# How to Choose an SSH Client for Windows

DevFeed: [How to Choose an SSH Client for Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-choose-a-ssh-client-for-windows-29603.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/choosing-ssh-client-windows/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Ruort Zest, Grzegorz Zdunek)

Published: 2023-08-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firewall.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [compare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compare.md>), [comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparison.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

This comparison reviews Windows-friendly SSH clients for connecting securely to Linux-based servers, Kubernetes containers, and microservices. It discusses cost, setup and usability, protocol support, and features, including PuTTY and SecureCRT.

## Source excerpt

There are several Windows-friendly SSH clients to keep connections secure. We explore the most common ones and compare their core characteristics.