Best SSH Clients in 2026
Updated
In short: electerm is ranked #1 of 31 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Termius and Royal TS. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Termius. The lowest first paid tier on this page is XPipe at $3.33/mo.
For connecting to remote systems, an SSH client’s protocols and platform support help establish whether it fits your environment. Session management, port forwarding, and SFTP support offer other practical dimensions to compare, while team session sharing may be relevant when work involves collaboration. Royal TS, electerm, and Termius are among the clients shown. The comparison also includes free-plan availability and paid-from pricing, so you can weigh costs alongside capabilities. Check the supported protocols and platforms you need, then consider how session organization, file transfers, forwarding, and sharing fit the way you work.
31 SSH clients ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 electerm iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.6Free Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, FTP, Telnet, serial, RDP, VNC, SPICESupported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, HarmonyOSSFTP support: Yes
- 2 Termius iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.3$10/mo Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, Telnet, Mosh, local terminalSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, iPadOSSFTP support: Yes
- 3 Royal TS iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.8Free Supported protocols: SSH, Telnet, RS232, Raw, Rlogin, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, SCPSupported platforms: WindowsSFTP support: Yes
- 4 Tabby No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.1Free Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 5 WindTerm No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9Free Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, SCP, Telnet, Raw TCP, Serial, XModem, YModem, ZModemSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, LinuxSFTP support: Yes
- 6 XPipe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$3.33/mo Supported protocols: SSH, SFTPSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, LinuxSFTP support: Yes
- 7 WinSCP No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7Free Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, WebDAV, WebDAVS, S3Supported platforms: WindowsSFTP support: Yes
- 8 MobaXterm No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5Free Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, Telnet, Rlogin, RSH, RDP, VNC, XDMCP, Mosh, SerialSupported platforms: WindowsSFTP support: Yes
- 9 Bitvise SSH Client No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.4Free Supported protocols: SSH v2, SFTP v3/v4/v6, SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT, FTP-to-SFTP bridge, VT-100, xterm, bvtermSupported platforms: Windows desktop and server editions, x86 and x64SFTP support: Yes
- 10 ConnectBot Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1 Supported protocols: SSH, TelnetSupported platforms: Android
- 11 Tabby (formerly Terminus) No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0
- 12 Ásbrú Connection Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0Free Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, Telnet, FTPSupported platforms: Linux; Windows via WSLSFTP support: Yes
- 13 Core Shell iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0 Supported protocols: SSH/OpenSSH, SFTP, serialSupported platforms: macOS, iOS, iPadOSSFTP support: Yes
- 14 Blink Shell iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Supported protocols: SSH, Mosh, SFTP, SCPSupported platforms: iOS, iPadOSSFTP support: Yes
- 15 Secure ShellFish iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTPSupported platforms: iPhone, iPad, MacSFTP support: Yes
- 16 OpenSSH No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Supported protocols: SSH 2, SFTP, SCPSupported platforms: Linux, macOS, Cygwin (Windows), and other Unix systemsSFTP support: Yes
- 17 Prompt iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.5 Supported protocols: SSH, Telnet, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, and port forwardingSupported platforms: macOS, iOS/iPadOS, and visionOS
- 18 PuTTY No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4
- 19 Xshell No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4 Supported protocols: SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN, SERIAL, RDPSupported platforms: Windows 10/11; Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022SFTP support: Yes
- 20 FinalShell No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4CNY 4.08/mo Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, Windows Remote DesktopSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, LinuxSFTP support: Yes
- 21 Bast No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTPSupported platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows 11SFTP support: Yes
- 22 Termora No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, serial, Zmodem, FTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3, Alibaba OSS, Huawei OBS, Tencent COSSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, LinuxSFTP support: Yes
- 23 Tectia SSH Client No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.9 Supported protocols: SSH v2, SFTP, SCP, TCP tunnelingSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, AIX, Solaris, and other Unix platformsSFTP support: Yes
- 24 ZOC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7$79.99/mo Supported platforms: Windows, macOS
- 25 mRemoteNG No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Supported protocols: RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, rlogin, raw sockets, PowerShell remoting, AnyDesk, SFTP, SCPSupported platforms: Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022SFTP support: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which SSH client is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
electerm is ranked #1 of 31 with a score of 9.6. Termius is second and Royal TS third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, XPipe has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3.33/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.