Vuze and uTorrent comparison
There are two freeware BitTorrent clients that really stand out from the crowd: uTorrent and Azureus (Vuze). Since these are the most popular ones, it's only natural that a lot of people argue about which one is a better torrent downloader: Azureus or uTorrent? Both of them have their pros and cons, some of which are listed below. Both clients, however, are fully capable of creating, downloading and seeding .torrent files, as well as doing a lot of smart and advanced things like automatically downloading from RSS feeds, using multiple trackers, banning specific IP addresses, or setting download priorities for each file inside the torrent separately.
Azureus (Vuze) overview
Vuze compared to uTorrent
Azureus is a powerful open source BitTorrent
client with a huge amount of features and support for 3rd party plugins. It recently evolved into Vuze - a p2p (peer-to-peer) network of high quality video content - but you are still able to use the classic Azureus interface if you want to.Azureus requires Java Runtime Enviroment (JRE). This is good because it can run on any operating system that supports JRE, and it is bad because Java-based Azureus uses quite a lot of system resources. Many people say that Azureus downloads faster than uTorrent, but tests have been conflicting so far and there's no definite conclusion.
uTorrent overview
uTorrent compared to Azureus
uTorrent is a lightweight and efficient torrent downloader. It is closed source, which Azureus fans are quick to point out as a big flaw (it's possible for the uTorrent developers to add anything they want to the program, such as DRM protection, or copyright breach reporting, without the users' knowledge). There's also no plugin support, and it has less features than Azureus (but still more than you will probably ever need).Unlike Vuze client, uTorrent is not Java-based. This is good because uTorrent is really small, fast, and uses very little CPU and RAM. However, it also means that a separate version has to be developed for every platform. uTorrent now has Mac support, and an early Linux version is in development. There is no doubt that uTorrent is faster than Azureus when it comes to the program itself; on the other hand, various Azureus and uTorrent speed comparison tests have shown different results, so it's not clear which torrent client can produce higher download speeds.
What is the best BitTorrent client?
uTorrent or Azureus, which one is a better (faster, safer...) BitTorrent client?
Azureus is better than uTorrent!
Naveen says:
Azureus any day when you are using a decent computerUtorrent when when using a netbook or a weak laptop.
Speeds are the same when on a decent computer.
Vuze is open source. So i can create my own accelerators which work great =D
Posted July 23, 2011
PAOK says:
PAOK GATE 4 HOOLS!
Posted July 22, 2011
Ajay says:
Azureus
Posted July 17, 2011
Shmuel Chayempour says:
Both are killer programs but Vuze i find to be faster (considering your computer can handle it)
Posted July 11, 2011
vuze rules says:
i had use bittorrent once and it gave me dl speed of 30kbps after usin vuze i get speeds uptp 200kbps
Posted July 09, 2011
VuzeKing says:
Vuze may use more ram memory ,then another torrent but it has lot of add-on features(kind like Firefox but it is torrent), it has built in anti-virus so more safer ,then utorrent, built player to watch in high definition, built converter for ps3,mp4,mp3 and etc. Vuze dominate torrent world!
Posted June 05, 2011
Mohsin says:
vuze because of mata search...........it saves time
Posted June 04, 2011
Tyilo says:
Speed!!! U mad?
Posted May 12, 2011
Mark says:
Vuze
Posted May 12, 2011
jh says:
u r all dimwits.
Posted May 08, 2011
Roentgen says:
Whenever I have problems with a peer or a seed, it seems to always be a uTorrent install. With Vuze, I can dig into the code and find out what's going on, but with uTorrent? Not so much.
Posted April 29, 2011
Ash says:
Azureus, quite simply because it's open source; I believe in complete transparency!
Posted April 27, 2011
vansh says:
converts any video type into psp,ps3 iphone iphone4 apple tv apple tv 2 ipod touch(i touch) etc.etc.etc. &many more .....still the download speeds r somewhat same!!!!!!!!
Posted April 25, 2011
Cyberchild says:
Vuze is just plain awesome. It's an OPEN SOURCE, and using two connections make downloading stuff so much faster and easier. It's got a lot of features, and so it's really useful because everything is in one place/
Posted April 21, 2011
vuze=features utorrent=for shit pcs says:
I prefer vuze just because it was the first i really used and it gets the job done. Honestly there is no difference in speed between the two. I can get 1mb/s on both considering my crap connection if the torrent has run long enough and is getting reasonable seeds.
Posted April 02, 2011
Zer01 says:
Bittyrant or Vuze!!!Utorrent sometimes sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vuze always rules.
