| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal Emulators | 8.3 (#10) | 7.9 (#25) |
| Spec score · Terminal apps | 8.1 (#17) | 7.9 (#28) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | ConEmu is a local Windows terminal emulator that hosts console applications and simple GUI applications in one customizable tabbed window. | Tilda is a configurable GTK terminal emulator that drops down from the top of the screen using a hotkey. |
| Scripting API | Yes | Yes |
| Security | The maker says a digital certificate is used to sign ConEmu binaries and identifies the current certificate as obtained from Sectigo. | The opened project pages do not state security certifications or compliance claims. |
| Support | The maker directs users to documentation, an issue tracker, a mailing list, and feedback links, and invites bug reports. | The README directs users to run tilda --help, consult the project wiki, or email developers listed in AUTHORS. |
| Supported platforms | Windows | Linux |
