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OpenSSH vs boring: catalog facts
OpenSSH	boring
Free Free and open source under a BSD-style licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Complete client, server and key management suite Port forwarding and tunnelling built in	Local, remote and SOCKS5 forwarding Uses SSH config and ssh-agent
Command-line only with no graphical interface Configuration options take time to learn	Requires an SSH server to create tunnels
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-style	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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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