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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (71.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
PuTTY
Star Rating
(349)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PuTTYSmartFTP
Star Rating
(21)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SmartFTPPuTTY vs SmartFTP
- Reviewers felt that PuTTY meets the needs of their business better than SmartFTP.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PuTTY is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PuTTY over SmartFTP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PuTTY
No pricing availableSmartFTP
No pricing availableFree Trial
PuTTY
No trial information availableSmartFTP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
322
8.5
18
Ease of Use
8.9
322
8.4
18
Ease of Setup
9.3
84
9.7
5
Ease of Admin
9.2
80
9.7
5
Quality of Support
8.0
233
7.1
17
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
61
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
316
5.5
18
Features by Category
Performance
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.6
154
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
142
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
User Interface
8.4
158
Not enough data
7.8
148
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Licensing
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.4
22
Not enough data
Security
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
22
Not enough data
Functionality
7.7
21
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PuTTY and SmartFTP share no categories
Unique Categories
PuTTY is categorized as Terminal Emulator
SmartFTP is categorized as File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PuTTY
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmartFTP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
33.4%
Computer Software
15.1%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Computer Networking
4.1%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Other
36.7%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
14.3%
Computer Networking
14.3%
Renewables & Environment
9.5%
Law Practice
9.5%
Computer Software
9.5%
Other
42.9%
Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 Comments
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
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
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
SmartFTP has no discussions with answers
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