Compare PuTTY and TeraTerm 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
PuTTY
Star Rating
(347)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PuTTYTeraTerm
Star Rating
(18)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about TeraTermSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that PuTTY excels in resource usage with a score of 8.6, while TeraTerm shines with a higher score of 9.2, indicating that TeraTerm is more efficient in terms of system resource consumption.
- Reviewers mention that TeraTerm offers superior logging capabilities, scoring 9.5 compared to PuTTY's 8.5, which is particularly beneficial for users who need detailed session logs for auditing or troubleshooting.
- G2 users highlight that TeraTerm's user interface is more customizable, scoring 8.5 against PuTTY's 7.8, allowing users to tailor their experience more effectively to their preferences.
- Users on G2 note that both products have similar ease of use ratings, with PuTTY at 8.9 and TeraTerm at 8.8, suggesting that both are user-friendly, but PuTTY slightly edges out in this area.
- Reviewers say that TeraTerm has a slight advantage in latency performance, scoring 9.0 compared to PuTTY's 8.3, which can be crucial for users requiring real-time data transmission.
- Users report that while both products support Windows well, TeraTerm has a slight edge with a score of 9.2, compared to PuTTY's 9.0, making it a better choice for Windows-centric environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PuTTY
No pricing availableTeraTerm
No pricing availableFree Trial
PuTTY
No trial information availableTeraTerm
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
321
8.9
16
Ease of Use
8.9
321
8.8
16
Ease of Setup
9.3
83
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.2
80
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.0
232
8.5
9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
61
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
315
7.7
15
Features by Category
Performance
8.1
128
8.1
6
8.6
154
9.2
8
8.3
159
9.0
10
Operating System
9.0
142
Not enough data
9.0
152
9.2
11
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
User Interface
8.4
157
9.2
10
7.8
148
8.5
10
8.5
153
9.5
10
9.0
155
9.5
10
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 and TeraTerm are categorized as Terminal Emulator
Unique Categories
PuTTY has no unique categories
TeraTerm has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PuTTY
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TeraTerm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
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%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
11.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
11.8%
Computer Software
11.8%
Writing and Editing
5.9%
Other
47.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
PuTTY
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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
Poojitha N.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Since it is using command line interface it makes it obsolete and difficult to use. One ha to know the basic to complex command to use this application, and regular updates are not available.
TeraTerm
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John M.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Ease to change character set and uart baud rate
Most Helpful Critical Review
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...
John M.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Ease to change character set and uart baud rate
Poojitha N.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Since it is using command line interface it makes it obsolete and difficult to use. One ha to know the basic to complex command to use this application, and regular updates are not available.
Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 comments
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
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
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
When will multi terminal control and naming the tab feature will be installed
2 comments
NR
You can duplicate the same port and you can initialize how many ports you can need Read more
TeraTerm has no more discussions with answers
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