Tabby alternative
A Tabby alternative that comes ready to use.
Ravelon is one app where the vault, file browser, tunnels, snippets, remote desktops and sync were designed together and are maintained as one product. Install it, import your hosts and start working.
Tabby is an open-source, highly extensible terminal with SSH support. We at Ravelon wrote this page and keep it up to date. Tabby is a trademark of its owner.
Ravelon and Tabby, side by side
| Compared | Ravelon | Tabby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free on one device. Pro is EUR 19.90 once. Self Hosted is free and open source. | No charge. |
| Licence | Desktop app proprietary and free on one device. Sync server open source under MIT. Only sync through Ravelon Cloud is paid. | Open source (MIT). |
| Credential storage | Encrypted vault (AES-256-GCM) on your device. Sync only sees encrypted data. | Config file, encryption optional. |
| Sync | End-to-end encrypted. We host it, or you do. | Self-hosted config sync. |
| SFTP browser | Built in, same connection. | Built in for SSH tabs. |
| Extensibility | Themes, and every shortcut can be rebound. | Plugin API. |
| Support | Support address and a support area in your account. | Issue tracker and community. |
Tabby column last checked: 2026-08
Why Ravelon
Four reasons to move from Tabby to Ravelon
01
Everything built in
Vault, SFTP, tunnels, snippets, RDP, VNC, the assistant and coding agents come with the app. All parts are versioned, tested and signed together, so every update brings the whole workspace forward at once.
02
Credentials deserve a real vault
Ravelon encrypts hosts, keys and passwords with AES-256-GCM on your device. By default the vault opens without a lock screen, and you can put an account password or a master passphrase in front of it.
03
Sync you can host yourself
Ravelon Pro syncs the encrypted vault through Ravelon Cloud. The open-source sync server speaks the same protocol and runs in your own infrastructure with Docker, so nothing leaves your network.
04
Support when you need it
Ravelon comes with a support address and a support area in your account. When something blocks your team on a Tuesday morning, you write to the people who build the app.
What's encrypted, and where
Your vault is encrypted on the desktop before anything syncs. Devices you've approved get the encrypted copy and open it locally. The app's interface never sees a password or private key, it only knows whether credentials are there. A new desktop has to be approved in the browser before it can reach your account.
- AES-256-GCM, with an optional passphrase lock
- New devices get approved in the browser
- The sync server never gets the key
- A new vault file is fully written before the old one is replaced
Make it yours, no plugin needed
Seven themes come built in, light and dark, and one theme styles the interface, the terminal panes and the file browser together. In system mode you pick one theme for light and one for dark. Every shortcut can be rebound. Ravelon saves them with a neutral modifier that becomes Command on macOS and Control everywhere else, so one keymap syncs across your machines and still feels native on each.
A .ravelon-theme file takes your own palette to the next machine.
Switching
Moving from Tabby
Put your hosts into an OpenSSH config or a CSV file and Ravelon imports them in one go, identity files included. Groups, tags, colours and icons keep even a long host list in order.
Seven built-in themes, rebindable shortcuts and your own .ravelon-theme files make the app yours from the first day, and the free version covers everything on one device.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Ravelon open source?
Partly. The sync server is open source under the MIT licence, at github.com/ravelon-app/ravelon-sync. You can read it, audit the protocol and run it yourself for free. The desktop app is proprietary: it is free on one device, and Ravelon Pro adds sync through Ravelon Cloud for EUR 19.90 once.
Can I try it before I pay?
Yes. On one device the desktop app is free, including the encrypted vault, terminal, SFTP, tunnels and the assistant. You only pay for sync across devices.
What happens to my data if Ravelon goes away?
Your vault is a local file on your machine, and the app keeps working without the cloud. You can also export your hosts back to an OpenSSH config, which every other client can read.
Try it first
Try it for a week.
On one device the desktop app is free, with everything in it: the encrypted vault and SFTP, RDP and VNC, and the assistant too. Import your SSH config and feel how much faster your day goes.
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