Yes, correct for OpenWrt. OpenWrt defaults to dropbear for both server and client. However, more advanced users may optionally choose to replace it with OpenSSH, or install OpenSSH side-by-side, to gain additional features of OpenSSH.
> root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/openwrt_release | grep DISTRIB_RELEASE
> DISTRIB_RELEASE='25.12.6'
> root@OpenWrt:~# which ssh
> /usr/bin/ssh
> root@OpenWrt:~# ssh -V
> Dropbear v2025.89
> root@OpenWrt:~# ldd /usr/bin/ssh
> /lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1 (0x7f8e120000)
> libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x7f8e0b8000)
> libc.so => /lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1 (0x7f8e120000)
> root@OpenWrt:~# which dropbear
> /usr/sbin/dropbear
> root@OpenWrt:~# dropbear -V
> Dropbear v2025.89
> root@OpenWrt:~# ldd /usr/sbin/dropbear
> /lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1 (0x7fbb900000)
> libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x7fbb898000)
> libc.so => /lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1 (0x7fbb900000)
> root@OpenWrt:~# apk search openssh
> openssh-client-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-client-utils-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-keygen-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-moduli-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-server-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-server-pam-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-sftp-avahi-service-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-sftp-client-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-sftp-server-10.6_p1-r2
> openssh-sk-helper-10.6_p1-r2