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autossh vs boring: catalog facts
autossh	boring
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Restarts ssh automatically when a tunnel drops or stalls Small C program with few moving parts	Local, remote and SOCKS5 forwarding Uses SSH config and ssh-agent
Command line only, with no graphical interface Releases are infrequent	Requires an SSH server to create tunnels
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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