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95 likes97 Tabby Terminal alternativesTabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
Tabby Terminal VS PuTTY
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93 likes97 Termux alternativesReady to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- zsh
- Bash
Termux VS PuTTY
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187 likes65 PowerShell alternativesPowerShell (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.
PowerShell VS PuTTY
Is PowerShell a good alternative to PuTTY?Comments about PowerShell as an Alternative to PuTTY
PuTTY is for remote terminal access, via SSH, Telnet, serial, etc.. Powershell is a shell for scripting not SSH or Telent access.
11Brioni1988Local command shell. Putty is first and foremost a remote connection too.
13Since recently Microsoft has integrates OpenSSH in Windows 10 natively, so PowerShell (and Windows terminal) may now connect to SSH hosts from the command line, as you would do from LINUX or OS/X. PuTTY however has many more functions.
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69 likes65 ZOC alternativesZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.
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ZOC VS PuTTY
Is ZOC a good alternative to PuTTY?Comments about ZOC as an Alternative to PuTTY
hansolo1988Just let me say one thing: Try managing 200 hosts for 10+ clients in the host directory of Putty and ZOC.
3Foworax J. SmithMuch nicer user interface.
0grercltabs, ease of use, very easy to customize
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WindTerm VS PuTTY
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83 likes94 Terminal alternativesTerminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.
Terminal VS PuTTY
Is Terminal a good alternative to PuTTY?License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools VS PuTTY
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Comments about Tabby Terminal as an Alternative to PuTTY
I think Tabby is overall easier and more smoother to work with. Specially since you get tabs, themes etc. If you just want to ssh into this than that I don't know why you wouldn't switch to tabby.