OpenSSH Alternatives

OpenSSH is the premier connectivity tool for remote login with the SSH protocol. It encrypts all traffic to eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

In addition, OpenSSH provides a large suite of secure tunneling capabilities, several authentication methods, and sophisticated configuration options. Read more.

Alternative apps to OpenSSH:

62 votes
PuTTY 0.81

PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH.
- Freeware
- Windows, Linux
183 votes
SecureCRT 9.2.2.2794

SecureCRT is a Windows terminal emulator that supports Secure Shell (SSH), Telnet, rlogin, serial, and TAPI protocols.
- Free to Try
- Windows, macOS, Linux
23 votes
KiTTY 0.76.1.13

KiTTY is a fork from version of PuTTY, the best telnet / SSH client in the world. KiTTY is only designed for the Microsoft Windows platform.
- Freeware
- Windows
4/5

4 votes
ZOC Terminal 8.05.3

ZOC Terminal is the software, which runs on your local computer to connect to the remote server. Once connected, it lets you enter commands and see the output
- Free to Try
- Windows, macOS

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