Termius review (2026): is the free plan enough?
SSH and SFTP client for desktop and mobile with a synced vault
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Termius report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for one SSH client on your laptop and phone
Termius is an SSH and SFTP client for desktop and mobile, with a vault for hosts and keys. Syncing across devices needs Pro at $10 a month billed yearly, SAML SSO is an add-on on Business, and the trial length is not stated.
Who Termius is for
- Fits if you want one SSH client on a laptop and a phone
- Makes sense if a team needs shared, access-controlled hosts
Who Termius is not for
- Tight if you want sync, as the free plan keeps the vault local
- Pricey if you want a team: Team is $20 and Business $30 per seat a month
- Watch out: SAML SSO is an add-on on Business and included only in Enterprise
- Watch out: the trial length is not stated, and Enterprise has no price
Why Termius gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $10 a month billed yearly, against the $8.33 middle, so just above it.
- BFree plan and trialStarter is free, including for commercial use, with SSH, SFTP and port forwarding, but the vault stays local.
- CFeaturesSSH, SFTP, snippets and shared vaults. Syncing needs Pro or higher, and SAML SSO is an add-on on Business.
- BEase of useAn app you install and start, with no store rating read and no setup before the first host.
- BPlatforms and integrationsMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with no API or integrations list on the pages read.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Termius's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/termius#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/termius.svg" alt="Termius: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Termius stands among remote desktop apps
Termius's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 49 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 19.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 59 of 85) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 27 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 86 remote desktop apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Termius’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 7 of 85, level with 46
- BFree plan and trialAbove 48 of 85, level with 22
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 85, level with 53
- BEase of useAbove 59 of 85, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 85, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 59 remote desktop apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Termius, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Termius does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
It costs $120 a year.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Termius’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Termius?
Termius is an SSH client with SFTP, port forwarding and saved snippets, available on desktop and mobile. Hosts and keys live in a vault that is local on the free plan and can sync across devices on paid plans. Team plans add shared vaults and shared session logs.
Worth knowing
- Syncing across devices needs Pro or higher; the free plan keeps the vault local.
- SAML SSO is an add-on on Business and included only in Enterprise.
- Enterprise has no published price, and the SOC 2 Type II report is listed only there.
Key features
- SSH and SFTP
- Connect to servers over SSH and move files with SFTP from the same app, on every plan including the free one.
- Vault for hosts and keys
- Hosts and keychain entries are kept in a local vault on Starter; Pro moves it to a personal cloud vault synced between devices.
- Snippets and port forwarding
- Port forwarding comes with the free plan. Snippets automation is listed from Pro upward.
- Shared vaults
- Team adds one shared vault with real-time collaboration; Business adds several vaults with granular access control.
- Session logs
- Pro records session logs, and Team and above can share them with teammates.
- Desktop and mobile apps
- The site offers downloads for Windows, Linux and macOS, plus iOS and Android apps.
Termius pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Termius has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month, billed annually.
- Starts at
- $10 per month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Starter: local vault, SSH and SFTP, AI-powered autocomplete and port forwarding; the page says it is available for commercial use.
- Free trial
- Free trial of the paid plans; the pricing page does not state its length
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | Local vault, SSH and SFTP, AI-powered autocomplete and port forwarding. |
| Pro | $10per month, billed annually | Adds a personal cloud vault, sync across mobile and desktop, session logs and snippets automation. |
| Team | $20per seat / month, billed annually | Adds one shared team vault, real-time collaboration, shared session logs and consolidated billing. |
| Business | $30per seat / month, billed annually | Adds multiple team vaults and granular access control on vaults; SAML SSO is an add-on. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds SAML SSO, a SOC 2 Type II report, priority support and a dedicated manager. |
Read from termius.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Termius before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationFree for GitHub Student Developer Pack holders
Students with an active GitHub Student Developer Pack get the features of Termius Pro and Team for free.
Stated on termius.com
How people rate the Termius app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
19,699 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is Termius open source?
Termius is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.