Should you use Transmit to upload files to SFTP and S3?
3 apps · 8 factors
Scored for the goal: Upload files to SFTP servers and S3 buckets
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 —Transfer Protocols unknown | —Transfer Protocols unknown | 73%2 unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Features | |||
| Transfer ProtocolsHas SFTP, Amazon S3★ | · | · | SFTPFTPFTP TLS+10 |
| Server AuthenticationHas SSH public-key authentication★ | · | · | UsernamepasswordSFTP MFA |
| S3 authentication | · | · | Access-key ID plus secret-key… |
| Automatic upload retriesYes★ | · | · | – |
| Concurrent uploadsYes★ | · | · | ✓ |
| S3 multipart uploadsYes★ | · | · | · |
| Purchase | |||
| Current price | · | · | $19.95 once +7 |
| Product | |||
| What it does | The gold standard of… | Server and cloud storage… | Manage your files quickly… |
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The gold standard of macOS file transfer apps just drove into the future. Transmit 5 is here.
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- Report ID
- TMA-1D08VP9
- Sources
- 14
- Verified cells
- 8/24 (33%)
- Last checked
- Oct 18, 2026
- Reading saved
- ≈ 56 min
Scoring
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