Posted March 06, 2011
Dyntaos says:
Azureus is much better feature wise. I can easily automate speed caps for the time of day, control it remotely in a few different ways and a ton of other things, so it makes for a great client that I can set up and damn near forget about. Sure it's harder on resources, but it's really just memory that it really is hard on (maybe ~256mb) which is really peanuts now a days. If its not, but another stick of ram for $20-$40. Problem solved.
Posted February 27, 2011
Rolly says:
Vuze because it is just better than uTorent
Posted February 25, 2011
Dutchdude says:
Vuze RULES the speed is FASTER!!I Have Used Utorrent but i like VUZE more
Posted February 19, 2011
oiscool says:
vuze rules and u torrent crashes your computer
Posted February 12, 2011
Lord_G says:
OPEN SOURCE!!!
Posted February 07, 2011
sammiee says:
VUZE FOR SURE
Posted January 26, 2011
Aditya says:
vuze is more advance,but u torrent is simple an safe
Posted January 17, 2011
Kirk says:
sorry uTorrent, but ill be using Vuze until you add a "Bind to Local IP" option. With Vuze i can utilize my 2 internet connections and COMBINE THEM for more overall bandwidth and speed!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10509716#post10509716 << im doing it with my Android..... beat that shit
Posted January 11, 2011
Chathura Udana says:
Vuze is the Best
Posted January 05, 2011
thecurseddevil says:
vuze is better but i think tixati beat 'em both when it comes to download speeds(based on my experience).
Posted December 28, 2010
Jack says:
Azureus is better, but qBittorrent will be the best.
Posted December 23, 2010
paulvonhegedus says:
Vuze! Much faster and easier. Best if you use it on mac os and then transfer it to windows os. It runs faster on mac's -i'm not quite so sure why-.
Posted December 08, 2010
Pro says:
Vuze
Posted December 07, 2010
Kapil says:
Azureus
Posted December 02, 2010
Danny Benz says:
For me..Bitorrent is the best of the best!!! utorrent suck! Azureus suck!
Posted November 21, 2010
unknown says:
vuze
Posted November 09, 2010
Beau says:
Just downloaded vuze aftering seeing all me mates use it, been using uTorrent for a few years, hope its as good as some say
Posted October 25, 2010
praenim says:
vuze all the way
Posted October 21, 2010
uTorrent is better than Azureus!
Edek says:
uTorrent is lightweight and simple!
Posted July 13, 2011
James says:
I say uTorrent has a MUCH faster download speed and it's simple as hell! The Only thing I like about Vuze is that after you download a file you can burn it to a DVD-VIDEO right there in the client. uTorrent is Way better but the burning feature in Vuze is nice.
Posted July 10, 2011
bo says:
i prefer using u torrent cause its lighter than azureus.....
Posted July 10, 2011
GEL says:
uTorrent is better. Small, efficient, feature-rich. And honestly, if you don't have an antivirus program installed, why are you connected to the internet? Regardless, uTorrent supports plugins called Apps, and there are Antivirus apps available. But, seriously, get a real AV program for your computer. Last, only a moron would say one program is faster than the other. They both use the same IP connection to the internet as everything else on your computer does. Evidence free claims can stay the hell out of a fair comparison. The bottom line is that uTorrent is small, runs fast, and gets the job done. You want more features, you are looking for a f***ing web browser.
Posted June 16, 2011
Atrix says:
uTorrent is better cos its faster and less bulky. It also is lighter for cpu and more effecient!
Posted June 15, 2011
KAME0 says:
Utorrent is better than Vuze because of how small it is. Vuze is better for movies but Utorrent is best for everything else
Posted May 21, 2011
charles says:
I like to run this bittorrent client while doing other things and the lightweight and speed of utorrent is remarkable
Posted May 14, 2011
God says:
UTORRENT! Vuze has too many stand by periods, e.g. when I start downloading something it just freezez! and it has too many unuseful tabs in the menu... -.-
Posted May 05, 2011
dimegirl says:
vuze will not let m search , utorrent never has problems...
Posted April 22, 2011
J says:
Download speeds depend far more on how you configure your preferences in either client than it does on the client itself. The default settings will work for most people, but you should tweak things like # of simultaneous connections per torrent and globally, upload caps, queueing, etc. to run optimally within the specs of your PC and internet connection. Comparing the speeds of the two at their default settings is pointless, as the test will depend almost entirely on the computer and the connection used.I personally heavily prefer uTorrent over Vuze. Vuze may have some of the more obscure features that uTorrent doesn't (e.g., the ability to use multiple internet connections simultaneously in parallel), but you pay for it with an enormously larger resource footprint and far less stability. uTorrent is extremely lean, efficient, and stable, and it manages to support new BT protocol enhancements when they come out without sacrificing those qualities. Its web UI is vastly superior, too.
