MobaXterm Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to MobaXterm for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Tabby, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MobaXterm and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to MobaXterm are Windows Terminal, mRemoteNG, Cmder and ConEmu.

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MobaXterm alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Remote Desktop Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows, Open Source, Linux + Open Source, Windows + Free and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MobaXterm.

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Tabby
132 likes
Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
138 Tabby alternatives
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Free
Open Source (MIT)
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Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Origin
Ukraine
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Ukraine
Good alternative?Is Tabby a good alternative to MobaXterm?

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Tabby vs MobaXterm Comments
Positive comment by gaobill · Jun 20, 2025
support X server forwarding and keyword highlight
1 of 1 comments
Tabby is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
Tabby is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMobaXterm is not according to our users
Windows Terminal
99 likes
Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...
133 Windows Terminal alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Origin
United States
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Windows
United States
+3
Good alternative?Is Windows Terminal a good alternative to MobaXterm?
mRemoteNG
229 likes
Manage remote connections efficiently with this open-source tool, featuring a tabbed interface supporting RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, and more protocols, without any ads.
103 mRemoteNG alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Remote Desktop
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is mRemoteNG a good alternative to MobaXterm?

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4comments
Discontinued
last update 7 years ago !
mRemoteNG vs MobaXterm Comments
Comment by adri66 · Jul 6, 2023
The UI was not user-friendly, so MobaXterm contain à lot of more features. But MobaXterm is closed instead of mRemoteNG who is open source !
Positive comment by Guest · Jul 20, 2020
mRemoteNG is the only one on this list that is actually an alternative to MobaXterm in terms of functionality offered and core features.
Positive comment by Guest · May 18, 2022
Most of the functionality like MobaXterm. But Open Source.
3 of 4 comments
mRemoteNG is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
mRemoteNG is a Remote Desktop MobaXterm is a Terminal Emulator
Cmder
243 likes
Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...
43 Cmder alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
clink
ConEmu
Windows Command Prompt
PowerShell
United States
Good alternative?Is Cmder a good alternative to MobaXterm?

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Cmder vs MobaXterm Comments
Top Negative Comment by Guest · May 4, 2018
They do entirely different things.
Negative comment by Guest · Apr 15, 2022
this is a simple shell emulator not a ssh client
Negative comment by Guest · Feb 6, 2020
Completely different functionality.
3 of 7 comments
Cmder is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
Cmder is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
ConEmu
386 likes
Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.
77 ConEmu alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Origin
Ukraine
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Ukraine
+2
Good alternative?Is ConEmu a good alternative to MobaXterm?
Warp Terminal
34 likes
Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.
77 Warp Terminal alternatives
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Freemium
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Homebrew
United States
+9
Good alternative?Is Warp Terminal a good alternative to MobaXterm?
Alacritty
74 likes
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.
106 Alacritty alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Linux Mobile
United States
Good alternative?Is Alacritty a good alternative to MobaXterm?
KiTTY
190 likes
KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.
125 KiTTY alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Origin
France
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
France
EU
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1comment
Discontinued
No updates since Sep 17, 2023
KiTTY vs MobaXterm Comments
Positive comment by Guest · May 18, 2022
Verry good SSH client. Integrates with WinSCP and pscp. Is the same as PuTTY but with extra's. The i.e. integrated launcher functionality. Session information in files and not in the registry. With dirmode on.
1 of 1 comments
KiTTY is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
KiTTY is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
Termius
40 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.
92 Termius alternatives
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Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Origin
New Zealand
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
iPad
Flathub
New Zealand
+9
Good alternative?Is Termius a good alternative to MobaXterm?

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1comment
Termius vs MobaXterm Comments
Negative comment by Guest · Feb 14, 2020
NO GUI present in any of these
1 of 1 comments
Termius is Freemium and ProprietaryMobaXterm is also Freemium and Proprietary
Termius is Security-focusedMobaXterm is not according to our users
Tess
17 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)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
France
EU
+4
Good alternative?Is Tess a good alternative to MobaXterm?
RealVNC
146 likes
Secure, cost-effective remote access and support for your computer, from your desktop or mobile device.
129 RealVNC alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Remote Desktop
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Raspberry Pi
United Kingdom
+4
Good alternative?Is RealVNC a good alternative to MobaXterm?
Hyper
85 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.
118 Hyper alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron / Atom Shell
United States
+3
Good alternative?Is Hyper a good alternative to MobaXterm?

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2comments
Hyper vs MobaXterm Comments
Negative comment by Guest · Mar 27, 2026
Missing all of the GUI elements of MobaXTerm (X Forwarding, RDP, etc.)
Negative comment by Guest · Jul 9, 2020
Hyper is just a terminal. No file manager, port forwarding or session management (X11, VNC, etc..)
2 of 2 comments
Hyper is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary

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Tabby

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