Introducing
The Slant team built an AI & it’s awesome
Find the best product instantly
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari
Try it now
4.7 star rating
0
What is the best alternative to Sollar PuTTY?
Ad
Ad
OpenSSH
All
8
Experiences
Pros
4
Cons
3
Specs
Top
Pro
The Reference SSH Client
If you find samples or tutorials about SSH, they almost always refer to OpenSSH. It bascially defines what SSH is.
See More
Top
Con
No host list
Has no functions to manage huge numbers of hosts.
See More
Top
Pro
One of the most trustworthy development teams on the web
The development team of OpenSSH is part of the OpenBSD ecosystem. Their implementation is basically today's technical reference for any SSH client.
See More
Top
Con
No way to organize SSH connections
No way to organize SSH connections.
See More
Top
Pro
Available on virtually any platform
MacOS. Windows. Core component on any Linux flavor.
See More
Top
Con
Command line tool
It can be difficult to use from a command line interface.
See More
Top
Pro
Standard implementation that documentation for all other tools assumes you have installed already
A lot of other tools (e.g. git) are based on this for file transfer.
See More
Specs
License:
BSD-3-Clause
Type:
Remote access
Initial Release:
December 1, 1999
User Interface:
Command-line
See All Specs
Hide
See All
Experiences
Get it
here
447
12
mRemoteNG
All
7
Experiences
Pros
6
Cons
1
Top
Con
Private keys needs to be managed on PuTTY
Since mRemoteNG is integrated with PuTTY (included in the installation), all private key needs to be configured on PuTTY itself and then the PuTTY session needs to be selected on mRemoteNG.
See More
Top
Pro
It's free
Open source.
See More
Top
Pro
Import/Export feature
Allows to share connections.
See More
Top
Pro
Can open multiple sessions in different tabs
See More
Top
Pro
Connection manager
Lets you organize your connections into folders with icons as well and allows nested folders as well.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports multiple protocols
RDP (Remote Desktop/Terminal Server) VNC (Virtual Network Computing) ICA (Citrix Independent Computing Architecture) SSH (Secure Shell) Telnet (TELecommunication NETwork) HTTP/HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) rlogin Raw Socket Connections
See More
Top
Pro
Inheritance from folder properties
Inheritance makes it possible to store properties on folder basis and let the underlying connections inherit this info.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Free
23
4
WinSCP
All
15
Experiences
Pros
10
Cons
5
Top
Pro
Supports FTP and SFTP
In new versions also supports WebDav.
See More
Top
Con
Keyboard shortcuts not editable
See More
Top
Pro
Free and open-source
It has very good compatibility with the other tools of this segment (e.g. PuTTY).
See More
Top
Con
Slow
In my opinion, it's slower than Filezilla.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports WebDAV
See More
Top
Con
No x64 version
See More
Top
Pro
Not bundled with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP)
Does not attempt to install unwanted software on installation.
See More
Top
Con
Does not support UNC
Does not support UNC. This makes working with the "Library"-function in Win 7, 8, 10 not possible when working over a network.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports PPK Keys
You can use the SSH server public/private key files from putty to log in.
See More
Top
Con
Weird keyboard selection handling
If you are accustomed to several commanders, the selection method in WinSCP behaves unexpected - most often selects too much.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports Amazon S3
You can use in the last versions S3 so you're good if you use Amazon AWS.
See More
Top
Pro
Portable
No Installation required.
See More
Top
Pro
Integrated basic text editor
It has a integrated basic function text editor to create/edit/update files directly from client.
See More
Top
Pro
Can protect stored passwords by strong AES cipher
See More
Top
Pro
Can be automated with batch scripts
Put a line in bat file ""D:\Program Files\WinSCP\winscp.com" /console /script="D:\ftp\scripts\transfer.txt". All the info can be found on their site.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Get it
here
132
17
WinSSHTerm
All
7
Experiences
Pros
6
Cons
1
Top
Pro
Freeware
WinSSHTerm is free for anyone to use.
