ConnectBot Alternatives

ConnectBot is described as 'Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone' and is a very popular SSH Client in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ConnectBot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best ConnectBot alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ConnectBot are OpenSSH, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.

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  1. Tempest icon
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    Tempest is a powerful SSH, RDP, VNC, S3, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, Telnet, Serial, RCON, and Mosh client for Android — built for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps engineers who manage servers on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Online
     
  2. SmarTTY icon
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    SmarTTY is a neat multi-tabbed SSH client with built-in SSH support. It makes it extremely easy to connect to your SSH servers and exchange files. It allows storing your private keys securely in Windows key containers and can set up the remote host for remote key authentication...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. GSW ConnectBot from Georgia SoftWorks is a simple to use but powerful Telnet/SSH client designed for use in demanding industrial environments and tested on a variety of versions of Android. Easy network licensing and configuration cloning/transfer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. vshell icon
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    Whether you need file transfer or a wider range of remote access services, it takes reliable, configurable network access software to master evolving security threats and a rapidly changing business environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. SSH Pilot icon
     3 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    58 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. XuTerm icon
     1 like

    Mobile terminal solution supporting SSH, MOSH, SFTP file browser, tmux multiplexing, port forwarding with session restore, biometric authentication, encrypted storage, cross-platform use for system administrators and developers, no data collection policy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • APKPure
    • GitHub
     
  7. FireSSH icon
     16 likes

    FireSSH is a free, cross-platform SSH terminal client for Mozilla Firefox. Written entirely in Javascript!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Firefox
     
  8. MacTerm icon
     7 likes

    MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. SSHDroid icon
     5 likes

    SSH server implementation for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10. PenguiNet icon
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    You've discovered PenguiNet, the simple all-in-one SSH client for Windows! PenguiNet includes an SCP browser, so that you can easily transfer files with just a few mouse clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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