iTerm2 AlternativesOnly apps categorised as SSH Clients

The best SSH Client alternative to iTerm2 is Tabby, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to iTerm2 and many of them are SSH Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting SSH Client alternatives to iTerm2 are Windows Terminal, MobaXterm, KiTTY and uniTerm.

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  1. Tabby icon
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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    146 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. 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...

    139 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  3. MobaXterm icon
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    MobaXterm is an 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.

    164 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. KiTTY icon
     190 likes

    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    130 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  5. uniTerm icon
     5 likes

    Lightweight all-in-one terminal with over 20 protocols including SSH, RDP, SFTP, and databases, featuring an autonomous AI agent for multi-round shell commands, advanced file transfer, real-time server monitoring, split panes, cloud sync, and multilingual support.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Termora icon
     10 likes

    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

    84 Termora alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  7. ZOC icon
     71 likes

    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    98 ZOC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. TermOnMac icon
     4 likes

    Enables secure, encrypted remote Mac terminal access from iPhone or iPad with QR code pairing, no SSH setup, cross-device session transfer, auto-reconnect with output replay, touch-optimized keyboard, configurable shortcuts, Cloudflare global network, and supports up to 4 Macs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. Core Shell icon
     3 likes

    Core Shell is a full-featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Prompt icon
     10 likes

    Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Blink Shell icon
     9 likes

    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    114 Blink Shell alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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