See More
Top
Con
Not a true terminal emulator
It's a PuTTY interface and it's mostly used to access remote machines through ssh, so it may not be very suitable for working on a local machine.
See More
Top
Pro
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are especially valuable for professionals.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports X Server
There is easy, automatic integration with X Server and starts/stops can take place with the launch/exit of WinSSHTerm.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports file transfer
The user can start a WinSCP session inside WinSSHTerm, without the need to duplicate the session in WinSCP.
See More
Top
Pro
Highly portable
The user can run WinSSHTerm from a USB drive on different computers.
See More
Top
Pro
Ready for production use
There are no annoying bugs in WinSSHTerm. Navigation tools and keyboard shortcuts are a great time saver, especially if you have to manage multiple connections.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Get it
here
35
7
SecureCRT
All
7
Experiences
Pros
4
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
VT220 emulation
Some of us still need actual VT220 emulation to log into OpenVMS machines. SecureCRT does a superior job at it.
See More
Top
Con
Not free
Paid product. Some nice additional Cygwin type features and server version are integrated, but for most users the feature set probably does add enough value for a paid only client.
See More
Top
Pro
Buttons bar
SecureCRT while not free has the ability to make common commands in to button for faster command processing. Commands like: exit, clear, :wq!, ls -lha and the etc.
See More
Top
Con
Expensive
See More
Top
Pro
Scriptable via Python API
Has a Python API to control most aspects of the terminal and sessions. Scripts can be bound to buttons, menu items, and keyboard shortcuts.
See More
Top
Pro
Puts emphasis on security
SecureCRT has strong data encryption and secure authentication through the support of password and public keys.
See More
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, GNU/Linux, iOS
License:
Proprietary
Latest Release:
2021-05-20
Hide
See All
Experiences
$83.95+
124
20
Bitvise SSH Client
All
12
Experiences
Pros
8
Cons
4
Top
Pro
Free
The SSH client software is free without any limitations.
See More
Top
Con
Saved profiles(sessions) feature is not good
Why not have a panel to show saved profiles that the user can easily to open sessions?
See More
Top
Pro
Built-in SFTP window
The client comes with built-in SFTP window to easily move files between the client and the server.
See More
Top
Con
Dropped SSH connections have to be established in new windows
The SSH connection seems to drop easier than some other SSH clients and you have to open a new SSH window to reconnect.
See More
Top
Pro
Can save and load profiles
Profiles can be used to save connection information and connection specific settings.
See More
Top
Con
Bitvise Main SSH Client Window pops up after closing terminal window
Bitvise opens main window after closing a terminal window. If you have a dozen terminal windows opened, bitvise main window will open after closing each terminal window. It is unintuitive and annoying.
See More
Top
Pro
Renders everything quickly and reliably
Some SSH clients do not render mc or htop properly (or quickly) or vim is glitchy through tmux, etcetera. I have NOT encountered any issues with Bitvise.
See More
Top
Con
No SCP Support
Has SFTP but not SCP support, which is incompatible with many devices.
See More
Top
Pro
Very fast
New SSH windows pop up almost instantly when you launch one.
See More
Top
Pro
Great option for small businesses
Bitvise is one of the few SSH clients that offers all features free for all types of users, including organizations. At the same time, there are no compromises in terms of functionality. It has an advanced GUI, corporation-wide single sign-on, learning resources including guides and FAQs, and other features.
See More
Top
Pro
RDP over SSH
You can use Remote Desktop through SSH.
See More
Top
Pro
Open New Terminal Console From Window
Bitvise's open new window feature is unique and very convenient, no need to enter login and password twice.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Free / paid
89
16
SmarTTY
All
4
Experiences
Pros
3
Cons
1
Top
Pro
Multi-tabbed with SFTP
Supports telnet and serial port as well.
See More
Top
Con
Unintuitive (alien) smart command-line mode
And shortcuts.
