xterm vs Hyper : Which is Better?

xterm

xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. A user can have many different invocations of xterm running at once on the same display, each of which provides independent input/output for the process running in it (normally the process is a Unix shell). Developed by Thomas E. Dickey

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Linux BSD

Hyper

Hyper is a terminal emulation program capable of connecting to systems through the internet via Telnet or SSH, by Dial-Up Modem, or directly connected by a RS232 serial cable and COM port. Developed by ZEIT

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell

xterm VS Hyper Feature comparision

Feature	xterm	Hyper
Terminal emulator
Configurable
Function Key Shortcuts
Support for Multiple Monitors
Plugins
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Split-screen view
Tiling Panes
Clean design
Customizable
Annotate history
GPU Support
Lightweight
No input delay
Font Ligature Support
Command line
GPU based
Dropdown terminal
Multi-Session
Command line interface
Electron based
Divisible
Multiple Font Colors
Plugin API
Skinnable
Support for Themes
Uses Packages
Tabbed interface
Quake-style
ANSI color support
Built-in SSH client
Command line/bash
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Support for SFTP
X server
Portable
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving