Alternatives to TeamViewer for all platforms with any license

AnyDesk

AnyDesk is remote desktop software that is free for personal use. Business use requires a subscription.
- Same uncomplicated and simply working remote desktop application as one day was TeamViewer. And at best: Newer versions can connect to older versions - which TeamViewer always enforced to enforce everybody to upgrade. mwildam • Mar 2018 • 20 agrees and 2 disagrees
- fast very fast free for personal use i love this software Guest • Apr 2019
- It's completely free for personal use and cheaper than TeamViewer for professional use Guest • Sep 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- very nice! lightweight, fast, portable, free, and great quality. thats what i was looking for it. Guest • Dec 2017 • 13 agrees and 4 disagrees
- The fact it seems to be running a native Linux binary is excellent, but it also runs in Fedora 25 (which Chrome Remote Desktop still doesn't support) and runs really well. vonneuton • Feb 2017 • 21 agrees and 8 disagrees
- The new version (4.1.x) is full of bugs (e.g. no list of computers, partially shown as online when not, keyboard does not cover all letters, etc.) Guest • Jun 2018 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
- The free version of AnyDesk does not allow you to store a list of remote computers that one regularly connects to. Also, there is a 15 hour per month limit on connect time. That's way too restrictive. Otherwise it seemed like it was going to be perfect. Guest • Oct 2017 • 8 agrees and 8 disagrees
- AnyDesk is a great replacement for TeamViewer and while it does not have traditional address book at does store the computers you connect to and you can ever store the password for easy access. Overall it might be slightly less stable than TeamViewer but it improves with each minor version. I have used it over a year and find the speed better than TeamViewer. LelandWhitlock • Feb 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Because it is the most similar to teamviewer and generally technically superior ryangreen • Apr 2017 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Minimal installation required. Fast connection. Does not require to open ports Guest • Jan 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Stable, and the portable version does not start a bunch of services every time the computer starts like team viewer. barrenowl • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
- speed, simplicity, free, all functionality included that Tmv can do; yet, has a minor glitch or two Guest • Nov 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Best free remote desktop software on the market. Works exceptionally well with low bandwidth connections and supports the usual features, like file transfer, clipboard and reverse connections. nom • May 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
- It is fast but it has not mobile app Guest • May 2017
- The only real replacement for Teamviewer Guest • Nov 2016
- An excellent alternative and great competitor in the Remote Desktop market. They have a pretty solid architecture that easily competes with strong competitors. It is still in beta and have come across some bugs, but nothing to stray me away. I am willing to bench test and provide excellent feedback. Guest • Aug 2016 • 7 agrees and 4 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... BSD Raspberry Pi
Integrated File Sharing Portable Quick connection Remote desktop ... Remote Printing Salary comparison by position Share your screen Voice messages Add a feature

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Chrome Remote Desktop

Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook. Computers can be made available on an short-term basis...
- Not as good as teamviewer but 500 euro less -> free Guest • Mar 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- If you are looking for a FOSS alternative to Team Viewer this is not actually FOSS Guest • Oct 2018 • 12 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Cannot access unattended computers. Guest • Aug 2018
- It uses VP8 to stream your desktop which makes it more responsive and improves quality. 914ian914 • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Definitely an alternative with RDP features Guest • Sep 2016 • 26 agrees and 12 disagrees
- It's the best alternative but lacks many of the features found in TeamViewer. If you're on a budget though, this will do in a pinch! ken_belanger • Jan 2017 • 15 agrees and 10 disagrees
- Chrome Remote Desktop is a good alternative to windows RDP but is not an alternative to TeamViewer as it is lacking in features as well as the unattended access TeamViewer has. Guest • Jan 2017 • 8 agrees and 11 disagrees
- Super simple to use and very responsive Guest • Sep 2016
- TeamViewer is much more than just a remote desktop connection, unattended access for example. Guest • Nov 2015 • 31 agrees and 31 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome
Google Chrome Extensions Built-in Terminal Integrated File Sharing Remote desktop ... Remote Support Save web page for offline use Trust Level system Add a feature

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UltraVNC

UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use and free software that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen. The program allows...
- It's the best alternative to TeamViewer, little bit oldschool but does the job alexhein32 • Feb 2019 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- This is the best alternative to TeamViewer for those on a budget. Does pretty much everything TeamViewer can, with the exception of needing to open ports in your firewall. Since you can specify ports, it's not as vulnerable as one would think, simply use non standard ports and a very strong password. Guest • Apr 2017 • 18 agrees and 19 disagrees
- Open-Source, Direct connection standard Guest • Oct 2016 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows
File-sync Integrated Chat Integrated File Sharing Lightweight ... Portable Remote desktop VNC Viewer Vnc protocol VNC Server Add a feature

