Comparison

Cyberduck vs Filezilla-project

Cyberduck and Filezilla-project both land on Worth it.

Cyberduck

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you need a free, no-commitment file transfer client for Mac or Windows . it covers every major protocol.

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you need a free, dependable FTP/SFTP client . it's the de facto standard with a huge user base.

Cyberduck versus Filezilla-project
Compare	Cyberduck	Filezilla-project
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Web devs uploading to hosts	Web developers uploading to servers
Who it's not for	Teams needing scheduled, automated managed file transfer	Enterprises needing audited, managed file transfer
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	Long-lived open-source project: 14 CVEs on record, a history of weak stored-password protection, and an active fake-site malware campaign.
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	Community forum only, no official support
Public sentiment	Third-party reviews describe it as flexible with wide cloud coverage and a simple UI, though less powerful than rival FTP clients.^⁹	Users call FileZilla a reliable free workhorse but complain about installer adware, antivirus false positives, and password storage.
Biggest gotcha	Guess: no formal vendor support . rely on community, docs, and GitHub issues^³	Fake lookalike sites distribute a malicious version that steals login credentials . download only from the official site