OpenSSH for Windows Alternatives

OpenSSH for Windows is described as 'Minimal installation of the Cygwin port of OpenSSH and related utilities to provide SSH and SCP services on the Windows platform' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenSSH for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best OpenSSH for Windows alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenSSH for Windows are OpenSSH, MobaXterm, JuiceSSH and Royal TSX.

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  1. ShellCraft icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • ShellCraft is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenSSH for Windows.

    • ShellCraft is Paid and ProprietaryOpenSSH for Windows is Free and Open Source
  2. MobaSSH icon
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    MobaSSH allows you to run commands and transfer files on a remote Windows PC from any operating system (GNU/Linux, Unix, HP-UX, AIX, Windows, etc.) through a fully secured and encrypted network connection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Core Shell icon
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    Core Shell is a full-featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. copssh icon
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    Provides SSH server and client on Windows, built on OpenSSH and Cygwin, supports secure remote administration, file transfer, tunneling, key and password authentication, role management, SFTP, scripting, and compatibility with modern Windows versions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Putty for Mac icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Truck icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. xs icon
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    Simple alternative to ssh (<5% SLOCC) written from scratch in Go, with support for PQC KEMs (Post-Quantum Cryptography Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • FreeBSD
    • Termux
     
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    Easily install and configure an SSH 2.0 server that gives you the ability to manage Windows remotely from any SSH client, add an SFTP Server to Windows, and secure local resources for remote access.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Free SFTP server for reliable and secure network file transfers. Securely push OS images and firmware and configuration updates, backup configuration files, and transfer files up to 4GB. Features: concurrent transfers, IP filters, service mode.

    13 SFTP/SCP Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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