MobaXterm Alternatives

MobaXterm is described as 'Enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the network & admin category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MobaXterm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best MobaXterm alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MobaXterm are mRemoteNG, Tabby, Remmina and Termux.

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MobaXterm alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Open Source, Android, Windows, Linux + Open Source and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MobaXterm.
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  1. Alacritty icon
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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    84 Alacritty alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Terminator icon
     166 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    89 Terminator alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
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    Comments about Terminator as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    greenseeker
    Negative
    1

    This is a terminal emulator. Moba is an ssh, rdp, telnet, xdmcp, vnc, etc client.

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    Terminator icon
    • Some users think Terminator is a great MobaXterm alternative, some don't.

    • Terminator is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Terminator is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  3. Tess icon
     16 likes

    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. GNOME Terminal icon
     160 likes

    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    72 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
  5. ConnectBot icon
     102 likes

    ConnectBot is a Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone.

    43 ConnectBot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
     
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  6. Termius icon
     36 likes

    Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.

    57 Termius alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
     
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    Comments about Termius as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    NO GUI present in any of these

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Termius icon
    • Most users think Termius is a great MobaXterm alternative.

    • Termius is Freemium and ProprietaryMobaXterm is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Termius is Security-focusedMobaXterm is not according to our users
  7. Yakuake icon
     94 likes

    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.

    43 Yakuake alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
  8. WindTerm icon
     21 likes

    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    63 WindTerm alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Comments about WindTerm as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    gaobill
    Positive
    0

    Nice auto-colored text and support X server forwarding.

    WindTerm icon
    WindTerm icon
    • WindTerm is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WindTerm is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  9. Hyper icon
     83 likes

    Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.

    96 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
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    Comments about Hyper as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Hyper is just a terminal. No file manager, port forwarding or session management (X11, VNC, etc..)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Hyper icon
    • Some users think Hyper is a great MobaXterm alternative, some don't.

    • Hyper is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. IT teams often juggle a patchwork of RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps, SSH (Secure Shell) clients, and scattered password vaults. Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) turns that sprawl into one searchable inventory—complete with Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile clients—so technicians...

    59 Remote Desktop Manager alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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  11. WezTerm icon
     21 likes

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    101 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about WezTerm as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    MrLogan9237
    Negative
    1

    WezTerm is great, but is not an alternative to MobaXterm.

    WezTerm icon
    WezTerm icon
    • WezTerm is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WezTerm is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  12. SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.

    62 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Bitvise SSH Client as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Port forwarding easy and it WORKS !

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Bitvise SSH Client icon
    • Bitvise SSH Client is Free Personal and ProprietaryMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
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