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24 alternatives to Ssh2, Easier EC2 ssh'ing

SSH for EC2. Contribute to soheil-zz/ssh2 development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ssh2, Easier EC2 ssh'ing launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ssh2, simplifying EC2 ssh'ing▲51

   SSH for EC2. Contribute to soheil-zz/ssh2 development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SSH Devzat.hackclub.com▲9

   The devs are over here at devzat, chat over SSH! Contribute to quackduck/devzat development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Managing SSH Access to AWS EC2 Instances Using SSM▲131

   SSH over AWS SSM. No bastions or public-facing instances. SSH user management through IAM. No requirement to store SSH keys locally or on server. - elpy1/ssh-over-ssm

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Devzat▲144

   Chat with other devs over SSH in your Terminal

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Ssh2ec2 – Connect to EC2 instances via tags/metadata instead of hostname▲36

   2016 · awssystemadministration.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Zero Trust SSH (ZSSH)▲5

   Ziti SSH. Contribute to openziti-test-kitchen/zssh development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SecurSSH▲57

   SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

   May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal▲73

   Open a web search in your terminal. Contribute to zquestz/s development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Amz-SSH, a little binary to EC2 instance connect via bastion servers▲6

   a tool that replaces aws/aws-ec2-instance-connect-cli. No python and support for ssh tunnels - nodefortytwo/amz-ssh

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    1Password SSH▲19

    Generate, store, and use SSH keys for Git, servers and more.

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Encrypted Communication via GitHub Using Node.js and SSH Keys▲39

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Backup your public GitHub repositories with GitHub-backup▲25

    Backup GitHub repositories locally. Contribute to ericlathrop/github-backup development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Saml.to: I've Turned GitHub into a SAML Identity Provider▲23

    Assume AWS roles from the command line, GitHub Actions and Codespaces.

    2022 · saml.to · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Doing file encryption with SSH keys▲6

    Use SSH keys for public key cryptography. Contribute to gregretkowski/sshcrypt development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ssh-git▲9

    Painlessly manage SSH keys for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    AWS Should Be Easy▲9

    just ship on aws. Contribute to nathants/libaws development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Running Debian on the OpenWrt One▲5

    Debian for the openwrt one. Contribute to sjoerdsimons/openwrt-one-debian development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ssh_passkey – a tool to use SSH keys as passkeys▲8

    A utility to use SSH keys as passkeys. Contribute to bulwarkid/ssh-passkey development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SSHecret – an ssh-agent for every domain▲6

    I can keep a SSHecret. Contribute to thcipriani/sshecret development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple configuration system▲6

    Simple configuration system. Contribute to reconquest/gunter development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simpler infrastructure as code specification▲5

    just ship on aws. Contribute to nathants/libaws development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    My first 5 minutes in a VPS and beyond, in scripts▲8

    Some installation scripts for Ubuntu 14.04. Contribute to drkarl/install-scripts development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Enabling SSH Access Control Using GitHub Repo Permissions (No Key File)▲10

    Enabling SSH Access Control Using Github Repo Permissions (No Key File) - shaylevi2/githubssh

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A script to manage SSH keys using GitHub▲10

    Manage your SSH keys with ease using Github. Contribute to nukomeet/gapcio development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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