Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to vsftpd

Product categories

Application Server Cloud Storage Development Tools FTP Client File Explorer File Management File Manager File Transfer SFTP Client SSH Web And Application Servers Web Servers

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to vsftpd are ProFTPD, Cyberduck, and SFTPGo. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

ProFTPD Landing Page
1

ProFTPD

The Official ProFTPD web site. ProFTPD is a high-performance, extremely configurable, and most of all a secure FTP server, featuring Apache-like configuration and blazing performance.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#File Transfer #FTP Client #SSH
Cyberduck Landing Page
2

Cyberduck

A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#File Transfer #FTP Client #Project Management 68 social mentions
SFTPGo Landing Page
3

SFTPGo

Fully featured and highly configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support - S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob
Pricing:
- Open Source
#FTP Client #File Transfer #SSH 21 social mentions
Apache HTTP Server Landing Page
4

Apache HTTP Server

Apache httpd has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 50 social mentions
gFTP Landing Page
5

gFTP

gFTP is a free multithreaded ftp client for *NIX based machines running X11R6 or later.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#FTP Client #File Transfer #SFTP Client
Double Commander Landing Page
6

Double Commander

Double Commander is a cross-platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#File Manager #FTP Client #File Explorer 20 social mentions
nginx Landing Page
7

nginx

A high performance free open source web server powering busiest sites on the Internet.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 46 social mentions
rsync Landing Page
8

rsync

rsync is a file transfer program for Unix systems. rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for bringing remote files into sync.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#File Sharing And Backup #File Transfer #File Sharing 13 social mentions
Caddy Landing Page
9

Caddy

The HTTP/2 Web Server with Automatic HTTPS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Servers #HTTP/2 Web Server #Web And Application Servers 225 social mentions
ConEmu Landing Page
10

ConEmu

ConEmu-Maximus5 is a full-featured local terminal for Windows devs, admins and users. Get better console window with tabs, splits, Quake style, copy+paste, DosBox and PuTTY integration, and much more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Server Management #Terminal Tools 18 social mentions
devd Landing Page
11

devd

A local web server for developers
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Servers #Web And Application Servers #Application Server 4 social mentions
Cherokee Landing Page
12

Cherokee

High-performance web server
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server