Best Transmission Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from peer-to-peer file sharing software ranked against Transmission on the same published basis.
- 1Transmission vs qBittorrent
- 2Transmission vs WebTorrent
- 3Transmission vs Deluge
- 4Transmission vs BiglyBT
- 5Transmission vs BitComet
- 6Transmission vs Feem
- 7Transmission vs Tixati
- 9Transmission vs Vuze
- 10Transmission vs FrostWire
- 11Transmission vs Resilio Sync
- 12Transmission vs Torrex
- 13Transmission vs BitTorrent Classic
- 14Transmission vs aMule
- 15Transmission vs LibreTorrent
- 16Transmission vs Nicotine+
- 17Transmission vs rTorrent
- 18Transmission vs TorrDroid
- 19Transmission vs TorrServer
- 20Transmission vs Tribler
- 21Transmission vs µTorrent Classic
Transmission alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qBittorrent | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | WebTorrent | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Deluge | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | BiglyBT | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | BitComet | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Feem | 6.0 | Free plan | $0.42/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Tixati | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 9 | Vuze | 6.0 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | FrostWire | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Resilio Sync | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Torrex | 5.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | BitTorrent Classic | 5.3 | No | — | Mac |
| 14 | aMule | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | LibreTorrent | 5.2 | No | — | Android |
| 16 | Nicotine+ | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | rTorrent | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | TorrDroid | 5.2 | No | — | Android |
| 19 | TorrServer | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 20 | Tribler | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | µTorrent Classic | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Transmission alternatives
What is the best alternative to Transmission?
qBittorrent, number 1 in peer-to-peer file sharing software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: WebTorrent, Deluge, BiglyBT and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Transmission?
qBittorrent is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.