# PuTTY, Sublime Text vs UltraEdit Comparison

| | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 352 | 1,782 | 1,123 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (45.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (43.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | $119.95 1 user | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### PuTTY

**Not enough data**

### Sublime Text

Pros:
- Ease of Use (31 reviews)
- Speed (21 reviews)

Cons:
- Lack of Features (8 reviews)
- Lack of IDE Features (7 reviews)

### UltraEdit

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)
- Editing Ease (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Frequent Updates (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (326 reviews) | 9.1 (1564 reviews) | 9.5 (985 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (326 reviews) | 9.1 (1569 reviews) | 9.1 (987 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.3 (88 reviews) | 8.9 (229 reviews) | 9.3 (386 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (81 reviews) | 8.8 (162 reviews) | 9.1 (374 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (237 reviews) | 8.2 (1130 reviews) | 9.4 (862 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (63 reviews) | 8.9 (129 reviews) | 9.5 (363 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.8 (320 reviews) | 8.6 (1533 reviews) | 8.7 (978 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### PuTTY

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Sublime Text

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### UltraEdit

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: UltraEdit Enterprise

Price: $119.95 1 user

Description: UltraEdit Enterprise is a license that contains every product in the UltraEdit suite—includes the renowned text editor, compare tool, search utility, and  FTP client. 

UltraEdit is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. A single license can be activated on up to 5 unique systems. Includes platinum-tier tech support via email.


Key Features:
- One year of platinum support and software updates
- All Access ready — Best for professionals and larger teams
- Eligible for Enterprise deployment kit

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Text Editor

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **PuTTY** | N/A | N/A |
| **Sublime Text** | 8.6/10 | 870 |
| **UltraEdit** | 9.1/10 | 264 |

#### Coding

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Syntax highlighting** | Not enough data | 9.2 (780 reviews) | 9.4 (230 reviews) | 
| **Autocompletion** | Not enough data | 8.5 (751 reviews) | 8.6 (174 reviews) | 
| **Find and replace** | Not enough data | 9.1 (782 reviews) | 9.5 (247 reviews) | 
| **Code folding** | Not enough data | 8.8 (706 reviews) | 9.1 (191 reviews) | 

#### Editing

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative editing** | Not enough data | 7.6 (548 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.8 (689 reviews) | 9.3 (157 reviews) | 
| **Selection Methods** | Not enough data | 8.7 (701 reviews) | 9.2 (222 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 8.7 (700 reviews) | 8.9 (163 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | Not enough data | 8.9 (687 reviews) | 9.0 (146 reviews) | 
| **Plugins and integrations** | Not enough data | 8.5 (702 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.4 (504 reviews) | 9.1 (95 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Terminal Emulator

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **PuTTY** | 8.3/10 | 185 |
| **Sublime Text** | N/A | N/A |
| **UltraEdit** | N/A | N/A |

#### Performance

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Plugins** | 8.1 (129 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Resource Usage** | 8.6 (155 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Latency** | 8.3 (161 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Operating System

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Linux Support** | 9.0 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Windows Support** | 9.0 (154 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mac Support** | 8.2 (99 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Unix Support** | 8.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### User Interface

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scrolling** | 8.4 (158 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 7.8 (148 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Logging** | 8.5 (154 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Command-line interface** | 9.0 (157 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Licensing 

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Concurrent Licensing** | 7.8 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Subscription Licensing** | 7.6 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Named User Licensing** | 7.8 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Perpetual Licensing** | 7.4 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multifactor Authentication (MFA)** | 8.1 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Secure Sockets Layer encryption** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Portal Access ** | 8.8 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SAML Service Provider Integration** | 7.6 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Robotic Process Automation (RPA)** | 7.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Replication** | 8.5 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to PuTTY (1):** [Terminal Emulator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/terminal-emulator)

**Unique to Sublime Text (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)

**Unique to UltraEdit (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | PuTTY | Sublime Text | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 26.5% | 43.5% | 38.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.7% | 34.2% | 25.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 45.7% | 22.3% | 36.3% | 

### By Industry

#### PuTTY

- **Information Technology and Services:** 33.0%
- **Computer Software:** 14.9%
- **Telecommunications:** 6.4%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.4%
- **Computer Networking:** 4.1%
- **Higher Education:** 3.2%
- **Financial Services:** 2.0%
- **Internet:** 1.8%
- **Banking:** 1.8%
- **Insurance:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 26.9%

