Putty Alternatives

Putty Alternatives

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15 best putty alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Putty alternative list source: chiark.greenend.org.uk

15 alternativesFree, Open Source, Freemium, Commercial +1 Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, Android +1
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Compare Putty alternatives

Compare top-ranked Putty alternatives by score, license, and supported platforms.

AlternativeScoreLicensePlatforms
OpenSSH99% 585 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone
Cmder99% 329 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
MobaXterm97% 309 votesFreemiumWindows
KiTTY98% 309 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
MRemoteNG97% 289 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
PowerShell99% 247 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
Guake terminal99% 247 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
ZOC98% 127 votesCommercialWindows, Mac
Bitvise SSH Client92% 103 votesFree, PersonalWindows
Hyper90% 83 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
Tilda91% 77 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Mintty94% 71 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
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OpenSSH

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinuxiPhone
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Version of the SSH connectivity tools technical users there is a free version familiar. Version (including passwords) to effectively eliminate all traffic passwords Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,iPhone,BSD
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329

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Cmder

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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Commander is an open-source alternative for the Windows command line. He relies on the power of the expansion with ConEmu Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows,clink,ConEmu,Windows,Command,Prompt,PowerShell
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309

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MobaXterm

Score: 97%

FreemiumWindows
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Powerful Unix command of the Windows user experience, such as an expanded terminal. Features:Freemium,Windows
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309

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KiTTY

Score: 98%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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Kitty is an open-source software adds many additional functions to the original-fork-terminal-emulator PuTTY. Very Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
10

289

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MRemoteNG

Score: 97%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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MRemote mRemoteNG is an open source, tabbed, multi-Protocol, remote connection manager is a fork. Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
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247

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PowerShell

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux
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(Including Core, PowerShell and Windows PowerShell) PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft consisting of a command-line Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux
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247

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Guake terminal

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Guake (KDE, Tilda or the terminal used, in style of Loses for earthquake) Top-down terminal for GNOME. Guake is already package, a range or distribution Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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127

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ZOC

Score: 98%

CommercialWindowsMac
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ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and Telnet Client, as well as tabbed multi-session support is well known for its outstanding user interface. ZOC offers Features:Commercial,Mac,Windows
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103

8

Bitvise SSH Client

Score: 92%

FreePersonalWindows
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SSH and FTP client for Windows includes: the most advanced graphical SFTP client; Twitter, xterm, and vt100 protocols, with support for a comprehensive user-key-pair management; SSPI (GSSAPI) Kerberos 5 and NTLM authentication, single-Sign-on with Kerberos 5 authentication support for company-wide; support for RSA and DSA public key authentication, the strong state of the art terminal emulation, SSH-port-forwarding Features:Free,Personal,Windows
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83

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Hyper

Score: 90%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux
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The hyper™ is based on open web standards, beautiful and extensible cross-terminal. An elegant script all uniform experience. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Electron,/,Atom,Shell
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77

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Tilda

Score: 91%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Tilda first-person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life a couple of to similarity-based Linux terminals, wherein the Terminal Classic then Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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71

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Mintty

Score: 94%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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Mintty and PuTTY by Simon Tatham and his team from 0.35 to code-based file for a terminal emulator. Downloaded the main-site, or can be Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
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59

5

Royal TSX

Score: 92%

FreemiumAndroid TabletWindowsMacAndroidiPhone
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Manage systems across multiple platforms Royal TS-to unlock the remote control, the power of the remote system provides easy and secure access. Royal TS perfect Features:Freemium,Mac,Windows,Android,iPhone,Android,Tablet
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55

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MSYS2

Score: 93%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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An independent MSYS MSYS2 re-write (POSIX compatibility layer) and aims at better interoperability with native Windows modern file based on MinGWw64 Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
30

26

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Termius

Score: 85%

FreemiumWindowsMacLinuxAndroidiPhone
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Remote access for network engineers and system administrators just more end of the line, the redefinition of the SSH-client is a command-line this is a complete solution. Secure access to Linux Features:Freemium,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,iPhone

Putty alternatives FAQ

What is the best Putty alternative?

OpenSSH is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Putty alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include OpenSSH, cmder, MobaXterm, KiTTY, mRemoteNG.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, Android +1, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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