25/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
FTP and SFTP clients, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 11 on this page have a public API.
- 26 FQB Transfer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 27 Viper FTP API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6$1.25/mo
- 28 BackendsideFTP API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 29 Yummy FTP Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 30 ALDrive API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 31 Staff-FTP API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 32 Robo-FTP API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 33 FTPUSE API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 34 FTPManager Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 35 EditPlus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$9/mo
- 36 SFTP Commander API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Protocol coverage | Supported platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | FQB Transfer | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | multi-protocol | macos |
| 27 | Viper FTP | 5.6 | No | $1.25/mo | No | — | multi-protocol | macos |
| 28 | BackendsideFTP | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ftp-ftps-sftp | windows |
| 29 | Yummy FTP Pro | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 30 | ALDrive | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | multi-protocol | windows |
| 31 | Staff-FTP | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | multi-protocol | windows |
| 32 | Robo-FTP | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | multi-protocol | windows |
| 33 | FTPUSE | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | ftp-only | windows |
| 34 | FTPManager Pro | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | ftp-ftps-sftp | — |
| 35 | EditPlus | 5.0 | No | $9/mo | No | — | — | windows |
| 36 | SFTP Commander | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | ftp-ftps-sftp | macos |
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