See More
Top
Pro
Free
See More
Top
Pro
Smart Terminal
Open and edit remote files with Windows Explorer - similar experience.
See More
Hide
Free
8
2
KiTTY
All
13
Experiences
Pros
10
Cons
3
Top
Pro
Includes additional features over PuTTy
Sessions filter Shortcuts for pre-defined command The session launcher Automatic logon script URL hyperlinks Running a locally saved script on a remote session Send to tray Transparency Quick start of a duplicate session SSH Handler: Internet Explorer integration pscp.exe and WinSCP integration New command-line options
See More
Top
Con
No centralized configuration
Each session holds its own configuration of all features. This means that if one wants to change a configuration common to all sessions (say, the terminal font), it has to be changed in each stored session separately. A better solution would be to have a default configuration and store only the changed elements for each session (both configurations would be merged, with e priority on the specific one).
See More
Top
Pro
Startup sessions
Support start-up sessions which allow you to specify the window/tab layout, working directories, and programs to run on startup.
See More
Top
Con
No tabbed sessions
No built-in support for tabbed sessions. Requires an add-on.
See More
Top
Pro
Source Code Available
Source code is available so you could modify or review changes.
See More
Top
Con
No mouse support in alternative screens
Like vim, less, etc.
See More
Top
Pro
Can store login credentials
Ability to store passwords/passphrases locally.
See More
Top
Pro
Clickable URLs
URLs are parsed and can be clicked.
See More
Top
Pro
Auto login script
Automatic processing of commands after conncetion was made.
See More
Top
Pro
True Color support
Supports True Color, so software like Vim can display a really nice pallet.
See More
Top
Pro
Portable version available
See More
Top
Pro
Background image
Ability to overlay the terminal background with an image.
See More
Top
Pro
Unicode
Uses Unicode for the best character compatibility.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Free
736
92
Tabby Terminal
All
15
Experiences
Pros
9
Cons
5
Specs
Top
Con
Some functions still fail
See More
Top
Pro
It looks just beautiful
See More
Top
Con
Graphics bugs on all platforms
On Windows 10 and Debian 11, Debian 12 the graphics starts bug after some usage. It always happens, even on different computers.
See More
Top
Pro
It's open source
This helps the community to move software forward and to make it even better.
See More
Top
Con
Slow with input lag
Sadly, Electron strikes again. The input lag is noticeable and annoying. Startup also takes like 2 seconds or more (On an i7 from 2016 with SSD).
See More
Top
Pro
It comes with plugins
See More
Top
Con
80MB
It's huge. The amount of resources it consumes is not justifiable.
See More
Top
Pro
Customizable
A lot of things can be easily configured, e.g. color theme, size, window frame behavior, tab location, cursor style, hotkeys, etc.
See More
Top
Con
Cannot remove the default profiles
For example, you installed Arch Linux for Windows Subsystem for Linux some time ago, but now you have deleted it and currently use Ubuntu on WSL. After that, if you decide to try this terminal emulator, you'll find Arch there without an option to remove the profiles already included in Terminus.
See More
Top
Pro
Is cross-platform
Even the question was "...for Windows", it's nice if you can use your tools over different platforms.
See More
Top
Pro
Under active development
Hyper development has basically stalled out.
See More
Top
Pro
Excellent interface
At start opens last session terminals. Also has terminal tabs.
See More
Top
Pro
Integrated GitBash, Cmd, PowerShell, and WSL
See More
Top
Pro
Integrates with git-bash with a simple toggle in the interface
See More
Specs
License:
MIT
Hide
See All
Experiences
FREE
237
40
SuperPuTTY
All
6
Experiences
Pros
5
Cons
1
Top
Con
You still need to install PuTTY first
SuperPuTTY is a wrapper available for PuTTY, not a standalone program, therefore you need to have a PuTTY installation before you can use SuperPuTTY.
