MXterm Pro vs MobaXterm
A side-by-side of two tools in the same category. Facts come from each vendor's own pages, checked 2026-10-20.
| MXterm Pro made by us | MobaXterm | |
|---|---|---|
| platforms | macOSWindowsLinux | Windows |
| 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). | FreemiumHome Edition free (max 12 sessions, 2 SSH tunnels, 4 macros); Professional $69 / 49 EUR per user excl. tax, lifetime right to use with 12 months of updates, volume discounts (seen 2026-10-20) |
| source | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| SSH | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| SFTP | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Tabs | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Split panes | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Port forwarding | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Jump host | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| X11 | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Serial | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Telnet | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Mosh | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Cloud sync | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Team sharing | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Scripting / API | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| AI agents | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| MCP | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Phone control | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Mobile app | ✓ yes | – no |
+ MobaXterm is stronger at
- Embedded X server (Xorg-based) plus automatic X11 forwarding over SSH, with no separate X server to install
- Handles SSH, SFTP, Telnet, serial, Mosh, RDP and VNC session types in one tabbed window, with 2- and 4-terminal split modes and MultiExec
- Pro is a one-time $69 per user with lifetime use and 12 months of updates, not a subscription
+ 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 MobaXterm if
- Windows users who want SSH, X11 and SFTP in a single portable app, especially for occasional X applications.
- 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 MobaXterm if
- Mac or Linux users, or teams that need a hosted shared vault.
- skip MXterm Pro if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.