Best Byobu Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal multiplexers ranked against Byobu on the same published basis.
- 1Byobu vs Okena
- 2Byobu vs Zellij
- 3Byobu vs muxel
- 4Byobu vs muxterm
- 5Byobu vs p2pmux
- 6Byobu vs Quil
- 8Byobu vs tmux
- 9Byobu vs TermStation
- 10Byobu vs Terminalz
- 11Byobu vs Ferrix
- 12Byobu vs Herdr
- 13Byobu vs RMUX
- 14Byobu vs Plux
- 15Byobu vs Shpool
- 16Byobu vs TermDock
- 17Byobu vs TUIOS
- 18Byobu vs WMUX
- 19Byobu vs Conmux
- 20Byobu vs openmux
- 21Byobu vs psmux
Byobu alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okena | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Zellij | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | muxel | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | muxterm | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | p2pmux | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 6 | Quil | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | tmux | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 9 | TermStation | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Terminalz | 5.6 | No | — | iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Ferrix | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Herdr | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | RMUX | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | Plux | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 15 | Shpool | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
| 16 | TermDock | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 17 | TUIOS | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | WMUX | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Conmux | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | openmux | 5.2 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
| 21 | psmux | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Byobu alternatives
What is the best alternative to Byobu?
Okena, number 1 in terminal multiplexers with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Zellij, muxel, muxterm and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Byobu?
Okena is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.