Termphin vs TermAI
TermAI is an SSH client with its own AI assistant that turns plain language into commands, plus Tailscale built in and a server dashboard. Termphin has no AI of its own. It is a free SSH client whose shell keeps running on the server, for whichever agent you run there.
Last reviewed , against the sources listed at the end of this page.
Which one is for you
Pick Termphin if you want
- Your agent, not ours
Termphin runs Claude Code, Codex or any agent on your own server, with your own account. Nothing is sent to an AI service by the app.
- Persistence without mosh-server
Termphin's open-source agent keeps the shell running through a closed app, not just a network change.
- Tunnels and snippets, free
Port forwarding and snippets with run history are included. There is no paid tier.
Pick TermAI if you want
- An assistant in the app
Describe a problem in plain language and TermAI suggests and runs the commands. ShellMon watches for prompts and risky commands.
- Tailscale and monitoring
Tailscale built in without a separate VPN app, and a dashboard for CPU, memory, disk and Docker containers.
- Sync and teams today
Encrypted sync on Pro and shared connections on the Team plan.
Moving from TermAI
- Keep TermAI for now
Nothing has to go. Try Termphin on the hosts you use most.
- Bring your key
Import your private key into Termphin, or generate a new Ed25519 key.
- Add your hosts
Each host is a profile with address, user, key and an optional jump host.
Sources
Every TermAI fact on this page comes from these, checked on . Plans change - if something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected].