Best SSH Clients in 2026
Updated
35 SSH clients ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
35ranked
0free plans on this page
$79.99/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 26 Bast No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTPSupported platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows 11SFTP support: Yes
- 27 KiTTY No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH, TelnetSupported platforms: Windows
- 28 mRemoteNG No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 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
- 29 OpenSSH No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH 2, SFTP, SCPSupported platforms: Linux, macOS, Cygwin (Windows), and other Unix systemsSFTP support: Yes
- 30 SmarTTY No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH, SCPSupported platforms: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, 2008
- 31 Termora No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, serial, Zmodem, FTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3, Alibaba OSS, Huawei OBS, Tencent COSSupported platforms: Windows, macOS, LinuxSFTP support: Yes
- 32 SuperPuTTY No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Supported protocols: SSH, SCP, RDPSupported platforms: Windows
- 33 ZOC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2$79.99/mo Supported platforms: Windows, macOS
- 34 AbsoluteTelnet No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Supported protocols: SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, SFTP, XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEMSupported platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11SFTP support: Yes
- 35 SHELLNGN No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, TelnetSupported platforms: Web browser; responsive mobile web accessSFTP support: Yes
Compare all 10 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported protocols | Supported platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bast | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, SFTP | macOS, Linux, Windows 11 |
| 27 | KiTTY | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, Telnet | Windows |
| 28 | mRemoteNG | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, rlogin, raw sockets, PowerShell remoting, AnyDesk, SFTP, SCP | Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 |
| 29 | OpenSSH | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | SSH 2, SFTP, SCP | Linux, macOS, Cygwin (Windows), and other Unix systems |
| 30 | SmarTTY | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, SCP | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, 2008 |
| 31 | Termora | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | SSH, SFTP, serial, Zmodem, FTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3, Alibaba OSS, Huawei OBS, Tencent COS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 32 | SuperPuTTY | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, SCP, RDP | Windows |
| 33 | ZOC | 5.2 | No | $79.99/mo | No | — | — | Windows, macOS |
| 34 | AbsoluteTelnet | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, SFTP, XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 35 | SHELLNGN | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, Telnet | Web browser; responsive mobile web access |
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