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MobaXterm vs PuTTY: catalog facts
MobaXterm	PuTTY
Freemium The Home Edition is free for personal use but caps saved sessions, tunnels and macros. The…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Windows, Linux, macOS
SSH, X11 server, RDP, VNC, FTP, SFTP, Mosh, telnet and serial in one application Opens a graphical SFTP browser automatically alongside an SSH session	One small executable that runs without installation A full suite: PSCP and PSFTP for files, Plink for scripts, Pageant as a key agent
Closed source The free Home Edition caps saved sessions, tunnels and macros	The interface shows its age next to modern terminals There is no Mac port from the project; the Unix build is X11-based
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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