A local-first & Open-source SSH/SFTP/Serial client with E2EE sync, plugins, and no account required — a modern alternative to Termius.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
ConnectBot Alternatives
ConnectBot is described as 'Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone' and is a very popular SSH Client in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ConnectBot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best ConnectBot alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ConnectBot are OpenSSH, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.
Alternatives list
- 28 Voltius alternatives
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Qt
Italy
EU
RustConn is a modern connection manager for Linux desktops built with GTK4. It provides a unified interface for managing SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, and Zero Trust remote connections with support for both embedded and external clients.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
Ukraine
SmartPack-Kernel Manager is a heavily modified version of Kernel Adiutor developed by Willi Ye. All the credits go to the original developer, not only for his hard work on Kernel Adiutor, but also for being open to open-source community.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Ghostly Bridge is a lightweight Windows tray app to manage servers and expose local apps instantly. Access UpCloud, DigitalOcean, and your own machines from one place.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Austria- EU
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Simple, Lightweight, and Always in Sync. Xcasca is a cross-platform SSH & SFTP Client that gives you access to your sessions wherever and whenever. With a wide variety of features in a lightweight package, manage your remote systems on any device (desktop and mobile) with...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
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TermAI is an AI-native mobile SSH terminal for iOS and Android. It pairs a normal SSH/SFTP client with an AI assistant in the terminal (describe a task in plain language, get a command to review before it runs — high-risk commands like rm -rf require confirmation), and built-in...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad
SSHBorg is an SSH and SFTP client for Android aimed at people who administer servers. It provides a full terminal with VT100/xterm emulation, UTF-8 support and multiple concurrent sessions, alongside an SFTP file manager for browsing and transferring files.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- F-Droid
- Italy
- EU
A modern MobaXterm/PuTTY alternative for Windows: tabbed SSH + VNC, a full SFTP file manager, and Ctrl+V to paste images straight into a remote terminal over SFTP.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Netherlands- EU
Simple alternative to ssh (<5% SLOCC) written from scratch in Go, with support for PQC KEMs (Post-Quantum Cryptography Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Cygwin
- FreeBSD
- Termux
