Top 15 ProFTPD Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

ProFTPD is a high-performance, extremely configurable, and most of all a secure FTP server, featuring Apache-like configuration and blazing performance.

ProFTPD grew out of the desire to have a secure and configurable FTP server, and out of a significant admiration of the Apache web server.

When the Project began, the most commonly used server was wu-ftpd. While wu-ftpd provides excellent performance and is generally a good product, it lacks numerous features found in newer Win32 FTP servers and has a poor security history. Many people, including the developers who work on ProFTPD, had spent a great deal of time fixing bugs and hacking features into wu-ftpd. Unfortunately, it quickly became clear that a complete redesign was necessary in order to implement the configurability and features desired. ...

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2. Syncplify.me Server!

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3. SmartFile

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5. Transmit

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8. PyroBatchFTP

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9. FTP Wanderer

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10. Syncplify.me FTP!

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12. SmartFTP

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