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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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2000
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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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Austin O.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Good Quality Solution"
It is easy to use, and support is always good.
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Aditi S.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP is a very useful tool being a developer as you have to access remote machines every now and then. It comes in handy when you have to check something on your linux machine. It also lets you save credentials for faster login. It gives you the ability to use PuTTY to access Linux terminal. The best part is that it shows the linux machine and folder structure via its own UI which makes browsing through files easier! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Nothing to dislike about WinSCP as it does its job! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

WinSCP helps access remote machines and shows the files via its own UI. This helps in accessing logs, debug applications, etc. Amazing tool that I use almost everyday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

The interface. WinSCP has a unique commander interface that other systems may have failed to implement during the old days. This interface makes transferring files more manageable and lets the developer view files simultaneously on the host and server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

WinSCP is mainly designed to connect Linux systems. Connecting a Windows system is a difficult task. Also, the shell prompt opens in a new window. I would like to see the shell prompt integrated inside the commander interface as a third tile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

WinSCP makes life easier when connecting, transferring or editing files on Linux systems in our organization. This tool is also the primary source of connecting the Linux server through a terminal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hardik J.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

A windows tool that not only allows to make a connection to the server but also visualize and manage files in a side-by-side setting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

There is no possibility for a command line execution. The file paths can't be easily modifies from the path fields. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have been using it regularly to access files from windows without any issues and always with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aswathy B.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

N number of connections can be added in WinSCP.Perfect for Technical teams or development teams.Easy transferring of files to local machines.WinSCP provides great security.This is undoubtedly an app or software which every organization can use which makes tech or even non-tech users to use.WinSCP also provides a good and solid User Interface which is easy to understand and handle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Refreshing the log and copying the files takes some time.It might be bit difficult for a new person who uses this software without having a basic knowledge about winSCP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Being a Business Analyst,I use WinSCP daily to test functionalities on my application and check the logs to identify or analyze the API calls, Methods, Request parameters, Response.It provides plenty of options like refresh the logs,search the path, Navigation to root/parent directory, finding the files, drag and drop(copy) files to the local machine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Praveen S.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

I have been usign WinScp for more than a decade now. This is really an awesome tool. The sessions can be stored and even the passwords so that I need not remember every time I connect to every machines. Most of the times I connect from my windows machine to a unix based remote device to deploy some files. The UI is so friendly that even a beginner can handle it very well. The navigation to different directories is so easy and can be stored as fav directories Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

There is nothing that I don't like about it. It has always worked for me the way I wanted it to work. Never used command line on this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

To transfer files to and from the remote non-windows machines. I can copy bulk files and even can multi select the files needed. This is really a game changer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

priyanshu b.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Winscp helps us to connect any virtual machines remotely. It provides drag and drop feature, using that we can easily keep our file from local machine to virtual machine and vice-versa. Also we can open the files in virtual machine using our local notepad setup and can easily make changes. We can also save our credentials to save our time next time to login. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

It doesn't connects the ftp server sometimes, which is irritating at times. They can improve it to increase our productivity. Tab feature is also not their, it should provide a duplicate session in tab forrmat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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People who wants to connect virtual machines and put their files from local can go for it. Vice versa is also possible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are easily able to keep our local file into virtual machines using this tool. We are able to edit the files in virtual machine easily using our local machine editors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

It is quite to easy to access and transfer file between local and remote system

It is easy to connect with remote devices with ease functionality.

Smooth Integration with windows devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes its disconnects due to poor internet or network interruption.

Due to poor connection, it takes longer time to share the files.

Needs to improvisation in user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

File transmission is easy and fast,

Provide remote access to multiple user.

Advanced features for efficient work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

1. Very good in supporting for SFTP and SCP protocol over FTP

2. It provides integration with windows which is very beneficial

3. Maintaining security by storing site information with master password Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

1. File transfer takes long time while transferring sometimes.

2. Frequent disconnectivity with FTP server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It helps in transferring and maintaining large file over FTP server in our company. Files data are being stored over this application only Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Synchronized browsing of the local and remote directories, auto upload of changed files, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

No option for soft-deleting a remote file Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

To browse, edit and update files on remote server over VPN Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yogesh J.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

I like that you can use WinSCP to access remote servers, work on files (add, upload, edit, delete, etc), move the files around, download files, and whatnot. It also comes with an option to open a PuTTY session for the current remote machine which is a major plus. It is easy to use and is pretty fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Functionality wise, WinSCP is good enough but they can still work on the UI to make it look more modern and user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Using WinSCP, accessing remote servers is as easy as opening file explorer in your own machine. It is easy to use, fast, and is free. I use it almost daily for several things. I also use the "Open Session in PuTTY" feature quite often (the most useful option for me). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.