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, Android and BSD apps. The best MobaXterm alternative is mRemoteNG, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MobaXterm are Tabby, Ghostty, Termux and Remmina.

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MobaXterm alternatives page was last updated Mar 3, 2024
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  1. PieTTY icon

    PieTTY

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    PieTTY is a free SSH client based on PuTTY and dedicated to multilingual (especially CJK) environments, accessibility, and simpler user interface. "Glass Window Mode" : Alpha-blending / HW-accelerated transparency & drop-shadow.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    0.4.00 (beta 13) - Glass Window Mode, alphablend 60%, w3m + greek wikipedia.

    PieTTY Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Transparency
    4.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    5.  SSH

    PieTTY VS MobaXterm

     
  2. Putty for Mac icon

    Putty for Mac

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    Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.

    80 Putty for Mac alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Putty for Mac screenshot 1

    Putty for Mac Features

    1.  Session Management
    2.  Xterm emulation
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  SSH
    5.  Host management
    6.  Telnet client

    Putty for Mac VS MobaXterm

     

  4. wsltty

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    Mintty as a terminal for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Cygwin

    wsltty VS MobaXterm

     
  5. Core Tunnel icon

    Core Tunnel

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    Core Tunnel is the best way to manage your SSH tunnels, with OS X Keychain integration. You can manage multiple tunnels in parallel, supports password/keyboard/pubkey authentication methods, creates local/remote/dynamic port forwarding tunnels & more.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    One app, numerous tunnels

    Core Tunnel Features

    1.  SSH

    Core Tunnel VS MobaXterm

     
  6. ExtraPuTTY icon

    ExtraPuTTY

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    ExtraPuTTY is a fork from 0.65 version of PuTTY and has all the features from the original while adding new ones as described below:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ExtraPuTTY Features

    1.  SSH

    ExtraPuTTY VS MobaXterm

     
  7. Secure ShellFish icon

    Secure ShellFish

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    Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Secure ShellFish screenshot 1

    Secure ShellFish Features

    1.  Two-factor Authentication
    2.  Picture in Picture
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Time-based One-time Password
    5.  SSH
    6.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    7.  MultiTouch

    Secure ShellFish VS MobaXterm

     
  9. Babun icon

    Babun

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    Would you like to use a linux-like console on a Windows host without a lot of fuzz? Try out babun!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Git
    • Cygwin
    • zsh
    Includes Vim with color highlighting.
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 1.2.0, released in July 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub

    Babun VS MobaXterm

     
  10. lterm icon

    lterm

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    lterm is a vte-based terminal emulator for GNU/Linux systems. It is mainly used as ssh/telnet client but can be very easily configured to use any other protocol. Furthermore it can be a usual terminal on local host.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Editing connection parameters
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2018.

    lterm Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Tabbed browsing

    lterm VS MobaXterm

     

  11. Exceed

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    Exceed 2008 - permits applications, normally available only on expensive UNIX workstations, to be readily accessed from enterprise desktops.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Exceed Features

    1.  X server

    Exceed VS MobaXterm

     

  12. Dokan SSHFS

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    Dokan SSHFS is a program that mounts remote file systems using SSH. Dokan SSHFS depends on Dokan Library which you can find on the application's website.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    "The project is looking for a maintainerPlease reach out to @Liryna if you would be interested to update and maintain the project!"https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokan-sshfs

    Dokan SSHFS Features

    1.  SSH

    Dokan SSHFS VS MobaXterm

     
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