To compare different SFTP components for .NET you can use the table below. Features that are unique to SecureBlackbox are marked with Bold font.
| Product name |
SecureBlackbox® |
TamirGal SharpSSH |
IPWorks SSH |
WodSFTP |
Jscape SSHFactory for .NET |
Rebex SFTP |
| Price (starting from) |
from $294 with source code |
unsupported freeware |
$799 for .NET desktop, $1199 for .NET CF |
$209 without source code, $399 with source code |
$599 |
$449 without source code, $1399 with source code |
| Source code availability |
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| Support |
lifetime free individual support |
None |
free standard support |
lifetime free individual support |
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free one-year support |
| Updates and upgrades |
free updates until next major version release; discounts on major upgrades |
not available (project is not developed anymore) |
free minor version updates |
one year of free updates |
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one year of free updates |
| Evaluation |
unlimited |
N/A |
30-day trial |
unlimited |
30-day trial |
30-day trial |
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| Platforms |
complete support for .NET desktop and ASP.NET, Mono, .NET CF in one package |
.NET desktop |
.NET desktop, .NET CF |
.NET desktop |
.NET desktop |
.NET desktop, .NET CF |
| SSH components included |
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separate license required |
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| Transport layer (sockets/custom) |
built-in sockets or any custom transport |
built-in sockets |
built-in sockets |
built-in sockets |
built-in sockets |
built-in sockets |
| Proxy support |
SOCKS, HTTP CONNECT (WebTunneling) |
- |
SOCKS, HTTP CONNECT (WebTunneling) |
SOCKS, HTTP CONNECT (WebTunneling) |
SOCKS |
SOCKS, HTTP CONNECT (WebTunneling) |
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| SFTP versions supported |
2 to 6 |
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3 |
| SSH authentication schemes |
password, keyboard-interactive, public key, host-based, X.509 certificates, NTLM, Kerberos, custom GSS-API modules, OpenPGP, combination of schemes |
password, keyboard-interactive |
password, public-key |
password, public-key |
password, public-key |
password, public-key, NTLM and Kerberos via GSS-API |
| SSH key management |
generate, load/save in various formats; DSS and RSA keys supported |
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loading from X.509 certificates only |
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| Compression support |
Zlib |
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Zlib |
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Zlib |
| Low-level SFTP methods (read, write, lock etc.) supported |
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read/write only |
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