Best Tabby Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal emulators ranked against Tabby on the same published basis.
- 1Tabby vs Termalin
- 2Tabby vs Contour
- 3Tabby vs gitsome
- 4Tabby vs Warp
- 5Tabby vs Konsole
- 7Tabby vs Alacritty
- 8Tabby vs Hyper
- 9Tabby vs WezTerm
- 10Tabby vs agedu
- 11Tabby vs Ghostty
- 12Tabby vs Cool Retro Term
- 13Tabby vs foot
- 14Tabby vs iTerm2
- 15Tabby vs MobaXterm
- 16Tabby vs Mousepad
- 17Tabby vs Terminator
- 18Tabby vs Tilix
- 19Tabby vs Windows Terminal
- 20Tabby vs Rio
- 21Tabby vs st
Tabby 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 | gitsome | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Warp | 7.2 | Free plan | $20/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Konsole | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Alacritty | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Hyper | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | WezTerm | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | agedu | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web |
| 11 | Ghostty | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Cool Retro Term | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | foot | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 14 | iTerm2 | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 15 | MobaXterm | 6.7 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 16 | Mousepad | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 17 | Terminator | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 18 | Tilix | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 19 | Windows Terminal | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 20 | Rio | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | st | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
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Questions about Tabby alternatives
What is the best alternative to Tabby?
Termalin, number 1 in terminal emulators with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Contour, gitsome, Warp and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Tabby?
Termalin is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.