Tera Term AlternativesTerminal Emulators & SSH Clients like Tera Term

Alternatives list

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   PuTTY

    1449 likes

   Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

   114 PuTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   Nuncio Bitis

   Negative comment•Jun 18, 2025

   0

   Putty doesn't support macro scripts.

   

   

   • Most users think PuTTY is a great Tera Term alternative.

   • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Tera Term.

   • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tera Term.

   • PuTTY is Free and Open SourceTera Term is also Free and Open Source
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   OpenSSH

    384 likes

   OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

   60 OpenSSH alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • iPhone
   • BSD
   • Cygwin
   • Haiku

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Oct 16, 2025

   0

   OpenSSH has nothing to do with Tera Term. Tera Term is a serial terminal. OpenSSH is a SSH/network server. They are entirely different in function, not even remotely related.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Jan 25, 2016

   2

   OpenSSH is not serial terminal client! Tera Term only provides functionality of OpenSSH via plugin.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Some users think OpenSSH is a great Tera Term alternative, some don't.

   • OpenSSH is the most popular Mac & iPhone alternative to Tera Term.

   • OpenSSH is Free and Open SourceTera Term is also Free and Open Source
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   Windows Terminal

    93 likes

   Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

   102 Windows Terminal alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   KiTTY

    189 likes

   KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

   97 KiTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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   Bitvise SSH Client

    62 likes

   SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.

   62 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   SecureCRT

    34 likes

   SecureCRT combines rock-solid terminal emulation with the strong encryption, data integrity, and authentication options of the Secure Shell protocol. SecureCRT provides secure remote access, file transfer, and data tunneling for everyone in your organization.

   60 SecureCRT alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   • SecureCRT is the most popular commercial alternative to Tera Term.

   • SecureCRT is Paid and ProprietaryTera Term is Free and Open Source
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   ZOC

    70 likes

   ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

   70 ZOC alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Brad Morrisón

   Positive comment•Jun 9, 2025

   0

   Covers the whole feature set.

   

   

   • Almost everyone thinks ZOC is a great Tera Term alternative.

   • ZOC is Paid and ProprietaryTera Term is Free and Open Source
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    JuiceSSH

     33 likes

    The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.

    107 JuiceSSH alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • mosh
    • OpenSSH

    

    

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    • JuiceSSH is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Tera Term.

    • JuiceSSH is Free and ProprietaryTera Term is Free and Open Source
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    Royal TSX

     41 likes

    Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

    Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

    Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.

    131 Royal TSX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Remote Desktop Tool

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    

    

    

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    • Royal TSX is the most popular iPad alternative to Tera Term.

    • Royal TSX is Freemium and ProprietaryTera Term is Free and Open Source
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    RealTerm

     13 likes

    RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does.

    18 RealTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    Guest

    Positive comment•Oct 18, 2020

    0

    Has many options for e.g. delays and really good for debugging communcation with timestamped logging of comm.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.

    

    

    • RealTerm is Free and Open SourceTera Term is also Free and Open Source
13. Minicom

     9 likes

    Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external)...

    18 Minicom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • Israel

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    Guest

    Negative comment•Oct 16, 2025

    0

    Text/console-based, no GUI. Difficult to navigate in a GUI world. Compared to Tera Term, it's like trying to build a ship in a bottle for simple serial terminal needs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.

    

    • Minicom is Free and Open SourceTera Term is also Free and Open Source
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    Termix

     4 likes

    A modern SSH client and terminal offering an unrivaled SSH and SFTP experience that enhances your productivity without compromising your privacy.

    55 Termix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • Czechia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    

    

    

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