winscp.net

WinSCP

Who runs WinSCP, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest FTP/SFTP client software alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Core FTP

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs WinSCP

WinSCP winscp.net

WinSCP is a free file manager for Windows supporting FTP, SFTP, S3 and WebDAV.

Wikidata: open source SFTP client for Windows

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What WinSCP tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

13 of the 19 alternatives below have fewer, 2 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
2 tools
  • Advertising and retargeting

    Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.

  • Visitor analytics

    Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to WinSCP

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to WinSCP, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than WinSCPNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to WinSCP match.

  1. 01
    SmartFTP smartftp.com English No trackers

    SmartFTP - FTP Client

    Welcome to the home of SmartFTP, the most popular FTP client for Windows.

    Compare SmartFTP with WinSCP →
  2. 02
    filezilla-project.org Top 10K English No trackers

    FileZilla - The free FTP solution

    FileZilla - The free FTP solution for both client and server. Filezilla is open source software distributed free of charge.

    Compare filezilla-project.org with WinSCP →
  3. 03
    ExaVault exavault.com English No trackers

    Free SFTP & FTP Server · ExaVault by Files.com

    ExaVault is now part of Files.com. Run a free on-premise SFTP / FTP / FTPS / WebDAV server in your VPC, or move to the Files.com File Orchestration Platform in the cloud.

    Compare ExaVault with WinSCP →
  4. 04
    Couchdrop couchdrop.io English 3 trackers

    Couchdrop: Cloud-based SFTP and Managed File Transfer Solutions

    Couchdrop is the modern, cloud platform for SFTP, MFT, and EDI. Automate file transfers, integrate your tools, and exchange files with partners — all without writing code.

    Compare Couchdrop with WinSCP →
  5. 05
    actionverb.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Managed File Transfer, SFTP & File Sharing — Files.com

    Files.com moves and manages every file your business depends on — across any cloud and any partner, from one place. It replaces MFT tools, SFTP servers, file servers, and scripts.

    Compare actionverb.com with WinSCP →
  6. 06
    Filemail filemail.com English 1 tracker

    Send Large Files - Any Size - Up To 5 GB Free - Filemail

    Send large files of any size fast. Share files up to 5 GB free with no account required. Trusted on all platforms for secure file transfers and sharing.

    Compare Filemail with WinSCP →
  7. 07
    Syncthing syncthing.net Top 10K English No trackers

    Syncthing

    open source continuous file synchronization software

    Compare Syncthing with WinSCP →
  8. 08
    Xender xender.com English 1 tracker

    A Secure File Transfer & Share App | Xender: Speedy, Smart, Share

    Xender is a fast and free file transfer and sharing app that allows you to transfer files between Android, iOS, and PC devices.

    Compare Xender with WinSCP →
  9. 09
    Resilio Sync resilio.com English 2 trackers

    Resilio is fast file access and sync, everywhere | Part of Nasuni

    Resilio (formerly Active Everywhere and Resilio Connect) gives teams, servers, and remote sites fast access to the same files, on the storage you already own.

    Compare Resilio Sync with WinSCP →
  10. 10
    WinZip winzip.com English 2 trackers

    WinZip for Windows: Zip, unzip, and protect your files

    WinZip is the world's leading zip utility for file compression, encryption, sharing, and backup. Save time and space, zip & unzip files quickly.

    Compare WinZip with WinSCP →
  11. 11
    WinMerge winmerge.org English No trackers

    WinMerge - You will see the difference…

    WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

    Compare WinMerge with WinSCP →
  12. 12
    RustDesk rustdesk.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions

    RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for your own self-hosted server, a TeamViewer and AnyDesk alternative for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.

    Compare RustDesk with WinSCP →
  13. 13
    GFI kerio.com English 2 trackers

    GFI Software

    GFI Software provides firewall, patch management, email security, network control and AI agents for SMBs and MSPs, without enterprise complexity or cost.

    Compare GFI with WinSCP →
  14. 14
    Cygwin cygwin.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Cygwin

    Unix subsystem for Windows machines

    Compare Cygwin with WinSCP →
  15. 15
    Proxmox proxmox.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Proxmox - Powerful open-source server solutions

    Proxmox develops powerful and efficient open-source server solutions like the Proxmox VE platform, Proxmox Backup Server, and Proxmox Mail Gateway.

    Compare Proxmox with WinSCP →
  16. 16
    Smartsheet smartsheet.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    The Execution Hub for Enterprise Work | Smartsheet

    Smartsheet is the Execution Hub where people and AI get work done together, with the governance and visibility enterprises need.

    Compare Smartsheet with WinSCP →
  17. 17
    Enlightenment enlightenment.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Enlightenment Main

    window manager for Unix-like operating systems

    Compare Enlightenment with WinSCP →
  18. 18
    HandBrake handbrake.fr English No trackers

    HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder

    HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder.

    Compare HandBrake with WinSCP →
  19. 19
    transmissionbt.com English No trackers

    Transmission

    A Fast, Easy and Free Bittorrent Client For Mac, Windows and Linux

    Compare transmissionbt.com with WinSCP →
  20. 20
    PBworks pbworks.com English 1 tracker

    Capture knowledge, share files, and manage projects within a secure, reliable environment | PBworks - Online Team Collaboration Software

    PBworks lets your team capture knowledge, share files, and manage projects. It tracks every change, and automatically notifies you and your team to keep everyone in the loop. PBworks is secure, reliable, and accessible from any computer or mobile device, so your team can use it anywhere they go. You can even use it with clients or partners. And because it's hosted, you don't need to download any software or manage any servers.

    Compare PBworks with WinSCP →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles WinSCP’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones WinSCP uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what WinSCP adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 8 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,214
Vector
384-d
Query
64 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to WinSCP’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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