Conduit vs Royal TS

Conduit is a remote connection manager that brings SSH terminals, RDP desktops, VNC sessions, and web tools into a tabbed workspace. It includes a native MCP server with tools for terminal, RDP, VNC, web, credential, and vault operations. Conduit can launch Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, Cursor Agent, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, and OpenCode; other MCP-compatible clients can connect. AI inference is not paid for or proxied by Conduit, so an agent runs under the user's provider subscription.

Connection entries and credentials are stored in a local SQLite vault encrypted with AES-256. Encryption keys are derived locally from the master password and are not transmitted to Conduit servers, including for cloud backups. MCP calls use local sockets or named pipes, redact secrets, apply per-tool rate limits, log activity, and require one-off approval for credential reads. Free accounts and local-mode installs are capped at 50 MCP tool calls per day. The free plan includes unlimited connections; Pro is free for 30 days, then costs $10 a month. Desktop versions are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with iPhone and iPad companion apps.

Royal TS is a remote management solution for organizing connections to remote systems. It supports RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, FTP, SFTP, SCP and web interfaces, among other listed protocols. Integrations include TeamViewer, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Events, Windows Services, Windows Processes, Terminal Services and PowerShell. Users can share connection documents while keeping personal credentials in a separate private document. Sensitive document data is encrypted, and documents can be password protected or locked. Command Tasks, Key Sequence Tasks and PowerShell scripting can automate repetitive work and document management. Its Secure Gateway uses SSH port forwarding to tunnel supported connection types. Dynamic Folders and Dynamic Credentials can bring in external data and retrieve credential properties when a connection opens. Shared documents can be synchronized through a file share or cloud service such as Dropbox without a SQL database backend. The free Lite plan is limited to 10 connections, 10 credentials and one document. The Single User License costs €49 as a one-time purchase, with no subscription or annual fees; a 30-day trial is also available.