FTP vs HTTP – File Transfer Protocol and Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Rashmi Bhardwaj | Blog,Protocol
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HTTP  (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) are both network protocols for file transfer and we have already discussed them in detail in our last blogs.

Here in this blog, we are going to understand the difference between the two i.e. FTP vs HTTP.

HTTP and FTP, both use TCP Protocol for communication.

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Comparison Table: FTP vs HTTP

Below table explains FTP and HTTP protocol difference and their applicability in real world –

PARAMETER

FTP

HTTP

Full Form File Transfer Protocol Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Port Number TCP port no 20 and 21 TCP port no 80 and 8080
RFC RFC959, RFC765, RFC1738 RFC2616, RFC7230 and RFC7231
Philosophy Used to transfer files from remote computer after connection is established Used to transfer web pages from remote server after internet connection is established.
Communication 2-way communication system where upload and download of files from client to server can occur. 1-way communication system where content including pictures and texts can be transferred from server to client.
Speed of download FTP is slower than HTTP HTTP is faster than FTP when downloading one big file. HTTP can use parallel chunk download which makes it 6x times faster than FTP
Applicability Used to access and transfer files. HTTP is used to view websites.
Client FTP can be accessed via the command line or a GUI The common HTTP client is the browser
Usage Used by fewer people Most widely used
Authentication Requires username and password for authentication Does not requires username and password for authentication

 

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