MXterm Pro vs Conductor
A side-by-side of two tools that overlap but start from different places. Facts come from each vendor's own pages, checked 2026-10-20.
| MXterm Pro made by us | Conductor | |
|---|---|---|
| platforms | macOSWindowsLinux | macOSiOS |
| price | FreemiumFree plan, no account (unlimited terminal panes, up to 5 SSH servers, 1 Control Room with 2 agents). Pro: lifetime licence from $29 for 3 devices for the first 100 licences, then from $8.9/month (seen 2026-10-20 on mxterm.net). | FreemiumFree $0; Pro $50/mo billed per person; Teams $60/mo per user (FAQ says billed per company); Enterprise custom (seen 2026-10-20). Cloud workspaces currently no extra fee; usage-based cloud pricing planned. |
| source | Proprietary | ? |
| SSH | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| SFTP | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Tabs | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Split panes | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Port forwarding | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Jump host | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| X11 | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Serial | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Telnet | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Mosh | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Cloud sync | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Team sharing | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Scripting / API | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| AI agents | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| MCP | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Phone control | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Mobile app | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Multi-agent | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Git worktrees | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
+ Conductor is stronger at
- Docs state each workspace is its own git worktree, with setup/run scripts, diff viewer and PR linkage on top
- Optional Conductor Cloud sandboxes shared across an organization, reachable via SSH or file sync
- Beta HTTP API and documented MCP server for managing cloud workspaces
- Free tier with local workspaces and bring-your-own subscriptions and keys
+ MXterm Pro is stronger at
- Runs several AI coding agent CLIs side by side in a Control Room, optionally one git worktree per agent
- SSH hosts, an SFTP panel with an editor, and local terminal panes live in the same tabbed window
- Local-first: conversation records stay on your machine and provider keys sit in the OS keychain
- Free plan needs no account and has no pane limit
~/which to pick
- pick Conductor if
- Mac developers who want a polished manager for several parallel coding agents with review and merge flow, optionally with shared cloud workspaces.
- pick MXterm Pro if
- Developers who run AI coding agents and SSH sessions together and want one native window, plus phone access to those sessions.
- skip Conductor if
- Windows or Linux users, or anyone who requires an open-source tool.
- skip MXterm Pro if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.