Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

swpalmer reviewed v2009.70 on Feb 24, 2009

"free upgrades forever" was the deal when I bought my copy way back in 1999 (check the Internet Archive if you don't believe me). Now they've renigged on the deal. The company is now owned by a bunch of scammers - stay clear.

Undesired Username reviewed v2.61.0.54 on Jul 13, 2008

Not a good experience. I entered my FTP site's host name, and my ID and password. It connected successfully, and logged in successfully, even showing the FTP server's welcome message. Then... It displayed an error saying the host wasn't found. After it was already logged in! The same host works fine in every other FTP client I use. Pfffft!

boulderdrop reviewed v2.61.0.54 on May 1, 2008

I'm not sure what the previous guy is talking about, the software never fails to function and after it's purchase; it will work forever. Mine has been running for over 9 years!

I'm always getting update notifications of new versions:
http://bpftp.com/product...client/windows/whatsnew

BTW: I think you're talking about BPFTP Server, not BPFTP Client. And BPFTP Server has a Portable Edition now for USB drives as well.

Nighted reviewed v2.61.0.54 on Mar 19, 2008

Hey mcolgin, I actually bought a license for this a few years ago. Then one day you decided that paid users should buy a new license...for what? Nothing here that's worth shelling out money for the program again. I use FileZilla now and can take it anywhere on my USB drive too. Seems your company took over G6 FTP (anyone remember how awesome that was?), now that project seems dead and retains bugs for years now that never got fixed. Way to go! Let me just get out my wallet....NOT. I'm not bashing shareware, some developers really deserve the money. The sad thing is though, that from my experience, many freeware/open source developers offer far better support.

Bozobub reviewed v2.59.0.51 on Feb 20, 2007

I still think CuteFTP is just about the best but this is a decent offering.

JDiggity reviewed v2.59 Build 50 on Dec 13, 2006

This interface is a joke, it is not intuitive at all and I wouldn't waste another 2 minutes of my life downloading and installing this worthless application. The authors should be ashamed of themselves.

Don't quit your day jobs!

phiber0ptik reviewed v2.58 Build 47 on Nov 13, 2006

mcolgin, dunno if your one of the develpoers or not, but in any case, what do you mean with "get a job done"? FileZilla does the job very well. My favorite is still UltraFXP tho.

Still I give this a 5 because it sure "get a job done", and I had no problems with it. But still, those free alternatives i mention works great too.

mcolgin reviewed v2.58 Build 47 on Nov 13, 2006

Hey FTP Users!

Based out of Seattle, WA; I'm the developer of BP FTP Server/Client and Go!Zilla and have been writing the code now for close to 10 years.

Undoubtedly, I give it 5 stars! You have to give a rating if you make a comment, what was I going to do? Give it a lower rating? Wonder what the "comic book guy" from Simpson's would say? Perhaps "Dumbest rant ever".

I'm based out of Seattle, WA and if you haven't gotten yet; I'm an Indie Software developer and 100% owner of the product and company. Even though it's a very small operation, I've got some of the best support people working on support via IM and Email every business day of the year!

Because my livelihood depends on making great software, the quality of BPFTP just can't be rivaled!

BPFTP Client is $29.95 USD and BPFTP Server is $34.95 USD and come with 1 free year of technical support. Check it out, a free trial is available:

http://www.bpftp.com
http://www.bpftpserver.com

Thanks for giving my software a try!

- Matt

eviljolly reviewed v2.54 on Oct 12, 2006

I used to use BPFTP, and it's an awesome FTP program, but Filezilla is free and has all of the functionality that I need. I agree that it stole a lot of the features and UI from BPFTP, but the fact that I don't have to pay for it makes up for that :P

billern reviewed v2.53 Beta on Feb 23, 2006

AlphaBetaGamma: yeah, I had a similar problem with the last major BPFTP release (which should have been stable because it was around for a long time with no new versions coming out).

BPFTP would not change out of a directory on the server before trying to execute a delete command. The result was that the server would think that the directory was still in use because the client was in it. I would have to manually change directories on the server (refresh in the parent folder) before having it try to delete the folder. That worked.

I bought this app back when it used to be the best. Then they added some useless crap (they bundled the server with the ftp client install that was a 30-day trial) and broke features. I tried sending emails to get bugs fixed and got no real response. I finally just gave up on this and moved to another ftp client. I think it was smartftp. It was free and worked well. More than I can say for BPFTP.

Darkk reviewed v2.53 Beta on Feb 23, 2006

I'm really looking forward to the Version 3 mentioned on the BPFTP site.

If the V3 Pro upgrade is reasonably priced, this may be a killer app. I've had to purchase WS_FTP Pro to get the sftp capability I need, and while many of it's features are similar to the new features proposed for V3 of BPFTP, I don't at all care for the authorization model of WS_FTP.

