What are the best MobaXterm alternatives?

Well known and loved for its remote connection features, Windows terminal app MobaXterm sports a massive set of features spanning a much broader range of use cases. Notably, it bundles an X11 server with all the key terminal apps in one package. On that note, it's also portable so admins can easily use it at arbitrary locations without having to install it.

Similar portable tools can be found with the portable feature. Being able to switch between different sessions using tabs is important for connection apps like these so you can filter for that with the tabbed interface feature.

Most of these types of tools are strictly for the desktop though there are a few mobile tools for Android and iPhone. Windows is a more commonly supported platform, though many tools support Mac as well. Linux users tend to have a wider range of options through their terminals though some of these tools support it as well.

MobaXterm alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Remote Desktop Tools or SSH Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MobaXterm.

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Terminal Emulator
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mRemoteNG
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Free • Open Source
Remote Desktop Tool
Windows
74 alternatives to mRemoteNG
mRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote , an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.
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mRemoteNG Features
RDP
SSH
RDP Functionality
Tabbed interface
Tree view
Support for Multiple protocols
Built-in SSH client
Connect via RDP
Secure Copy (SCP)
Supports SSL certificate
mRemoteNG vs MobaXterm opinions
Most users think mRemoteNG is a great alternative to MobaXterm.
rainmanhhh
like MobaXterm, but not sftp file explorer
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Guest
Most of the functionality like MobaXterm. But Open Source.
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Guest
mRemoteNG is the only one on this list that is actually an alternative to MobaXterm in terms of functionality offered and core features.
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Tabby Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
84 alternatives to Tabby Terminal
Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
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Tabby Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceTabby Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. PortableTabby Terminal can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightTabby Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Support for scriptingTabby Terminal supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
SSH
Support for SFTP
Multiple Servers
Electron based
Customizable
Serial-port
Remmina
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Free • Open Source
Remote Desktop Tool
Linux
BSD
131 alternatives to Remmina
Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+. Remmina primarily targets system administrators and travelers that need to work with computers remotely in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks.
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Remmina Features
RDP
SSH
Fullscreen support
RDP Functionality
Support for Multiple protocols
Tabbed interface
Scalable
VNC Support
Native translations
HTTP Web seeding
Remmina vs MobaXterm opinions
Most users think Remmina is a great alternative to MobaXterm.
ConEmu
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
51 alternatives to ConEmu
Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.
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ConEmu Features
1. PortableConEmu can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Command line interfaceConEmu either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Tabbed interface
Shell integration
Quake-style
ANSI color support
Customizable
Split-screen view
Multi-tabs
Multiple window layouts
Remote Debugging
Kubernetes
Windows Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
89 alternatives to Windows Terminal
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...
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Windows Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceWindows Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Tabbed interface
Multiple shells
WSL integreation
Background transparency
Configured in JSON
Customizable
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Multiple window layouts
Emoji Text support
Multi-tabs
cmder
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
clink
ConEmu
Windows Command Prompt
PowerShell
37 alternatives to cmder
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...
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cmder Features
1. Lightweightcmder consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Portablecmder can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Windows Explorer Extensioncmder can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
4. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionscmder can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. Command line interfacecmder either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Customizable
Command line/bash
Tabbed interface
ANSI color support
Built-in SSH client
cmder vs MobaXterm opinions
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Guest
this is a simple shell emulator not a ssh client
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Completely different functionality.
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Guest
MobaXterm is not so much a shell replacement, but an ssh terminal, sftp, ftp client, integrated x windows server, linux emulation (via integrated cygwin) and as such cmder is not an alternative to mobaXterm
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Guest
not a ssh connection tools
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Guest
Cmder manages local consoles, MobaXTerm manages remote sessions over a range of protocols. While you could use Cmder and then open an SSH from the local commandline, to call it an alternative is a bit of a stretch.
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Terminator
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
77 alternatives to Terminator
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.
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Terminator Features
1. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Terminator.
2. Support for Multiple MonitorsTerminator supports the use of multiple displays.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsTerminator can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Split-screen view
Function Key Shortcuts
Tiling Layouts
Split windows
Multiple Terminal
Configurable
Terminator vs MobaXterm opinions
Some users think Terminator is a great alternative to MobaXterm, some don't.
greenseeker
This is a terminal emulator. Moba is an ssh, rdp, telnet, xdmcp, vnc, etc client.
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Termux
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
zsh
Bash
83 alternatives to Termux
Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.
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Termux Features
1. Support for scriptingTermux supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. Command line interfaceTermux either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
MD5 signature
Integrated into iOS
iTerm2
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
72 alternatives to iTerm2
iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.
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iTerm2 Features
1. Support for scriptingiTerm2 supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Customizable
Supports Python
SSH
Split windows
Integrated Search
Clean design
Quake-style
Multiple languages
Notifications
Key binding
GNOME Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
GNOME
60 alternatives to GNOME Terminal
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.[
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GNOME Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceGNOME Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. LightweightGNOME Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Background transparency