Posted April 19, 2011
Rush says:
utorrent
Posted April 16, 2011
junksiu says:
From download speed prespective, utorrent is faster in my case.I has Vuze downloading 7 torrents and the speed seems to cap at 135-150k/s. I switch to utorrent to continue the download, I got 445+, while my d/l cap is 500.
I use Vuze since the early azureus version and was loving it. But the resource it use in vuze is just rediculous and I am seeing d/l speed limited by no reason.
OS:vista64, CPU: Core2Quard, Ram: 8G
Posted April 03, 2011
Back to rock peace out of you... says:
uTorrent Rocks!
Posted March 30, 2011
David says:
uTorrent has faster downloads in areas with less internet capabilities, whereas BitTorrent completely shuts off downloads for asian consumers.
Posted March 22, 2011
John says:
I like to buy movies legally!
Posted March 21, 2011
bob says:
utorrent is the best
Posted March 13, 2011
vic the brick says:
utorrent, why? lightwieght and fast, i dont want to pay for vuze features that are free for download on the internet, people are just paying to become more lazy, lets see, they have a ps3 converter, download mkv2vob, thats a ps3 video converter, download itunes standalone, dont pay for vuze, i never did like vuze, i been dloading for years, started from1]winmx
2]imesh
3]limewire
4]bitcomet
5]utorrent
6]vuze [tested, dont like it, nor did i like limewire]
Posted March 09, 2011
bob says:
u torrent hands down i barley get 500kb a sec on vuze i switched to u torrent 2 days ago and for the same downloads im getting 3.5mb a sec
Posted February 15, 2011
Tom says:
uTorrent obviously.. :P
Posted February 05, 2011
µ†0RR3N† says:
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to boost your dl speed.
Posted February 05, 2011
jas says:
utorrent!!
Posted January 31, 2011
utorrentfan1 says:
Oh my god, I hope utorrent is winning. Best.
Posted January 20, 2011
Dan says:
I just installed Vuze on a 2nd computer on my home network to see what all the hype is about. I have uTorrent on another. I then had each try to download an obscure 1950s movie with few seeds/peers. uTorrent is downloading at 30-40 kb/sec, Vuze is downloading at <6kb/sec, but mostly <2 kb/sec. I'm a beginner user, so I'm basically measuring "out-of-the-box" performance for each. Vuze appears to be infinitely customizable, so I might be able to tweak some of the dozens of cryptic (to me) settings, but I don't have the time or inclination to get that involved. So for beginners, uTorrent hands-down.
Posted January 14, 2011
Kuba Frankowski says:
uTorrent works on mac and is the best lol
Posted January 08, 2011
Jay says:
Vuze max download speed: 50 KB/s, no matter how many seeds there were.Utorrent max download speed: 2 MB/s
'nuff said.
Posted January 06, 2011
im in the middle says:
either way they still do the same job, except utorrent is good to start then once u know what a blog emulator is then vuze is better because it has solutions for complicated stuff like that
Posted December 27, 2010
Nimba says:
I find there is no difference in them except that Vuze is slightly simpler to use but utorrent is easier to do things on the net while its downloading, and I do use the net quite a lot so my choice would be utorrent
Posted December 22, 2010
Section says:
doesn't give any difference... like other torrent clients.... same speed, same feature, and many of them are actually same but with different name. Ah... But i (myself) prefer uTorrent because of light size and simple, instead vuze gives more complicated one for new users.
Posted December 21, 2010
arab HItAN says:
i donOO ? CONfuse
Posted December 15, 2010
SEX says:
uTorrent small size is a winner .. it really doesn't matter wich torrent client you use , it depends on the torrent. For example , i cand download almost everithing with over 10 mb/s because i have a good internet connection and good quality torrents
Posted December 04, 2010
Paul says:
Neither is particularly good.While utorrent takes up less ram memory. Utorrent consumes massive amounts of CPU resources. Even if you have a single seeder and d/l @ 5KB/s
Utorrrent is also unstable on windows 7, that includes with granted permissions.
Azu consumes more memory than utorrent. However has much better CPU resource use.
I do not find utorrent any better than bitcomet as far as system resource allocation is concerned, and every one knows what a HOG bitcomet is.
For the moment i choose utorrent. However even on a supped up computer system it's still a HOG.
Thanks.
Posted November 29, 2010
mba-diesel says:
vuze sucks!!!!utorrent is better <3
Posted November 29, 2010
Test subject says:
utorrent can now support plugins e.g. bitdefender virus scanning, TED downloads etc
Posted November 27, 2010
