WinSCP Reviews & Product Details

WinSCP distinguishes itself through its straightforward design, dependable performance, and robust security features. Its user-friendly interface makes it easy for both newcomers and seasoned users to transfer files between local and remote systems. With convenient drag-and-drop functionality, a built-in text editor, and various synchronization options, daily file management becomes smooth and efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main drawback is that the interface appears somewhat dated when compared to more modern file-transfer tools. Additionally, performance can occasionally lag during very large file transfers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GUI is always very much user friendly.

File transfer is very ease

Security at the top level.

Multiple levels of security in login page Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Connection will drop and attempts to reconnect quite often Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of integration with different softwares like Datastage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

i didnot find any dislikes about WinSCP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to use, and support is always good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No issues from my standpoint. Never had any problems using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-Easy to login

-Always remembering the most recent folder which was opened recently

-Easy to transfer file between Windows and Linux server machine, using drag and drop you can perform the file transfer operation

-Creating folder and renaming is also good feature

-Opening multiple session is also possible will give user more option for file transfer

-Simple GUI to use for file transaction Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometime file is not getting refreshed automatically even if those file updated on either machine(Windows or Linux) so, you have to make refresh before coping those files

Sometime if you are transferring lager file at that time it took usually bit time to get the file transfer complete Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of transferring files securely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

File uploads do not refresh in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software layout is easy to use for everyone. It is easy to install and connect to remote system. I use it mostly for data transfer from my Windows computer to a remote server. The files can be transferred to a specific path and as the path can be navigated easily even when connected to a linux machine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is slow while transferring large files upwards of 100Gb and occasionally crashes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WinSCPs features are almost boundless, but the parts I could not live without are:

1) The ability to open a putty session from the file SFTP/SSH session.

2) Hierarchy of organization of server configurations.

3) Context menu SSH commands like unzip, tar/gzip, grep etc.

4) Synchronized browsing (navigating local and remote directory structures simultaneously).

5) Filer synchronization with configurable preview.

6) Optionally recursive permissions setting.

7) Active development brings new features, improved protocols and security updates.

8) Local editing of remote files with on-save upload (live editing).

9) Slug based folder navigation and folder history.

10) Remote server to second remote server file synchronization.

11) Copy file/folder names with or without paths.

12) Segregated session logging.

13) Configurable Powershell commands and macros for file and folder manipuation.

14) Savable Workspaces

14) It's open source.

15) Dark theme. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I had to dig deep to find something I didn't like, but the calculate directory size context menu doesn't take advantage of the underlying SSH capabilities, and it can take a while to scan every path sequentially. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WinSCP is helpful in many ways to download, upload, provide permissions to the file(s) or folder(s). Also, we can open the file to view content and it is the most secure and fastest way to access the server directories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

System administrators sometimes face timeout issue or connection lost while they tries to access or download file from the server. It should rather prompt for Access Denied and remains connected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the navigation of the graphical user interface and the drag and drop functionality to move files between two remote hosts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far, nothing to be disliked since usage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.