PuTTY Alternatives

PuTTY is described as 'Free and open-source terminal emulator supporting SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable, lightweight, and works offline to connect to remote systems securely' 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, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best PuTTY alternative is KiTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PuTTY are OpenSSH, MobaXterm, Tabby and Termux.

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PuTTY alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android and Google Chrome. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to PuTTY.
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  1. SSHplex icon
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    SSHplex is a Python-based SSH connection multiplexer that provides a modern Terminal User Interface (TUI) for selecting and connecting to multiple hosts simultaneously using tmux. Built with simplicity and extensibility in mind, SSHplex integrates with NetBox as a Source of...

    27 SSHplex alternatives

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    • Python
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  2. Termio icon
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    Modern terminal and SSH manager with AI, workspaces, and full privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. AidaIDE icon
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    Free SSH + SFTP workspace that replaces PuTTY and WinSCP - one encrypted vault, tabbed terminals, edit-in-place file browsing, and one-click commands.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Upshell icon
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    Native macOS SSH & SFTP client with tabbed/split terminal, ProxyJump bastions, SOCKS5 tunnels, and built-in secure agent.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Xcasca icon
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    Simple, Lightweight, and Always in Sync. Xcasca is a cross-platform SSH & SFTP Client that gives you access to your sessions wherever and whenever. With a wide variety of features in a lightweight package, manage your remote systems on any device (desktop and mobile) with...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. VVTerm icon
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    VVTerm is a native SSH client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Connect to servers with passwords or SSH keys, browse remote files over SFTP, keep your hosts in sync with iCloud, and work comfortably across Apple devices with tmux, Mosh, and tunnel support.

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac
     
  7. CtrlOps icon
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    CtrlOps is a local-first desktop app for managing all your Linux servers from one screen with AI. 100% local. No DevOps expertise needed. This is Local first alternative of Termius.

    11 CtrlOps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Keepr icon
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    Keepr is a desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) for sysadmins and teams managing many servers, VMs and external service accounts. Every SSH/RDP/SFTP connection and credential lives in a single AES-256-GCM encrypted vault (Argon2id key derivation) that syncs safely across devices...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  9. More than a simple SSH client, La Terminal provides a fully-native, first-class touch experience for command-line hackers on iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Termalin icon
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    A cross-platform SSH client with tabs, an SFTP browser with a built-in editor, key management, and a built-in MCP server that lets AI agents work over SSH without holding your keys.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. ShellBean icon
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    ShellBean is a lightweight but full-featured SSH SFTP client that integrates monitoring and scripting automation tools over SSH to help you quickly and easily manage your Linux servers without installing any third-party applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. moserial icon
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    moserial is a clean, friendly gtk-based serial terminal for the GNOME desktop. It is primarily intended for technical users and hardware hackers who need to communicate with embedded systems, test equipment, and serial consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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