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Should you use Transmit to upload files to SFTP and S3?

  1. Transmit
  2. Cyberduck
  3. ForkLift

3 apps · 8 factors

Scored for the goal: Upload files to SFTP servers and S3 buckets

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Transmit
Transmit
82%fit
Cyberduck
Cyberduck
100%fit
ForkLift
ForkLift
79%1 unknown
Features
Transfer ProtocolsHas SFTP, Amazon S3★FTPFTPS explicitFTPS implicit+14Active FTPPassive FTPExplicit FTPS+17SFTPFTPFTP TLS+10
Server AuthenticationHas SSH public-key authentication★PasswordSSH keysssh-agent+9PasswordSSH agentsOTP+15UsernamepasswordSFTP MFA
S3 authenticationSupports Access Key ID…Supports Access Key ID…Access-key ID plus secret-key…
Automatic upload retriesYes★✓✓–
Concurrent uploadsYes★✓✓✓
S3 multipart uploadsYes★✓✓✓
Purchase
Current price$24.99/yr +1$10 once +1$19.95 once +7
Product
What it doesThe gold standard of…Server and cloud storage…Manage your files quickly…
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