Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to sshPilot

Mfat/sshpilot: simple, user-friendly ssh connection manager

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1IM
   I made an SSH tunnel manager to learn Go▲213

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2IB
   I built a simple, open-source tool to manage servers and SSH keys▲133

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4IF
   Invite friends to SSH into your laptop using their GitHub handle▲334

   2017 · gravitational.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tailscale SSH▲126

   More easily and securely manage SSH connections

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6MA
   Mole – an open source tool to easily create ssh tunnels▲142

   2018 · davrodpin.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7KS
   Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys▲222

   Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

   2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

8. 8SA
   Sshx, a web-based collaborative terminal▲242

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GMSSH▲90

   Enable everyone to manage servers simply and efficiently

   2025 · gmssh.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SecurSSH▲57

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

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AS
    A simple SSH VPN client▲113

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AS
    A SSH client and connection manager in your favorite terminal▲6

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AS
    A simple Go utility to ease deployments via SSH and SCP▲50

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Local Panel▲84

    Local SSH server manager with no subscriptions or installs

    May 2026 · nesdzo.co.uk · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A collaborative SSH copilot for on-calls/DevOps/MLOps▲8

    Contribute to few-sh/fewshell development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AS
    A simple but powerful UI for SSH port forwarding▲10

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    termique▲90

    SSH without the usual friction

    Jun 2026 · termique.app · its alternatives →

18. 18ST
    Sish – Tunnels to localhost using SSH▲7

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19GC
    Git credential helper using OAuth in browser▲73

    I authenticate to many Git hosts from many machines and got tired of generating and copying personal access tokens. With credential helper git-credential-oauth, there are no personal access tokens or SSH keys to configure. Instead you authenticate in browser using OAuth. Git Credential Manager (included with Git for Windows) has a similar feature but it's awkward for Linux users to install. git-credential-oauth is cross platform and packaged in many Linux distributions.

    2023 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pisth▲87

    Pisth is an open source SSH and SFTP client for iOS.

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    macOS menu-bar manager for SSH port forwards▲45

    is a tiny native macOS menu-bar app for local SSH port forwards. It has no external dependencies and runs natively.

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A free Linux adaptation of NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot▲26

    Unified network toolkit for Linux — Python 3 + PySide6 - thongor77/nmlinux

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SG
    ServerBuddy – GUI SSH client for managing Linux servers from macOS▲42

    Hi HN, I've built an app for macOS that allows performing common SSH operations on Linux servers using a native GUI. The problem: Managing multiple Linux servers usually means juggling terminal windows and copy-pasting snippets/scripts. After dealing with tens of production/staging VPSes at previous jobs, I realized there had to be a better way for common operations I did on a daily basis than my collection of bash snippets. Features: - Quickly switch between different servers. Tag servers with arbitrary key values for easy search. - Real-time dashboard with CPU/memory graphs,…

    2025 · serverbuddy.app · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    S – a tool for ssh like z for cd▲35

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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