Xlight ftp server has three editions: personal, standard, professional.
Personal edition is free for personal use only. During the 30-day evaluation period, the trial program works like the professional edition with exactly the same functions. After the evaluation period, unregistered program will automatically becomes the personal edition.
Standard edition is limited to 50 online users. It has secure SSL, Anti Leech Protection and UNC Path Impersonation support. But the standard edition doesn't support ODBC, LDAP, Active Directory, email Notification and Remote Administration function. The price for standard edition is only $39.95.
Professional edition has no online users limitation and supports all functions. The price for professional edition is $129.95.
Note: For standard and professional editions, one license can be used on only one computer at any one time, unless multiple user license has been purchased in which case the software may be used on any number of computers, up to the number of purchased licenses.
The following is the comparison of Xlight ftp server editions:
| Features | Personal edition (free) | Standard edition | Professional edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Users | 5 | 50 | Unlimited |
| GUI based remote administration | No | No | Yes |
| ODBC User database | No | No | Yes |
| Write file transfer logs to database | No | No | Yes |
| Email Notification | No | No | Yes |
| LDAP Support | No | No | Yes |
| Active Directory | No | No | Yes |
| UNC Path Impersonation | No | Yes | Yes |
| 128 bits SSL | No | Yes | Yes |
| SSL client authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
| Anti Leech Protection | No | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual Servers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UPnP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Configuration Management | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hierarchy Virtual Paths | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Access Control | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Bandwidth Control | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MODE Z | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xferlog format | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UTF-8 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Other Features | Yes | Yes | Yes |