SSH Comparisons and Alternatives

Commenters primarily compare a new remote access or terminal tool to SSH, request SSH integration or support, and discuss web-based SSH clients and similar alternatives.

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Sample Comments

mro_name • Feb 10, 2022 • View on HN

wasn't that the idea of ssh to begin with?

erpellan • Jul 2, 2014 • View on HN

How is this different/better than SSH?

chillfox • Oct 21, 2021 • View on HN

Very cool. Now please let me access it over SSH.

dorongrinstein • Jan 5, 2026 • View on HN

I already use it. It is called ssh from claude code.

abstractbill • Jan 8, 2008 • View on HN

Any chance you can make it do ssh? That would be awesome.

wenning • Nov 12, 2018 • View on HN

i think a ssh client is enough.

sathackr • May 23, 2023 • View on HN

ssh/web works fine for me for 10+yrs and many thousands of devices

possibilistic • Dec 20, 2013 • View on HN

If you can't SSH out, how does this program get around that fact?

helper • Sep 27, 2018 • View on HN

I don't see ssh as an option there?

italicize • Apr 30, 2023 • View on HN

WebSSH has been serving me well. It's simple and convenient.