MXterm Pro vs Termary
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 | Termary | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | FreemiumPlans page (seen 2026-10-20): Free $0 (steer 1 group, 4 terminals/day, 2 SSH sessions, 2 saved SSH hosts); Pro $4.99/month 'founding rate', $49/year, or $89 lifetime; 14-day Pro trial without card. Homepage says free during the beta including the iPhone companion; plans page says Pro 'launching shortly'. |
| source | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| SSH | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| SFTP | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Tabs | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Split panes | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| 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 |
+ Termary is stronger at
- Fan-out of one prompt to multiple agents, each in its own worktree and branch, with diffstat comparison and squash-merge of the winner
- Bundled MCP server (72 tools) off by default, loopback-only, per-session token
- iPhone companion mirrors terminals live and works over LAN, secure tunnel or Tailscale
- Free tier has no time limit; paid tiers include a $89 lifetime option
+ 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 Termary if
- Mac users running several Claude Code or Codex agents in parallel who want worktree isolation and phone monitoring.
- 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 Termary if
- Anyone needing Windows or Linux, an open-source terminal, or a general-purpose SSH/SFTP client.
- skip MXterm Pro if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.