Open source alternatives to MobaXterm
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what MobaXterm does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What MobaXterm does
- Tabbed SSH terminalcore
- SFTP file browser beside the sessioncore
- X11 server for remote GUI apps
- RDP, VNC and serial sessions
- SSH tunnels
- Saved sessions
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MobaRustTerminal and remote admin client with SSH, SFTP, serial and tunnels |
Replaces it81% | 170+3 | None | Too few | Install like an app | Apache-2.0 | |
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: RDP, VNC and serial sessions. Not shown: X11 server for remote GUI apps.See the evidence
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