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Add to SafariWhen comparing SecureCRT vs FileZilla, the Slant community recommends SecureCRT for most people. In the question“What are the best SSH clients for Windows?” SecureCRT is ranked 10th while FileZilla is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose SecureCRT is:
Some of us still need actual VT220 emulation to log into OpenVMS machines. SecureCRT does a superior job at it.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro VT220 emulation
Some of us still need actual VT220 emulation to log into OpenVMS machines. SecureCRT does a superior job at it.
Pro Buttons bar
SecureCRT while not free has the ability to make common commands in to button for faster command processing. Commands like: exit, clear, :wq!, ls -lha and the etc.
Pro Scriptable via Python API
Has a Python API to control most aspects of the terminal and sessions. Scripts can be bound to buttons, menu items, and keyboard shortcuts.
Pro Puts emphasis on security
SecureCRT has strong data encryption and secure authentication through the support of password and public keys.
Pro Secure FTP support (FTPS/SFTP)
Supports FTP, FTPS (SSL) and SFTP (SSH).
Pro 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.
Pro Offers Server Mode
Can be used as an FTP server also, allowing easy file sharing.
Pro Cross-platform
In addition to Windows, FileZilla client is available for Unix, OSX and Linux.
Pro 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.
Pro Kind of de-facto standard
If you're troubleshooting things, everybody will first try if it works with File-Zilla.
Cons
Con Not free
Paid product. Some nice additional Cygwin type features and server version are integrated, but for most users the feature set probably does add enough value for a paid only client.
Con Expensive
Con Installs junk software on your computer
The installer will install adware by default.
