When comparing KiTTY vs WinSCP, the Slant community recommends KiTTY for most people. In the question“What are the best SSH clients for Windows?” KiTTY is ranked 2nd while WinSCP is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose KiTTY is:
- 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
Question Ranking
Pros
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 Can store login credentials
Pro True Color support
Supports True Color, so software like Vim can display a really nice pallet.
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 Unicode
Uses Unicode for the best character compatibility.
Pro Supports FTP and SFTP
Pro Not bundled with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP)
Does not attempt to install unwanted software on installation.
Pro Free and open-source
It has very good compatibility with the other tools of this segment (e.g. PuTTY)
Pro Portable
No Installation required.
Pro Can protect stored passwords by strong AES cipher
Pro Integrated basic text editor
It has a integrated basic function text editor to create/edit/update files directly from client.
Cons
Con Still new
Has no packages for a lot of main distros.
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.