aria2 vs axel : Which is Better?

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aria2

aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink, etc.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Android Xfce

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axel

Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems. Developed by http://wilmer.gaa.st/main.php/axel.html

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

aria2 VS axel Feature comparision

Feature aria2 axel
Multiple protocols
Ad-free
Command line
Command line interface
Downloader
Lightweight
Support for Multiple protocols
Support for Remote Control
Resume interrupted downloads
Batch processing
Browser integration
Built-in Torrent client
BitTorrent support
Clipboard monitoring
Capture Video
Auto detect videos
Auto grab links from browser
Auto-identifies vids
Data transfer
File transfer
Download Accelerators
Firefox Extensions
Google Chrome Integration
Aria2
Download videos from youtube
Media grapper
Youtube downloader
Captcha Recognition
Multiple languages
Web-Based
Support for FTP
Support for Multiple threads
Bulk image
Download Scheduling
Integrated Web Browser
Bulk download
Checksums verification
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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