MobaXterm vs QTerminal

MobaXterm combines remote-computing tools and Unix commands in a Windows application. It supports remote sessions over SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, RDP, VNC, XDMCP, FTP, SFTP, Mosh, and Serial, among other listed protocols. Its embedded X server supports OpenGL and extensions for running remote graphical applications on Windows. An SSH session can open a graphical SFTP browser for transferring files between a computer and a remote server. The terminal includes Unix commands, and additional tools can be added through downloadable plugins or the MobApt package manager. The session manager can route connections through an SSH gateway before reaching an end server. MobaXterm is offered as a single executable that can run from a USB stick without admin rights. The Home Edition has limits of 12 sessions, 2 SSH tunnels, and 4 macros; its license does not obligate the maker to provide technical assistance or maintenance. Professional Edition costs $69 per user per year, with first-year updates and optional renewal. The maker, MobaXterm, was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Toulouse, France.

QTerminal is a lightweight Qt terminal emulator based on QTermWidget, maintained by the LXQt project. It can also be used without the LXQt desktop environment. The interface supports multiple tabs, vertical and horizontal splits, dropdown mode, and text search. Users can configure the interface, edit shortcuts, use the system clipboard, and bookmark commands. QTerminal is listed for Linux and macOS, while the project says official binary packages are provided by major Linux and BSD distributions. It is free under GPLv2 or any later version, with a listed price of free and no free trial. Building from source requires Qt 6.6.0 or later, QTermWidget, CMake 3.18.0 or later, and lxqt-build-tools; libcanberra is optional for terminal bells. The LXQt site lists discussions, a bug tracker, a wiki, and community chat channels. The feature listing also marks color management and a metadata viewer as supported.