Termius vs Blink Shell
A side-by-side of two tools that overlap but start from different places. Facts come from each vendor's own pages, checked 2026-10-21.
| Termius | Blink Shell | |
|---|---|---|
| platforms | macOSWindowsLinuxiOSAndroid | iOS |
| price | FreemiumStarter free (local vault, SSH, SFTP, port forwarding, AI autocomplete); Pro $10/month billed annually; Team $20/seat/month billed annually; Business $30/seat/month billed annually; Enterprise custom (seen 2026-10-20) | Subscriptionblink.sh (seen 2026-10-20): 2 weeks free, then $19.99/year. App Store listing (seen 2026-10-20): free download with in-app purchases: Blink+ $19.99, Blink+Build Basic $9.99, Build Basic (50 credits/month) $7.99; page notes a 14-day trial. iPadOS and visionOS 1.3+ also listed on App Store. |
| source | Proprietary | Open source |
| SSH | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| SFTP | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Tabs | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Split panes | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Port forwarding | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Jump host | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| X11 | ? not verified | ? not verified |
| Serial | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Telnet | ✓ yes | ? not verified |
| Mosh | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Cloud sync | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Team sharing | ✓ yes | ? 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 | ✓ yes |
Blink Shell is stronger at
- Source code is public under GPL-3.0 (blinksh/blink), unusual among iOS SSH clients
- Mosh and SSH in one app, with local, remote and dynamic port forwarding plus agent forwarding and ControlMaster listed on the App Store
- Files.app integration for SFTP and Secure Enclave key support, per the App Store description
Termius is stronger at
- Same app family on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, with host data synced across them on Pro and above
- Host chains (jump hosts), SSH agent forwarding and serial connections moved to the free tier in desktop 10.1.0 (2026-09-21)
- Team and Business plans offer shared vaults, shared session logs and, on Business, granular vault access control
which to pick
- pick Blink Shell if
- iPad or iPhone users who want Mosh and OpenSSH-style config in a terminal whose source they can read.
- pick Termius if
- People who manage the same set of servers from a laptop and a phone and are willing to pay for sync.
- skip Blink Shell if
- Anyone who needs a client on Android or desktop, or who wants a one-time purchase instead of a yearly subscription.
- skip Termius if
- Anyone who wants a no-account, fully offline, self-hosted tool or needs documented X11 forwarding.