Software Comparison Matrix
Side-by-side technical evaluation and feature analysis
Metric
PuTTY
WinSCP
Expert Rating
★ 4.8 / 5.0
★ 4.8 / 5.0
Category
development
development
Current Version
0.85
6.7.1
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.
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and later, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and later; experimental 64-bit build available. Also runs on Linux and macOS through Wine, but these are not native supported platforms.
Pricing Model
Free
Free