The best ssh clients, according to hackers
13 ssh clients recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
- Most recommendedMosh61 people recommend it
- Least regretMoshi SSH and Mosh terminal for iOS16 recommend, 2 criticize
All ssh clients
- MoshMosh keeps a remote terminal session alive through sleep, roaming and dropped connections, with less lag on slow links. Main caveats: no scrollback and no tunneling or X11 forwarding.61recommend
- SSHLets you log in to and run commands on remote machines, and tunnel other traffic over an encrypted connection. Critics agree it is slow for bulk data transfer and chatty on each keystroke.57recommend
- TermiusMobile SSH client for reaching servers and running tmux or Claude Code from a phone; local use is free. Common caveat: clumsy scrolling, typing and TUI interaction.33recommend
- Moshi SSH and Mosh terminal for iOSRecommended for working out of the box, tmux session handling and shortcuts on iOS. Critics say it gets clunky and isn't worth it over Termux.16recommend
- Echo SSH and mosh client for iOSRecommended as a focused, high-quality iOS terminal that works well with external keyboards and avoids feature creep, at a $3 price. Critics mention the app hanging on long conversations.14recommend
- JuiceSSHAndroid SSH client people praise for reliable everyday use, quick port forwarding and an SSH-focused interface. Critics say paid pro features were removed without refunds and the app has gone unsupported.12recommend
- Terminus SSH clientPeople recommend it for reaching a remote terminal from a phone to check and run projects on the go. Critics say it takes a lot of setup and feels heavy for small jobs.10recommend
- PuTTYFree, long-lived Windows SSH client that people reach for for remote management. Critics say it has a lot fewer features overall.9recommend
- ConnectBotFree SSH client that people switch to from JuiceSSH, praised for port forwarding and reliable remote access to home machines.9recommend
- hop SSH connection managerPeople recommend it as a fast SSH connection manager that is easy to configure, with a TUI dashboard. The most common caveat is that the repo has not been updated since 2023.7recommend
- Secure ShellfishPeople recommend it as an iOS SSH app that works well for running tmux and terminal coding tools on a remote server from a phone.6recommend
- TermixFree self-hosted dashboard for running and monitoring many terminal sessions and CLI AI coding agents, syncing across devices. No recurring criticism.5recommend
- Outer LoopLets people use a graphical SSH shell without sudo or opening anything new to the network. Several commenters say it is unclear what the product is.5recommend