Software Comparison Matrix
Side-by-side technical evaluation and feature analysis
Metric
PuTTY
Vim
Expert Rating
★ 4.8 / 5.0
★ 4.8 / 5.0
Category
development
development
Current Version
0.85
9.2.1345
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.
Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, Unix, MS-DOS, Haiku, OpenVMS and other supported platforms
Pricing Model
Free
Free (Optional donations encouraged)