Best st Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal emulators ranked against st on the same published basis.
- 1st vs Termalin
- 2st vs Contour
- 3st vs Warp
- 4st vs Konsole
- 5st vs Tabby
- 6st vs Alacritty
- 7st vs Hyper
- 8st vs WezTerm
- 9st vs Ghostty
- 10st vs iTerm2
- 11st vs MobaXterm
- 12st vs Tilix
- 13st vs Windows Terminal
- 14st vs Rio
- 16st vs gitsome
- 17st vs GNOME Terminal
- 18st vs xterm
- 19st vs agedu
- 20st vs foot
- 21st vs kitty
st alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Termalin | 7.4 | Free plan | $8/mo | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Contour | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Warp | 7.2 | Free plan | $20/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Konsole | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Tabby | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Alacritty | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Hyper | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | WezTerm | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Ghostty | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 10 | iTerm2 | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 11 | MobaXterm | 6.7 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 12 | Tilix | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | Windows Terminal | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | Rio | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | gitsome | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | GNOME Terminal | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 18 | xterm | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | agedu | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Web |
| 20 | foot | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | kitty | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about st alternatives
What is the best alternative to st?
Termalin, number 1 in terminal emulators with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Contour, Warp, Konsole and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to st?
Termalin is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.