Petal vs ZestSSH

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Petal compared with ZestSSH
Detail	Petal	ZestSSH
What it does	Low latency, high resolution screensharing and remote control	SSH client for every device with free end-to-end encrypted sync
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Open source	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free: no cost. Squeezed: $9.99 once. Juiced: $24.99 once (hosted sync up to 7 devices). Bundle (Squeezed + Juiced): $29.99 once. Team: $100 per seat, once (2-25 people). Business: Team seats plus $15 per seat per month or $150 per seat per year (company sign-in, directory sync, up to 1,000 seats).
Key features	Not given	Multi-platform SSH client for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android Terminal with tabs, split panes and tmux support SFTP file manager with folder sync SSH key management and generation Port forwarding with local, remote and SOCKS5 rules Snippets and workflows with variable substitution Server monitor tracking CPU, memory, disk and ping Role-based team vaults with shared access control
What makes it different	Open source with full source code access on GitHub Low latency, high resolution screensharing	One-time purchase pricing instead of subscriptions for personal and team plans Free end-to-end encrypted sync included on all plans Sessions never pass through company servers; direct connections only Single unified app across all devices with identical features
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	12 −1 (down) since last check	3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	13	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	29	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	146	27

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