Comparison
Telnety vs Termius — the modern terminal for IT teams
Termius pioneered the cloud-synced SSH client for individuals and teams. Telnety takes the same idea further with six native protocols, 36 built-in tools, a smaller binary, and a credential vault that stays on your machine by default.
Where Termius shines
- Mature cloud sync with iOS, iPadOS, and Apple Watch support that few competitors match.
- Refined onboarding flow and a UI that has been polished across many release cycles.
- Established brand recognition, a large public host directory, and team-focused features like Termius Pro and Termius Teams.
Feature comparison
All claims about Termius reflect their public marketing and documentation. Where Termius does better, we say so.
| Feature | Telnety | Termius |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols | ||
| SSH | ||
| SFTP | ||
| RDP (native, in-app) | ||
| VNC (native, in-app) | ||
| Telnet | ||
| Mosh | Planned (v1.1) | |
| Serial console | ||
| Tools | ||
| Built-in network tools | 36 tools across 6 categories | Snippets, port forwarding, host metadata |
| Snippet manager | ||
| Quick connect / fuzzy search | ||
| Auto-discovery on local network | ||
| Split panes | ||
| Broadcast input across panes | ||
| Security | ||
| Credential vault encryption | AES-256-GCM + Argon2id (two-secret) | AES-256, cloud-synced by default |
| Biometric unlock (Windows Hello / Touch ID) | ||
| SSH key generation in-app | Ed25519, RSA, ECDSA | |
| Local-only mode (no cloud copy) | ||
| Session recording (Asciicast v2) | ||
| Productivity | ||
| MCP AI server | v1.1 preview, 11 tools, 4 safety tiers | |
| Plugin ecosystem | v1.1 preview, isolated-vm sandbox | |
| Command palette | ||
| Import wizard (Termius / PuTTY / MobaXterm / Royal TS) | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | 5 hosts, all 6 protocols | Unlimited hosts on local device |
| Pro tier | $9.99 / month (or $99.99 billed yearly) | $12 / month (or $7.50 billed yearly) |
| Team tier | $19.99 / user / month | $13 / user / month annually |
| Billing & tax handling | Paddle merchant of record — local tax included | Stripe — tax handled separately |
| Cross-platform | ||
| Windows / macOS / Linux desktop | ||
| Android native | ||
| iOS / iPadOS | Planned (v1.1) | |
| Local shell on Android | ||
| Privacy | ||
| Telemetry default | Off | On (cloud sync) |
| Self-hosted sync option | Planned (v1.2) | |
| No-account install | ||
Pricing, side by side
Public list prices for both products. Always confirm in your billing currency before committing.
Telnety
- All 6 protocols (SSH, RDP, VNC, SFTP, Telnet, Serial)
- 5 saved hosts
- Basic terminal tools
- 1 device activation
- Community forum support
Or $99.99/year billed yearly · billed in USD via Paddle
- Everything in Community
- Unlimited saved hosts
- All 36 built-in tools
- AES-256-GCM credential vault
- Session recording & playback
- MCP AI server (v1.1)
- Plugin ecosystem (v1.1)
- 3 device activations
- Priority email support
Yearly: $199.99/user/year billed annually
- Everything in Pro
- Shared vault with team roles
- SSO / SAML
- Audit logging
- Admin dashboard
- Custom plugin deployment
- Dedicated support with SLA
Termius
- SSH, Mosh, SFTP, Telnet
- Unlimited local hosts
- Single device
- No cloud sync
Approximately $7.50/month when billed annually
- Cloud sync across devices
- SSO via Termius accounts
- Port forwarding rules
- Snippet sharing
- Termius Agent for jump-host chains
Billed annually per Termius public pricing
- Shared host vault
- Role-based permissions
- Audit logs
- Centralized billing
- Priority support
Importing from Termius
Termius stores hosts and credentials in a local SQLite database that you can export from the desktop client. Telnety's import wizard reads that export and re-creates your host tree, snippets, and SSH key references in seconds.
1. Export your Termius data
In Termius desktop, open Settings → Data → Export. Choose 'Encrypted JSON' and save the file somewhere safe. Termius will ask for your master password.
~/Library/Application Support/Termius/termius-export.json # macOS %APPDATA%\Termius\termius-export.json # Windows ~/.config/Termius/termius-export.json # Linux2. Open Telnety's import wizard
In Telnety, go to File → Import → From Termius. Pick the exported JSON file. Telnety will read it locally; nothing is uploaded.
3. Map your SSH keys
Termius stores SSH keys separately. Telnety will list the keys referenced by your hosts and ask you to point at the matching private key files on disk.
# Common Termius key paths ~/.termius/keys/<key-id> # macOS / Linux %USERPROFILE%\.termius\keys\<id> # Windows4. Confirm and import
Review the proposed host tree, rename folders if you want to, and click Import. Telnety creates each host, attaches the keys, and stores any saved passwords in the AES-256-GCM vault.
5. Verify the first connection
Open one host that you use daily. If anything is off — a wrong port, a different jump host — fix it once in Telnety; the corrected version stays in your local config.
Why teams switch
“We moved off Termius because the team plan was overkill for what we needed. Telnety priced the same tier lower, and the vault stays on our machines.”
“The Termius UI was great; what tipped us was the binary size. Telnety is roughly a tenth the footprint and starts in well under a second on our older Windows fleet.”
“Importing five hundred hosts took about forty seconds. The wizard handled our snippet library and SSH key references without any manual cleanup.”
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions teams ask when comparing Termius and Telnety.
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