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Add to SafariWhen comparing Sollar PuTTY vs SmarTTY, the Slant community recommends Sollar PuTTY for most people. In the question“What are the best SSH clients for Windows?” Sollar PuTTY is ranked 20th while SmarTTY is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose Sollar PuTTY is:
Host connections can be assigned a color, so you quickly discern them in the host list and in the connection tabs.
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Pros
Pro Color coded host
Host connections can be assigned a color, so you quickly discern them in the host list and in the connection tabs.
Pro Allows storage of login credentials
Sollar Putty creates an encrypted local file where you can store the login details for your devices.
Pro Provides significant expansion of PuTTY capabilities for free
In additional to regular PuTTY features you get multi-tab interface, auto-login, quick access to recent sessions, integration of Windows Search, and other useful features.
Pro Multi-tabbed with SFTP
Supports telnet and serial port as well.
Pro Free
Pro Smart Terminal
Open and edit remote files with Windows Explorer - similar experience.
Cons
Con No public download
They require your personal data and a working email before you can get the program. Not a great way to spread your allegedly "free" tool.
Con Its Solarwinds, biggest private data leaker
Trust your ssh session to it? No.
Con X11 not supported
Con Has ads
Con No option for translucent windows
Con Unintuitive (alien) smart command-line mode
And shortcuts.
