// COMPARE · ITERM2
SysNav vs iTerm2
iTerm2 is the macOS terminal workhorse — fast, configurable, fully local. SysNav adds an AI layer with a built-in safety model.
FEATURE
SysNav
iTerm2
Free tier
AI-native (Ask + Agent)
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Read-only Ask mode
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Approval-gated command execution
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Keys stay local
Tamper-evident audit trail
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macOS native
Linux + Windows
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Active development
Weekly
Periodic
Starting price
$0
$0
OUR HONEST VERDICT
iTerm2 is free, rock-solid, endlessly configurable — it just has no AI. SysNav adds Ask mode (read-only diagnostics that block destructive commands), approval-gated Agent mode, and a tamper-evident audit trail, while keeping your keys local. iTerm2 is macOS-only; SysNav also runs on Linux and Windows. Many people run SysNav alongside iTerm2 rather than instead of it.