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The best FTP Client alternative to PuTTY is MobaXterm, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PuTTY and seven of them are FTP Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting FTP Client alternatives to PuTTY are Bitvise SSH Client, ExtraPuTTY, PortX and Shellngn.

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  1. MobaXterm icon

    MobaXterm

     228 likes

    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    120 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal
     
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    MobaXterm vs PuTTY Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Arguably the best remote access program out there. Great compact interface, most features I've ever seen, works amazingly fast out of the box. The 10 session limit is what makes this Freemium, so if that is not a big deal for you, this is the software for you.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's never let me down and is feature rich.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    tihedomecu
    Negative
    -5

    It's okay, but sessions are constantly disconnected after like a few minutes later. it also has some random cartoons all over the screen so annoying. not recommended.

    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryPuTTY is Free and Open Source
    • MobaXterm is CustomizablePuTTY is not according to our users
  2. Bitvise SSH Client icon

    Bitvise SSH Client

     62 likes

    SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.

    64 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Bitvise SSH Client vs PuTTY Comments
    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    0

    Easy to use also have sftp

    akanealw
    Positive
    0

    Very handy program. I have my ssh connection connect automatically at login. Does my reverse ssh tunnel and socks proxy and stays minimized in the system tray.

    • Bitvise SSH Client is Free Personal and ProprietaryPuTTY is Free and Open Source
  4. ExtraPuTTY icon

    ExtraPuTTY

     4 likes

    ExtraPuTTY is a fork from 0.65 version of PuTTY and has all the features from the original while adding new ones as described below:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. PortX icon

    PortX

     3 likes

    PortX is a lightweight cross-platform (Windows/Mac/Linux) SSH Client, as well as local shell/terminal emulator. Beautiful tabbed UI for managing multiple sessions. Google Drive syncing session files across devices and OSes is a very handy tool.

    7 PortX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PortX screenshot 1
     
  6. Shellngn icon

    Shellngn

     3 likes

    Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Shellngn screenshot 1
     
  9. Putty for Mac icon

    Putty for Mac

     2 likes

    Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Putty for Mac screenshot 1
     
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