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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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What do you like best about WinSCP?

First of all, the WinSCP client is free to use, and the installation process is very straightforward, it compatible with most Windows versions, and it runs stable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

I have been using it for years, and so far I have not found any issue with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I did not encounter any issue with WinSCP, and I really like it sets the default port to 22, some other FTP clients do not specify it and you will need to manually set it to 22. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chetan K.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

- WinSCP is free to use, quick, and lightweight software

- Provides a secure way to transfer documents

- Doesn't require much training. It can be understood and used by anyone who has basis understand on softwares Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

- Fails to load and connect sometimes.

- User interface seems a bit old and gives you the older windows XP kind of look.

Apart from these, there are not much of flaws in WinSCP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have used WinSCP for transferring files, and it does the work efficiently without much of a hassle. This application is a must-have for who has FTP related needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP is a great FTP client for accessing server files, uploading, and downloading from it. You can simply drag-drop to download or upload. The best thing about it is it portable and doesn't require installation. You need to just open the software, enter the Host Name, Username and Password, and it connects quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The connection and files access is easy, but a great drawback is the speed at which the files get uploaded or downloaded. If the file size is huge it takes a lot of time to download it to your local machine. IT significantly limits the upload/download speeds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

WinSCP can be used by users who want a portable, easy-to-use software to connect to server and access files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I can easily access server files. For making any change, I can download the file, edit it and then upload it back from my local machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kabir A.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Its simple in use, and we can share the FTP/SFTP link with data to our clients and visa-versa.

Easy of use.

easy to share the files and download the files.

you can share the files to any users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

not much to dislike, but sometimes it fails to connect servers, multiple attempts to connect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

it helps in sharing large files and easy to use and helps lot when the customers has large logs or files to analyze, even when we want to share some data to customer it helps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP is very easy to implement and setup. The connection strings are simple to understand and quick to implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

I do not have any dislikes about this product, as it meets all my requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

File transfer and sharing between two organisations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Taimoor A.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

There are too many things for best in WinSCP; first, we quickly transfer the file between the local computer and remote computer, and we have multiple options for file protocol to select and save our hostname. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

There is nothing to dislike in WinSCP, but one thing is that sometimes WinSCP speed shows slow when we transfer the file between local computer and remote computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

First, we say we are solving the file transfer problem between the local machine and remote machine with the help of WinSCP. And also, WinSCP transfers the file in a secure way that is the benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

What I like best about the WinScp it provides a very well User-friendly graphical user interface. It has great security features and different encryption formates to connect with the different Host servers like SCP and FTP and Wubdev and all. By using WinScp we can easily connect with any network by using Host ID and Host Password and we can upload and download any data from the Host easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The downsides of using WinScp are we can't access the system which could work in windows operating systems. We can access the data from any device which has a windows operating system. it is best suitable to get the data from the Linux operating systems because that device only supports the SCP and FTP formates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It solved so many problems like we are mainly working products which it could be run with cloud network support and many of products are related to network data exchange. We can easily upload the data and download the data from the cloud platforms like amazon web and some other Web dev platforms. It has end to end data encryption security setup is there so we no need to bother while transfer and receive the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rujuta J.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Transferring any file is just a click away. The folders in source and destination can be easily accessed. The transfer rate is much faster and multiple transfers are also very easy.This tool is time saver and user friendly and any new person can use it without any kind of walkthrough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes the connection is lost many times. Transfer is file stops immediately without pausing the transfer. Hence a file has to be transferred again if the connection is lost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

File transfer from server to local machine is done via WinSCP. It's quick and easy to use. Highly recommended for those who need quick file transfer on a daily basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kjetil S.
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Technical Support Engineer
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP supports not only FTP but also SFTP and SCP. It is capable of secure manual or automatic file transfers. You can syncrhonize files with servers. The interface is straightforward and easy to use. It has a simple file management type feature. It supports drag and drop when transferring files. The addition of a text editor feature also comes very handy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

There is nothing to dislike about this application. Not only is it free, but it also gets the job done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

If you are looking for a secure and reliable way to transfer your files to and from a server, WinSCP is definitely the tool for your. It is free and so easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

WinSCP answers the need to transfer files to and from servers in a secure manner. It comes at no additional cost to the business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Courtney K.
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IT Specialist
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

I like how simple WinSCP is. I use it to do a simple drag and drop from an SSH server to another server, it's easy to set up automated scripts with WinSCP, and I use it to edit HTML. It's a legit multipurpose file transfer software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The only thing I'd prefer that WinSCP offer is the ability to edit HTML in a more thought-out editor, such as the offerings of Notepad++. I don't mind skimming through the current editor since I started making websites in Notepad when I was a kid, but I wouldn't be upset if one day, there were squiggly lines and all the other fun markups that actual editors have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

WinSCP ensures that my connection to our SSH server is secure. It's also a convenient way for me to manage our website without installing a memory hog software like Dreamweaver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.