#### Sublime Text

- **Computer Software:** 29.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.1%
- **Internet:** 7.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.1%
- **Higher Education:** 2.9%
- **Program Development:** 2.4%
- **Financial Services:** 2.2%
- **Education Management:** 1.8%
- **Computer Networking:** 1.7%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 25.2%

#### UltraEdit

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.3%
- **Computer Software:** 15.6%
- **Financial Services:** 3.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Internet:** 3.2%
- **Higher Education:** 2.7%
- **Education Management:** 2.5%
- **Insurance:** 2.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 43.6%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to PuTTY

- [MobaXTerm](https://www.g2.com/products/mobaxterm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (109 reviews)
- [SecureCRT](https://www.g2.com/products/securecrt/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (54 reviews)
- [TeraTerm](https://www.g2.com/products/teraterm/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [iTerm2](https://www.g2.com/products/iterm2/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (51 reviews)
- [XShell](https://www.g2.com/products/xshell/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [GNOME Terminal](https://www.g2.com/products/gnome-terminal/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (14 reviews)
- [ConEmu](https://www.g2.com/products/conemu/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (13 reviews)
- [Tabby.sh](https://www.g2.com/products/tabby-sh/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (16 reviews)
- [kitty](https://www.g2.com/products/kitty/reviews) — 5.0/5 stars (2 reviews)
- [Yakuake](https://www.g2.com/products/yakuake/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (13 reviews)

### Alternatives to Sublime Text

- [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 reviews)
- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2473 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (262 reviews)
- [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews)
- [gedit](https://www.g2.com/products/gedit/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (76 reviews)
- [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews)
- [Textmate](https://www.g2.com/products/textmate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [Kate](https://www.g2.com/products/kate/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (14 reviews)

### Alternatives to UltraEdit

- [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 reviews)
- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2473 reviews)
- [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews)
- [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [SlickEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/slickedit/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (19 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (262 reviews)
- [Tex-Edit Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/tex-edit-plus/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews)
- [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### PuTTY

- Title: [how can i save password for the session in putty](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-save-password-for-the-session-in-putty) — 5 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can not save password in Putty but can save user name and hostname that would automatically take you to the screen to enter the password. "
- Title: [What is PuTTY used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-putty-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Putty is used to get servers log"
- Title: [Kindly help me in understanding SSH port Forwarding which is in Putty as Tunnel](https://www.g2.com/discussions/kindly-help-me-in-understanding-ssh-port-forwarding-which-is-in-putty-as-tunnel) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [I am wondering about using putty for a few purposes, can you help?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/50215-i-am-wondering-about-using-putty-for-a-few-purposes-can-you-help) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user."

### Sublime Text

- Title: [Can anyone help me figure out how to run code in sublime text?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/10293-how-to-run-code-in-sublime-text-3) — 5 comments
  > **Top comment:** "There are a few ways to do it-
1. Tools --> Build
2. On Windows, Ctrl + B
3. On OSX, CMD + B"
- Title: [Is Sublime Text an IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sublime-text-an-ide) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes"
- Title: [How can I use Sublime Text for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-use-sublime-text-for-free) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Even though Sublime Text will remind you of registering the software, you can skip it (close the pop-up) and keep using it for free. There has been no..."
- Title: [What do you use Sublime Text for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-do-you-use-sublime-text-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "I use it for solving leetcode problems locally."
- Title: [Is Sublime better than VS Code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sublime-better-than-vs-code) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "yes 1000% in my opinion mostly due to plugins"

### UltraEdit

- Title: [How is it different from the other software like notepad++ and what benefits are there?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-it-different-from-the-other-software-like-notepad-and-what-benefits-are-there) — 10 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "UltraEdit and Notepad++ are both text editors. While Notepad ++ is very powerful it is not as powerful/feature rich as UltraEdit. For those people that spend..."
- Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Text editing. Any kind of text editing. Hex editing, regular expression(s) find/replace, XML formatting, and any programming language. Find in files...."
- Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ultraedit-what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Cross validation tool for digital forensics"
- Title: [How much does UltraEdit cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-ultraedit-cost) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "$80"
- Title: [Virtual Machine](https://www.g2.com/discussions/virtual-machine) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I think UE has a forum for these questions here: http://forums.ultraedit.com/configuration-ini-settings-f7/?sid=15d4fd90054335d1d16ab4679fd261c8"

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