Alternatives to SecureCRT

A commercial SSH and Telnet client with session management and scripting for Windows, macOS and Linux. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as SecureCRT.

  • Xshell

    A tabbed SSH, Telnet and serial terminal client for Windows from NetSarang.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Xshell is a paid, closed-source tabbed SSH, Telnet and serial client from NetSarang with triggers and script recording, but it runs on Windows only.

  • ZOC Terminal

    A commercial SSH, Telnet and serial terminal emulator for Windows and macOS.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ZOC Terminal is a paid SSH, Telnet and serial client with many emulations including TN3270 and a large scripting language, but it has no Linux version.

  • MobaXterm

    A Windows remote-computing toolbox: tabbed SSH, an X11 server, RDP, VNC, FTP and Unix commands in one portable executable.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    MobaXterm is a freemium Windows toolbox adding an X11 server, RDP, VNC and SFTP next to tabbed SSH, with the free edition capping saved sessions and macros.

  • WindTerm

    A fast SSH, SFTP, telnet, serial and tmux client for Windows, macOS and Linux, free for commercial use.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    WindTerm is a free SSH, SFTP, telnet and serial client for Windows, macOS and Linux usable commercially without licences, though its source is only partly published.

  • Tabby

    A terminal, SSH client and serial console in one window, with a connection manager and an encrypted secret store.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Tabby is a free MIT-licensed Electron terminal with SSH, Telnet, serial, a connection manager and an encrypted secret store, using more memory than native clients.

  • Termius

    A cross-platform SSH client for desktop and mobile that syncs hosts, keys and snippets between devices.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Termius is a freemium proprietary SSH client for desktop and mobile that syncs hosts, keys and snippets between devices, with syncing dependent on the vendor's service.

  • PuTTY

    The small, stubbornly reliable SSH and Telnet client that has been on every Windows admin’s desktop for twenty-five years.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxmacOS

    PuTTY is a free MIT-licensed SSH and Telnet client with PSCP, PSFTP, Plink and Pageant, but its interface is dated and it lacks SecureCRT's tabbed session management.

  • Tera Term

    Long-running Windows terminal emulator for SSH, Telnet and serial connections.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Tera Term is a free BSD-3-Clause Windows terminal for SSH, Telnet and serial with a macro language, but its interface is dated and it lacks classic tabs.

Also worth comparing

These listings name SecureCRT as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Bitvise SSH Client

    A Windows SSH client combining a terminal, SFTP file transfer and port forwarding.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    SecureCRT runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with extensive session management and scripting, but requires a paid licence after evaluation.

  • Electerm

    Manage terminal and remote-file connections in one application.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    SecureCRT is a paid, closed-source SSH and Telnet client for Windows, macOS and Linux with tab groups and scripting.

  • KiTTY

    A PuTTY fork for Windows that adds session filtering, automatic login scripts and portability.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    SecureCRT adds tab groups, extensive session management and scripting on Windows, macOS and Linux, but it is closed source and paid after the evaluation.

  • OpenSSH

    The standard SSH client and server suite for encrypted remote login, file copying and tunnelling.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxSelf-hostedCommand line

    SecureCRT is a paid, closed-source SSH and Telnet client for Windows, macOS and Linux that adds session management, keyword highlighting and scripting, but it provides no server.

  • Prompt

    Panic's native terminal and SSH client for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, with Mosh support.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    SecureCRT is a paid, closed-source SSH and Telnet client for Windows, macOS and Linux with session management and scripting, but it has no iPhone or iPad app.

  • Secure ShellFish

    An SSH terminal and SFTP file access app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

    SecureCRT is a paid, closed-source SSH and Telnet client for Windows, macOS and Linux with extensive session management and scripting, but no iPhone or iPad app.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.