Paid PuTTY Alternatives for Mac

PuTTY is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best paid Mac alternative is ZOC. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PuTTY and seven of them are paid and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid Mac alternatives to PuTTY are SecureCRT, ShellCraft, Codinn SSH Proxy and Putty for Mac.

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  1. ZOC icon
     70 likes

    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    76 ZOC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    ZOC vs PuTTY Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    hansolo1988
    3

    Just let me say one thing: Try managing 200 hosts for 10+ clients in the host directory of Putty and ZOC.

    Foworax J. Smith
    Positive
    0

    Much nicer user interface.

    grercl
    Positive
    0

    tabs, ease of use, very easy to customize

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 8 comments
    • ZOC is Paid and ProprietaryPuTTY is Free and Open Source
  2. SecureCRT icon
     34 likes

    SecureCRT combines rock-solid terminal emulation with the strong encryption, data integrity, and authentication options of the Secure Shell protocol. SecureCRT provides secure remote access, file transfer, and data tunneling for everyone in your organization.

    62 SecureCRT alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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    SecureCRT vs PuTTY Comments
    artcrime
    Positive
    0

    Simply the best telnet/ssh client on the market. Excellent support too!

    • SecureCRT is Paid and ProprietaryPuTTY is Free and Open Source
  3. ShellCraft icon
     1 like

    With convenient and powerful user interface, ShellCraft significantly improve your efficiency. ShellCraft implements the standard SSH/Telnet protocol, it can simply connect to various servers. The session management function make you managing sessions easily, connecting to...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SSH Proxy can help you turn any remote SSH server into a SOCKS v5 proxy, intuitive and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Putty for Mac icon
     2 likes

    Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.

    80 Putty for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. With SSH Client, you can secure remote servers, protect your data, and strengthen your online presence. SSH Client can seamlessly integrate with iOS and Mac devices for efficient and secure remote management. Fortify your online presence as robust, secure, and efficient.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Truck icon
     1 like

    Still using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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