MobaXterm AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Remote Desktop Tools

The best Remote Desktop alternative to MobaXterm is Remmina, 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 Remote Desktop Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Remote Desktop Tool alternatives to MobaXterm are mRemoteNG, RealVNC, Remote Desktop Manager and Royal TSX.

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  1. Remmina icon
     228 likes

    Open source remote desktop client for Linux and BSD supporting RDP, VNC, SPICE, and more, aimed at sysadmins and travelers needing remote access with features like scrollable high-res desktops and organized connection management.

    171 Remmina alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. mRemoteNG icon
     231 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.

    120 mRemoteNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. RealVNC icon
     146 likes

    Secure, cost-effective remote access and support for your computer, from your desktop or mobile device.

    139 RealVNC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Raspberry Pi
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  4. IT teams often juggle a patchwork of RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps, SSH (Secure Shell) clients, and scattered password vaults. Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) turns that sprawl into one searchable inventory—complete with Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile clients—so technicians...

    78 Remote Desktop Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Royal TSX icon
     41 likes

    Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

    Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

    Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.

    164 Royal TSX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  6. Xshell icon
     42 likes

    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.

    86 Xshell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Xshell screenshot 1
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  7. PAC Manager icon
     41 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. DeskVNC icon
     4 likes

    Native VNC, RDP and SSH client. Pure-Rust protocol cores, Tauri 2. One host library for all three, plus an MCP control plane so an AI agent can drive remote desktops with human takeover.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • US flagUnited States
    DeskVNC screenshot 1
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  9. SSH Pilot icon
     4 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. 1Remote icon
     5 likes

    1Remote (previously PRemoteM) is a modern personal remote session manager and launcher. It is a single place to manage all your remote sessions supporting a number of different protocols.

    28 1Remote alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Termio icon
     1 like

    Modern terminal and SSH manager with AI, workspaces, and full privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. dRemote icon
     3 likes

    dRemote is an easy and free tool to handle mutiple remote connections of different types. This tool comes in handy when you have to connect to differnt remote connections all the want to have to change all the settings manually.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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