Persistent SSH Alternatives

Persistent SSH is described as 'Is SSH tunnel manager for a Windows systems. It works as system service and automatically restarts SSH tunnel if it was dropped by some reason' and is an app in the development category. There are seven alternatives to Persistent SSH for Windows, Linux, GNOME and Mac. The best Persistent SSH alternative is Hostpad, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Persistent SSH are SSH Tunnel Manager, jEnTunnel, AutoPuTTY and Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager.

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  1. Hostpad icon
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    A connection manager for Windows. Keep SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP, Remote Desktop and VNC hosts in one encrypted list and open them with the tools you already use.

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    • Windows
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  2. SSH Tunnel Manager is a tool to manage SSH Tunnels (commonly invoked with -L and -R arguments in the console). With SSH Tunnel Manager you can set up as many tunnels as you wish, each one containing as many port redirections as you wish.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. jEnTunnel icon
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    Manage SSH Tunnels made easy. Contribute to ggrandes/jentunnel development by creating an account on GitHub.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. AutoPuTTY icon
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    AutoPuTTY is a simple connection manager / launcher

    · Manage a server list and connect thru PuTTY, WinSCP, Microsoft Terminal Server and VNC (only VNC 3.3 encryption is supported for passwords yet), · Connect to multiple servers at once using the "Enter" key.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. gSTM is a front-end for managing SSH-tunneled port redirects. It stores tunnel configurations in a simple XML format. The tunnels (local, remote and dynamic) can be managed and individually started/stopped through one simple interface.

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
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  6. iTivity SSH Manager is an automated tunnel management and access management solution designed for teams. It is easy to deploy, effortless to maintain, and infinitely scalable. iTivity works by automatically connecting all of your systems — on any network or behind any firewall...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. This is a python program that helps me to manage the SSH tunnels that I use regularly for secure remote connectivity to my office and home networks. The standard Ubuntu repository already contains a program for managing tunnels, but it did not meet my requirements, so I used...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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