See More
Top
Pro
You can run tabbed sessions
Dynamic placement of tabs side-by-side vertically or horizontally (similar to IDEs like Eclipse/Visual Studio). This is an upgrade of the original PuTTY, which lacks this feature.
See More
Top
Pro
PuTTY configuration reachable and adjustable
Since it uses PuTTY underneath you can create and configure profiles/sessions there which you can reuse in SuperPuTTY and apply to connection in any fashion you like.
See More
Top
Pro
Easy shortcut-driven navigation
By setting up certain shortcuts you can quickly bring up your sessions, select one by typing out the first letters, return-selecting it and cycle through your tabs.
See More
Top
Pro
Customizable UI to allow for maximum net screen size up to fullscreen
See More
Top
Pro
Open source
Open source and hosted on Github.
See More
Hide
Free
45
11
ZOC Terminal
All
12
Experiences
Pros
9
Cons
3
Top
Pro
Modern look
ZOC has a modern design.
See More
Top
Con
Hard to configure
It does not detect the installed shells (PowerShell, CMD, etc) automatically.
See More
Top
Pro
An actual "Terminal Emulator"
It's an actual terminal emulator (in the sense that it emulates a terminal) and not just a local console window app.
See More
Top
Con
Options creep
It has so many options that it's hard to find the one you need.
See More
Top
Pro
Scriptable
Zoc provides complete automation of the client using its macro scripting.
See More
Top
Con
Not free
Zoc requires a commercial license in order to use it, implying that it's not free.
See More
Top
Pro
Flexibility in platform support
Originally developed for OS/2 (as Zap-O-Comm), Zoc is currently available for Windows and Macintosh.
See More
Top
Pro
Can view and send to all sessions at once
Offers a thumbnail view of all session in thumbnails and type commands to all sessions at the same time.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports serial and dial-up connections
In addition to telnet, ssh, and rlogin, ZOC supports direct serial connections, modem dialing, and named pipes.
See More
Top
Pro
Tabbed sessions allows for easy navigation
Tabbed sessions mean that multiple items can be contained within a single window and can be easily navigated by the user.
See More
Top
Pro
Hideable UI
Zoc allows for every UI component except the title bar to be hidden. All features are accessible through the context menu.
See More
Top
Pro
Auto-Highlight feature
Feature to search for text bits in the data stream and highlight them with color/background.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
$79.99
324
57
Shellngn - Cloud Based SSH Client
All
12
Experiences
Pros
7
Cons
5
Top
Pro
SSH & SFTP in your browser
Since this tool is cloud-based, there's no need to download and install anything. You can simpy run it from the browser.
See More
Top
Con
Expensive
$3.90 per month
See More
Top
Pro
RDP/VNC Support
See More
Top
Con
Not free
In fact not only not free, but only available at a subscription basis.
See More
Top
Pro
Always up to date
See More
Top
Con
Sluggish output
It's ok for a quick session, but compared to native apps it's output is slow.
See More
Top
Pro
Your devices are available on any device
See More
Top
Con
Lack of configurability
Not enough options to trim it to your needs.
See More
Top
Pro
Tunnel support
See More
Top
Con
Can't access LAN servers
See More
Top
Pro
RDP/VNC In your browser
Remote desktop your servers from the browser.
See More
Top
Pro
Telnet Support
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
$5.90
120
26
Xshell 6
All
11
Experiences
Pros
9
Cons
2
Top
Pro
Connections management
See More
Top
Con
Not free
The subscription costs $89 per year.
See More
Top
Pro
Has tabs
See More
Top
Con
No stable portable version
Any portable version present is wrapper. It moves files from portable folder to appdata and backward, which often cause dataloss
See More
Top
Pro
Compose bar to send a string to multiple servers at once
See More
Top
Pro
Local shell interface to control Xshell
See More
Top
Pro
Great option for enterprises
Xshell 6 caters to enterprises with features such as multi-tab UI, dynamic port forwarding, scripting support, support for ASCII as well as non-ASCII characters, etc.
