Compare free remote desktop software | Comparison tables

Link	AnywhereTS	Apple Screen Sharing (iChat)	Bomgar	Chicken of the VNC	Citrix XenApp	EchoVNC	Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	FreeRDP	FreeNX	iTALC	KRDC	noVNC	rdesktop	TightVNC	TigerVNC	TurboVNC	UltraVNC	Thinfinity Remote Desktop Workstation
Beschreibung										iTALC is a tool for teachers, to view and control other computers in your network in several ways.	KRDC is an application that allows you to view and control the desktop session on a remote machine that is running a VNC or RDP server.	noVNC is a browser based VNC client implementation. It uses HTML5 Canvas and WebSockets. A VNC server with WebSockets support (such as libvncserver) is required or use websockify with any VNC server.			TigerVNC is an advanced VNC implementation, which includes features from TightVNC and TurboVNC (accelerated JPEG compression...).		UltraVNC allows you to use your mouse and keyboard to control another PC remotely. It supports File transfer, MS Logon, Text chat, Viewer Auto scaling and Server Side Scaling, Multiple-Monitors-support, Repeater/Proxy-support, Auto reconnection.	Access your Windows desktop from any device, without the need to install plugins, add-ons nor browser extensions. The web remote access client works on Chromebooks, iPads and other devices, as well as Mac, Linux and other Windows computers. Take full control of your PC, share your screen, organize presentations or use the FTP tool to manage documents and files.
Webseite	anywherets.com	apple.com/...		sourceforge.net/...	citrix.com/...	sourceforge.net/...		freerdp.com	berlios.de	sourceforge.net	kde.org/...	novnc.com	rdesktop.org	tightvnc.com	tigervnc.org	turbovnc.org	uvnc.com	cybelesoft.com/...
Preisgestaltung	Free (moving to Open Source license)	Included with OS X	From $21/month				Included with Windows	Free (Apache license)	Free (GPL)	Free (GPL)		Free		Free (GPL) Business-friendly license available	Free (GPL)	Free (GPL)	Free (GPL)	Free. Requires registration.
Server platforms
Windows		Nein	Ja			Ja	Ja			Ja	Nein	Nein		Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
macOS		Ja	Nein			Nein	Nein			Nein	Nein	Nein			Ja	Ja	Nein
Linux		Nein	Ja			Nein				Ja	Nein	Nein	Ja		Ja	Ja	Nein
Client platforms
Windows as client		Nein	Ja		Ja	Ja				Ja	Nein	Ja		Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
Mac OS as client		Ja	Nein		Ja	Nein				Nein	Nein	Ja			Ja	Ja	Nein	Ja
Linux as client		Nein	Ja		Ja	Nein				Ja	Ja	Ja			Ja	Ja	Nein	Ja
iOS client		Nein	Ja		Ja	Nein				Nein	Nein	Ja						Ja
Android client		Nein	Ja		Ja	Nein				Nein	Nein	Ja						Ja
Eigenschaften
File transfer	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Nein	Nein	Nein	Ja	Ja	Nein	Nein	Ja	Ja
Audio support	Ja	Nein	Nein	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Ja	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Nein	Nein	Nein	Ja
Multiple sessions	Ja	Ja	Ja	Nein	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
Seamless window	Nein	Nein	Nein	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Ja	Nein	Nein	Nein	- Partial
Remote Assistance			Ja				Ja							Ja	Nein	Nein		Ja
Access Permission Request			Ja				Ja					Nein		Ja	Nein	Nein		Ja
Communication
Built-in Encryption	Ja SSL, TLS	Ja AES-256	Ja SSL, AES-256	Nein	Ja SSL, TLS	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja AES	Ja SSH	Nein	Ja SSL, TLS	Ja	Ja SSH (unix client only)	Ja SSL, TLS	Nein	- plugin	Ja SSL
Client/server/listening	Client Only	Client & Server	Client & Server	Client Only	Client & Server	Client & Server	Client & Server	Client Only	Client & Server	Client & Server	Client Only	Client Only	Client Only	Client & Server	Client & Server	Client & Server	Client & Server
NAT Passthrough			Ja				Nein					Nein		Ja using Listening mode	Ja using Listening mode	Nein
IPv6 support		Ja	Ja				Ja						Ja		Ja	Nein
Maximum simultaneous connections		Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited		Unlimited								Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Additional
Webseite	anywherets.com	apple.com/...		sourceforge.net/...	citrix.com/...	sourceforge.net/...		freerdp.com	berlios.de	sourceforge.net	kde.org/...	novnc.com	rdesktop.org	tightvnc.com	tigervnc.org	turbovnc.org	uvnc.com	cybelesoft.com/...

User reviews and comments

Chuni33 on 2020-07-30 06:16:11
Why is on premise R-HUB remote support servers not mentioned in the above list? It is one of the best remote desktop softwares used globally by businesses for remotely accessing computers.
LabInno on 2020-03-10 15:59:26
rated FreeNX: Gesamtwertung 1/5
Dickoz on 2013-10-22 10:58:36
Why is Bomgar in this free software table. Or is there indeed a free version with all features enabled?