--- title: Cyberduck Reviews meta\_title: 'Cyberduck Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 87 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Cyberduck works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 87 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Cyberduck Reviews & Product Details Cyberduck is a free, open-source client for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and various cloud storage services, available for macOS and Windows. It offers a user-friendly interface that simplifies file transfers between local systems and remote servers or cloud platforms. Cyberduck supports connections to services like Amazon S3, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, and Backblaze B2, making it a versatile tool for managing files across different environments. Key Features and Functionality: - Protocol Support: Cyberduck supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and integrates with cloud storage services such as Amazon S3, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, and Backblaze B2. - User Interface: The application features an intuitive interface with drag-and-drop functionality, facilitating easy file transfers. - External Editor Integration: Users can open and edit files directly from Cyberduck using their preferred external text editors. - Bookmark Management: Cyberduck includes a bookmark manager for quick access to frequently used connections. - Security Features: The client supports FTP/TLS (FTP secured over SSL/TLS) and integrates with system technologies like Keychain on macOS for secure credential storage. - Language Support: Cyberduck is available in multiple languages, including English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Primary Value and User Solutions: Cyberduck provides a comprehensive solution for users needing to manage and transfer files across various servers and cloud storage services. Its support for multiple protocols and platforms ensures compatibility with a wide range of systems. The integration with external editors and the intuitive interface streamline workflows, making file management more efficient. By offering robust security features and support for numerous languages, Cyberduck caters to a diverse user base, addressing the need for a reliable and versatile file transfer client. * * * Seller [Iterate GmbH](https://www.g2.com/sellers/iterate-gmbh) Discussions [Cyberduck Community](https://www.g2.com/products/cyberduck/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Return on Investment 3 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/cyberduck/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![RaiDrive](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "RaiDrive") RaiDrive 4.5/5(6) ](https://www.g2.com/products/raidrive/reviews) [ ![Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)") Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) 4.3/5(71) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs/reviews) [ ![SuiteDash](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SuiteDash") SuiteDash 4.8/5(618) ](https://www.g2.com/products/suitedash/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/cyberduck/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 87 real user reviews. 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I like how easy it is to upload and download files with CyberDuck. It makes secure file sharing across the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) a breeze. The fact that you can get it as a free program is a bonus. I like how you can upload multiple files and create folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? Sometimes CyberDuck can run slow and it can be difficult to get it to stop doing an action. For example if you accidentally click on the wrong file to download it can take forever to get it to 'stop', especially if it is a large file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: If you're looking for an inexpensive alternative to other file sharing programs, I would recommend CyberDuck for your office. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? CyberDuck makes file sharing between offices easy, especially in the newspaper industry. It is user-friendly and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in E-Learning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in E-Learning") UE Verified User in E-Learning Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/17/2018 "Cyberduck Review" 5/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? The best thing about this product and my use of the product was the easy use of the product. This product helped me to drop box documents and other assignments to my professors very easily. There were no problems that came along with using the program. If I followed the steps provided by my professor properly and in order, then this was very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? The user interface is very plain and boring. There is not much going on with the program. The good thing about this is that the program gets straight to the point and does everything that it is meant to do without all the extra pizzazz. However, there is not much appeal to the eyes while using this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: There may be other programs that are advertised to be better, but Cyberduck cuts straight to the point. Nothing flashy, nothing extra. Just everything you need and it gets the job done. No need to waste any more time in figuring out the program. You can easily find a tutorial online, or in my case, just follow the step by step directions provided by the professor. And just like that, you've sent your documentations over to your professor with this easy use program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? Easiness of sharing documentation with other colleagues or professors in my case. It is a very easy way to share these things with whoever needs to view them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Information Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Services") UI Verified User in Information Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/25/2019 "Cyberduck" 1.5/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? This system allows me to upload files and photos to the server. It breaks files and photos into categories and can have multiple subfolders. The layout resembles the internet structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? Cyberduck has a significant time lag when uploading. Also it often disconnections/times out when uploading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: Decrease the time lag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? We have been able to upload photos into the cloud and connect them to our intranet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite PT Phuc T. Web Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/20/2018 "Great Advanced File Management Tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? I've used Putty and Filezilla for a few years then a coworker told me about Cyberduck. When I used it, somehow I liked it much better than other FTP clients. This may be better integration with SSH and SFTP, and the easy on the eyes, visual interface to manage the files. Simple and Clean - It's pretty much straight forward. You can add your connection (if you wish to save as a "Bookmark"), or enter the server url for a quick connect. You can simply drag/drop files or upload, then do all the basics, Edit, etc. Choice of Editors - You can choose a default Editor to edit your files.. and not just a native Editor. There are also multiple methods on opening or managing a file, which gives users a variety of options to their convenience. (e.g. For example, when Editing, you can Double click it, right click -\> Edit, or click Edit) There are many View options - You can add columns to view more details about the files. (For example, permissions, groups, etc.). Interface - The appearance, font, and the way that everything appears make it visibly easier to view. This is important when you're looking at a long list of connections or files to manage. Last but not only, The logo is cute - This catchy and has absolutely nothing to do with the functionality, but from a web developer's perspective-- this is good Marketing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? There is one major thing I noticed.. either the feature is not available or perhaps I'm not familiar to the hidden features. However, I've googled forums on this, and it seems several people are also seeking the same thing, but there's only partial solutions or the feature is not available. Typically when I SSH, open the file via sudo to Edit via external Editor, I am able to save it. With cyberduck, even though I have all the sudo permissions necessary, I am unable to save my edits until I manually change the permissions for both group and ownership to my user. This is a major inconvenience, if I need to Edit multiple files and need to keep the same permissions. It is challenging to keep track of the permissions I change temporarily. But it may be that all SFTP clients may be like this so far if I recall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: If you're looking for a file management system that is user friendly and good interface, I recommend Cyberduck. It is also affordable because it is FREE! