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# WinSCP

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> SFTP client that provides businesses with tools to securely transfer files.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 56 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 56 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: WinSCP

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing Details**: The product is available for free.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Collaboration Tools
- Encryption

## Category

- [File Sharing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30909/file-sharing/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Google Drive](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/161425/drive) — 4.8/5 (28427 reviews)
2. [Google Workspace](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/168389/google-workspace) — 4.7/5 (17483 reviews)
3. [OneDrive](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/161304/onedrive) — 4.5/5 (12623 reviews)
4. [Dropbox Business](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/143068/dropbox-business) — 4.5/5 (21682 reviews)
5. [LimeWire](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1073008/LimeWire) — 4.8/5 (448 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Great Software" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *23 March 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of use and varying levels of keeping sessions to help end users be able to move files as needed
> 
> **Cons**: Has many options, which can make it look daunting, but that is also a great blessing. But the nice thing is you can also hide those settings from end users, helping them feel more comfortable.
> 
> It is a great tool that is used almost daily in some fashion or another. This can be scripted so that it's totally hands-off or manually used to research a given file remotely.

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### "Great for work" — 5.0/5

> **Robert** | *13 March 2025* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Great for working with my team on sharing files
> 
> **Cons**: one downside is you have to be careful when sharing permissions with co workers to not override a file

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### "Best program for scp" — 5.0/5

> **Luca** | *01 February 2025* | Packaging & Containers | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It's my first, one and only program that i use when i have to connect to Linux server. At work i have to manage some server, and when i have to copy or download something to or from these machines, i use always WinScp
> 
> **Cons**: For my use i can't find nothing as negative

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### "WinSCP is very easy to use and very handy\!" — 4.0/5

> **Rick** | *10 June 2024* | Oil & Energy | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I like all the tools that incorporated in this software. I don't have to have other software running to complete my tasks.
> 
> **Cons**: Nothing\! I haven't had any issues or wished for anything else in this software at this point.
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> I've used this software for a couple of years. I haven't used all it's features, but the ones I have used, work very well. Using this for specific tasks, I don't need to run other software to get things done.

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### "WinSCP review" — 5.0/5

> **Matt** | *06 June 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: This is an easy solution for file sharing for various entities.
> 
> **Cons**: I do not have any issues with the software.

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