Software Comparison Matrix
Side-by-side technical evaluation and feature analysis
Metric
PuTTY
Cyberduck
Expert Rating
★ 4.8 / 5.0
★ 4.7 / 5.0
Category
development
productivity
Current Version
0.85
9.6.0
License
Open Source (GNU General Public License v3.0 or later)
Open Source (GNU General Public License v3.0 or later)
OS Support
Microsoft Windows (32-bit and 64-bit x86, ARM32 and ARM64); Unix-like systems including Linux and BSD through source builds. No official release-quality macOS version.
Windows 10 or later (64-bit), macOS 11 or later (Cyberduck 9.6+). Linux support is available through the separate Cyberduck CLI (duck), not the standard graphical desktop application.
Pricing Model
Free
Free and Open Source; optional donations and paid Microsoft Store and Mac App Store editions