Pick kitty if
developers who will stay on OSS at $0 while they open a first vim + git split, then keep kitty beside WezTerm rather than paying Warp for a hosted prompt.
Read the kitty pagekitty vs WezTerm
Our take
Pick kitty if developers who will stay on OSS at $0 while they open a first vim + git split, then keep kitty beside WezTerm rather than paying Warp for a hosted prompt. Pick WezTerm if developers who will stay on OSS at $0 while they open a first src/main.rs pane, then keep WezTerm beside Ghostty or kitty rather than paying Warp for a hosted prompt.
Best for
kitty A local terminal you run at $0
WezTerm A local terminal you run at $0
Free plan
kitty $0 · binary / source from the docs and GitHub
WezTerm $0 · download / build from the docs and GitHub. No printed hosted seat
Lowest paid
kitty Not published by the vendor
WezTerm Not published by the vendor
Runs where
kitty Terminal; models hosted
WezTerm Terminal; models hosted
Watch out
kitty There is no hosted team SKU
WezTerm There is no hosted team SKU
Last checked
kitty 2026-10-23 · sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty
WezTerm 2026-10-23 · wezfurlong.org/wezterm
Which one, then?
Pick WezTerm if
developers who will stay on OSS at $0 while they open a first src/main.rs pane, then keep WezTerm beside Ghostty or kitty rather than paying Warp for a hosted prompt.
Read the WezTerm page