This page is a comparison of notable remote desktop software available for various platforms.
Software | Protocols | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable year, version | License | Free for personal use | Free for commercial use |
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AetherPal | Proprietary | AetherPal Inc. | 2011 | 2016, Valet | Proprietary | No | No |
Ammyy Admin | Proprietary | Ammyy Inc. | 2007 | 2015, 3.5[1] | Proprietary | Yes | No |
AnyDesk | Proprietary | AnyDesk Software GmbH | 2015 | 2024-09-18, 8.1.0 | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Anyplace Control | Proprietary | Anyplace Control Software | 2002 | 2012, 5.4.0.0 | Proprietary | No | No |
Apple Remote Desktop | RFB (VNC) | Apple | 2002 | 2017, 3.9[2] | Proprietary | No | No |
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) | Proprietary, RFB (VNC) | Apple | 2007 | 2014, 1.6 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
AppliDis | RDP | Systancia | ? | 2013, 4 SP3 | Proprietary | No | No |
Cendio ThinLinc | RFB (VNC) | Cendio AB | 2003 | 2024-07-10, 4.17.0 | Proprietary | Yes[a] | Yes[a] |
Chrome Remote Desktop | Chromoting | 2011 | 2018, 70.0.3538.21 | BSD Client, Proprietary Server | Yes | Yes | |
Citrix XenApp/Presentation Server/MetaFrame/WinFrame | RDP, ICA | Citrix Systems | 1995 | 2018-06-01, 7.18 | Proprietary | No | No |
ConnectWise Control (ScreenConnect) | Proprietary | Elsinore Technologies | 2008 | 2022, 22.5 | Proprietary | Yes[b] | Yes[b] |
Ericom Connect | Proprietary | Ericom Software | 2015 | 2019, 9.1 | Proprietary | No | No |
GO-Global | Proprietary | GraphOn | ? | ? | Proprietary | No | No |
Goverlan Systems Management (Goverlan Reach Remote Control) | Proprietary, RDP, RFB (VNC), Intel vPro KVM, SSH | Goverlan Systems Management | 1998 | 2019, 9.01 | Proprietary | No | No |
GoToMyPC | Proprietary | Citrix Online | 2000 | 2013 | Proprietary | No | No |
HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) / ZCentral Remote Boost | HP RGS | HP Inc | 2003 | 2022-05-01, 22.1 | Proprietary | No[c] | No[c] |
IBM Director Remote Control | Proprietary | IBM | ? | ? | Proprietary | No | No |
I'm InTouch | Proprietary | Communique | 2000 | 2015, 9.51 | Proprietary | No | No |
Krdc | RFB (VNC), RDP | Tim Jansen, Urs Wolfer, a.o. | 2010 | 2021-03-04, 20.12.3[d] | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
LogMeIn | Proprietary | LogMeIn, Inc. | ? | ? | Proprietary | No | No |
Mikogo | Proprietary | BeamYourScreen GmbH | ? | 2015-03-24, 5.2.2[4] | Proprietary | Yes | No |
NetSupport Manager | Proprietary | NetSupport Software | 1989 | 2019 | Proprietary | No | No |
Netviewer | Proprietary | Netviewer AG | ? | ? | Proprietary | No | No |
NX technology (NoMachine) | Proprietary | NoMachine | 2003 | 2023-11-06, 8.10.1 | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI | AIP | Tarantella/Oracle Inc. | 1997 | 2015-04, 5.2.903 | Proprietary | No | No |
Parsec | Proprietary | Parsec Cloud, Inc | 2016 | 2016-07, 3.5 | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Proxy Networks | Proprietary | Funk Software Inc. | 1993 | 2020-01-29, 10.2 | Proprietary | No | No |
QVD | NX and HTTP | Qindel Group | 2001 | 2020-10, 4.2[5] | GPL | Yes | Yes |
rdesktop | RDP | Matthew Chapman | 2001 | 2019, 1.9.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
RealVNC VNC Server/Viewer | Proprietary, RFB (VNC), SSH | RealVNC | 2002 | 2024-01-11, Server 7.9.0, Viewer 7.9.0 | Proprietary | No | No |
Remmina | RDP, RFB (VNC), SPICE, XDMCP, SSH, EXEC | Originally written by Vic Lee | 2009 | 2022-12-20, 1.4.29 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services | RDP | Microsoft | 1998 | 2016 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes[e] |
Remote Utilities | Proprietary | Alex Ter-Osipov, Remote Utilities LLC | 2004 | 2019 | Proprietary | Yes | No |
RustDesk | Custom Rendezvous protocol | Purslane Ltd. | 2020 | 2024-04-07, 1.2.3-2 | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
Splashtop | Proprietary | Splashtop Inc | 2010 | 2024-09-19, 3.7.2.0 | Proprietary | No | No |
SSH with X forwarding | X11 | ? | 1999 | 2015, OpenSSH: 7.1, protocol: 2.0 | BSD | Yes | Yes |
Sun Ray/SRSS | ALP | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? |
Symantec pcAnywhere | Proprietary | Symantec Corporation | 1986 | 2012, 12.6.65 | Proprietary | No | No |
TeamViewer | Proprietary | TeamViewer GmbH | 2005 | 2021-04-27, 15.17 | Proprietary | No | No |
Techinline | RDP | Techinline Ltd. | 2006 | 2016, 4.2.2 | Proprietary | No | No |
TigerVNC | RFB (VNC) | Red Hat, Cendio AB, The VirtualGL Project | 2009 | 2023-03-06, 1.12.0[6] | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
TightVNC | RFB (VNC) | GlavSoft LLC, Constantin Kaplinsky | 2001 | 2024-06-17, 2.8.85[7] | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
Timbuktu | Proprietary | WOS Datasystems | pre-1988 | 2013, 8.8.5 (macOS)/9.0.5 (Windows) | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
TurboVNC | RFB (VNC) | The VirtualGL Project | 2004 | 2018, 2.2 | GPL | Yes | Yes |
UltraVNC | RFB (VNC) | Rudi De Vos, UltraSam, Martin Scharpf, Oliver Schneider | 2005 | 2023-10-21, 1.4.3.6 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
Veyon | RFB (VNC) | ? | 2005 | 2021-03-11, 4.5.4 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
Vinagre | RFB (VNC), SPICE, RDP, SSH | The GNOME Project | 2007 | 2019-05-08, 3.32.2 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
xpra | Bencode-based, rencode-based, YAML-based, RFB (VNC) for desktop mode | Nathaniel Smith | 2008 | 2020-06-04, 4.0.2[8] | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
X11vnc | RFB (VNC) | Karl Runge | 2001 | 2019, 0.9.16[9] | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
X2Go | NX | Oleksandr Shneyder and Heinz-M. Graesing[10] | 2006[10] | 2020-02-13, 4.1.2.2 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Yes |
x2x | X11 | David Chaiken | 1996 | 2003, 1.27 | BSD | Yes | Yes |
Software | Windows | macOS | Linux | FreeBSD | Java (client) | Android | iOS | Blackberry
(client) |
Windows Mobile | ChromeOS
(client) | |||||||
