| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File managers | 8.6 (#6) | 7.6 (#22) |
| Spec score · Terminal File Managers | 8.2 (#13) | 7.5 (#26) |
| Dual-pane layout | Yes | No |
| File operations | It supports bulk file operations, pattern-based bulk rename, optional trash with restore, and undo for common operations. | It supports daily file and directory maintenance and operations on selected files across the directory tree. |
| License | The repository identifies the license as Unlicense and describes the software as public domain. | The project is released as free and open source software under the GNU General Public License. |
| Linux support | Yes | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | RTFM is a feature-rich terminal file manager written in pure Ruby. | UnixTree is a console-mode file manager for Unix and Linux modeled after DOS XTreeGold. |
| Support | The maker invites bug reports and feature requests through the GitHub issues page and code contributions through pull requests. | The maker site provides an email contact for comments on UnixTree. |