Best Zellij Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal multiplexers ranked against Zellij on the same published basis.
- 2Zellij vs Okena
- 3Zellij vs Terminalz
- 4Zellij vs TermStation
- 5Zellij vs muxel
- 6Zellij vs p2pmux
- 7Zellij vs Byobu
- 8Zellij vs Quil
- 9Zellij vs tmux
- 10Zellij vs amux
- 11Zellij vs muxterm
- 12Zellij vs WMUX
- 13Zellij vs Ferrix
- 14Zellij vs mtm
- 15Zellij vs Plux
- 16Zellij vs qmux
- 17Zellij vs Conmux
- 18Zellij vs dvtm
- 19Zellij vs Herdr
- 20Zellij vs psmux
- 21Zellij vs RMUX
Zellij alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Okena | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Terminalz | 7.2 | No | — | iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | TermStation | 7.1 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | muxel | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | p2pmux | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 7 | Byobu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 8 | Quil | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | tmux | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 10 | amux | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | muxterm | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | WMUX | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Ferrix | 5.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 14 | mtm | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 15 | Plux | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 16 | qmux | 5.4 | No | — | Mac |
| 17 | Conmux | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | dvtm | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Herdr | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | psmux | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | RMUX | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Zellij alternatives
What is the best alternative to Zellij?
Okena, number 2 in terminal multiplexers with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Terminalz, TermStation, muxel and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Zellij?
Okena is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.