MXterm Pro vs Warp
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 | Warp | |
|---|---|---|
| platforms | macOSWindowsLinux | macOSWindowsLinux |
| 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/mo (no included agent usage); Build $20/mo or $18/mo annual; Max $200/mo or $180/mo annual; Business $50/user/mo or $45 annual (up to 25 seats); Enterprise custom (seen 2026-10-20) |
| source | Proprietary | Open source |
| SSH | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| SFTP | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Tabs | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| 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 | ✓ yes |
| Team sharing | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| Scripting / API | ? not verified | ✓ yes |
| AI agents | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| MCP | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Phone control | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Mobile app | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
+ Warp is stronger at
- Account is optional: docs say login can be skipped and core terminal works offline
- Built-in agent, a CLI for it, and an SSH extension giving remote file tree and code editing on Linux/macOS hosts
- Client repo public (AGPL-3.0) with macOS, Windows and Linux builds including ARM64
+ 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 Warp if
- Developers who want an AI-agent-centric terminal with shared workflows and optional team plans.
- 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 Warp if
- Users who want a classic SSH/serial/port-forwarding client or a terminal with no AI or paid-tier surface.
- skip MXterm Pro if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.