Xshell Alternatives

Xshell is described as 'Powerful SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN and SERIAL terminal emulator for Windows platforms. It allows users to gain access to Unix/Linux hosts easily and securely on a Windows workstation' and is a terminal emulator in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Xshell for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Xshell alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Xshell are OpenSSH, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.

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  1. IT teams often juggle a patchwork of RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps, SSH (Secure Shell) clients, and scattered password vaults. Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) turns that sprawl into one searchable inventory—complete with Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile clients—so technicians...

    61 Remote Desktop Manager alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. SecureCRT icon
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    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.

    62 SecureCRT alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. Royal TSX icon
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    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.

    135 Royal TSX alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  4. foot icon
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    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. PAC Manager icon
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    PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
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    Even though it's discontinued, it still offers a huge load of features and is highly customizable.

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    • PAC Manager is Free and Open SourceXshell is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. Termix icon
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    A modern SSH client and terminal offering an unrivaled SSH and SFTP experience that enhances your productivity without compromising your privacy.

    57 Termix alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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

    76 ZOC alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. SmarTTY icon
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    SmarTTY is a neat multi-tabbed SSH client with built-in SSH support. It makes it extremely easy to connect to your SSH servers and exchange files. It allows storing your private keys securely in Windows key containers and can set up the remote host for remote key authentication...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. Blink Shell icon
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    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    97 Blink Shell alternatives

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    • iPhone
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