When comparing Xshell vs Bitvise SSH Client, the Slant community recommends Xshell for most people. In the question“What are the best SSH clients for Windows?” Xshell is ranked 6th while Bitvise SSH Client is ranked 10th.
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Pros
Pro Connections management
Pro Has tabs
Pro Can use any system font
Pro Local shell interface to control Xshell
Pro Tunneling bar
Channel monitoring and dynamic port forwarding.
Pro Compose bar to send a string to multiple servers at once
Pro User defined key map support
Pro Task automation with VB script
Pro Built-in SFTP window
The client comes with built-in SFTP window to easily move files between the client and the server.
Pro Free
The SSH client software is free without any limitations.
Pro Can save and load profiles
Profiles can be used to save connection information and connection specific settings.
Cons
Con Not free
The subscription costs $89 per year.
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
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?