Blink Shell vs XPipe
Blink Shell
blink.shXPipe
xpipe.ioSide by side
| Figure | Blink Shell | XPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.67/mo | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · SSH Clients | 8.3 (#6) | 7.8 (#17) |
| Headquarters | Newark, Delaware, United States | Ludwigsburg, Germany |
| Open source | Blink describes itself as open source and invites users to collaborate on its development through GitHub. | XPipe describes itself as open-core, with its application core available on GitHub under Apache License 2.0 and some paid features not open source. |
| Product | Blink Shell is a professional, desktop-grade terminal for iOS and iPadOS with Mosh, SSH, and local UNIX tools. | XPipe is a connection hub for managing remote connections and launching shell sessions in a user's preferred terminal. |
| Security | The App Store listing says Blink supports Secure Enclave keys and certificates, port forwarding, SOCKS5 proxy, and agent forwarding. | XPipe states that connection data is stored and used on the local machine and connected systems, with no external component handling that data. |
| Support | The maker directs users to its documentation and community channels, including GitHub and Discord. | The Enterprise plan includes priority support, and XPipe lists [email protected] as a contact address. |
Plans
XPipe
- CommunityFree
- Homelab$5 a month
- Professional$10 a month
- Homelab$40 a year
- Professional$80 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
XPipe
XPipe is a connection hub for organizing remote connections and opening shell sessions in a terminal of your choice. Its remote file browser can transfer files between a desktop and remote systems, and open remote files in locally installed programs for editing. It supports SSH and SFTP, reading SSH configuration files and working with existing agents, jump servers, tunnels, smart cards, and PKCS#11 libraries. XPipe also connects to container, virtualization, and subsystem tools, including Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Proxmox, VMware, and WSL. A VNC viewer is included; RDP sessions can be launched, and VNC or RDP traffic can be tunneled over SSH. Shell scripts, templates, shell environments, and automatic port tunneling support automation. Connections can be synchronized across systems and team members using remote Git repositories, including self-hosted ones. XPipe says connection data remains on the local machine and connected systems. The application core is open source under Apache License 2.0, while some paid features are not. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Community is free; Homelab is $5/month or $40/year, and Professional is $10/month or $80/year.