MXterm Pro vs Superset
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 | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| platforms | macOSWindowsLinux | macOSLinuxiOS |
| 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, 1 user, local workspaces, desktop app, CLI); Pro $20 per user/month monthly or $15 per user/month billed yearly ($180/user/yr); Enterprise custom, annual only (seen 2026-10-20). |
| source | Proprietary | 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 | ? not verified |
| Scripting / API | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| AI agents | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| MCP | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Phone control | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Mobile app | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Multi-agent | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Git worktrees | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
+ Superset is stronger at
- Each agent task gets its own git worktree; site advertises scaling to 100+ agents
- Automations run agents on a schedule or event and open PRs for review
- CLI, TypeScript SDK and MCP server let agents or CI create workspaces
- iPhone/iPad app launched 2026-09-28 for following agents and reviewing diffs; free tier includes desktop app and CLI
+ 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 Superset if
- Mac developers who want parallel worktree-based agents with scheduled automations and phone follow-up, and can accept a source-available license.
- 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 Superset if
- Windows users or teams that require an OSI-approved open-source license.
- skip MXterm Pro if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.