# FileZilla Server: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/filezilla-server

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed file transfer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-file-transfer/index.md) | 2% | 21 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "the Self-Hosted OpenSSH or FileZilla approach is the standard recommendation for bootstrapped companies" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, MFT)
- "SFTPGo or FileZilla Server give you true MFT-style protocol support with zero licence cost" (Muse Glimmer 30B, MFT)

## And against it

- "unsupported open-source file transfer software (e.g., outdated FileZilla Server or legacy unpatched IIS FTP modules) should not be used for enterprise file movement" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, MFT)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named FileZilla Server, from 2 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- jscape.com: 2
- aimultiple.com: 1
- areteir.com: 1
- brandefense.io: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cisecurity.org: 1
- community.ibm.com: 1
- cyberdefensemagazine.com: 1
- expertinsights.com: 1
- forum.netgate.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aimultiple.com/managed-file-transfer-solutions: 1
- https://areteir.com/resources/managed-file-transfer-vulnerabilities-exploited: 1
- https://brandefense.io/blog/remote-support-file-transfer-flaws-ransomware-2025-2026: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/199085/MFT-Server: 1
- https://cisecurity.org/advisory/a-vulnerability-in-goanywhere-managed-file-transfer-mft-could-allow-for-command-injection_2025-088: 1
- https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/david-heath/2025/03/17/security-breaches-in-cleo-goanywhere-and-moveit-20: 1
- https://cyberdefensemagazine.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-open-source-managed-file-transfer-software: 1
- https://expertinsights.com/data-security-and-privacy/the-top-managed-file-transfer-solutions: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.