PSSH

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PSSH, Parallel SSH Tools, provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools.

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Free
Open Source (LGPL-2.1)

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Linux
OpenSSH
Python

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Developed by
Brent N. Chun, Andrew McNabb
Licensing
Open Source (LGPL-2.1) and Free product.
Written in
Python
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Updated Aug 5, 2026

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PSSH was added to AlternativeTo by NginUS on Oct 20, 2010 and this page was last updated Jul 30, 2025. PSSH is sometimes referred to as Parallel SSH, parallel-ssh.

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What is PSSH?

PSSH, Parallel SSH Tools, provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools. Included in the distribution:

Parallel ssh (pssh)
Parallel scp (pscp)
Parallel rsync (prsync)
Parallel nuke (pnuke)
Parallel slurp (pslurp)

It executes commands on multiple hosts in parallel.

The project includes psshlib which can be used within custom applications.

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