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Solar-PuTTYAbsoluteTelnet
Free

Free to download and use.

 Paid

Commercial software with a downloadable evaluation version.

Windows Windows
  • Tabbed interface for many sessions at once
  • Saved credentials and private keys for auto-login
  • Supports SSH plus Telnet and older SSH versions
  • Integrated SFTP file transfer
  • Windows only
  • Closed source, from a vendor that uses it to promote paid monitoring products
  • Windows only
  • Paid license required after evaluation
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License: Proprietary
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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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