Comparisons MobaXterm
PlexusTerm vs MobaXterm
MobaXterm is a long-standing Windows toolbox for remote work by Mobatek: a terminal with SSH, many other protocols, an X server and a set of Unix tools. PlexusTerm covers the terminal, SSH, SFTP, tunnel, serial, Telnet and Mosh part on both Linux and Windows, adds an AI chat, and is open source.
Checked on October 17, 2026 against PlexusTerm 0.1.5 and MobaXterm 26.5 (2026-09-11).
| Feature | PlexusTerm | MobaXterm |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Linux and Windows | Windows only [source] |
| Price | Free, no paid edition | Home edition free with limits; Professional $69 or 49 € per user [source] |
| Limits of the free edition | None | At most 12 sessions, 2 SSH tunnels and 4 macros [source] |
| Licence | Open source, MIT | Proprietary freeware under the Mobatek end user licence [source] |
| SFTP browser | Yes, follows the folder of the SSH tab | Yes, graphical SFTP browser [source] |
| SSH tunnels | Local, remote and dynamic (SOCKS5) | Yes, graphical tunnel manager (2 in the free edition) [source] |
| Serial | Yes | Yes [source] |
| Telnet and Mosh | Both | Both [source] |
| Split panes | Up to 4 per tab, with typing into all at once | Up to 4 terminals in a window [source] |
| Saved sessions | Saved sessions in folders | Sessions in folders [source] |
| Jump hosts | Up to 3 jump hosts | Yes, SSH gateway [source] |
| Macros | Yes, recorded keystrokes that can wait for output | Yes (4 in the free edition) [source] |
| AI assistant | Chat next to each terminal with your own key (Anthropic, Gemini, OpenAI, OpenCode Go or any OpenAI-compatible server such as Ollama); off without a key; never sends the terminal output | None documented [source] |
Where MobaXterm is ahead
- Protocols PlexusTerm does not have: RDP, VNC, XDMCP and rsh, among others listed on its home page.
- An X server and Unix tools on Windows.
- Importing sessions from PuTTY, mRemoteNG, SecureCRT, SuperPuTTY, WSL and CSV files.
Which one to choose
PlexusTerm suits you if you work on Linux, or on both Linux and Windows, want no session or tunnel limits without paying, or want an AI chat that uses your own key. MobaXterm suits you if you live on Windows and need RDP, VNC or an X server in the same tool.
Sources
- https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/documentation.html
- https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download.html
- https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/license.html
- https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/features.html
- https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/
- https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html
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