See More
Top
Pro
Can use any system font
See More
Top
Pro
Tunneling bar
Channel monitoring and dynamic port forwarding.
See More
Top
Pro
User defined key map support
See More
Top
Pro
Task automation with VB script
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
$89/Y
75
19
SSH of Windows' Linux subsystem
All
11
Experiences
Pros
4
Cons
7
Top
Pro
It's extremely easy to get running
All you have to do is go to the Microsoft store, choose a Linux distro you like, and install the client for free.
See More
Top
Con
Graphical problems
For example running Midnight commander (MC) makes terminal blinking.
See More
Top
Pro
Based on OpenSSH
OpenSSH is the reference for all ssh clients.
See More
Top
Con
Crontab and other background jobs don't work properly
Crontab only runs on ROOT, and it needs Windows to stay open. If you close it, you will kill the crontab. Some background jobs don't run on Windows WSL.
See More
Top
Pro
Excellent way for Windows users to learn Linux
It is much easier and more convenient than dealing with a dual boot Linux installation.
See More
Top
Con
Command line editing does not work properly
Overrides chars instead of inserting them... depending on position and moon phase?
See More
Top
Pro
Full Linux shell
Uses all relevant Linux ssh commands as normal.
See More
Top
Con
Does not install on PC virtual machines
See More
Top
Con
Forces window to a certain size
Any other SSH client will render the remote server at whatever size the local client window is. The built-in SSH client on Windows, however, forces you to use a standard size, and it's small enough to cause problems.
See More
Top
Con
Windows' SSH key agent service is broken
Attempting to use the built-in ssh-agent provided with Windows will cause errors and authentication failures due to an incompatibility between Windows' ssh-agent and OpenSSH on remote systems.
See More
Top
Con
Cut & paste works like the Windows prompt
Older versions of the Windows Command Prompt select text in a rectangular region of the console, rather than starting at a character position and selecting forward or backward along with the logical flow of text. To copy a sentence, for example, would require that you select all content in the two lines that contain the sentence, then trim what isn't needed, rather than just selecting the sentence. In later versions of Windows 10, this may not be an issue, as the cut-and-paste behavior has changed.
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Free
57
17
MobaXterm
All
17
Experiences
Pros
14
Cons
3
Top
Pro
Flexible
MobaXterm can connect to practically anything.
See More
Top
Con
Not completely freeware
If you use MobaXterm at work, they hope you will pay for it. This isn't horrifying, but it's not providing any new features in Linux to warrant the outlay. Its integration with Putty in Windows as an X client may make it worth the funds.
See More
Top
Pro
X server support
In case you need X11 forwarding, MobaXterm has an integrated X server.
See More
Top
Con
Split screen prevents tabbed mode
If you split a screen within a tab, you have to go back to single screen before you can switch to another tab.
See More
Top
Pro
Full linux subsystem with package manager
And you can install conda for additional package management.
See More
Top
Con
Can have some performance issues
MobaXterm can have some occasional performance issues. These happen rarely but it's worth mentioning that they exist, especially since this is a paid tool.
See More
Top
Pro
Tabbed or split mode
Multiple terminals can either be in tabs or split horizontally or vertically.
See More
Top
Pro
Integral remote file editor
Edit remote files via ssh and sftp
See More
Top
Pro
SSH tunnel controls and forwarding UI controls makes it easy
See More
Top
Pro
Automatic SFTP
With MobaXterm, there's no fiddling with multiple apps: simply connect and everything is available.
See More
Top
Pro
Connection manager
See More
Top
Pro
ENV can use Windows PATH
See More
Top
Pro
Password vault
See More
Top
Pro
Server tools (HTTPD, SSHD, SFTPD, TTFT)
See More
Top
Pro
Build in sftp file manager
Manipulate and edit remote files in the file browser.
