Alternative FTP client app on mac

Hi guys
Can you recommend on a good reliable FTP client for Mac? I would like the FTP client to upload files automatically upon saving the file which is a great feature of Espresso but unfortunately I find Espresso's FTP to be a pain to work with.
Thanks

If you check the following article, you will get a list of FTP clients recommended by Business Catalyst
http://kb.worldsecuresystems.com/kb/connecting-your-site-using-ftp.html#main_Understanding _FTP_clients
Here is the List of FTP clients for MAC given in the Article:
http://www.cuteftp.com/trial.aspx (Cute FTP)
http://filezilla-project.org/download.php (File Zilla)
http://cyberduck.ch/ (Cyberduck)
http://mac.sofotex.com/download-130101.html (SimpleFTP)
Hope this helps.

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