Alternatives to Prompt

Panic's native terminal and SSH client for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, with Mosh support. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

  • Prompt

    Panic's native terminal and SSH client for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, with Mosh support.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Prompt.

  • Secure ShellFish

    An SSH terminal and SFTP file access app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

    Secure ShellFish is a freemium SSH client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that adds server folders in Files and Finder and Shortcuts automation, with some features behind a pro unlock.

  • Termius

    A cross-platform SSH client for desktop and mobile that syncs hosts, keys and snippets between devices.

    Termius is a freemium proprietary SSH client that extends beyond Apple devices to Windows, Linux and Android, syncing hosts, keys and snippets through the vendor's service.

  • Blink Shell

    An SSH and Mosh terminal for iPhone and iPad with local Unix tools and SFTP support.

    Blink Shell is an iPhone and iPad SSH and Mosh terminal with published source code and SFTP, but it has no Mac app and uses an annual subscription.

  • SecureCRT

    A commercial SSH and Telnet client with session management and scripting for Windows, macOS and Linux.

    SecureCRT is a paid, closed-source SSH and Telnet client for Windows, macOS and Linux with session management and scripting, but it has no iPhone or iPad app.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.