I'll be looking carefully at this as the new release develops. The ssh terminal client is a nice plus. Will this support tabs as well?

mcolgin reviewed v2.53 Beta on Feb 23, 2006

Hey all, I'm the developer of BulletProof FTP Client and I'm really glad to see you guys pickup the (cough, cough) BETA. Honestly, I released v2.53 as a development preview and haven't done a lot of testing or allowing much customization of the User Interface. But don't worry, this stuff is coming; as well as a devbeta of BulletProof FTP Server v2.4x.

BulletProof FTP Client/Server has been around since the 90's and has grown to be the most well-known FTP software on the internet! So you can imagine who's doing the knock-offs. :P What's that phrase, "Imitation is the Highest Form of Compliment!".

Thanks for sticking with BulletProof FTP Client/Server and helping to make it the #1 FTP Software!

*** UPDATE: 10/11/2006. I just released v2.54. Oh and BTW, BPFTP Client has been out since 1997 and FileZilla v1 was release (2001-06-22 11:14). Be your own judge, but I've always thought it's UI and feature list certainly "leveraged" BPFTP Client.

M. Matt Colgin
Founder/Owner
BulletProof Software
DigitalCandle, Inc.

AlphaBetaGamma reviewed v2.52 on Nov 19, 2005

I have used BPFTP for years. But in this version I could not delete a file on the remote server. Also, the interface remains as un-intuitive as ever, even if the icons are new. I have gone to FileZilla. It works great for my needs.

Blackhole8746 reviewed v2.52 on Nov 19, 2005

Very nice! But somehow I think this is a FileZilla ripoff, or maybe FileZilla is a BulletProof ripoff LOL since I do not know which software got released first...

Darkk reviewed v2.52 on Nov 18, 2005

This was a good client in it's day, and I have been a registered user for years.

This version has no way to re-size the oversized main tool bar icons, wasting valubale screen space.

It still doesn't do sftp:// or fxp.

It failed to import it's own site list on upgrade, though exporting and re-importing worked because it thankfully didn't delete the older Bftp version.

There are better clients out there.

dominder reviewed v2.42 on Oct 16, 2002

As fantastic as this is, where exactly in the next version of Bulletproof FTP Server? That's something most of us are waiting for. There seem to be a load of different versions for the FTP Client, but where exactly is the new version for the Server?

future2003 reviewed v2.42 on Oct 16, 2002

Great proggie.
Update isn't:
changes:
* Sizing bars now visible
* Labeled Left, Right and Queue Windows of Main Form (Your Computer, Remote Computer)
* Changed Copyright message in About
* New Installer with Bundle Support
* Increased the size of the PORT field on Main Form
* Help->Enter Registration Key, created 3 new fields for the hand input of the dreaded BPFTP.REG
* Renaming to "BulletProof FTP (Client)" in most areas.
Bundled with trial proggies which install by default and put "my computer", "ftp" titles everywhere taking additional place, adding clutter, what's up with that?
I want fxp functionality!

h0rnet reviewed v2.35 on Aug 8, 2001

BPFTP is the best FTP program I have come across so far, with all the features you would want for a FTP program and a clean interface for first time users. Finally, the 5 stars I gave aren't due to the fact that it was coded by Kiwis. ;)

AaronRudd reviewed v1.26 on Nov 15, 2000

I've been using this program since I got on the net in '96, and it never ceases to amaze me. It's well worth the money, and you get the newest copies when they come out after just paying once :) Still has a few features that I want them to add (I request them at bpftp.com), but for the size of the program, and for the ammount of resources it uses, it's the best by far. I have yet to use a FTP client that comes even close to the quality of this software. I think FlashFXP copied the BP layout & such, but I guess that's why FlashFXP is so cool too... (www.flashfxp.com) Or maybe they're partners?

NYCgreen reviewed v1.25 on Oct 20, 2000

I've been using this product since its inception. Has just enough of the right features without the bloat. Always works well, continues to be a very strong piece of software.

bigmacd86 reviewed v1.21 on May 21, 2000

Fundoctor,

the purpose of this review is to actually review the program FIRST and THEN rate - not for comments like yours.

I bought the register key last October when 1.15 came out since that particular version (more colors and a load of new features) finally convinced me to spend the money. I must say I have been very satisfied with it and have yet to see a better ftp program than BulletProof.

andrey reviewed v1.21 on May 20, 2000

This program is just awesome! It does everything! I will even say that BPFTP is the best FTP program on the market today!

nate reviewed v1.15 on Dec 30, 1999

Easy to use and has all the features you could ask for in an FTP client. Extremely advanced. Definitely the best!