termique vs Warp
SSH-first credential manager vs AI-first terminal
The short version.
- A strong local terminal built around blocks
- Agentic AI that runs multi-step tasks
- macOS, Windows and Linux
- Not an SSH manager; no encrypted host vault
- Synced credentials sit in Warp's cloud
- Real AI usage starts at $20/mo
- SSH-first: hosts and credentials are the product
- Key derived on your device
- Session-aware AI included on the free tier
Keep Warp for local work. Use termique for remote hosts and their credentials.
Every row, side by side.
Where the two part ways.
01Product
- termique
- An SSH manager with scoped AI.
- Warp
- An AI-first local terminal.
Read the detail
AI-first terminal vs SSH-first credential manager. Warp's core pitch is Agent Mode - the AI plans and executes multi-step tasks across your terminal, not just SSH sessions. That's a different product shape than Termique, which is built specifically around managing, encrypting, and connecting to SSH hosts. If what you want is an AI that runs your terminal, Warp is built for that. If what you want is a place to securely store and organize SSH credentials with AI help scoped to that job, Termique is the better fit.
02Credentials
- termique
- Key derived on your device.
- Warp
- Stored in Warp's cloud.
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Cloud-synced credentials vs on-device derived encryption. Warp syncs SSH credentials and keys across devices for convenience, but that data is stored in Warp's cloud rather than encrypted with a key derived from a master password you control. Termique's encryption key is derived on-device via PBKDF2 and never transmitted - the server stores only a ciphertext blob it cannot decrypt, even under compulsion or a full breach.
03AI cost
- termique
- Quota included on the free tier.
- Warp
- Credits, then $20/mo Build.
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Paying for general AI usage vs a scoped assistant included free. Warp's free tier gives you 75 AI credits a month after an initial period, and real usage requires the $20/month Build plan or higher. Termique's AI assistant is scoped to your SSH session context - recent output, current host, working directory - and a meaningful usage quota is included on the free tier, with no separate credit system to track.
On every device you use.
Warp's strongest platforms, and a good local terminal on both. Termique sits alongside it for the remote host list rather than replacing it.
Warp's Windows build is newer than its macOS one. Termique's Windows build is a first-class target with credentials in the Windows Credential Manager.
Moving over from Warp.
- 01Keep both if it fits
Warp for local work, Termique for the remote host list. They do not conflict, and plenty of people run exactly that split.
- 02Import your hosts
Warp uses ~/.ssh/config for SSH, so your hosts are already in a file Termique reads on first launch.
- 03Move credentials into the vault
Anything you currently paste from a password manager goes into Termique once, encrypted with AES-GCM on-device and injected in-process rather than through the clipboard.
Does Termique have AI like Warp?
Yes, but scoped differently. Termique's assistant is session-aware - it sees the host you are on and the commands you have run, and proposes commands you approve before they execute. Warp's is a general terminal AI.
Does the AI cost extra?
There is a free allowance on the free tier; Pro at $5/mo raises the limits. You can also point Termique at your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint and use your own key.
Does Termique require an account?
An account is needed for sync and the hosted AI. The local host database and terminal work without one.
Is Termique a local terminal too?
It is primarily an SSH client. If you want block-based local shell workflows, Warp does that better.
How are credentials protected?
AES-GCM encryption under a PBKDF2-derived key, computed in Rust on your device. Key material never enters the JavaScript heap and the sync server only sees ciphertext.