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Server | Client | Server | Client | Server | Client | Server | Client | Client | Server | Client | Server | Server | Client | ||||
AetherPal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Ammyy Admin | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
AnyDesk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
AppliDis | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? |
Apple Remote Desktop | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Cendio ThinLinc | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[f] | No | Yes[g] | No | Yes[h] | No | Yes[h] | No | Yes[h] | Yes[h] |
Citrix XenApp | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Ericom Connect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
GO-Global | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | ? |
Goverlan Systems Management (Goverlan Reach Remote Control) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
GoToMyPC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? |
HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) / ZCentral Remote Boost | Yes[11] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | ? | Yes | ? |
IBM Director Remote Control | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
I'm InTouch | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
KRDC | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
LogMeIn Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? |
Mikogo | ? | Yes | ? | Yes[i] | ? | Yes[j] | ? | No | No | Yes[k] | ? | Yes[l] | No | No | ? | No | ? |
NetSupport Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | ? |
Netviewer | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | No | Yes[15] | ? | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? |
NX Technology (NoMachine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | ? |
Parsec | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Proxy Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
QVD | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? |
rdesktop | No | Yes[16] | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? |
RealVNC Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | No | ? |
RealVNC Personal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | No | ? |
RealVNC Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | No | ? |
Remmina | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | ? |
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[m] | Yes[18] | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes[n] | ? |
Remote Utilities | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
RustDesk | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? |
ConnectWise Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? |
Splashtop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[21] | Yes | Yes |
SSH with X forwarding | No | Yes[o] | No | Yes[o] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[22] | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | No | ? |
Sun Ray/SRSS | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | ? |
Sub7 | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? |
Symantec pcAnywhere | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
TeamViewer | Yes[23] | Yes[23] | Yes[24] | Yes[24] | Yes[25] | Yes[25] | No | No | Yes | Yes[26] | Yes[26] | Yes[27] | No | Yes[28] | Yes[29] | Yes[30] | Yes[31] |
Techinline | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
TightVNC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[p] | Yes[q] | Yes[q] | Yes[q] | Yes[q] | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? |
TigerVNC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[r] | Yes[r] | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Timbuktu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
TurboVNC | No | Yes | No | Yes[s] | Yes | Yes[t] | Yes[r] | Yes[r] | Yes[u] | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
UltraVNC | Yes | Yes[v] | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Veyon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
xpra | Yes[w] | Yes | Yes[w] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[x] | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No[y] |
X11vnc | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? |
X2Go | No | Yes[35] | No | Yes[35] | Yes[36] | Yes[35] | No | Yes[35] | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
x2x | No[z] | No[aa] | No[z] | Yes | No[z] | Yes | No[z] | Yes | No | ? | No[z] | ? | No | No | No[z] | No | ? |
Software | Server | Client | Server | Client | Server | Client | Server | Client | Java (client) | Client | Server | Client | Server | Blackberry
(client) |
Server | Client | ChromeOS
(client) |
Software | Client/server
|
Built-in encryption
|
File transfer
|
Audio support
|
Multiple sessions
|
Seamless window
|
Remote assistance
|
Access permission
|
NAT passthrough
|
IPv6 support
|
Maximum
|
Video
|
3D
|
Drag and drop
|
Multiple passwords
|
Session recording
|
Screen blanking
|
USB forwarding
|
Export network services
|
Remote Printing
|
Smartcard authentication
|
Whiteboard
|
Chat tool
|
H.264 support
|
Browser-based access
|
Session persistence
|
Free for personal use
|
Free for commercial use
|
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AetherPal | Client & server | SSL, TLS | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Ammyy Admin | Client & server | AES, RSA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | No | ? | No | No | Yes | No |
AnyDesk | Client & server | SSL, TLS 1.2, AES | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited (depends on license) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No |
Anyplace Control | Client & server | RC4, RSA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
AppliDis | Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Apple Remote Desktop | Client & server | AES-128 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[ab] | No | Yes | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) |
Client & server | AES-256 | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
Cendio ThinLinc | Client & server (Linux only) | SSH, TLS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[ac] | Unlimited | Yes | VirtualGL | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chrome Remote Desktop | Client & server | SSL, TLS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
Citrix XenApp | Client & server | SSL, TLS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No |
Ericom Connect | Client & server | SSL, TLS[37] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No |
GO-Global | Client & server | SSL, DES-56, DES-168, AES-256 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Goverlan Systems Management (Goverlan Reach Remote Control) |
Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No |
GoToMyPC | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) |
Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
IBM Director Remote Control | Client & server | AES, Triple DES, DES | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
I'm InTouch | Web client & Win server | SSL, AES-256 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
KRDC | Client only | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
LogMeIn | Pro only | SSL, TLS[38] | ? | Yes[39] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes[39] | ? | ? | ? | Yes[40] | ? | Yes[39] | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Mikogo | Client & server[ad] | AES-256 | Yes | No | Yes[ae] | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No |
NetSupport Manager | Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Netviewer | Client & server | AES-128 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[af] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
NX technology (NoMachine) | Client & server | AES 128 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software |
Client & server | SSL, TLS (AES-256) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Parsec | Client, Win8+ server[41] & Enterprise Relay[42] | DTLS (AES-128)[43] | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Paid[44] | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Proxy Networks | Client, server, & gateway | SSL, AES-256 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, client | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No |
QVD | Client & server | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
rdesktop | Client only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[ag] | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
RealVNC Home | Client, server, & listening | AES-128 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes in listening mode | No | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
RealVNC Professional | Client, server, & listening | AES-128 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes in listening mode | Yes | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
RealVNC Enterprise | Client, server, & listening | AES-256 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes in listening mode | Yes | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes[ah] | ? | ? | ? |
Remmina | Client only | AES-256 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No[ai] | ? | Yes | Yes |
Remote Desktop Services |
Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[aj] | Yes[ak] | Yes[al] | Yes[am] | No | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Remote Utilities | Client & server | AES-256 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited (depends on license) | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | No |
RustDesk | Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
ConnectWise Control | Client & server | AES-256 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
Splashtop | Client & server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No |
SSH with X forwarding | Client & server | Yes | Yes | Partial[an] | Yes[ao] | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes[ap] | Unlimited | Yes | Yes, server side[47] | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes |
Sun Ray/SRSS | Client, server, & hardware | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sub7 | Client & server | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
Symantec pcAnywhere | Client & server | AES-256 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
TeamViewer | Client & server | AES-256 | Yes | Partial[aq] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, client & server | Yes | 3-15[ar] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No |
Techinline | Client & server | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | 1 or unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
TightVNC | Client, server, & listening | SSH (Unix client only) | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes in listening mode | No | Unlimited | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
TigerVNC | Client, server, & listening | SSL, TLS | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes in listening mode | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Timbuktu | Client & server | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
TurboVNC | Client, server, & listening | SSL, TLS, SSH | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes in listening mode | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | VirtualGL | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
UltraVNC | Client & server & listening | With plugin | Yes | No | Yes | Partial[as] | Yes | Yes | Yes, with SC version + external "Repeater" server | ? | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
Veyon | Client & server | SSH | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Token-Based | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
xpra | Client & server | SSH, TLS, AES | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[at] | Yes | Yes | Yes, server[au] | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | VirtualGL | Yes | Yes[av] | Yes[aw] | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
X11vnc | Server only | SSL | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
X2Go | Client & server | SSH | Yes | Yes[ax] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
x2x | Client only | Yes[ay] | No | No | Yes | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features: