PortX AlternativesSSH Clients & Terminal Emulators like PortX

PortX is described as 'Lightweight cross-platform (Windows/Mac/Linux) SSH Client, as well as local shell/terminal emulator. Beautiful tabbed UI for managing multiple sessions. Google Drive syncing session files across devices and OSes is a very handy tool' and is a SSH Client in the development category. There are four alternatives to PortX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, PortableApps.com and ReactOS apps. The best PortX alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PortX are PowerShell, KiTTY and Xshell.

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PortX is a lightweight cross-platform (Windows/Mac/Linux) SSH Client, as well as local shell/terminal emulator. Beautiful tabbed UI for managing multiple sessions. Google Drive syncing session files across devices and OSes...

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PortX alternatives page was last updated Aug 6, 2021
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    PuTTY

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    PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Tunnels interface
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Built-in SSH client
    3.  Telnet client
    4.  Host management
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  Serial terminal
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Support for SFTP
    9.  Portable
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Logging
    12.  Session Management
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    • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PortX.

    • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PortX.

    • PuTTY is Free and Open SourcePortX is Free and Proprietary
    • PuTTY is LightweightPortX is not according to our users
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    PowerShell

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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PowerShell Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
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    PowerShell VS PortX

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    • PowerShell is the most popular Mac alternative to PortX.

    • PowerShell is Free and Open SourcePortX is Free and Proprietary
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    KiTTY

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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    90 KiTTY alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top KiTTY Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Session Management
    3.  Portable
    4.  Auto-login
    5.  Ssh tunnel
    6.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  VPS
    9.  Auto-saving
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Built-in editor
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    Xshell

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    Xshell is a powerful SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN and SERIAL terminal emulator for Windows platforms. It allows users to gain access to Unix/Linux hosts easily and securely on a Windows workstation.

    49 Xshell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Xshell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Session Management
    4.  SSH
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Support for SFTP
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