PuTTY Alternatives

PuTTY is described as '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' and is a leading terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to PuTTY for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and Android apps. The best PuTTY alternative is KiTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PuTTY are OpenSSH, MobaXterm, Tabby Terminal and mRemoteNG.

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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...

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PuTTY alternatives page was last updated Jul 15, 2021
  1. Doffen SSH Tunnel icon
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    May 28, 2015 New version https://sourceforge.net/p/doffensshtunnel

    We needed a way to easily organize our complex network of servers and connect to them with one click. Hard to satisfy server admins use it every day and they love it.

    If you have to open more tha...

    15 Doffen SSH Tunnel alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Doffen SSH Tunnel Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    3.  RDP
    Doffen SSH Tunnel iconPuTTY Icon

    Doffen SSH Tunnel VS PuTTY

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  2. HTerm icon
     7 likes

    HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.

    20 HTerm alternatives
    HTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    HTerm Features

    1.  Portable
    HTerm iconPuTTY Icon

    HTerm VS PuTTY

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  3. AutoPuTTY icon
     4 likes

    AutoPuTTY is a simple connection manager / launcher

    · Manage a server list and connect thru PuTTY, WinSCP, Microsoft Terminal Server and VNC (only VNC 3.3 encryption is supported for passwords yet), · Connect to multiple servers at once using the "Enter" key.

    32 AutoPuTTY alternatives
    AutoPuTTY screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AutoPuTTY Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSH
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  RDP
    Discontinued

    Last update to this application was 2012. The latest version, 0.24.3, is still available from the official website.

    AutoPuTTY iconPuTTY Icon

    AutoPuTTY VS PuTTY

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  4.  7 likes

    Looking for a tabbed version of famous PuTTY? PuTTY Connection Manager is a free PuTTY Client Add-on for Windows platforms which goal is to provide a solution for managing multiple PuTTY instances. This is one of the most important missing feature of PuTTY (referring to this and.

    31 PuTTYCM alternatives
    PuTTYCM screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PuTTY

    PuTTYCM Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available, but it can be still downloaded from UnixMantra.com

    PuTTY Icon

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  5. Core Shell icon
     3 likes

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

    45 Core Shell alternatives
    Core Shell screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Core Shell Features

    1.  SSH
    Core Shell iconPuTTY Icon

    Core Shell VS PuTTY

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  6. MyEnTunnel icon
     5 likes

    MyEnTunnel is a simple system tray application (or NT service) that establishes and maintains TCP SSH tunnels. It does this by launching Plink (PuTTY Link) in the background and then monitors the process. If the Plink process dies (e.g.

    30 MyEnTunnel alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MyEnTunnel Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Tunnel
    3.  Automated tunnel
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer accessible, but has been archived by Internet Archive (https://web.archive.org/web/20161029055944/http://nemesis2.qx.net/pages/MyEnTunnel) and the installer is available via Software Informer (http://myentunnel.software.informer.com/).

    MyEnTunnel iconPuTTY Icon

    MyEnTunnel VS PuTTY

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  7. GSW ConnectBot icon
     2 likes

    GSW ConnectBot from Georgia SoftWorks is a simple to use but powerful Telnet/SSH client designed for use in demanding industrial environments and tested on a variety of versions of Android. Easy network licensing and configuration cloning/transfer.

    3 GSW ConnectBot alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    GSW ConnectBot Features

    1.  Licensing and Deployment Server
    2.  Network licensing
    3.  Security Audit Report
    4.  SSH
    GSW ConnectBot iconPuTTY Icon

    GSW ConnectBot VS PuTTY

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    Comments about GSW ConnectBot as an Alternative to PuTTY
     
    dev_ben

    I have used GSW ConnectBot as an Android Telnet Client alternative to PuTTY and it has never let me down. The product is very stable and the staff that supports the products are top-tier

    Positive commentJul 15, 2021
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    Futan Chung

    GSW ConnectBot comes with very strong security algorithms, considerably stronger than PuTTY and also many corporate features like network licensing and configuration cloning. I work in an industrial environment so these features really matter to me.

    Positive commentSep 25, 2019
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    • GSW ConnectBot is Paid and ProprietaryPuTTY is Free and Open Source
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