Compare Alacritty and PuTTY

At a Glance
Alacritty
Alacritty
Star Rating
(12)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PuTTY
PuTTY
Star Rating
(349)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PuTTY

Alacritty vs PuTTY

  • Reviewers felt that PuTTY meets the needs of their business better than Alacritty.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Alacritty is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alacritty over PuTTY.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alacritty
No pricing available
PuTTY
No pricing available
Free Trial
Alacritty
No trial information available
PuTTY
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
9
8.9
323
Ease of Use
8.9
9
8.9
323
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.3
85
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.2
81
Quality of Support
8.1
7
8.0
234
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.9
62
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
9
7.8
317
Features by Category
8.8
8
8.3
182
Performance
9.3
7
8.1
128
9.0
8
8.6
154
8.8
8
8.3
159
Operating System
9.2
8
9.0
142
8.1
6
9.0
153
8.9
6
8.2
99
8.0
5
8.6
23
User Interface
8.6
6
8.4
158
9.5
7
7.8
148
Not enough data
8.5
153
9.0
8
9.0
156
Licensing
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.4
22
Security
8.3
6
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
22
Functionality
Not enough data
7.7
21
8.3
5
8.5
22
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alacritty
Alacritty
PuTTY
PuTTY
Alacritty and PuTTY are categorized as Terminal Emulator
Unique Categories
Alacritty
Alacritty has no unique categories
PuTTY
PuTTY has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alacritty
Alacritty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.7%
PuTTY
PuTTY
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Alacritty
Alacritty
Program Development
16.7%
Retail
8.3%
Primary/Secondary Education
8.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Food & Beverages
8.3%
Other
50.0%
PuTTY
PuTTY
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Computer Software
15.0%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Computer Networking
4.1%
Other
36.9%
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Alacritty
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Discussions
Alacritty
Alacritty Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Alacritty has no discussions with answers
PuTTY
PuTTY Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 Comments
Mandar P.
MP
Yes you can save with or without passwordRead more
I am wondering about using putty for a few purposes, can you help?
1 Comment
Taher A.
TA
PuTTY is primarily designed as an SSH client and terminal emulator, so it may not be the ideal tool for your specific requirements with the TS7200 and ESP-32...Read more
Kindly help me in understanding SSH port Forwarding which is in Putty as Tunnel
1 Comment
Taher A.
TA
Certainly! I'll guide you through the process of configuring each type of port forwarding in PuTTY with examples for better understanding. Let's start with...Read more