Filezilla – the best free FTP program for mac and pc?

We often get asked by customers which FTP program they should use to connect to their web hosting server. Other people ask, is it worth paying for a FTP program or are free ones as good?

If you are a windows user there are several good FTP programs out there. Cute FTP has lots of features and is easy to use, however its not free.

When it comes to mac, your choices are even less. Many people who use a mac recommend Cyberduck.  - Cyberduck quite possibly has the best looking dashboard icon. However since the release of snow leopard, from our experience, cyberduck does not work correctly anymore. It has a nice interface and is easy to use, however its slow and caused several problems in the office where it would not upload files to a web server via our file server in the office.

Over the last few months everyone here has come to the agreement that Filezilla is simply the best FTP program. It seems to upload files much faster than its competition and ‘just works’. The only negative is that it is not as user friendly as some of its rivals. However if you know what you are doing when it comes to using FTP programs, we think filezilla is a must.

Well worth checking out.

Also .. If you are a windows server administrator, the filezilla FTP server edition is a must. Far far better than the microsoft offerings… and the best bit, its free!

What do you think is the best FTP program, which one do you use? will be interested for your feedback.

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