Royal TS vs XPipe
Royal TS
royalapps.comXPipe
xpipe.ioSide by side
| Figure | Royal TS | XPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 6 |
| Spec score · SSH Clients | 9.1 (#1) | 7.8 (#17) |
| Automation | Command Tasks, Key Sequence Tasks and PowerShell scripting can automate repetitive tasks and manage documents. | XPipe supports custom shell scripts, templates, shell environments, and automatic tunneling of ports for remote services. |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | Ludwigsburg, Germany |
| Integrations | Official feature pages list LastPass, KeePass, TeamViewer, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Events, Windows Services, Windows Processes and Terminal Services integrations. | It integrates with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, LXD, Incus, Proxmox, Hyper-V, KVM, VMware, WSL, Cygwin, and MSYS2. |
| Security | Royal TS encrypts sensitive document data and supports password-protected documents and lockdown controls. | XPipe states that connection data is stored and used on the local machine and connected systems, with no external component handling that data. |
| Support | Royal Apps provides a support ticket form for questions and issues. | The Enterprise plan includes priority support, and XPipe lists [email protected] as a contact address. |
| Synchronization | Multiple users can edit and synchronize documents through a file share or cloud service such as Dropbox without a SQL database back end. | Connection data can be synchronized across systems and team members through a remote Git repository, including self-hosted repositories. |
Plans
Royal TS
- LiteFree
- LiteFree
- Individual User License€49, paid once
- Single User License€49, paid once
- Site License€849, paid once
- Global License€1,699, paid once
- Extended Global License€3,199, paid once
- Enterprise LicensePriced on request
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
Royal TS
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.
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.