MobaXterm AlternativesOnly apps categorised as SSH Clients

The best SSH Client alternative to MobaXterm 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 many of them are SSH Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting SSH Client alternatives to MobaXterm are Windows Terminal, KiTTY, ConnectBot and Termius.

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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.

    105 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Tabby as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    gaobill
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    0

    support X server forwarding and keyword highlight

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tabby is a great MobaXterm alternative.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Tabby is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
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    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...

    102 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    97 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about KiTTY as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Guest
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    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.

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

    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • KiTTY is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  4. ConnectBot icon
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    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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  5. Termius icon
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    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.

    56 Termius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
     
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    Comments about Termius as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Guest
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    NO GUI present in any of these

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

    • Termius is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MobaXterm.

    • Termius is Freemium and ProprietaryMobaXterm is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Termius is Security-focusedMobaXterm is not according to our users
  6. WindTerm icon
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    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    61 WindTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about WindTerm as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    gaobill
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    Nice auto-colored text and support X server forwarding.

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

    62 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Bitvise SSH Client as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Guest
    Positive
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    Port forwarding easy and it WORKS !

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

    56 Termora alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
  9. ZOC icon
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    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    70 ZOC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about ZOC as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    techieman75
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    Similar features and works across both Windows & Mac platforms this is a HUGE value add for me!

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

    • ZOC is the most popular commercial alternative to MobaXterm.

    • ZOC is Paid and ProprietaryMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ZOC is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  10. Xshell icon
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    Xshell is a powerful SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN and SERIAL terminal emulator for Windows platforms. It allows users to gain access to Unix/Linux hosts easily and securely on a Windows workstation.

    53 Xshell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. PAC Manager icon
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    PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.

    52 PAC Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
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    Comments about PAC Manager as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    Kayvan Tehrani
    Positive
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    It is very similar to MobaXterm at least on Linux. It can save sessions with nice GUI.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks PAC Manager is a great MobaXterm alternative.

    • PAC Manager is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
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