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Bitvise SSH Client vs OpenSSH: catalog facts
Bitvise SSH Client	OpenSSH
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under a BSD-style licence.
Windows	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Terminal and graphical SFTP in one app Flexible port forwarding and tunnelling	Complete client, server and key management suite Port forwarding and tunnelling built in
Windows only Closed source	Command-line only with no graphical interface Configuration options take time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-style
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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