--- title: "AnyBucket vs Commander One: a Commander One alternative" description: "AnyBucket and Commander One compared: commander keys in both, plus a ⌘K palette, your ~/.ssh/config and jump hosts, server-side copies and Compare & Sync." url: https://anybucket.app/compare/commander-one lang: en --- # AnyBucket vs Commander One, two commanders Both follow the classic two-pane commanders, F5 and all. AnyBucket is made for servers: your SSH config, copies on the server, Compare & Sync and a queue that survives quitting. ## The short answer **Pick AnyBucket** if your two panes are mostly servers: SFTP with your own `~/.ssh/config` and jump hosts, S3 and WebDAV, copies that run on the server, Compare & Sync and a queue that retries and resumes, for **$9.99 once, for two Macs**. **Commander One** is a Total Commander-style file manager for the Mac, with a free mode and a PRO Pack from $29.99 for one Mac. ## At a glance Commander One's column comes from Electronic Team's own pages: commander-one.com (home page, pricing, manual, cloud and FTP/SFTP pages) and its comparison chart, checked November 4, 2026, when Commander One 3.18 was current. | | AnyBucket | Commander One | | --- | --- | --- | | SFTP, FTP, FTPS, WebDAV, Amazon S3 | ✓ | ✓ | | Two panes side by side | ✓ | ✓ | | Commander keys: F5 copies | ✓ | ✓ | | Reads your `~/.ssh/config` | ✓ | Not described | | Jump hosts (ProxyJump) | ✓ | Not described | | Copies on the server itself when both sides share it | ✓ | Not described | | A palette to go to bookmarks and folders by name | ✓ | Not described | | Replace only if newer, resume a partly copied file | ✓ | Not described | | The queue picks up again after quitting | ✓ | Not described | | Compare and sync folders | ✓ | Not described | | Edit in any app, upload when you save | ✓ | Not described | | Price | $9.99 once, for two Macs | Free; PRO $29.99 for one Mac | The [full comparison](https://anybucket.app/compare) has every row, with Cyberduck, Transmit, ForkLift, FileZilla and the Finder too. ## Price AnyBucket costs **$9.99, once**. One license covers two Macs, and there's no account to create. Commander One has a free mode for dual-pane browsing, basic file operations and ZIP archives. The PRO Pack is a one-time payment: $29.99 for one Mac for personal, non-commercial use, or $99.99 for a team of five Macs. Electronic Team's pages describe an optional Lifetime Upgrades Guarantee add-on. ## The same keys, aimed at servers If you know Commander One, AnyBucket's keys feel familiar: **F5** copies, **F6** moves, **F2** renames, **F3** opens Quick Look, **F4** edits, **F7** makes a folder and **F8** deletes. Space marks, ⇥ switches panes, and **+** and **−** mark and unmark by pattern. AnyBucket adds **⌘K**: a palette that finds bookmarks, recent folders and open tabs by a few letters of their name, or connects to a pasted `sftp://`, `s3://` or `davs://` address. **⌘G** copies the marked files to any place you pick. See [the keyboard](https://anybucket.app/features/keyboard). ## Server to server In AnyBucket each pane shows This Mac or any server, so two servers can sit side by side. On the same server the copy runs there: **S3 CopyObject**, **WebDAV COPY**, and `cp` over SSH when the SFTP account has a shell. Between two servers, files stream through a small, bounded spool on your Mac. Moves copy, verify, then delete. See [server to server](https://anybucket.app/features/server-to-server). ## SSH like Terminal Commander One describes public-key logins for SFTP. AnyBucket runs the `ssh` that comes with macOS, so whatever works with `ssh user@host` in Terminal works in AnyBucket: your agent, `~/.ssh/config` with `Host`, `IdentityFile` and `ProxyJump`, and security keys. Host keys are checked against your own `~/.ssh/known_hosts`. See [SSH keys and jump hosts](https://anybucket.app/guides/ssh-keys-and-jump-hosts). ## Transfers and sync AnyBucket's queue retries transient failures on a fresh connection after 1, 3 and 8 seconds, and is saved as it runs, so it comes back after a relaunch. When a file is already there, choose replace, replace if newer, keep both, skip or resume, with apply to all. Press **⌥F5** to compare the two panes row by row, then mirror either way or sync both ways. See [Compare & Sync](https://anybucket.app/features/compare-sync). ## Where Commander One shines Commander One has a free mode, handles archives, comes with a built-in terminal and process viewer, and mounts iOS, Android and MTP devices. Electronic Team describes it as approved by Christian Ghisler as Total Commander for Mac. ## Switching to AnyBucket 1. Press **⇧⌘K** for each server, or paste its address into the palette (⌘K) and press ⌥↩ to save it as a bookmark. 2. SFTP hosts in your `~/.ssh/config` work as they are, with the same keys. 3. Your hands already know the rest: Space, ⇥, F5. You can [try it live](https://anybucket.app/try) in your browser first. ## Questions, answered ### Does AnyBucket use the same function keys as Commander One? The commander ones, yes: F2 renames, F3 opens Quick Look, F4 edits, F5 copies, F6 moves, F7 makes a folder and F8 deletes. See [all shortcuts](https://anybucket.app/shortcuts). ### Can AnyBucket sync a folder with a server? Yes. Press ⌥F5 to compare the two panes, then mirror either way or sync both ways. See [sync a folder with a server](https://anybucket.app/guides/sync-folder-with-server). ### How much does AnyBucket cost? $9.99, once, and one license covers two Macs. There's no subscription and no account. See [download](https://anybucket.app/download). ## Read next - [Compare Mac SFTP, S3 and FTP clients](https://anybucket.app/compare) - [AnyBucket vs ForkLift](https://anybucket.app/compare/forklift) - [SFTP](https://anybucket.app/features/sftp) - [Compare & Sync](https://anybucket.app/features/compare-sync) **Buy for $9.99:** https://buy.polar.sh/polar_cl_pCF9yOjezTUaUqMPyUsxEho1EjcOvo6Bk49Q929LQCQ --- 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