--- title: FileZilla Reviews meta\_title: 'FileZilla Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 766 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how FileZilla works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 766 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Data Integration Tools url: https://www.g2.com/categories/data-integration-tools --- # FileZilla Reviews & Product Details FileZilla is a free, open-source, cross-platform FTP application that includes both client and server components. It supports FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS), and SFTP protocols, enabling secure and efficient file transfers across various operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS. FileZilla is renowned for its user-friendly interface and robust performance, making it a preferred choice for both novice and experienced users. Key Features and Functionality: - Protocol Support: Facilitates file transfers using FTP, FTPS, and SFTP protocols. - Cross-Platform Compatibility: Operates seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. - Large File Handling: Supports resuming and transferring files larger than 4GB. - Tabbed User Interface: Allows simultaneous browsing of multiple servers or directories. - Site Manager and Transfer Queue: Enables efficient management of server lists and file transfer tasks. - Drag & Drop Support: Simplifies the process of uploading and downloading files. - Configurable Transfer Speed Limits: Provides control over bandwidth usage during transfers. - Directory Comparison: Highlights differences between local and remote directories. - Remote File Editing: Allows direct editing of files on the server. - Synchronized Directory Browsing: Ensures parallel navigation between local and remote directories. - Remote File Search: Facilitates locating files on the server. Primary Value and User Solutions: FileZilla addresses the need for a reliable and secure method of transferring files between local machines and remote servers. Its support for multiple protocols ensures compatibility with various server configurations, while the intuitive interface and advanced features like directory comparison and remote file editing enhance user productivity. By offering a free, open-source solution, FileZilla provides an accessible and efficient tool for web developers, system administrators, and anyone requiring robust file transfer capabilities. * * * Seller [FileZilla](https://www.g2.com/sellers/filezilla) Discussions [FileZilla Community](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 12 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![WinSCP](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WinSCP") WinSCP 4.6/5(231) ](https://www.g2.com/products/winscp/reviews) [ ![GoAnywhere MFT](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GoAnywhere MFT") GoAnywhere MFT 4.6/5(456) ](https://www.g2.com/products/goanywhere-mft/reviews) [ ![Cerberus FTP Server](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cerberus FTP Server") Cerberus FTP Server 4.7/5(43) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cerberus-ftp-server/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/filezilla/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 766 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") AH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/28/2026 "FileZilla Helps Host Integration Data" 3.5/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? Filezilla has been a very helpful platform to host our integration data across multiple fields Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? Updates on occasion will have annoying pop ups, and sometimes attempting to log in will fail but not clearly specify why Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? Hosting SFTP and allowing for export/import of files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Sports](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Sports") AS Verified User in Sports Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/29/2025 "Simple, Secure SFTP Solution for Power Users" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? Its simple to use if you are looking for a traditional SFTP program. It's easy to setup and is secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? It can be a little difficult for an average user with some of the terminology that is used. I have been building websites for almost 30 years and sometimes find the naming of features both outdated for modern times and also named more like a programmer vs a power user. Overall, it's not a major issue for me given I love the program, but it can slow me down for a few seconds on occasion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? I still update a legacy website the traditional sftp way and need a traditional sftp tool to manage the site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/28/2018 "Very granular tool for FTPing" 3.5/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? Lots of options and customizations for power users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? Navigating options could be easier for people needing just basic FTP functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering FileZilla: If you like having files autosaved, look elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? Connecting to FTP servers to edit PHP, CSS files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/4/2026 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/24/2024 "FileZilla, Great tool for accessing and deploying files on remote server" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? I like FileZilla for its userfriendly interface that makes file transfers easy, even for beginers. The drag and drop feature simplifes the uplaod and downlaod process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? while initial installation there are many 3rd party software insatllation which are by default ticked which may get installed on a users system if user is not aware. Also ther eis no bulit in cloud storage in the free version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? Allows me to easyly connect to remote servers with its user friendly interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Design") UD Verified User in Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/3/2024 "A nice application for managing websites" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? I use Filezilla almost every day to update websites. I think it's easy to use. Enter FTP address, username and password, after one click you are connected to website immediately and you are ready to upload files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? I don't like it, but of course it could have a better interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves the problem of connecting to FTP accounts to upload or update websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Ajay R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ajay R.") AR Ajay R. Shopify Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/11/2023 "Easy and reliable tool for file transfer" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? I use FileZilla for application development to change files on the server. It is very easy to use and cross-platform tool. We can use it for free because it is open source and lightweight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? So many times, FileZilla forgets the text editor I have assigned to change files, and it starts using the default text editor set on my computer. I have sent bug reports for this but I have not recieved response yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? I use FileZilla to upload and change files on the server. I take backups and do various other tasks for my server using FTP access. I use it for coding and deploying changes to the server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic AK Anish Sankar K. Programmer Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/21/2023 "A Reliable FTP" 3.5/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? A best file transfer protocol that you can find. A detailed view of transactions we can find when we use data transfer between the network and local repo like queues, what files are in progress and what files are completed. This gives the better history of files transferred Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? Editing of files on server is a tough work.Managing file and folder permissions could be handled better here. Though all the detailed view is listed down in app, the interface could be simple enough and not much complicated Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? In other softwares, we will not have the list of files that are transferred, or what items are in queue. In filezilla, these problems are handled efficiently. We could see Failed Transfers, Successful transfers as such Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/10/2023 "Remote download from cloud or machine done easy" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? The transfer speed and flexibility in downloading a file is very easy and fast. We need to provide IP address and password and that's all. If there is internet issue and your files are stopped from being downloaded we can easily resume it later. Unlink browser where your downloads needs to restarted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? Initial connection to the server takes more time. UI is very outdated. Some one needs to knowledge transfer you or else it is kind of difficult to understand. Sometimes network gets time out and needs to be reconnected again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? Connectivity takes long time Frequent time out issues Few errors are not properly explained Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic HK Hari K. Senior Principle engineer Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2023 "Filezilla Review" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? It is an open-source Secure file transfer tool that supports Multiple operating systems. It supports FTP and SFTP protocols for file transfer, which is very secure. it does support authentication key files and saved logins from Putty to connect to the host. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? It doesn't have dedicated customer support and is difficult to troubleshoot without logs. another drawback is it doesn't support file synchronization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? Free to use with SFTP protocols, which are very secure for transferring files. Support .ppk key file authentication, so we don't have to save connections in FileZilla. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Fabrizio L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Fabrizio L.") FL Fabrizio L. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/4/2023 "Very good sftp server" 4/5 What do you like best about FileZilla? FileZilla works perfectly when having to transfer data through SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol). Access to the IP is quick through the quick connect feature and navigation through the folders is adequate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about FileZilla? Interaction with the folders in my computer sometimes is not confortable. Sometimes I would want to open a csv file with a different program (like notepad for example) but it only lets me open it with the default one of the computer (excel). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is FileZilla solving and how is that benefiting you? Uploading data to our platform in a secure way. Interphase helps me only having to navigate through 1 program to connect to the server, upload data, check for incorrectly uploaded data, and download even files that I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about FileZilla? 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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