MobaSSH

MobaSSH is an SSH server designed for Windows, compatible with the OpenSSH or Putty clients, which includes practical tools to aid you in administering and monitoring remote machines.

To set up the SSH server, it's necessary to configure the service account by using only local users or enabling Active Directory users. System reboot is necessary to complete the job. Afterward, the MobaSSH service can be easily started and stopped with one click.

It's possible to manage users and their permissions, export the users list to a plain text document for closer inspection, set passwords, and rename users. Plus, you can search for users in the remote machines.

As far as program preferences are concerned, you can choose the SSH logs backend between Event Viewer and local text file (along with file name), enable the Cron service, modify the default port number, as well as allow or forbid TCP forwarding and tunneling.

Several advanced options are available, letting you edit the welcome message in MobaSSH, profile and SSHD configuration, together with the Hosts file with IP addresses and host names to allow and deny. All modifications can be saved with one click, while data can be exported to MobaSSH configuration files (.msh format) and later imported.

The software utility left a small footprint on system resources in our tests, using low CPU and RAM. It didn't put a strain on the PC's performance, since it didn't hang or crash.

Taking into consideration its intuitive interface and options, MobaSSH proves to be a reliable SSH server for clients like OpenSSH or Putty, dedicated to all user levels.

NOTE: For additional features, you can check out MobaSSH Professional.