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MobaXterm

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.

MobaXterm tabbed terminal

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  • Freemium
  • Proprietary

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  • Windows
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Comment summary: MobaXterm is praised for its extensive features and integration of SSH, SCP, SFTP, RDP, and X11 server functionalities, particularly beneficial for managing multiple Linux/Unix servers. Although the free version is often described as sufficient for personal use, some users find the limitations on connections and sessions frustrating. The cost of the professional version is a point of contention, viewed as high compared to open-source alternatives. Despite pricing concerns, many users still believe the full version's ease of use and comprehensive feature set justify the investment.
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AlternativeSteve
5

As the other commenters have noted, MobaXterm has an unlimited free trial with a limited feature set. So if you don't want to spend any money, you may not find MobaXterm as useful. But if you buy the full version, it has a huge feature set that is well integrated and works wonderfully.

Sure, you could build yourself something similar using several different open source and free software tools. I'd done that, but still found value in MobaXterm because it does the work of several disparate apps. The price seemed high at first, but the more I looked around at the alternatives, the more it seemed worth it. Good tools cost money to build, and I want to support the creation of tools like this. There's a reason PuTTY doesn’t have tabs and hasn't changed much in more than a decade: no-one is paying for features to be developed.

MobaXterm literally brings a feeling joy to Linux and Unix connectivity from Windows. In my opinion, it's well worth the price, and is in the same league of other best-of-breed tools worthy of our support, like PhraseExpander, PowerGrep, XYPlorer, and TestRail.

If you want free transportation, you can walk or use a bicycle. If you want to travel quickly, in comfort, and style, you buy a nice car. In this analogy, PuTTY is a bicycle, and MobaXterm is a luxury sedan. There's nothing wrong with either choice. Everyone can decide which option they prefer.

annie
0

I use ssh, vnc, sftp, rdp, etc. fairly infrequently compared to most who would be reviewing this, and am not exactly a command line wizard. That said, this is amazing. Everything works, having SFTP AND a built in text editor is incredibly convenient for small edits to remote files, VNC option to disable respect ratio is great, SSH works perfectly, RDP too. A true jack of all trades that has never limited me through a lack of, or broken, functionality.

I have a hard time believing anyone who actually needs the paid features/removal of limits isn't getting good value. If you make your money with these tools, the price is justified. Otherwise, I'd seriously question any non-professional who is limited by the pricing model.

tysinger
1

This app is worth any price. I am very satisfied with the free version. Now, I want to kick myself for using Putty for all those antagonizing years.

OlivierB
0

Tried almost every proposed alternatives, none of them come even close to what MobaXterm offers. I decided to buy a license, and for anyone working with many Linux/Unix servers to manage, it is totally worth the investment.

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ph soft
0

Limitations are ok for everyday use. Other options just not usable without a lot of customization.

Nyagu
2

I would pay for it, if it wasn't 70 dollars a year.

Alex Raz
0

Bad Support, wouldn't recommend. Nice features though and GUI.

Alex Raz

I was able to resolve my issue. Nice software for network engineer and more. Upgraded from old PuttyCM. If price is not an issue for you - this is a must have. Support - there is a room to improve :).

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What is MobaXterm?

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 icon Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable. MobaXterm bundles an X11 server, SSH client and other crucial network tools such as FTP, VNC, RDP, telnet and rlogin, all in a single executable file.

KEY FEATURES:

Fully-configured X server based on Xorg. Tabbed terminal with anti-aliased fonts and macro support. Easy DISPLAY export from any remote host. X11-Forwarding capability in OpenSSH. Cygwin-based Unix/Linux commands such as rsync, wget, sed, awk, grep, cd, ls, cat and cp. Session manager with all multiple network clients: RDP, VNC, SSH, telnet, rsh, FTP, SFTP and XDMCP. No installation required, can be run from a USB stick. Light and portable application, packaged in a single executable.

MobaXterm information

  • Developed by

    FR flagMobatek
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4 (11 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    172 alternatives listed
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 14 comments and reviews about MobaXterm, and it has gotten 234 likes

MobaXterm was added to AlternativeTo by webtechy on and this page was last updated . MobaXterm is sometimes referred to as MobaXVT.