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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?

I liked the best part of it is that it is very easy to share any files from local window pc to Linux remote server with no interruptions and that is free of cost anymore, that is attractive to each type of developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes, it is slow to share files, specially for a big size file or folder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Recommended Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am using it to exchanges files from local PC to remote PC for industrial projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

It's easy to use and excellent interface. Short learning curve using this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

I have no issue with the tool so far, and I have been using this tool for more than ten years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I'm able to transfer files from the external party without any fuss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP has been around for a very long time. I am constantly reviewing new solutions and I haven't found anything that comes close to WinSCP in terms of a Secure FTP client. The fact that it bundles standard FTP, Secure FTP, and FTP over SSL is what makes it shine. It's interface is much more sleek and user friendly compared to other free FTP solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The update frequency is a bit aggressive, it seems like anytime I use the software, there is an update, and I use it frequently. Unless the update is security focused I think they should group the changes together for fewer updates; of course if the update is security related then it is important yes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are a transcription company, and we use WinSCP for our transcriptionists to be able to download the audio they are working on, as well as our clients using it to download the completed documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adarsh R.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

The drag and drop feature is undoubtedly the best among the many features it offers. The built file editor is a life savior for anyone who is new to cli machines.Also the progress bar for downloading/uploading file is informative Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

There is nothing that I dislike but the download/upload speeds is less for some big files, but this isn't a drawback of Winscp as SFTP itself is a slow tech Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I can login to the servers to check logs and copy file content or download them, also WinScp makes it easier to directly editing files without needing to edit them locally and reupload them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Winscp is quite convenient to transfer files from one server to another, with dedicated security access and the possibility to drag and drop with some limitations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The graphical user interface is a bit outdated, and the WinSCP access credentials do not support modern multi-factor authorizations, etc. It is not that great when you work with external customers, and it shows that you are not using the latest user-friendly tool on the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

Do not pay attention too much to the old user interface and focus on the functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Winscp enables the organization to transfer files between different servers in a secure way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

It is very easy to use, and one of the best user-friendly tools. Helps to Copy files between a local computer and remote servers very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes it's very slow to transfer large files and many times It got hung also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We can easily copy our files from the local machine to the client-server using an encrypted connection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GOURI S.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

The best thing about WinSCP is it is straightforward to use, and copying the data to other servers is just drag and drop. Also, I like the UI of the WinSCP, it is at it's best. I am enjoying it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The thing which I don't like about WinSCP is it doesn't allow to establish the connection with multiple servers at the same time, and it timeout the connection soon hence require to restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am using WinSCP for transferring the files from my local system to server using drag and drop feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

Simple and super fast tool to connect and transfer files through FTP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

The interface looks too old it can be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It helps to upload large files into the server with a secure connection it's saves lot of time in transferring huge file from one server to another Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Priya S.
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What do you like best about WinSCP?

WinSCP directory structure, file transfer through protocols Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

When there are comparatively large amounts of the file to upload, it gets slow also. Large files cause issues in preview. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Transferring files from the remote machine to the client's device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WinSCP?

It is a well known and free SFTP and FTP client used for transferring data safely to the remote server directly. It is more user friendly and trustable because it has a good authentication method. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WinSCP?

Sometimes WinSCP is shown as a Virus and harmful to device by some Anti-virus. But when checked in defender it's completely safe , so I don't think it's a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WinSCP:

It has end to end encryption and has good security. Compared to others it is simple and easy to download and upload files. Most recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The too and fro of my data files from my local storage to server is easy. We can securely download the data from Web dev and Amazon Web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.