Best RMUX Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal multiplexers ranked against RMUX on the same published basis.
- 1RMUX vs Okena
- 2RMUX vs Zellij
- 3RMUX vs muxel
- 4RMUX vs muxterm
- 5RMUX vs p2pmux
- 6RMUX vs Quil
- 7RMUX vs Byobu
- 8RMUX vs tmux
- 9RMUX vs TermStation
- 10RMUX vs Terminalz
- 11RMUX vs Ferrix
- 12RMUX vs Herdr
- 14RMUX vs Plux
- 15RMUX vs Shpool
- 16RMUX vs TermDock
- 17RMUX vs TUIOS
- 18RMUX vs WMUX
- 19RMUX vs Conmux
- 20RMUX vs openmux
- 21RMUX vs psmux
RMUX 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 |
| 7 | Byobu | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 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 |
| 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 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 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 RMUX alternatives
What is the best alternative to RMUX?
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 RMUX?
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. Paid placements never change a rank.