When comparing Kali Linux vs PromptPal, the Slant community recommends PromptPal for most people. In the question“What are the best terminal emulators for Windows?” PromptPal is ranked 30th while Kali Linux is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose PromptPal is:
You can have PromptPal open automatically with the same tabs as used in the most recent session, starting in the same directories.
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Pros
Pro Better than ParrotOS, BackBox for hacking purpose
Contains too many tools for hacking. Those tools are not already included in BackBox or ParrotOS.
Pro Standard pentest tool set
Pro Live session distro used for forensics
Pro Tabbed UI makes the user's life easier
You can have PromptPal open automatically with the same tabs as used in the most recent session, starting in the same directories.
Pro Multiple shells supported
PromptPal supports several shells (including Powershell) and it allows you to choose which shell to run through the preferences.
Pro Persistent, editable command history
You can mark most used commands in PromptPal as favourites.
Cons
Con Not intended to be a daily driver
This distro was written for pen testing and security work. It is not meant to be a day-to-day OS (unless that's your job).
Con Very old packages
E.G. Firefox's current version is 61 but Kali linux consists of its 52th version. Though kernel is not that old.
Con Not free
Although there's a free trial available, PromptPal is not free to use.