When comparing ssh of Cygwin vs SecureCRT, the Slant community recommends SecureCRT for most people. In the question“What are the best SSH clients for Windows?” SecureCRT is ranked 10th while ssh of Cygwin is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose SecureCRT is:
Some of us still need actual VT220 emulation to log into OpenVMS machines. SecureCRT does a superior job at it.
Specs
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Pros
Pro May be used with console emulators like Cmder
So you can have handy UI with tabs and other features. (For tab-like experience there is also GNU screen).
Pro VT220 emulation
Some of us still need actual VT220 emulation to log into OpenVMS machines. SecureCRT does a superior job at it.
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.
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.
Pro Puts emphasis on security
SecureCRT has strong data encryption and secure authentication through the support of password and public keys.
Cons
Con Like using Windows 95
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.