See More
Top
Pro
Integrates with WSL
Integrates perfectly with the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Out of the box it offers a shell to that system.
See More
Top
Pro
Supports macro controls (multi commands in single screen)
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
$70
278
69
PuTTY
All
14
Experiences
Pros
5
Cons
8
Specs
Top
Pro
Free
See More
Top
Con
Only one session per window
Cannot open a second session in the same window (you need multiple windows).
See More
Top
Pro
De facto standard client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin on Windows
PuTTY is one of the oldest and most popular clients. It has earned the trust of a great number of users over a long period by being reliable, offering useful features and helpful support. It got into the 15 Essential Open Source Tools for Windows Admins list by InfoWorld.
See More
Top
Con
Can not save passwords
Anyway, you can use "PuTTYgen" to generate a key pair, then use "Pageant" to do a password-less SSH remote login.
See More
Top
Pro
Can be used on any Windows computer, even without admin rights
See More
Top
Con
Lacks features
It is JUST an SSH client. There are many other options with built in X-servers, Multitabbing, etc.
See More
Top
Pro
Source code available
Full source available. Compile and modify it yourself.
See More
Top
Con
Ugly design, too simple
Looks very dated. Does the basic functions very well, but not much more.
See More
Top
Pro
Lightweight and portable
Doesn't require much resources (memory and hard-disk). Can even be run on a system by just downloading without install.
See More
Top
Con
No global settings
If you want to change a setting for all your connections, you'd have to do it individually.
See More
Top
Con
Organizing sessions
Does not have features for organizing session connections (like folders). If you have 5-10 connections that's fine. But if there are 30-50 connections - that becomes a nightmare.
See More
Top
Con
Tedious logging/tracing
Its tedious to set up logging and tracing (e.g. for serial connections).
See More
Top
Con
No login scripting
See More
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, GNU/Linux
License:
MIT
Initial Release:
1999-01-22
Latest Release:
2021-07-17
See All Specs
Hide
See All
Experiences
Free
297
86
FileZilla
All
8
Experiences
Pros
6
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
Secure FTP support (FTPS/SFTP)
Supports FTP, FTPS (SSL) and SFTP (SSH).
See More
Top
Con
Installs junk software on your computer
The installer will install adware by default.
See More
Top
Pro
Free and open source
FileZilla is free open-source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License free of charge. Basically this means that everyone, including corporate entities, can use FileZilla, including but not limited to private, educational and commercial use.
See More
Top
Pro
Offers Server Mode
Can be used as an FTP server also, allowing easy file sharing.
See More
Top
Pro
Cross-platform
In addition to Windows, FileZilla client is available for Unix, OSX and Linux.
See More
Top
Pro
Suppots FTP and FTPS
FileZilla Server is a server that supports FTP and FTP over SSL/TLS which provides secure encrypted connections to the server.
See More
Top
Pro
Kind of de-facto standard
If you're troubleshooting things, everybody will first try if it works with File-Zilla.
See More
Specs
Platforms:
linux
Hide
See All
Experiences
Get it
here
133
54
hyper
All
8
Experiences
Pros
2
Cons
6
Top
Con
Made with Electron
It uses a considerable amount of resources, compared to other offerings.
See More
Top
Pro
Cross-platform due to electron browser-based foundation
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
See More
Top
Con
Not as cross platform as advertised
Most features only work on Mac OS.
See More
Top
Pro
Built on electron, supports split panels and plugins
See More
Top
Con
Incorrect rendering
Terminal window has visual artifacts.
See More
Top
Con
No configuration UI; all options must be set via JSON
See More
Top
Con
Still maturing as of December 2016
Folks noticed some issues in the 1.0 release cited here.
See More
Top
Con
Difficult to find information about it, because of the confusion with hyperterminal
See More
Hide
See All
Experiences
Get it
here
89
40
Built By the Slant team
Find the best product instantly.
4.7 star rating
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari
Try it now - it's free
{}
undefined
url next
price drop