OpenSSH
Reviews
Star rating
Rank in Encryption Key Management
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Adoption by company size
| Segment | Share of reviews |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 53.7% |
| Mid-Market | 24.4% |
| Enterprise | 22.0% |
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Reviews | Star rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 2 | 4.5 |
Satisfaction ratings
What reviewers say
Secure SSH Access with Key-Based Authentication and SCP/SFTP Support
“It supports key-based authentication and secure file transfer (SCP/SFTP), along with encrypted remote access (SSH).”
OpenSSH Review
“OpenSSH is the product that started it all. It is *the* standard. It’s keygen files are not proprietary and are accepted everywhere. Even though it’s free, you can still get paid support. However, there’s so much free information that paid support is not needed.”
The definitive way to administer servers
“OpenSSH is secure and powerful. authentication by a public/private key pair with different cyphers and has lots of configuration options. It integrates a secure FTP client/server which should be preferred to other traditional dedicated FTP server solutions. Although it is mostly ”