Compare the Top FTP Clients for Linux as of April 2026

What are FTP Clients for Linux?

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients are software applications that allow users to connect to FTP servers and transfer files between local machines and remote systems. They provide a graphical or command-line interface to upload, download, rename, delete, and manage files on remote servers. The software often supports secure variants like SFTP and FTPS to encrypt data and credentials during transfer. Many FTP clients include features such as bookmarking, drag-and-drop file handling, and transfer queuing to simplify file management. By facilitating efficient and reliable file transfers, FTP clients are essential tools for web developers, system administrators, and anyone needing to move files across networks. Compare and read user reviews of the best FTP Clients for Linux currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    AeroFTP

    AeroFTP

    AeroFTP

    AeroFTP is a modern, cross-platform file transfer client supporting 25+ protocols including FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, MEGA, Box, pCloud, Azure Blob, Backblaze B2, kDrive, Filen, FileLu, Zoho WorkDrive, GitHub, SourceForge and more. Built with Tauri 2 (Rust backend + React frontend), it features an integrated AI assistant with 19 providers, 47 tools (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, DeepSeek, Mistral and more), AeroVault encrypted storage (AES-256-GCM-SIV), Cryptomator vault support, a full CLI (aeroftp-cli) with 32 subcommands and vault profiles, Monaco code editor, SSH terminal, AeroPlayer media player with 14 visualizers, AeroCloud personal sync, archive browser (ZIP, 7z, TAR, RAR), batch rename, and 47 languages. Platform status: Linux stable (.deb, .rpm, .AppImage, .snap, AUR), Windows stable (.msi, .exe, winget), macOS beta (.dmg). Zero telemetry. Distributed via GitHub Releases, Snap Store, Winget, SourceForge and AUR. GPL-3.0.
    Starting Price: 0
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    FileZilla Pro

    FileZilla Pro

    FileZilla

    Transfer files from your computer via FTP/SFTP/FTPS, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Box, Dropbox, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Microsoft SharePoint, OpenStack Swift and WebDAV. One tool to find, transfer and download all of your files. FileZilla Pro, the professional tool for file transfers, allows you to focus on getting your job done. Choose the platform of your choice and buy it with confidence! Need to run commands via Command Line Interface? Get FileZilla Pro + CLI, it comes with our brand new tool designed for people who need to run batch transfers or just because they prefer to use a terminal. If you are a FileZilla Pro customer contact us to get FileZilla CLI at a special price. FileZilla Pro manages all of your transfers no matter how many files are in your source directory, it is heavily optimized for speed and you can also adjust the pace of your transfers at will.
    Starting Price: $19.99
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    UltraFTP

    UltraFTP

    UltraEdit

    UltraFTP is a personal, stand-alone FTP client built upon the framework of other IDM applications like UltraEdit and UltraCompare. Designed with maximum usability and performance in mind, UltraFTP offers full theme support, session support, an explorer interface, drag-and-drop transfers, and more. Even better, UltraFTP integrates with UltraEdit/UEStudio, UltraCompare, and UltraFinder to provide a seamless editing and publishing experience both on local and remote systems. UltraFTP supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS protocols. Folder sync is a simple and fast way to sync a local folder to an FTP folder. Set your sync rules, review sync actions, change sync actions on a per-file basis then launch and let UltraFTP do the rest. UltraFTP's blazing-fast transfer engine will begin uploading and downloading according to your sync rules.
    Starting Price: $79.95 per year
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    Syncplify

    Syncplify

    Syncplify

    Syncplify specializes in secure file transfer solutions, offering products like Syncplify Server! and Syncplify AFT! Syncplify Server! is an enterprise-grade SFTP and FTP(S) server designed to safeguard data in motion, featuring robust security measures, Active Directory support, cross-platform compatibility, and high availability through active-active deployments. It also provides extensibility via SyncJS, an extended JavaScript engine that allows users to create custom scripts triggered by events. Syncplify AFT! (Automated File Transfer) complements the server by enabling scriptable and automated file transfers, allowing users to define complex rules and procedures for secure data movement. Together, these solutions ensure data security both in motion and at rest, catering to organizations' comprehensive file transfer needs.
    Starting Price: $99
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    Synqion

    Synqion

    SNAP Innovation

    Highly secure cloud service for data storage and data exchange, end-to-end encrypted and GDPR certified. Thanks to Security & Privacy by Design, Synqion meets the highest requirements for data protection and data security. Full end-to-end encryption guarantees perfect protection against data misuse and ransomware. Synqion is easy to use, making it the ideal platform for everyone for exchanging data within the team and between companies, both in the Cloud and on your own servers (onPremise). Synqion is GDPR certified with the EuroPriSe seal of approval.
    Starting Price: 59.50€/User/Year
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    SecureFX

    SecureFX

    VanDyke Software

    Our flexible secure file transfer client gives you the tools you need to increase the security and efficiency of file transfer operations and site synchronization. Our flexible file transfer client for Windows, Mac, and Linux gives you the tools you need to increase the security and efficiency of file transfer operations and site synchronization. SecureFX's user-friendly interface makes it easy to learn, and support for multiple platforms allows you to apply the strong encryption and authentication mechanism of Secure Shell protocol to your data-in-transit. SecureFX assures recovery when transfers are interrupted, automatically resuming multi-file transfers. Relentless file transfer automatically reconnects and resumes transfer after a broken connection. Transfer files across networks and the internet with a choice of SSH2 SFTP, FTPS (FTP/TLS), HTTPS (WebDAV and Amazon S3), SCP, or FTP and HTTP for access to legacy systems for access to legacy systems.
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