Pick Alfred if
mac users who will stay on the Free app at £0 while they launch Pixelmator Pro, then Powerpack at £34 when they need Clipboard History and Workflows — not Mega £59 first unless they want lifetime upgrades.
Read the Alfred pageAlfred vs Transmit
Our take
Pick Alfred if mac users who will stay on the Free app at £0 while they launch Pixelmator Pro, then Powerpack at £34 when they need Clipboard History and Workflows — not Mega £59 first unless they want lifetime upgrades. Pick Transmit if mac developers / admins who will finish the 7-day trial then keep Transmit 5 at US$45 — not ForkLift Single US$19.95 first unless they want a local dual-pane + timed-update license,
Best for
Alfred A launcher you start at a public £
Transmit SFTP / S3 / cloud you start at a public $
Free plan
Alfred $0 · £0. Launcher, default results, web search
Transmit No free plan
Lowest paid
Alfred Powerpack Single License £34
Transmit Transmit 5 $45
Next step up
Alfred Mega Supporter £59
Transmit
Watch out
Alfred Workflows and Clipboard History are Powerpack
Transmit macOS-only (13.0+)
Last checked
Alfred 2026-10-23 · alfredapp.com/shop
Transmit 2026-10-23 · panic.com/transmit
Which one, then?
Pick Transmit if
mac developers / admins who will finish the 7-day trial then keep Transmit 5 at US$45 — not ForkLift Single US$19.95 first unless they want a local dual-pane + timed-update license, and not if they need Windows.
Read the Transmit page