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What are the best FTP servers for Windows?

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Windows IIS FTP vs FileZilla Server vs Wing FTP Server

 vs Cerberus FTP Server vs Titan FTP Server vs Rebex Tiny SFTP Server vs Syncplify.me Server! vs FileZilla vs WinSCP vs Cyberduck

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Starting from $199

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Up to 14

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Windows, Linux, Solaris and Other

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Windows, Mac

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FTP, SFTP, WebDav

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Nextcloud, Owncloud, Amazon

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 Free

Included as part of the Windows OS
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 Supports FTPS

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 Over-sized and bloated

You must install full IIS to use it.
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 Virtual Directories

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 Full IPv6 Support

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 Spyware

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 Not secure

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 spyware

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 Has web-based interface so can be used in any browser

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 Event Manager allow to execute Lua Scripts with which files can be scheduled for transfer

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 Can be used for FTP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS and other web clients

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 Provides complete secure file transfer

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 Share files just by link, no need to login

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 Users and Groups

Available in all editions
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 Supports FTPS

FTPS = FTP over SSL/TLS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS)
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 HTTPS/Web Transfer

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 Detailed Logs

Available in all editions
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 Windows is a Supported Platform

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 Virtual Directories

Available in all editions
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 Supports FTP

Available in all editions
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 Anti-hammering

Available in all editions
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 SOAP control API

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 Full IPv6 Support

Available in all editions
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 Cost

Enterprise: $1,295.00 USD Professional: $499.00 USD Standard: $249.00 USD Personal: $79.00 USD See http://www.cerberusftp.com/products/ for edition/feature comparison.
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 Recommended by Cisco

Excellent, responsive tech support.
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 events can ban ip addresses and kick users.

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 It just works

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 Not designed for home/personal use

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 Small

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 Free

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 Cross-platform

FileZilla Client is available for Windows, Unix, OSX and Linux.
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 Free / Open Source (GNU GPL)

FileZilla is free open-source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License free of charge. Basically this means that everyone, including corporate entities, can use FileZilla, including but not limited to private, educational and commercial use.
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 Supports FTPS

FileZilla Server is a server that supports FTP and FTP over SSL/TLS which provides secure encrypted connections to the server. (FTPS = FTP over SSL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS)
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 Supports FTP

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 contains spyware!

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 Installs junk software on your computer

The installer will install adware by default. Only when fetched from third party sources. Download the installer from the FileZilla website and it’s adware free.
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 Well supported

Frequent release cycle to fix bugs, add features, etc.
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 Non-Windows platforms not supported (for server)

Sadly, the commercial FileZilla Server is not able to run on Unix, OSX or Linux
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 CON Steal files from servers

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 Readable password

Doesn't encrypt saved passwords.
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 Now supports both SFTP and FTPS

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 SFTP support

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 Free and open source

FileZilla is free open-source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License free of charge. Basically this means that everyone, including corporate entities, can use FileZilla, including but not limited to private, educational and commercial use.
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 BOSSE

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 Windows is a Supported Platform

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 Suppots FTP and FTPS

FileZilla Server is a server that supports FTP and FTP over SSL/TLS which provides secure encrypted connections to the server.
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 Not an FTP server

Client only.
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 Versatile support

Support for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox.
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 Dedicated FTP app that performs well

Sticks to being a simple FTP app without adding more features. No need for other file managing features that are not related to FTP purposes. A client that is simply a nice GUI as apposed to just using a command line.
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 Easy and intuitive user interface

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 Should be removed from this list! Isn't an ftp server.

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