XPipe

Windows · Mac · Linux · paid plans from $3.33/mo

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

XPipe is ranked #5 of 35 in SSH clients on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.33/mo.

XPipe plans and pricing

All plans

Community Free Free Unlimited connections · File management · Shell scripting · Vault git sync xpipe.io · 30 Sept 2026

Homelab $5/mo $5/month or $40/year All Community features · Unlimited hypervisors · Advanced SSH features xpipe.io · 30 Sept 2026

Professional $10/mo $10/month or $80/year All Homelab features · Enterprise OS support · Enterprise tool support xpipe.io · 30 Sept 2026

Homelab $40/yr $5/month or $40/year All Community features · Unlimited hypervisors · Advanced SSH features xpipe.io · 30 Sept 2026

Professional $80/yr $10/month or $80/year All Homelab features · Enterprise OS support · Enterprise tool support xpipe.io · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Let's talk All Professional features · Bulk licensing · Customized plans · Priority support xpipe.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on SSH clients

Free plan: Yes
Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
SFTP support: Yes
Port forwarding: Yes
Session management: team
Team session sharing: Yes

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The record

Product: XPipe is a connection hub for managing remote connections and launching shell sessions in a user's preferred terminal.
File management: Its remote file browser supports using locally installed programs to open and edit remote files and transferring files to and from the desktop.
SSH: XPipe loads SSH configuration files and supports existing SSH agents, jump servers, tunnels, smart cards, and PKCS#11 libraries.
Integrations: It integrates with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, LXD, Incus, Proxmox, Hyper-V, KVM, VMware, WSL, Cygwin, and MSYS2.
Remote desktops: XPipe includes a VNC viewer and supports launching RDP sessions and tunneling VNC and RDP over SSH.
Automation: XPipe supports custom shell scripts, templates, shell environments, and automatic tunneling of ports for remote services.
Synchronization: Connection data can be synchronized across systems and team members through a remote Git repository, including self-hosted repositories.
Security: XPipe states that connection data is stored and used on the local machine and connected systems, with no external component handling that data.
Vault encryption: Stored sensitive data can be encrypted using a generated vault key file or custom passphrase; the documented cipher is AES-128 GCM and keys are generated with Argon2.
Open source: XPipe describes itself as open-core, with its application core available on GitHub under Apache License 2.0 and some paid features not open source.
Support: The Enterprise plan includes priority support, and XPipe lists [email protected] as a contact address.
Limits: The pricing feature matrix lists a connection limit and limits of one for concurrent active tunnels, Tailscale tailnets, Netbird profiles, Docker contexts, Proxmox community nodes, and workspaces in specified plans.
Intended users: XPipe says its mission is to improve productivity and collaboration for engineers managing modern server infrastructure, including containers and virtual machines.
Company location: XPipe UG (haftungsbeschränkt) lists its location as Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Price from: $3.33/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best SSH Clients in 2026#5 of 35

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Sources

xpipe.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.xpipe.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.xpipe.io/reference/security· checked 30 Sept 2026
xpipe.io/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026
xpipe.io/about· checked 30 Sept 2026