Gimotty compared with SecureCRT, Xshell and PuTTY
SecureCRT and Xshell are excellent, mature tools. Gimotty is newer and does fewer things, but it is the one built around an AI assistant you can control.
| Gimotty | SecureCRT | Xshell | PuTTY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price and license | ||||
| One commercial license | US$59 per computer, one-time | US$119 per user with 1 year of updates, US$190 with 3 years | US$119 per user with 1 year of maintenance | Free, open source |
| License | Perpetual, one computer, offline activation | Perpetual, 1 or 3 years of updates | Perpetual, 1 year of maintenance, up to 2 devices | MIT license |
| Updates after the first year | Included through 1.x | US$48 a year after expiry | Not published | Free |
| Free for personal use | No, 14-day trial | No | Yes, home and school | Yes |
| AI | ||||
| AI assistant built in | Yes, in your open SSH tabs | No | No | No |
| Approval before each command, with an audit log | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Use your own model, including on-premises | OpenAI, OpenAI-compatible servers, Ollama | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| MCP server for AI clients | Yes, 16 tools, read-only by default | No | No | No |
| Everyday work | ||||
| Graphical SFTP browser | Built in | With SecureFX (bundle US$129) | With Xftp (Xshell Plus US$139) | Command line only (psftp) |
| PuTTY command line and .ppk keys | Yes | Not compared | Not compared | Yes |
| Scripting (VBScript, Python) | No, logon actions only | Yes | Yes | No |
| ZMODEM in the terminal | No, SFTP only | Yes | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows | Windows, Unix |
Competitor information comes from each vendor’s public pages, checked on 22 October 2026. Prices are list prices for one commercial license. If something has changed, tell us and we will fix it.
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When another tool is the better choice
- You need macOS or Linux
- SecureCRT runs on all three. Gimotty is Windows-only for now.
- You run VBScript or Python scripts
- SecureCRT and Xshell run scripts. Gimotty has logon actions, and an AI assistant instead of a script editor.
- You move files with ZMODEM
- SecureCRT and Xshell transfer files inside the terminal. Gimotty uses SFTP only.
- You need the interface in Japanese today
- Gimotty speaks English and Korean for now. Japanese is planned.
- You want free and minimal
- PuTTY is free, tiny and has been around for decades. Gimotty reads its sessions when you are ready.
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