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pdsh vs PSSH: catalog facts
pdsh	PSSH
Best for: Administrators running commands across groups of Unix hosts	Best for: Administrators who need to run commands across a group of SSH servers
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Executes commands on multiple remote hosts in parallel Supports SSH and other remote shell services All 3 strengths for pdsh Executes commands on multiple remote hosts in parallel Supports SSH and other remote shell services Can target groups of machines through optional modules	Runs SSH commands across multiple machines Includes parallel copy and synchronization tools All 3 strengths for PSSH Runs SSH commands across multiple machines Includes parallel copy and synchronization tools Provides pslurp for retrieving files
Command-line interface Remote hosts must be accessible through a configured shell service	Requires Python 3.5 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is 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 Sources for pdsh github.com/chaos/pdsh Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for PSSH github.com/lilydjwg/pssh Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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