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At a Glance
PuTTY
PuTTY
Star Rating
(347)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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kitty
kitty
Star Rating
(2)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (100.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about kitty
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PuTTY
No pricing available
kitty
No pricing available
Free Trial
PuTTY
No trial information available
kitty
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
321
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.9
321
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
9.3
83
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.2
80
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.0
232
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
61
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
315
Not enough data
Features by Category
8.2
1,687
Not enough data
Performance
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.6
154
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
142
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
User Interface
8.4
157
Not enough data
7.8
148
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Licensing
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
Security
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Functionality
7.6
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PuTTY
PuTTY
kitty
kitty
PuTTY and kitty are categorized as Terminal Emulator
Unique Categories
PuTTY
PuTTY has no unique categories
kitty
kitty has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PuTTY
PuTTY
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.8%
kitty
kitty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
100.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
PuTTY
PuTTY
Information Technology and Services
33.5%
Computer Software
14.8%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Computer Networking
4.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Other
36.8%
kitty
kitty
Sports
50.0%
Information Technology and Services
50.0%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
PuTTY
PuTTY
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tapan J.
TJ
Tapan J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

It lets you connect any machine to any remote machine.Also there is no option to remember your password which makes it more safe so that other people are not able to temper with your jobs.It is highly configurable and also able to perform secure file...

Most Helpful Critical Review
MS
Mohamed S.
Verified User in Computer Software

Windows Start has some shortcomings such as appearance customization, as there are not yet different versions. There are cases where there can be an excess of statistics and where the computer device can be very stuck, which significantly influences the...

kitty
kitty
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Its has been favourite for years. It is exacty like putty but many features added. It has automatic session login and shortcuts for pre defined commands which is the best part.

Most Helpful Critical Review
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Discussions
PuTTY
PuTTY Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 comments
Mandar P.
MP
Yes you can save with or without passwordRead more
I am wondering about using putty for a few purposes, can you help?
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
PuTTY is primarily designed as an SSH client and terminal emulator, so it may not be the ideal tool for your specific requirements with the TS7200 and ESP-32...Read more
Kindly help me in understanding SSH port Forwarding which is in Putty as Tunnel
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
Certainly! I'll guide you through the process of configuring each type of port forwarding in PuTTY with examples for better understanding. Let's start with...Read more
kitty
kitty Discussions
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kitty has no discussions with answers