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Tera TermAbsoluteTelnet
Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

 Paid

Commercial software with a downloadable evaluation version.

Windows Windows
  • Serial console support, a macro language for automating sessions and signed binaries make it a staple for network…
  • Supports SSH plus Telnet and older SSH versions
  • Integrated SFTP file transfer
  • The interface is dated, and it is Windows-only with no tabs in the classic sense.
  • Windows only
  • Paid license required after evaluation
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause 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 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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