Private Shell AlternativesSSH Clients and other similar apps like Private Shell

Private Shell is described as 'Advanced and easy-to-use SSH and SecureFTP client for Windows providing remote computer access with SSH1 and SSH2 protocols' and is a SSH Client in the file sharing category. There are six alternatives to Private Shell for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Private Shell alternative is Bitvise SSH Client. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Tera Term. Other great apps like Private Shell are SecureCRT, Tectia SSH Client, Axessh and SSH-RT.

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Private Shell

SSH Client
Paid • Proprietary

Private Shell is an advanced and easy-to-use SSH and SecureFTP client for Windows providing remote computer access with SSH1 and SSH2 protocols.

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Private Shell alternatives page was last updated Sep 7, 2018

Bitvise SSH Client
SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.
57 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Windows
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Bitvise SSH Client Features
1. Portable
2. Support for SFTP
3. SSH
4. Port Forwarding
5. Terminal-based
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Bitvise SSH Client VS Private Shell
Is Bitvise SSH Client a good alternative to Private Shell?
- Bitvise SSH Client is the most popular Windows alternative to Private Shell.
- Bitvise SSH Client is the most popular free alternative to Private Shell.
- Bitvise SSH Client is Free Personal and ProprietaryPrivate Shell is Paid and Proprietary

SecureCRT
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.
55 SecureCRT alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
SecureCRT Features
Support for scripting
SSH
Auto-login
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SecureCRT VS Private Shell
Is SecureCRT a good alternative to Private Shell?
- SecureCRT is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Private Shell.
- SecureCRT is the most popular commercial alternative to Private Shell.
- SecureCRT is Paid and ProprietaryPrivate Shell is also Paid and Proprietary

Tera Term
Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.
38 Tera Term alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Windows
Tera Term Features
1. Ad-free
2. Support for scripting
3. Lightweight
4. Command line interface
5. Serial-port
6. SSH
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Tera Term VS Private Shell
Is Tera Term a good alternative to Private Shell?
- Tera Term is the most popular Open Source alternative to Private Shell.
- Tera Term is Free and Open SourcePrivate Shell is Paid and Proprietary
- Tera Term is LightweightPrivate Shell is not according to our users

Tectia SSH Client
Enterprises and government organizations around the world use Tectia SSH Client/Server to secure their most critical IT processes including ad hoc and automated file transfers as well as remote systems administration.
18 Tectia SSH Client alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Windows
Tectia SSH Client VS Private Shell
Is Tectia SSH Client a good alternative to Private Shell?

Axessh
Axessh is Windows SSH Client for secure connections.
18 Axessh alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Windows
Axessh VS Private Shell
Is Axessh a good alternative to Private Shell?

SSH-RT
The modern SSH and Telnet terminal client for Windows 8 and Win-RT on Intel and ARM platforms.
6 SSH-RT alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Windows
SSH-RT VS Private Shell
Is SSH-RT a good alternative to Private Shell?