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OpenSSHDropbear
Free

Free and open source under a BSD-style licence.

 Free

Free and open source under an MIT-style license.

macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Complete client, server and key management suite
  • Port forwarding and tunnelling built in
  • Very small memory and disk footprint
  • Compatible with OpenSSH authorized_keys
  • Command-line only with no graphical interface
  • Configuration options take time to learn
  • Distributed mainly as source code to compile yourself
  • Fewer features than OpenSSH
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-style License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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