PuTTY Alternatives

Apps similar to PuTTY include Tabby, which is free and open source. Other options are OpenSSH, Termux, MobaXterm and PowerShell. Terminal Emulators like PuTTY are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. ShellPilot is an SSH client and SFTP file manager for Android, maintained for Android 15 and 16. It connects with a password or a key (Ed25519 or RSA, in OpenSSH or PEM format), and handles servers that sign in through a login prompt — macOS Remote Login and PAM setups — as well...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. terminALL icon
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    SSH terminal, live desktop, SFTP files and Wake-on-LAN for your own Linux, Windows and Mac computers, from iPhone and iPad, with no account.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  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
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  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...

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. Flux SSH icon
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    Flux SSH is an SSH and SFTP client available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The terminal and the file manager are connected through one link, allowing multiple sessions to be open in the same window.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Easy SSH icon
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    Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client that runs inside a VS Code or Cursor terminal tab. It opens a real login shell, and file and folder names in the terminal become links: Ctrl+click (Cmd+click on macOS) a file to download it, Ctrl+click a folder to cd into it, or drag...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Cursor
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  8. A desktop SSH client that puts a terminal, an SFTP browser and your port forwards in one window, over a host list grouped by environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. bawkterm icon
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    bawkterm is a desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH and Remote Desktop on Windows, macOS and Linux, with local terminals in the same window.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • AppImage
    • Flatpak
    • Arch Linux
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  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  12. 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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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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