# WinSCP Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 WinSCP Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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WinSCP

## What is WinSCP?

SFTP client that provides businesses with tools to securely transfer files.

## What is WinSCP used for?

[File Sharing](https://www.capterra.com/file-sharing-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 56 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

95%

Neutral

4%

Negative

2%

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### WinSCP

4.7 (56)

VS.

[4.7 (24,098)](https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/reviews/)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

$8.75

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.6 (56)

Ease Of Use

4.6 (22,653)

Value For Money

4.8 (34)

Value For Money

4.5 (15,226)

Customer Service

4.0 (25)

Customer Service

4.4 (13,489)

## WinSCP alternatives

[4.5 (3,502)](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/reviews/)

Starting price

$12.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

92%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (1,200)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

93%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.8 (356)](https://www.capterra.com/p/131320/Firmex-Virtual-Data-Rooms/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

99%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

Highest Rated

[Google Drive](https://www.capterra.com/p/161425/Drive/)

[4.8 (28,480)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161425/Drive/reviews/)

Starting price

$7.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

98%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/161425/Drive/)

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/234587/WinSCP/alternatives/)

## Pricing

Value for money

4.8 (34)

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
not available

Value for money

4.8 (34)

4.8

Based on 34 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.0 (25)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.0 (25)

4.0

Based on 25 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.7

Based on 56 reviews

Filter by rating

5(41)

4(12)

3(2)

2(1)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AU

Anonymous User

self

Computer Software

### "Great Software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

March 23, 2026

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.

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.

Review source

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RK

Robert K.

drafting

Civil Engineering

### "Great for work"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 13, 2025

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

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

LL

Luca L.

IT Analyst and Developer

Packaging and Containers

### "Best program for scp"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

February 1, 2025

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

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Analista de Sistemas

Higher Education

### "Comentarios sobre winscp"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 25, 2024

Pros

La facilidad que tiene para subir, mover o eliminar archivos del servidor.

Cons

Sus capacidades de edición de archivos son bastante limitadas.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RT

Rick T.

Engineering Tech Supervisor, Test Equipment

Oil & Energy

### "WinSCP is very easy to use and very handy!"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 10, 2024

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.

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.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MW

Matt W.

AM

Automotive

### "WinSCP review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 6, 2024

Pros

This is an easy solution for file sharing for various entities.

Cons

I do not have any issues with the software.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

NZ

Nino Z.

\-

Internet

### "Bewertung des Programmes WinSCP"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 20, 2024

WinSCP ist kurz gefasst meiner Meinung nach das beste Programm für File Transfer.

Pros

WinSCP unterstützt sehr viele Dateiübertragungsmethoden darunter auch SFTP und FTP. Des weiteren öffnet sich beim starten auch ein Bildschirm in dem gespeicherte Verbindungen sogar angezeigt werden, was die Verbindung erleichtert und sofort ermöglicht.

Cons

WinSCP hat meiner Meinung nach keine Nachteile.

Switched from

[FileZilla](https://www.capterra.com/p/231513/FileZilla/)

Es gibt ein Dark Mode die Komatiblität ist größer und es ist schöner designt.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

ZC

Zie C.

Responsable Projet et Developpement

Information Technology and Services

### "Le gestion FTP WinSCP"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 9, 2023

J'aime surtout le mode espace de travail et l'option multi compte

Pros

Nous utilisons WinSCP en tant que gestionnaire FTP, qui permet de se connecter simultanément à plusieurs comptes FTP,

Cons

Difficile pour moi de trouver des imperfections à WinSCP, d'autant plus qu'il est Open Source. Mais je pense devrais intégrer la double authentification au niveau de l'authentification

Switched from

[FileZilla](https://www.capterra.com/p/231513/FileZilla/)

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

FG

Francislyne G.

Developpeur

Information Technology and Services

### "WinSCP, un outil FTP"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 8, 2023

Je dirais que WinSCP est l'outil par excellence que j'ai déjà utilisé en terme de gestionnaire FTP, surtout avec PUTTY qu'il intègre

Pros

WinSCP est un outil que j'utilise au quotidien en tant que gestionnaire de fichier FTP. Il me permet de travailler simultanément sur différents compte FTP

Cons

Il est très facile de supprimer des fichiers sur le serveur, si vous ne faites pas attention

Switched from

[FileZilla](https://www.capterra.com/p/231513/FileZilla/)

[Cerberus FTP Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/163280/Cerberus-FTP-Server/)

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MP

Matteo P.

Cost Allocation Manager

Investment Banking

### "Useful application"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

November 16, 2023

Pros

I like its utility in loading data and the speed in doing that

Cons

The difficulty in recognizing the many sections at the top of the window like for example “Options” and “File”. It takes time learning to recognize and distinguish all of them

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/234587/WinSCP/reviews/)

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