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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (71.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Brackets
Star Rating
(259)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BracketsSmartFTP
Star Rating
(21)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SmartFTPBrackets vs SmartFTP
- Reviewers felt that Brackets meets the needs of their business better than SmartFTP.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Brackets is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Brackets over SmartFTP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Brackets
No pricing availableSmartFTP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Brackets
No trial information availableSmartFTP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
240
8.5
18
Ease of Use
9.0
240
8.4
18
Ease of Setup
9.4
32
9.7
5
Ease of Admin
8.5
22
9.7
5
Quality of Support
8.2
155
7.1
17
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
20
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
230
5.5
18
Features by Category
Coding
9.2
121
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
Editing
7.3
77
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Brackets and SmartFTP share no categories
Unique Categories
Brackets is categorized as Text Editor
SmartFTP is categorized as File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Brackets
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmartFTP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Internet
5.9%
Design
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
39.4%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
14.3%
Computer Networking
14.3%
Renewables & Environment
9.5%
Law Practice
9.5%
Computer Software
9.5%
Other
42.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Hoe to change the dark theme background
1 Comment
GG
You can easily change the themes, by navigating to Extension Managers, click on Themes, and choose the theme of your choice which suits your requirements.Read more
Is there a shortcut or simple way to auto format code within Brackets?
1 Comment
BD
I recommend an installing the extension called Beautify by Drew Hamlet. Then with a quick keyboard shortcut (ctrl+shift+L) it will format your code very...Read more
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