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# FileZilla vs PuTTY Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**FileZilla** [

4.5/5(767)

](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews#reviews)

**PuTTY** [

4.5/5(352)

](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**FileZilla**
No pricing available

**PuTTY**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**FileZilla**
1 month

Based on 59 responses

**PuTTY**
1 month

Based on 17 responses

Return on Investment

**FileZilla**
12 months

Based on 45 responses

**PuTTY**
10 months2 months sooner

Based on 16 responses

Perceived Cost

**FileZilla**
$$$$$

**PuTTY**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**FileZilla**
11%

**PuTTY**
16%5% more

Pros & Cons

**FileZilla**
[
Ease of Use (10)
](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1743536&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
File Transfer (10)
](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1742679&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Outdated Interface (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1743046&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Security Issues (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1743334&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**PuTTY**
Not enough data

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**FileZilla**

9.1

9.1695

**PuTTY**

8.9

8.9326

Ease of Use

**FileZilla**

8.8

8.8698

**PuTTY**

8.9

8.9326

Ease of Setup

**FileZilla**

9.0

9.0147

**PuTTY**

9.3

9.388

Ease of Admin

**FileZilla**

8.8

8.8124

**PuTTY**

9.2

9.281

Quality of Support

**FileZilla**

8.3

8.3445

**PuTTY**

8.1

8.1237

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**FileZilla**

8.7

8.793

**PuTTY**

8.9

8.963

Product Direction (% positive)

**FileZilla**

8.1

8.1683

**PuTTY**

7.8

7.8320

Features

Terminal Emulator[Hide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.3

185

Performance

Plugins

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

129

Resource Usage

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

155

Latency

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

161

Operating System

Linux Support

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

145

Windows Support

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

154

Mac Support

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

99

Unix Support

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

24

User Interface

Scrolling

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

158

Customization

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

148

Logging

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

154

Command-line interface

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

157

Licensing 

Concurrent Licensing

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

22

Subscription Licensing

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

21

Named User Licensing

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

24

Perpetual Licensing

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

22

Security

Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

24

Secure Sockets Layer encryption

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

23

Portal Access 

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

26

SAML Service Provider Integration

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

22

Functionality

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

21

Replication

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

22

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

127

Not enough data

Management

File Management

9.4(won by default)

108

Not enough data

Synchronization

8.9(won by default)

101

Not enough data

Scheduling

8.3(won by default)

83

Not enough data

Performance

8.9(won by default)

110

Not enough data

Functionality

File Transfer

9.4(won by default)

115

Not enough data

Language Support

8.8(won by default)

77

Not enough data

File Backup

8.7(won by default)

90

Not enough data

Mobile Support

7.5(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Security

Encryption

8.8(won by default)

89

Not enough data

Authentication

9.1(won by default)

98

Not enough data

Access Control

9.1(won by default)

90

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![FileZilla](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_816854961e0fdefd2810e97e959c72f1/filezilla.png "FileZilla")](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews)

FileZilla

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

53.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

17.9%

[![PuTTY](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_91ba385b963fa00bce23b532cca3ebba/putty.png "PuTTY")](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews)

PuTTY

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

26.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

27.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

45.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

53.1%

26.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

29.0%

27.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

17.9%

45.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![FileZilla](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_816854961e0fdefd2810e97e959c72f1/filezilla.png "FileZilla")](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/reviews)
FileZilla

Information Technology and Services

19.8%

Computer Software

12.7%

Internet

5.3%

Marketing and Advertising

4.8%

Design

2.8%

Other

54.6%

[![PuTTY](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_91ba385b963fa00bce23b532cca3ebba/putty.png "PuTTY")](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews)
PuTTY

Information Technology and Services

33.0%

Computer Software

14.9%

Telecommunications

6.4%

Computer & Network Security

4.4%

Computer Networking

4.1%

Other

37.1%

Alternatives

**FileZilla Alternatives**

 ![WinSCP](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b61201ff6c77d6665ef360b523d06e47/winscp.gif "WinSCP")

[
WinSCP
](/products/winscp/reviews)

 ![GoAnywhere MFT](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3035052d6bfeb5a52ef3d5aa9204586d/goanywhere-mft.svg "GoAnywhere MFT")

[
GoAnywhere MFT
](/products/goanywhere-mft/reviews)

 ![Cerberus FTP Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/020b100a67b07a365df2785f2c71b82b/cerberus-ftp-server.svg "Cerberus FTP Server")

[
Cerberus FTP Server
](/products/cerberus-ftp-server/reviews)

 ![CuteFTP](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3035052d6bfeb5a52ef3d5aa9204586d/cuteftp.svg "CuteFTP")

[
CuteFTP
](/products/cuteftp/reviews)

**PuTTY Alternatives**

 ![MobaXTerm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3c47b0293b63e905b726b84b02ab0683/mobaxterm.PNG "MobaXTerm")

[
MobaXTerm
](/products/mobaxterm/reviews)

 ![SecureCRT](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_7480f3088d28dac2e53abe007c765c98/securecrt.png "SecureCRT")

[
SecureCRT
](/products/securecrt/reviews)

 ![TeraTerm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_1d4d0089c605d6e5ef9422cd70892915/teraterm.png "TeraTerm")

[
TeraTerm
](/products/teraterm/reviews)

 ![iTerm2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0159d1abdafe291500d48ac376a5d2c4/iterm2.jpg "iTerm2")

[
iTerm2
](/products/iterm2/reviews)

## FileZilla vs PuTTY

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PuTTY easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with PuTTY overall.

- Reviewers felt that FileZilla meets the needs of their business better than PuTTY.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FileZilla is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FileZilla over PuTTY.