Alternatives to Smartftp

Knu · July 09, 2008, 06:49:57 PM

Hi,

Smartftp have stopped their free version. I have 9 days to sort out an alternative (I don't intend to pay to use Smartftp) before the 'trial' version quits on me. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Jason · July 09, 2008, 09:50:04 PM

I haven't used it personally but the big name that comes to mind if you want a free option is filezilla

http://filezilla-project.org/

Mark · July 09, 2008, 10:18:54 PM

Another one is: http://www.coffeecup.com/free-ftp/

I've never used their FTP program but I used to use CoffeeCup HTML Editor long ago and it was really good. So if that's any indication.

weekend camper · July 10, 2008, 01:18:42 PM

overall happy with FireFTP that is a Firefox addon. Will do about 98% of my requirements and is more stable than older versions.

Knu · July 10, 2008, 05:58:04 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give it a few more days to see if we end up with a 'winner'.

Knu · July 29, 2008, 06:53:17 PM

I've been using Filezilla, but don't like it at all. I tend to switch off with GUI that I don't instinctively understand how to use. I know, it is probably just the change of softwares, rather than one being better, but it does feel clunky compared to SmartFTP.

Steve · July 30, 2008, 03:57:30 AM

ws_ftp professional Ipswitch

I use it for years. Excellent!

http://www.ipswitchft.com/products/ws_ftp_professional/features.asp#ease_of_use

Knu · August 01, 2008, 04:51:22 PM

Thanks Steve, but I'm a cheap-skate - I'm looking for something that's free.