# Termius review (2026): is the free plan enough? > SSH and SFTP client for desktop and mobile with a synced vault Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Termius Corporation - **Website:** https://termius.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you want sync, as the free plan keeps the vault local. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Termius has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $10 per month, billed annually | Adds a personal cloud vault, sync across mobile and desktop, session logs and snippets automation. | | Team | $20 per seat / month, billed annually | Adds one shared team vault, real-time collaboration, shared session logs and consolidated billing. | | Business | $30 per 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 https://termius.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Termius before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Free for GitHub Student Developer Pack holders** (Education): Students with an active GitHub Student Developer Pack get the features of Termius Pro and Team for free. Source: https://termius.com/education ## 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. ## Good for - Engineers who want one SSH client on a laptop and a phone - Teams that need a shared, access-controlled set of hosts - Students, who get Pro and Team free through the GitHub Student Developer Pack ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $10 a month billed yearly, against the $8.33 middle, so just above it. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Starter is free, including for commercial use, with SSH, SFTP and port forwarding, but the vault stays local. - **Features: C.** SSH, SFTP, snippets and shared vaults. Syncing needs Pro or higher, and SAML SSO is an add-on on Business. - **Ease of use: B.** An app you install and start, with no store rating read and no setup before the first host. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with no API or integrations list on the pages read. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 19,699 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id549039908 **Tags:** AI features, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [MobaXterm](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mobaxterm): Tabbed SSH client and X server for Windows in one portable app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mobaxterm-vs-termius) - [PuTTY](https://toolgpa.com/tools/putty): Free SSH and Telnet client for Windows with file-copy utilities. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/putty-vs-termius) - [Tabby](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tabby): Configurable terminal with built-in SSH, Telnet and serial clients. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tabby-vs-termius) - [Royal TS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/royal-ts): Connection manager for RDP, SSH, VNC and web sessions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/royal-ts-vs-termius) - [Remmina](https://toolgpa.com/tools/remmina): Free Linux remote desktop client for RDP, VNC and SSH. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remmina-vs-termius) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://termius.com/pricing - https://termius.com - https://termius.com/download - https://termius.com/education Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/termius Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).