WS_FTP Server
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WS_FTP Server, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WS_FTP Server's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $920, paid once | FTP/SSL/FTPS · Microsoft AD authentication · user management · file management · Syslog integration · phone and remote web assistance · per license; perpetual license |
| Secure | $1,960, paid once | Basic features · SSH/SFTP · FIPS-140-2 · 25 ad-hoc users · OpenSSL 3.0 · phone and remote web assistance · per license; perpetual license |
| Premium | $5,195, paid once | Secure features · unlimited ad-hoc users · Web Transfer Module · LDAP integration · HTTPS · SCP2 · phone and remote web assistance · per license; perpetual license |
The facts
Each one read from WS_FTP Server's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Administrators can assign user or group permissions for file operations and implement multi-factor authentication.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Ad-hoc transfer
- The Ad-Hoc Transfer module sends files securely to one or more people by email through a Microsoft Outlook plugin.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Administration
- The server supports remote administration, virtual servers, email notifications, end-user folder controls, and IP whitelists.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Listed security features include 256-bit AES encryption, certificate management, encrypted login authentication, and mutual authentication of server and clients.checked 7 Oct 2026
- High availability
- Failover uses a second WS_FTP Server in a failover configuration to support uninterrupted service and increased uptime.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product pages list Microsoft Active Directory authentication, Syslog integration, LDAP integration in Premium, and an Outlook plugin for Ad-Hoc Transfer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WS_FTP Server is business-grade server software for secure FTP and file transfer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The listed editions include phone and remote web assistance; Progress also describes business-hours support and optional emergency extended support available 24/7/365 through service agreements.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Transfer protocols
- It supports file transfers over FTP, SSH/SFTP, and SSL/FTPS, including implicit and explicit FTPS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Trust
- Progress says its cybersecurity program includes a zero-trust architecture approach, compliance audits, source-code scanning, external penetration tests, and third-party code assessments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Web transfers
- The Web Transfer module lets employees and external business partners transfer files to the server over HTTPS using a web browser.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Progress describes itself as an AI infrastructure software leader and says it has helped organizations for 45 years.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1981checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Burlington, Massachusetts, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Plan limits
- Secure includes 25 ad-hoc users, while Premium includes unlimited ad-hoc users; the pricing comparison lists unlimited hosts/domains and user accounts across the editions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The product page states that the free trial lasts 30 days and requires no credit card.checked 7 Oct 2026
