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- Paid
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Windows
Tera Term Alternatives
Apps similar to Tera Term include PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other options are OpenSSH, Windows Terminal, KiTTY and Bitvise SSH Client. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like Tera Term: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.
Alternatives list
VVTerm is a native SSH client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Connect to servers with passwords or SSH keys, browse remote files over SFTP, keep your hosts in sync with iCloud, and work comfortably across Apple devices with tmux, Mosh, and tunnel support.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
Hong Kong
+6
Chuchu is a native Android SSH client powered by libghostty, a terminal-first Compose UI, and has support for both standard SSH and Tailscale SSH workflows.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Ethiopia
moserial is a clean, friendly gtk-based serial terminal for the GNOME desktop. It is primarily intended for technical users and hardware hackers who need to communicate with embedded systems, test equipment, and serial consoles.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
United States
RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
16 SerialTool alternativesSerial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+6
5 Hercules SETUP alternativesHercules SETUP utility is a useful serial port terminal (RS-485 or RS-232), UDP/IP terminal and TCP/IP Client Server terminal. It was created for HW group internal use only, but today its includes many functions in one utility and its Freeware!
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Czechia
EU
AccessPort is serial port monitoring tool for technicians, engineers and software developers designing or debugging serial port related projects.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Still using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
+2
Ghostly Bridge is a lightweight Windows tray app to manage servers and expose local apps instantly. Access UpCloud, DigitalOcean, and your own machines from one place.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Austria- EU
+9
Simple alternative to ssh (<5% SLOCC) written from scratch in Go, with support for PQC KEMs (Post-Quantum Cryptography Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Cygwin
- FreeBSD
- Termux
RS-232 and RS-485 serial terminal and serial port monitor for macOS, Windows, Linux, with a Modbus RTU decoder and RS-485 sniffer, time-stamped logging, macros, triggers and ESP32, STM32, AVR firmware flashing, plus optional Lua scripting, charts, an AI assistant (BYOK) and an MCP server.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Poland- EU
