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WinSCP Overview

What is WinSCP?

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client and SCP client for Windows (only for Windows). Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality.

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WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client and SCP client for Windows (only for Windows). Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality.


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WinSCP
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Sathyaseelan C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"One Stop Solution for File Transfer"
GUI is always very much user friendly. File transfer is very ease Security at the top level. Multiple levels of security in login page
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Gurudatta B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"WinSCP"
Ease of integration with different softwares like Datastage
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It is easy to use, and support is always good.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Drag and drop the required file and transfer is achieved. Ease of use and simple UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes transfer speed is low. Frequent Session timeout is also a pain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Free and open source

File transfer is Easy and simple Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

this is a handy ftp tool with inbuilt editor, so its quite fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

isn’t an amazing feature to get the files from one os to other OS, windows to linux speed of file transfer is always convincing and secure through winscp channel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The interruption of transfer makes app crash and restart again to do the same process this wastes user time and efforts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

One and only one thing, to transfer the files from one os to other os using winscp Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP is easy to set up and gives you a quick simple interface to work with and since it is not a bloated program it does not use a lot of resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

I do not have anything negative to say about WinSCP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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If you are unsure of anything make sure you read the Help files, but this software is easy to use for people of all skill levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

File maintenance is a lot easier with WinSCP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP is the perfect program for moving files between workstations and servers. Using a dual view, you have available the directory trees of both nodes, local and remote. One of the best things is that it allows you to open the files without transferring them, for example to open the code files before copying them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

One of the disadvantages of WinSCP is that it does not integrate a bash console to work on the remote computer. This would be very useful since any connection that works by SCP is also compatible with SSH Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

WinSCP is perfect for code developers and system administrators, since is very useful to move code and files to servers. It's multiplatform and it's totally free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

WinSCP allows me to upload the files that we develop for the web pages to the web servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Perfect SFTP and SCP app. Unintrusive, small, lightweight, CPU friendly, easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes hung up with large number of files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Now i can connect to any pftp or sftp server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

It's simple, clean and easy to use, the configurator allows for a bunch of parameters (more than enough in our particular case) and overall it just seems like an extra drive to access data from external databases, so it fits perfect for any Database file check. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

I don't dislike any of it, usually these products with small menus and few options I use to value more if what they do is done well than focusing on what they don't, because a small program like this is focused on doing only a few things and they are done right I don't think we should focus in the things you miss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

If you have to access any database in your job and you don't want an extra layer of complexity to use it (it works like an open directory window just like any windows OS window) it is by far the most simple yet working software I can recommend. It's not heavy, it's fast, it shows the issues with simple vocabulary and a friendly interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can use this program as an extended drive to access files in databases not encountered physically near us controlling the security aspects of this access: file protocol, ssh security, proxy or tunneling connection and also directory access and permisions, it doesn't require any skills or previous knowledge so even beginners can use and configure with a simple step by step tutorial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

It's compatible with FTP, SFTP, and for me the most important SCP, due SSH.

The people like me that works normally with Linux machines, needs applications like WinSCP very useually. Most of the time I work in Ubuntu or Centos, but everyday I need to do things with windows machines, normally to ofimatic tasks, word and excel basically, and with WinSCP I can move my files back to Ubuntu very fast and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

In general nothing, its perfect. But in my opinion WinSCP would have to include a complementary SSH terminal, that can be very necessary in some times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

It's basic for people that works with different OS. It's free, easy to use and there are portable versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows me to move files across different operative systems and machines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

I like the drag and drop option for moving files around between servers. Super easy to use, doesn't time out after a certain amount of time. It supports FTP, SFTP, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Nothing big, we do alot of encrypted stuff so sometimes it's a little slow. Overall it gets the job done! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

It's a good product and gets the job done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I move alot of files between servers and drives and because it's sensitive information, it's encrypted which is what we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

I use this software to access my raspberry pis through window. As it supports SMTP and FTP so the files can be easily transferred from window to pi or viceversa. It allows us to access more than one pi at the same time in one window. The whole screen gets divided in two parts. One part shows the window directory and other shows the pi. It allows to copy and paste the file through clicking and dragging it to the destination. We can easily edit any file in pi without the need of commands unlike putty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

No major issue. Only one change that i would suggest is the inclusion of colour coding for showing the codes. It opens the code like a normal notepad which is quite boring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using it in the automation testing. It allows me access more than one pi and window at the same time on my system. I can easily open and edit a file without the need of any command. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Ease of file transfer. Connecting local pc to virtual desktops. Speed of file transfer. Simple user interface. Can handle multiple operations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Disconnects when inactive. Huge file transfers are difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

Learn to login to remote connections and transfer files. Much easier to work on files on local PC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WinSCP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Transfer from remote desktops to local PCs.

Work on files effectively. If virtual desktops do not support file editing, can download on local and work on files. Projects on servers and results generated can be extracted easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.