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? I've used it for the basics, when I didn't have SSH access, or simply rather drag and drop or get a visual of the files, similar to the idea of Windows Explorer or Mac's finder. It appears there may be more advanced features that others can utilize that would make development more efficient. I handle a lot through command line instead so I haven't explored everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Danielle N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Danielle N.") DN Danielle N. Senior Associate Director, Operations Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/26/2018 "Hard to set up, but uploads are quick" 1.5/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? Once the set up is done it is easy to upload data and is secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? Bookmarks often disconnect, which is really annoying since we need a pass code to connect. Set up is a pain. Still can't get it to work with my CRM integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? Secure File exchange, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Vaibhav S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vaibhav S.") VS Vaibhav S. Software Engineering Intern Computer & Network Security Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/12/2018 "Cyberduckf or SSH and SFTP" 4/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? I like the way it works. It makes it super easy for me to browse directories through SFTP. It also gives an option to edit a code/document saving the hassle of downloading the file, editing it and loading on the server. It also enables me to SSH into a remote IP which comes in very handy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? At times when I try to SFTp or SSH to an IP address, Cyberduck would change a couple and IDs and then try and open it. Obviously, it doesn't go through and I have to retype the whole thing. It reaches a point when the downloads folder is full and if you try and download something new, Cyberduck will terminate the connection and stop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: Keep clearing the downloads folder every now and then. You wouldn't want to re open cyberduck again and again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? I am currently working on a raspberry pi to collect some remote data. I use Cyberduck to SSH into my Pi and transfer files/change codes as and when required. As I am able to SFTP into the Pi, I don't need separate hardware accessories for it. I also used to use it while remotely uploading assignments for my classes during my college years Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Maria Clara D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Maria Clara D.") MD Maria Clara D. Interactive Communications Director Marketing and Advertising Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/18/2018 "Without fail, my go-to FTP software" 5/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? Quick load, separate screen to watch uploaded/downloaded files that can be cleared, ability to save sites as bookmarks for quick reference, ability to open multiple connections in multiple windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? Sometimes I have to hit the refresh button to verify my files uploaded and to actually see them in the file structure, though I'm not positive that isn't sometimes due to a slow internet connection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: If you're in a Mac environment and want a WYSWYG (vs command line which some of my engineers simply won't give up) FTP program, I can highly recommend it. I rarely utilize the advanced settings for specifying type of connection, but they also exist for a broad variety of applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? I manage two dozen client websites, and whether I'm doing file loads outside of the CMS or simply storing large zips for transfer, Cyberduck is my go to. I've used it across multiple companies, occasionally testing out other sorts of FTP programs but always returning to this, particularly for Mac environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chris M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chris M.") CM Chris M. Health Solution Architect Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/14/2018 "Good Software - Can Be Buggy" 4/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? It's great for developers, as it doesn't overload the UI with too much of "User Anticipation". It's very good at remembering your account set ups and I only ever have to enter them once, which sadly has not been the case with many others! I live the download and upload functionality, it simply does it to a folder you select and it remembers your default, on other similar tools I kept opening file up by mistake when I just wanted to download them. It's really good that I can use so many types of file server and I don't have to switch for S3 / SFTP etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? It can be buggy at times, crashes every so often and can have inconsistent upgrade quality. I don't know why this is, perhaps the testing isn't great. I use it on a MacBook Pro. Due to the buggyness I only recommend this to my tech-y friends. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: Be ready for breaking updates, but they generally fix them OK. It can be a bit frustrating but as a developer at heart I love the simplicity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? Much fast SFTP access and S3 access, all in one place. Saves me time day to day. I use it much like a finder window when working with files on S3 / SFTP. and I drag files back and forward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite EE Eric E. Managing Engineer II Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/16/2018 "Solid file transfer app" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? Broad support for multiple services (Azure, S3, Google Cloud, Dropbox, etc etc) and good performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? Not too much to dislike! If what you want is a solid file transfer app with support for multiple services, Cyberduck is a great option for Windows and Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: Great file transfer app! It's not as slick as Panic's Transmit for the Mac, and maybe not as fast as other file transfer apps, but it makes up for it in support for services and Windows+Mac compatibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? The support for multiple services and being able to open multiple browser windows to connect to them allows you to transfer files between the services. Helpful for migrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Writing and Editing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Writing and Editing") IW Verified User in Writing and Editing Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/18/2018 "Buggy System " 1/5 What do you like best about Cyberduck? Unfortunately, the best thing about CyberDuck is that it's free. I also like that it's available for both Mac and PC (although the functionality is inconsistent between the two). The interface is also pretty straightforward and easy to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cyberduck? I have two main issues with Cyberduck: 1) it's buggy. 2) it works differently on Mac vs. PC. I've used CyberDuck on both Mac and PC, and there are things that I can do on a PC that I can't do on a Mac (at least on the version I was using). For example, I tried to change file/folder permissions on a Mac, but CyberDuck wouldn't let me. I had to switch to my Remote Desktop and change the permissions on the PC version. I've encountered a few bugs while using CyberDuck. Most of the time I was able to find a workaround, but then I hit a wall where it was just unusable, so I decided to buy a paid-app that actually offered support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cyberduck: I recommend doing some research on different storage browsers before choosing CyberDuck. The program has been very unreliable for me and my team, so I recommend considering paid options instead. I also recommend using a product that offers customer support. That way, if you do have issues, at least you can ask someone for help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cyberduck solving and how is that benefiting you? I was using CyberDuck to upload and manage files on my AWS S3 server. The only benefit was that it was free, but it wasn't worth that the program had. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Cyberduck? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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