iSSH Alternatives

iSSH is described as 'front-end application to the command line application “ssh”. It provides a quick and easy way to start an SSH connection to a remote computer. You may be asking, “What’s the point of running SSH without an interactive command prompt (Terminal)?' and is a SSH Client in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to iSSH for Windows, Mac, Linux and PuTTY. The best iSSH alternative is MobaXterm, which is free. Other great apps like iSSH are Bitvise SSH Client, Codinn SSH Proxy, Core Tunnel and iTivity SSH Manager.

iSSH alternatives are mainly SSH Clients but may also be Terminal Emulators or VPN Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of iSSH.

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SSH Client

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MobaXterm
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Freemium • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Windows
98 MobaXterm alternatives
MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.
- - MobaXterm is the most popular Windows alternative to iSSH.
- - MobaXterm is the most popular free alternative to iSSH.
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MobaXterm Features
1. PortableMobaXterm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMobaXterm can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Windows Explorer ExtensionMobaXterm can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Support for SFTP
SSH
X server
Tabbed interface
Embedded Xserver
RDP Functionality
Multiple Terminal
Support for Multiple protocols
Built-in SSH client
Built-in File Manager
Bitvise SSH Client
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Free Personal • Proprietary
SSH Client
Windows
54 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives
SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.
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Bitvise SSH Client Features
1. PortableBitvise SSH Client can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for SFTP
Port Forwarding
SSH
Terminal-based
Codinn SSH Proxy
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
30 Codinn SSH Proxy alternatives
SSH Proxy can help you turn any remote SSH server into a SOCKS v5 proxy, intuitive and easy to use.
- - Codinn SSH Proxy is the most popular Mac alternative to iSSH.
- - Codinn SSH Proxy is the most popular commercial alternative to iSSH.
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Codinn SSH Proxy Features
Ssh tunnel
Tunnel
SSH
Core Tunnel
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Freemium • Proprietary
SSH Client
Mac
29 Core Tunnel alternatives
Core Tunnel is the best way to manage your SSH tunnels, with OS X Keychain integration. You can manage multiple tunnels in parallel, supports password/keyboard/pubkey authentication methods, creates local/remote/dynamic port forwarding tunnels & more.
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Core Tunnel Features
SSH
Tunnel
iTivity SSH Manager
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
12 iTivity SSH Manager alternatives
iTivity SSH Manager is an automated tunnel management and access management solution designed for teams. It is easy to deploy, effortless to maintain, and infinitely scalable. iTivity works by automatically connecting all of your systems — on any network or behind any firewall...
- - iTivity SSH Manager is the most popular Linux alternative to iSSH.
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iTivity SSH Manager Features
Privileged Access Management
SSH
Ssh tunnel
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Sidestep
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Free • Open Source
VPN Service
Mac
14 Sidestep alternatives
Sidestep sits quietly in the background, protecting your security and privacy as you browse the web.
- - Sidestep is the most popular Open Source alternative to iSSH.
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Sidestep Features
1. OpenVPNSidestep supports OpenVPN, one of the most secure and reliable VPN protocols.
Tunnel
SSH
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SSH Tunnel Manager
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
14 SSH Tunnel Manager alternatives
SSH Tunnel Manager is a tool to manage SSH Tunnels (commonly invoked with -L and -R arguments in the console). With SSH Tunnel Manager you can set up as many tunnels as you wish, each one containing as many port redirections as you wish.
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SSH Tunnel Manager Features
SSH
Tunnel
PuTTYCM
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
PuTTY
32 PuTTYCM alternatives
Looking for a tabbed version of famous PuTTY? PuTTY Connection Manager is a free PuTTY Client Add-on for Windows platforms which goal is to provide a solution for managing multiple PuTTY instances. This is one of the most important missing feature of PuTTY (referring to this and.
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PuTTYCM Features
Tabbed interface
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available, but it can be still downloaded from UnixMantra.com
AutoPuTTY
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
34 AutoPuTTY alternatives
AutoPuTTY is a simple connection manager / launcher

· Manage a server list and connect thru PuTTY, WinSCP, Microsoft Terminal Server and VNC (only VNC 3.3 encryption is supported for passwords yet), · Connect to multiple servers at once using the "Enter" key.
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AutoPuTTY Features
1. PortableAutoPuTTY can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
SSH
Secure Copy (SCP)
RDP
Discontinued
Last update to this application was 2012. The latest version, 0.24.3, is still available from the official website.
MyEnTunnel
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
33 MyEnTunnel alternatives
MyEnTunnel is a simple system tray application (or NT service) that establishes and maintains TCP SSH tunnels. It does this by launching Plink (PuTTY Link) in the background and then monitors the process. If the Plink process dies (e.g.
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MyEnTunnel Features
1. PortableMyEnTunnel can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Tunnel
Automated tunnel
Discontinued
The official website is no longer accessible, but has been archived by Internet Archive (https://web.archive.org/web/20161029055944/http://nemesis2.qx.net/pages/MyEnTunnel) and the installer is available via Software Informer (http://myentunnel.software.informer.com/).
Tunnel Manager
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Free • Open Source
SSH Client
Linux
11 Tunnel Manager alternatives
This is a python program that helps me to manage the SSH tunnels that I use regularly for secure remote connectivity to my office and home networks. The standard Ubuntu repository already contains a program for managing tunnels, but it did not meet my requirements, so I used...
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Tunnel Manager Features
SSH
Tunnel
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Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager
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Free • Open Source
SSH Client
Linux
14 Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager alternatives
gSTM is a front-end for managing SSH-tunneled port redirects. It stores tunnel configurations in a simple XML format. The tunnels (local, remote and dynamic) can be managed and individually started/stopped through one simple interface.
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Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager Features
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