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shmux vs MuSSH: catalog facts
shmux	MuSSH
Best for: Administrators running the same command across several hosts	Best for: System administrators repeating commands across multiple remote hosts
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause license.	Free Free and open source under the GNU General Public License version 2.
Command line	Linux, Command line
Runs commands on many hosts concurrently Supports rsh, ssh and sh All 3 strengths for shmux Runs commands on many hosts concurrently Supports rsh, ssh and sh Can save output and exit codes for scripts	Runs commands or scripts across multiple SSH hosts Can use ssh-agent to reduce repeated authentication
Requires access to the target hosts through a supported remote shell	Requires SSH access to the target hosts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-1.0-or-later
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 shmux github.com/shmux/shmux Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for MuSSH sourceforge.net/projects/mussh Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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