MXterm Pro vs SSHive
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 | SSHive | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | FreemiumSeen 2026-10-20: Free $0 (2 concurrent SSH sessions, 5 profiles, 10 MB SFTP uploads, 1 local tunnel, 3 snippets); Pro $12.99 one-time in-app purchase, no subscription (US App Store price). |
| source | Proprietary | ? |
| SSH | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| SFTP | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Tabs | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Split panes | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Port forwarding | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Jump host | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| X11 | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Serial | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Telnet | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Mosh | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Cloud sync | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Team sharing | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Scripting / API | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| AI agents | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| MCP | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Phone control | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Mobile app | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
+ SSHive is stronger at
- Covers SSH, SFTP/FTP/FTPS, RDP, VNC, serial and Telnet in one app
- Local MCP server (127.0.0.1, Bearer token) with 20 tools; session-opening tools are opt-in
- Native iPhone and iPad app on the same Universal Purchase
- One-time $12.99 Pro, no 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 SSHive if
- Mac and iPhone users who want one-time-priced SSH, RDP and VNC in a single native app.
- 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 SSHive if
- Windows or Linux users, Intel Macs, or anyone needing open source or team vaults.
- skip MXterm Pro if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.