Best Transmission Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from peer-to-peer file sharing software ranked against Transmission on the same published basis.
- 1Transmission vs BiglyBT
- 2Transmission vs BitComet
- 3Transmission vs Deluge
- 4Transmission vs qBittorrent
- 5Transmission vs Resilio Sync
- 7Transmission vs WebTorrent
- 8Transmission vs Tixati
- 9Transmission vs Vuze
- 10Transmission vs Feem
- 11Transmission vs TorrServer
- 12Transmission vs FrostWire
- 13Transmission vs aMule
- 14Transmission vs JSTorrent
- 15Transmission vs Nicotine+
- 16Transmission vs Tribler
- 17Transmission vs Xender
- 18Transmission vs µTorrent Web
- 19Transmission vs BitLord
- 20Transmission vs BitTorrent Classic
- 21Transmission vs Filetopia
Transmission alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BiglyBT | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | BitComet | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Deluge | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | qBittorrent | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Resilio Sync | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | WebTorrent | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Tixati | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 9 | Vuze | 6.6 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Feem | 5.6 | Free plan | $0.42/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | TorrServer | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 12 | FrostWire | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | aMule | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | JSTorrent | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 15 | Nicotine+ | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | Tribler | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Xender | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 18 | µTorrent Web | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac |
| 19 | BitLord | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Android |
| 20 | BitTorrent Classic | 5.3 | No | — | Mac |
| 21 | Filetopia | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
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Questions about Transmission alternatives
What is the best alternative to Transmission?
BiglyBT, number 1 in peer-to-peer file sharing software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: BitComet, Deluge, qBittorrent and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Transmission?
BiglyBT is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.