Our take
Pick Hazel if mac users on macOS 13+ who will run the trial while they file a first Downloads rule — then Hazel 6 at US$42 once (or Family Pack US$65 for ≤5 household Macs), not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a general macro suite, and not if they need Windows / a GUI that is not a folder watcher. Pick Transmit if mac developers / admins who will finish the 7-day trial then keep Transmit 5 at US$45 —
Best for
Hazel A folder rule you start at a public $
Transmit SFTP / S3 / cloud you start at a public $
Free plan
Hazel No free plan
Transmit No free plan
Lowest paid
Hazel Upgrade to 6 $20
Transmit Transmit 5 $45
Next step up
Hazel Hazel 6 $42
Transmit
Watch out
Hazel macOS-only
Transmit macOS-only (13.0+)
Last checked
Hazel 2026-10-23 · store.noodlesoft.com/store
Transmit 2026-10-23 · panic.com/transmit
mac users on macOS 13+ who will run the trial while they file a first Downloads rule — then Hazel 6 at US$42 once (or Family Pack US$65 for ≤5 household Macs), not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a general macro suite, and not if they need Windows / a GUI that is not a folder watcher.
Read the Hazel pagemac 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.
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