Encrypted SSH vault & profiles

One local file. Argon2id + AES-256-GCM. Switch between isolated Work, Personal, and Client vault profiles.

Local SSH manager

Nothing in the cloud. Everything on your machine.

iLead is a native SSH client and SSH manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Hosts, keys, SFTP, S3 storage, Database Studio, tunnels, notes, and fleet SSH live in one encrypted vault on your machine — not ours. No cloud account. No telemetry. A yearly seat only unlocks the app on the devices you paid for.

SSH features

One local file. Argon2id + AES-256-GCM. Switch between isolated Work, Personal, and Client vault profiles.

Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, CockroachDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis — query, browse schemas, edit rows, and dump data without a second app.

Chain multiple jumps (Local → Bastion → Target) with interactive topology flow and auto-synthesized ProxyJump.

Tag-based smart groups (#prod, #db) with multi-tag filtering, plus native drag-and-drop server arrangement.

Direct AWS S3, Wasabi, MinIO, and Cloudflare R2 browser with multipart uploads right next to remote Linux SFTP.

Auto-sync virtual machines from AWS EC2, Hetzner Cloud, and DigitalOcean using read-only tokens with live status.

Real-time upload and download throughput (▲/▼), cumulative byte counters, and open sockets on every tunnel.

Connect to Windows RDP and Linux/macOS VNC inside terminal tabs with keyboard/mouse capture and latency metrics.

Import NeoServer (iCloud/backup), Termius, Tabby, MobaXterm, PuTTY, WinSCP, CSV spreadsheets, and Ansible inventories.

Fuzzy-search executed command history and audit logs. Match stream patterns to trigger desktop notifications and chimes.

Private keys render masked on first paint; 👁 Reveal requires vault master password verification with auto-remask.

Run commands or playbooks on many hosts. Pull log snapshots. Start, stop, and inspect Docker/K8s containers.

Fresh SSH sessions show OS, IP, uptime, CPU, memory, and disk in a short banner — no script clutter in your history.

Native client on Apple silicon, Intel Mac, Windows, and Linux. No Rosetta tax. Offline after you cancel.

Why iLead wins

Those open a session. iLead is the vault around the session: inventory, encrypted notes, SSH keys, and a backup you can take to another machine.

Termius-style clouds want an account and a copy of your hosts. iLead is a local SSH manager. You pay for a seat. The data stays on disk you control.

Health dots, fleet SSH, playbooks, and log snapshots are already in the app. You do not glue five tools every Monday.

$14.99/year

1 device

Most used

$25.99/year

2 devices

$49.99/year

Up to 5 devices

Card on Paddle. No iLead account. This is a yearly SSH license, not a cloud login.

We send a one-line activation code to that email.

iLead → License. Email + code. That machine takes one seat of the SSH manager.

Behind the wand

A thinner room, behind the ordinary SSH desk. Language is older than commands here. Find the wand in iLead. Speak only what is already true. Then share the word on the community board.

The official site does not dump a list. Casters post their own findings. Email and Cloudflare Turnstile required.