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# OpenSSH vs PuTTY Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**OpenSSH** [

4.7/5(42)

](https://www.g2.com/products/openssh/reviews#reviews)

**PuTTY** [

4.5/5(352)

](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**OpenSSH**
No pricing available

**PuTTY**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**OpenSSH**
3 months

Based on 6 responses

**PuTTY**
1 monthFaster

Based on 17 responses

Return on Investment

**OpenSSH**
Not enough reviews yet

**PuTTY**
10 months

Based on 16 responses

Perceived Cost

**OpenSSH**
$$$$$

**PuTTY**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**OpenSSH**
Not enough reviews yet

**PuTTY**
16%

Pros & Cons

**OpenSSH**
Not enough data

**PuTTY**
Not enough data

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**OpenSSH**

9.3

9.336

**PuTTY**

8.9

8.9326

Ease of Use

**OpenSSH**

8.8

8.838

**PuTTY**

8.9

8.9326

Ease of Setup

**OpenSSH**

6.9

6.917

**PuTTY**

9.3

9.388

Ease of Admin

**OpenSSH**

6.7

6.715

**PuTTY**

9.2

9.281

Quality of Support

**OpenSSH**

8.3

8.328

**PuTTY**

8.1

8.1237

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**OpenSSH**

9.0

9.012

**PuTTY**

8.9

8.963

Product Direction (% positive)

**OpenSSH**

8.7

8.735

**PuTTY**

7.8

7.8320

Features

Terminal Emulator[Hide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.3

185

Performance

Plugins

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

129

Resource Usage

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

155

Latency

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

161

Operating System

Linux Support

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

145

Windows Support

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

154

Mac Support

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

99

Unix Support

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

24

User Interface

Scrolling

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

158

Customization

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

148

Logging

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

154

Command-line interface

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

157

Licensing 

Concurrent Licensing

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

22

Subscription Licensing

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

21

Named User Licensing

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

24

Perpetual Licensing

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

22

Security

Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

24

Secure Sockets Layer encryption

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

23

Portal Access 

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

26

SAML Service Provider Integration

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

22

Functionality

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

21

Replication

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

22

Encryption Key Management[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.5

9

Not enough data

Functionality

Durability

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Envelope Encryption

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Automation

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Availability

Scalability

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

API/Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Regional Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Auditing

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Compliance

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Management Console

6.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Data Security[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

At-Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

DLP Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

API / integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security 

Multi-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Transport

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![OpenSSH](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a47cd1f194bcfa6600dac7264f5468ac/openssh.gif "OpenSSH")](https://www.g2.com/products/openssh/reviews)

OpenSSH

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

55.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

22.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

22.5%

[![PuTTY](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_91ba385b963fa00bce23b532cca3ebba/putty.png "PuTTY")](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews)

PuTTY

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

26.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

27.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

45.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

55.0%

26.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

22.5%

27.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

22.5%

45.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![OpenSSH](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a47cd1f194bcfa6600dac7264f5468ac/openssh.gif "OpenSSH")](https://www.g2.com/products/openssh/reviews)
OpenSSH

Information Technology and Services

30.0%

Computer Software

12.5%

Internet

5.0%

Hospital & Health Care

5.0%

Building Materials

2.5%

Other

45.0%

[![PuTTY](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_91ba385b963fa00bce23b532cca3ebba/putty.png "PuTTY")](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews)
PuTTY

Information Technology and Services

33.0%

Computer Software

14.9%

Telecommunications

6.4%

Computer & Network Security

4.4%

Computer Networking

4.1%

Other

37.1%

Alternatives

**OpenSSH Alternatives**

 ![Egnyte](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/91bb854a397a0e939339a805a61acf75/egnyte.svg "Egnyte")

[
Egnyte
](/products/egnyte/reviews)

 ![Virtru Email Encryption](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9566ba6338388ab7e15b634d2d6fc7ba/virtru-email-encryption.svg "Virtru Email Encryption")

[
Virtru Email Encryption
](/products/virtru-email-encryption/reviews)

 ![AWS Key Management Service (KMS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476489/aws-key-management-service-kms.svg "AWS Key Management Service (KMS)")

[
AWS Key Management Service...
](/products/aws-key-management-service-kms/reviews)

 ![IBM Vault (formerly HashiCorp Vault)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0ad883257b6a07a7a8531a067f4891b7/ibm-vault-formerly-hashicorp-vault.svg "IBM Vault (formerly HashiCorp Vault)")

[
IBM Vault (formerly HashiCorp Vault)
](/products/ibm-vault-formerly-hashicorp-vault/reviews)

**PuTTY Alternatives**

 ![MobaXTerm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3c47b0293b63e905b726b84b02ab0683/mobaxterm.PNG "MobaXTerm")

[
MobaXTerm
](/products/mobaxterm/reviews)

 ![SecureCRT](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_7480f3088d28dac2e53abe007c765c98/securecrt.png "SecureCRT")

[
SecureCRT
](/products/securecrt/reviews)

 ![TeraTerm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_1d4d0089c605d6e5ef9422cd70892915/teraterm.png "TeraTerm")

[
TeraTerm
](/products/teraterm/reviews)

 ![iTerm2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0159d1abdafe291500d48ac376a5d2c4/iterm2.jpg "iTerm2")

[
iTerm2
](/products/iterm2/reviews)

## OpenSSH vs PuTTY

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PuTTY easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with OpenSSH overall.

- Reviewers felt that OpenSSH meets the needs of their business better than PuTTY.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that OpenSSH is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of OpenSSH over PuTTY.