When comparing Windows Telnet vs KiTTY, the Slant community recommends Windows Telnet for most people. In the question“What are the best telnet clients for Windows?” Windows Telnet is ranked 2nd while KiTTY is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Windows Telnet is:
Call it from the command line and it's there. A bare bones typical telnet client like on Linux.
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Pros
Pro Very minimalistic and barebones
Call it from the command line and it's there. A bare bones typical telnet client like on Linux.
Pro Comes with Windows
No need to download. Just add the feature in the Windows installer.
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
Pro Startup sessions
Support start-up sessions which allow you to specify the window/tab layout, working directories, and programs to run on startup.
Pro Source Code Available
Source code is available so you could modify or review changes.
Pro Can store login credentials
Ability to store passwords/passphrases locally.
Pro Clickable URLs
URLs are parsed and can be clicked.
Pro Auto login script
Automatic processing of commands after conncetion was made.
Pro True Color support
Supports True Color, so software like Vim can display a really nice pallet.
Pro Portable version available
Pro Background image
Ability to overlay the terminal background with an image.
Pro Unicode
Uses Unicode for the best character compatibility.
Cons
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).
Con No tabbed sessions
No built-in support for tabbed sessions. Requires an add-on.
Con No mouse support in alternative screens
Like vim, less, etc.