Comparisons
Switching from something else?
Six comparisons, each one written to be useful before you buy anything. Every page also says what the other product does better, because you would find that out in week two anyway.
What each one is
| Product | What it is |
|---|---|
| Termius alternative | A cross-platform SSH client with a hosted cloud vault. |
| Warp alternative | An AI-first terminal emulator for your local machine. |
| PuTTY alternative | The free, minimal SSH and telnet client that has shipped since 1999. |
| MobaXterm alternative | A Windows toolbox that bundles SSH, X11, RDP, VNC and Unix utilities. |
| Tabby alternative | An open-source, highly extensible terminal with SSH support. |
| SecureCRT alternative | A long-established commercial terminal emulator for enterprise environments. |
Four questions that decide it
Feature lists all look alike after the third tab. These are the differences you feel in month two.
Do you pay once or every month?
Most SSH clients now sell the sync, not the terminal, and they sell it per user per month. Ravelon sells the same sync once. Over three years that is the largest number in any of these comparisons.
Where does the vault live?
Encrypted in someone else's cloud is fine for most people and forbidden for some. Ask whether you are allowed to keep an encrypted list of your production hosts with a third party, because that answer rules out several options before you compare anything else.
Which machines do you actually use?
A Windows-only tool splits a mixed team. A desktop-only tool is no help on a train. Ravelon covers Windows, macOS and Linux today, and its iPhone and iPad app is still in development.
How does the host list get across?
This is the work of switching. Ravelon reads an OpenSSH config in one pass, including the identity files it references, which is the format almost every other client can export. Passwords are never in that export and are set again in the vault.
What is the same in every comparison
- Ravelon is bought once. Free on one device, Pro and Self Hosted are one-time purchases.
- Hosts, keys and passwords are encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM.
- Sync moves only encrypted data, and you can run the sync server yourself.
- Terminal, SFTP and tunnels for one host share a single connection.
- The assistant is optional, uses your provider, and confirms before it changes anything.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which comparison should I read first?
The one for the tool you use today. If you use several, start with the one that holds your host list, because that is what has to move.
Do I have to give up my current client?
No. Ravelon is free on one device, so you can keep both while you move your hosts across. Most people run them side by side for a week or two.
How current are these comparisons?
Every table carries the month it was last checked. Claims about other products are kept to how they are licensed and which platforms they ship on, because those change less often than feature lists and prices.
Start on one device.
Free, with the encrypted vault, terminal, SFTP, tunnels and the assistant. Pay only when you want your hosts on a second machine.