Alternatives to BiglyBT
Feature-max Azureus successor
BiglyBT ranks #2 of 7 in Torrent clients, with an Alt Score of 80. It is licensed under GPL-2.0, donationware from Free and available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. 7 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Experienced BitTorrent users and power users who want a free, ad-free client with deep customization, including people migrating from Vuze/Azureus or other clients.
BiglyBT is an open-source, no-ads BitTorrent client written in Java, forked from Vuze/Azureus. It supports a plugin ecosystem for extending functionality, swarm merging to combine peers across duplicate torrents/trackers for faster downloads, and BitTorrent V2 and I2P protocol support. It also includes detailed transfer statistics, tagging, subscriptions, and an integrated meta-search for finding torrents.
Users download and install the desktop client (Windows, macOS, Linux), then add torrents or magnet links to start downloading and seeding. Downloads are managed and organized through the interface using tags, categories, and stats views, with optional plugins and remote access (web UI or mobile companion app) for further control.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
How BiglyBT compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for BiglyBT is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at Free verified 2026-07-09
Even though BiglyBT is a free software product, it costs a lot to develop and maintain
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License GPL-2.0 verified 2026-07-09
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991
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Pricing model Donationware verified 2026-07-09
Even though BiglyBT is a free software product, it costs a lot to develop and maintain. If you think you have benefited by using it, please consider supporting us
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Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux, Android verified 2026-07-09
Android phones, tablets, Chromebooks, and Android TVs. macOS Universal Installer ... Installer for Linux, BSD, etc ... Windows Installer
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Status active verified 2026-07-09
2026-05-20T11:06:30Z"" — Latest tagged release v4.1.0.0, published 2026-05-20.
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No ads Yes verified 2026-07-09
Source for BiglyBT, a feature filled, open source, ad-free, bittorrent client.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BiglySoftware/BiglyBT/master/README.md -
RSS automation Yes verified 2026-07-09
Subscriptions to RSS feeds as well as search results. You can also create your own subscription feed to share with others
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Web UI / remote control Yes verified 2026-07-09
To pair your web interface with this client go to remote.BiglyBT.com and enter the access code given.
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Encryption & proxy support Yes verified 2026-07-09
SOCKS/HTTP proxy and VPN configuration documented separately in the Proxies-and-VPNs wiki page.
To enable the encryption you have to switch to intermediate user mode and go to Options->Connection->Transport Encryption and enable the Require encrypted transport checkbox.
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Open source Yes verified 2026-07-09
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BiglySoftware/BiglyBT/master/LICENSE -
Streaming while downloading Yes verified 2026-07-09
Streaming allows you to play back content as it is downloading rather than waiting for completion
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Cross-platform Yes verified 2026-07-09
macOS Universal Installer ... Installer for Linux, BSD, etc ... Windows Installer
https://www.biglybt.com/download/
FAQ
Yes. Deluge, µTorrent and rTorrent have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Transmission, Deluge and qBittorrent — every license claim links its source.