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ZestSSH

Cross-platform SSH, SFTP, and terminal client for developers, sysadmins, and homelabs.

  • Limited free plan
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
  • No account

Overview

ZestSSH is a remote access program, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Features described on its official website and in its Winget manifest: end-to-end encryption and split view.

Services and protocols mentioned: SFTP and SSH.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Free end-to-end encrypted sync, teams with shared vaults, and personal plans you pay for once.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “It brings a tabbed desktop shell with split panes, jump-host chaining, port forwarding, an SFTP file browser, snippets and workflows, live server monitoring, and optional end-to-end encrypted sync across every…” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “ZestSSH: the SSH client for every device you own” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

ZestSSH offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Plans and conditions

  • Free plan: basic features are free; others are reserved for paid plans.
  • Paid subscriptions from 10 $ per month (price read on the official page).

Strengths

  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

  • Limited free plan

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