Best KiTTY Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from SSH clients ranked against KiTTY on the same published basis.
- 1KiTTY vs Royal TS
- 2KiTTY vs electerm
- 3KiTTY vs Secure ShellFish
- 4KiTTY vs Termius
- 5KiTTY vs Blink Shell
- 6KiTTY vs ConnectBot
- 7KiTTY vs Core Shell
- 8KiTTY vs Prompt
- 9KiTTY vs MobaXterm
- 10KiTTY vs WinSCP
- 11KiTTY vs XPipe
- 12KiTTY vs Bitvise SSH Client
- 13KiTTY vs Tabby
- 14KiTTY vs Xftp
- 15KiTTY vs Ásbrú Connection Manager
- 16KiTTY vs SecurSSH
- 17KiTTY vs WindTerm
- 18KiTTY vs FinalShell
- 19KiTTY vs agedu
- 20KiTTY vs Tectia Server
KiTTY alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal TS | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | electerm | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Secure ShellFish | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 4 | Termius | 7.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Blink Shell | 6.9 | No | — | iOS |
| 6 | ConnectBot | 6.8 | No | — | Android |
| 7 | Core Shell | 6.8 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 8 | Prompt | 6.6 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 9 | MobaXterm | 6.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 10 | WinSCP | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | XPipe | 6.4 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Bitvise SSH Client | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 13 | Tabby | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Xftp | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 15 | Ásbrú Connection Manager | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | SecurSSH | 6.2 | Free plan | €9/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | WindTerm | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | FinalShell | 5.7 | No | CNY 4.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | agedu | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web |
| 20 | Tectia Server | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
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Questions about KiTTY alternatives
What is the best alternative to KiTTY?
Royal TS, number 1 in SSH clients with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: electerm, Secure ShellFish, Termius and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to KiTTY?
Royal TS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Is there an open-source alternative to KiTTY?
Yes: WinSCP.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.