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

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