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title: "Compare Mac SFTP, S3 and FTP clients"
description: "AnyBucket next to Cyberduck, Transmit, ForkLift, Commander One, FileZilla and Finder: prices, protocols, dual panes, server-to-server copies and sync."
url: https://anybucket.app/compare
lang: en
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# How AnyBucket compares

AnyBucket next to the Mac file transfer apps it's most often compared with, and the Finder's own Connect to Server, feature by feature and price by price.

- **$9.99, once** One license for two Macs. No subscription, no account.
- **Server to server** Any two servers side by side, copied on the server when they're the same one.
- **Keys and ⌘K** Commander keys for every action and a palette that goes anywhere.
- **Native and private** Swift and SwiftUI, 18 languages, no analytics, no backend.

## Feature by feature

What AnyBucket does, and whether each product's own documentation describes the same. ✓ described in the product's own documentation · ○ not listed there (checked November 4, 2026).

| | AnyBucket | Cyberduck | Transmit 5 | ForkLift 4 | Commander One | FileZilla | Finder |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Panes and keys** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Copy from one server to another | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| Copies on the server itself when both sides share it | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (2) | ○ | ○ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| Commander keys: F5 copies, F6 moves | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ✓ | ○ | ○ |
| A palette to go to bookmarks and folders by name | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Two panes side by side | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ |
| **Servers** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SFTP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ |
| FTP and FTPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | FTP, read only |
| Amazon S3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| S3-compatible stores by endpoint (Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, MinIO…) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (3) | ✓ | ✓ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| WebDAV over HTTP and HTTPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Pro (1) | ✓ |
| **SSH** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Reads your ~/.ssh/config | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Jump hosts (ProxyJump) | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| **Transfers** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pause and resume transfers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| Automatic retry on a fresh connection | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| The queue picks up again after quitting | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Replace only if newer | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ○ |
| Resume a partly copied file | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ○ |
| Checksums verified after transfers | ✓ | ✓ (4) | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| **Compare & Sync** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Compare and sync folders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| Sync both ways | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ○ | Pro (1) | ○ |
| Sync two servers, not only Mac and server | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| See and change each file's action before syncing | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| **On your Mac** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Save tabs as a workspace and reopen them | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Edit in any app, upload when you save | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | Asks to upload | ○ |
| Quick Look | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ✓ |
| Transfers in the menu bar | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Notifications when transfers finish | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Finds servers on the local network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ✓ |

1. In FileZilla Pro, the paid edition, as its own pages describe it.
2. For S3, WebDAV and cloud services; Panic's table lists it as not supported over FTP and SFTP.
3. Panic's help says Transmit can't fully support Cloudflare R2 at this time.
4. For Amazon S3, as an option in its settings.

Based on each product's public pages as of November 4, 2026. Prices in US dollars, before tax; offers vary.

### Sources

- **Cyberduck:** cyberduck.io, docs.cyberduck.io (protocols, SFTP, S3, transfers, browser, edit, sync, bookmarks, notifications) and its Mac App Store listing
- **Transmit 5:** panic.com/transmit and Panic's Transmit 5 help (protocols, SFTP, SSH configuration, transfers, synchronize, editors, Mac App Store, multiple Macs)
- **ForkLift 4:** binarynights.com (home page, store, manual, support, version history) and BinaryNights' release notes for 4.1.3 and 4.2.6
- **Commander One:** commander-one.com (home page, pricing, manual, cloud and FTP/SFTP pages, App Store differences) and Electronic Team's comparison chart
- **FileZilla:** filezilla-project.org, the FileZilla wiki, filezillapro.com (features, pricing, file synchronization, file-exists behaviour, editor) and FileZilla Pro's Mac App Store listing
- **Finder:** Apple's Mac User Guide: connecting to shared computers and servers, servers you can connect to, tabs, and Mac keyboard shortcuts

## What they cost

| App | Price | How you pay | What AnyBucket adds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **AnyBucket** | $9.99 | Once, for two Macs, with no account | — |
| Transmit 5 | $45 | Once from Panic, for one person's Macs; or $24.99 a year on the Mac App Store | Commander keys, a ⌘K palette, jump hosts, automatic retries, a queue that survives quitting, two-way sync, workspaces and the menu bar |
| ForkLift 4 | $19.95 | Once, for one user, with one year of updates ($34.95 with two years) | Commander keys, copies on the server, automatic retries, a queue that survives quitting, checksum checks and notifications |
| Commander One | $29.99 | Once, PRO for one Mac, personal use | Your ~/.ssh/config and jump hosts, copies on the server, a ⌘K palette, Compare & Sync, conflict choices and a queue that survives quitting |
| Cyberduck | $23.99 | Free from its site, or $23.99 on the Mac App Store | Two panes side by side, Commander keys, a ⌘K palette, automatic retries, syncing two servers, workspaces and the menu bar |
| FileZilla Pro | $12.99 a year | A yearly subscription on the Mac App Store | Commander keys, a ⌘K palette, your ~/.ssh/config and jump hosts, a queue that survives quitting, Quick Look and the menu bar |

## In depth

- [AnyBucket vs Cyberduck](https://anybucket.app/compare/cyberduck): Two panes, commander keys and a ⌘K palette, next to Cyberduck's browser windows.
- [AnyBucket vs Transmit](https://anybucket.app/compare/transmit): Commander keys, ⌘K, jump hosts and two-way sync for $9.99, next to Transmit 5.
- [AnyBucket vs ForkLift](https://anybucket.app/compare/forklift): A file transfer app built for servers, next to ForkLift's dual-pane Finder replacement.
- [AnyBucket vs Commander One](https://anybucket.app/compare/commander-one): Two commanders for the Mac: one for files on your disk, one for every server you use.
- [AnyBucket vs FileZilla](https://anybucket.app/compare/filezilla): A native Mac app with S3 and WebDAV included, next to the free, cross-platform FileZilla.

## What the others are known for

- **Cyberduck:** Free and open source, for Mac and Windows, with a long list of storage services.
- **Transmit 5:** Panic Sync keeps servers and keys in step across your Macs.
- **ForkLift 4:** A full Finder replacement, with SMB, AFP and NFS and tools like Multi Rename.
- **Commander One:** A free mode, archive handling, a built-in terminal and phone mounting.
- **FileZilla:** Free and open source, on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- **Finder:** Built in, and mounts SMB and NFS shares for every app on your Mac.

Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. AnyBucket is independent software by Clever Mechanisms and isn't affiliated with any of these companies, including iterate GmbH (Cyberduck).

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AnyBucket is independent software by [Clever Mechanisms](https://clevermechanisms.dev). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Apple Inc. or any storage provider. Independent software in the spirit of Cyberduck and the classic two-pane commanders. Not affiliated with iterate GmbH (Cyberduck). Apple, Mac, macOS, Finder and Quick Look are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Amazon S3 is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. Other product names are trademarks of their owners. Email support: support@clevermechanisms.dev