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Remote Desktop Connection

Remote Desktop Connection is a technology that allows you to sit at a computer (sometimes called the client computer) and connect to a remote computer (sometimes called...
- Simple and comes with the OS. No need to maintain. wiredblade • Jul 2018 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- fastest and best native tool, except of NAT. TristisOris • Aug 2017 • 15 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Doesn't allow remote access across the WAN without a lot of work. davidshq • Oct 2017 • 12 agrees and 6 disagrees
- Only windows support. Only a single user can use it once a time and it is slow Guest • May 2017 • 4 agrees and 9 disagrees
- Dont have a vpn like a TeamViewer. Guest • May 2016
- Works only to Windows computers, legit alternative but it's more complicated to setup with firewalls and stuff. Guest • Jan 2016 • 8 agrees and 12 disagrees
- Both Teamviewer and RDP do the same thing which is to connect from one computer to another. However, Teamviewer is more powerful in terms of more features. Guest • Jan 2016 • 3 agrees and 9 disagrees
Free Windows
Access Control Remote desktop Screen Mirroring Website testing Add a feature

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TightVNC

TightVNC is a free remote control software package. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just...
- TightVNC requires server configuration and port forwarding. Too complicated for the average remote client who uses Team Viewer for remote support. Guest • Oct 2016 • 28 agrees and 7 disagrees
- For average users, it's the best VNC server Guest • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- For users who know what they are doing TightVNC is a great way to control systems remotely. ChaosDrop • Apr 2017 • 12 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It's not only alternative, it is the best, fastest, and most lightweight among all terminal configurable servers. Also can be used on arm processors where Team Viewer supports only host machine installation. makkasi • Aug 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Free and opensource, on all major platforms. can be used with VNC viewer on Android which is also is free what else one can ask for! Guest • Oct 2016 • 6 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Does not offer easy to use access. Need to run server.. open ports, know IP addresses. Guest • Sep 2016 • 7 agrees and 5 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Windows Linux Windows S BSD
Integrated File Sharing Lightweight Portable Remote desktop ... Two factor authentication VNC Viewer Add a feature

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LogMeIn

LogMeIn gives you fast, easy remote access to your PC or Mac from your browser, desktop and mobile devices. Premium features like file transfer, file sharing and...
- It is easy to connect to virtual computers Mosrod • Oct 2017 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Control on computer but no conference. Guest • Jan 2016 • 1 agrees and 3 disagrees
Commercial Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Integrated File Sharing Portable Remote desktop Add a feature

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NoMachine

NoMachine NX is an enterprise-class solution for secure remote access, desktop virtualization, and hosted desktop deployment built around the self-designed and...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Clustering KVM over IP Media Streaming Remote desktop ... SSH Vnc protocol Add a feature

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DWService

DWService offers a service that allows access to remote systems using a standard web browser.
- Agent is free/opensource software, easy to install; you don't need port forwarding. You do remote control via web browser (so you avoid sync versions problems), and... You won't have non-ascii character issues :-) Guest • Feb 2019
- open source, web gui on all platforms Guest • Oct 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- DWService is much lighter, able to use even without installation, more options, web UI, also it is open source! Guest • Dec 2017 • 9 agrees and 5 disagrees
- The best open source alternative! Easy to use! All features! All operating systems! davidgarcialojayahoocom • Dec 2017 • 7 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Log Analytics Proxy support Remote desktop Remote Support ... Remote File Access Remote Management Remote shell Resource monitoring Add a feature

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Remmina

Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front...
- Remmina is a great RDP or VNC client. These are already listed as remote desktop technologies. Let's be clear the main advantage of TeamViewer (and LogMeIn) is that the remote computer only needs an Internet connection. No port forwarding required. Guest • Jun 2018 • 10 agrees and 4 disagrees
- it is easy to connect to virtual computers very nice Guest • Dec 2017 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux BSD
HTTP Web seeding Support for Multiple protocols Persistent Linux Remote desktop ... SSH Vnc protocol Add a feature

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X2Go

X2Go is an open source remote desktop software for Linux that uses the NX technology protocol. X2Go can be used to access PC desktops, but its main use case is...
- Works remarkably good and it has sound as well. Guest • Sep 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Very good if you're in Linux to Linux use cases. hansolo1988 • May 2017 • 6 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Kde support Printer sharing Selective folder sharing SSH ... Stream audio Support all desktops XFCE support Add a feature

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join.me

Easy to start, easy to join and with no downloads for viewers, connecting for external presentations, sales demos, and ad hoc get-togethers means you get work done and...
- It didn't get hacked, fairly smooth. Little lag here and there. It's free! Guest • Jul 2016 • 6 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Very limited (almost no) features as in Teamviewer, mostly made for meetings. Guest • Nov 2015 • 7 agrees and 3 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone
IFTTT integration Portable Remote desktop Share your screen Add a feature

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AMMYY Admin

Ammyy Admin is a highly reliable and very friendly tool for remote computer access. You can provide remote assistance, remote administration or remote teaching for your...
- Warning Website is reported as potentially malicious by modern browsers.
- No limit on the number of computers you can control, unattended access available, encrypted, many languages, voice chat. Very small exe file, which runs without installation. Guest • Jul 2018
- The interface is similar! It has the same features expect it say when someone connect to your desktop. My favorite alternative. Guest • Sep 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Personal Windows
Content Templates HTML5 Support Remote desktop Remote Support Add a feature

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UltraViewer

Computer Remote Control/Access Support software. UltraViewer help you remote control your partner's computer to support them like you're next to their screen.
- Like TeamViewer but no features except for chat and file transfer via chat window. If only remote control needed then this will be just fine. Does the basic job very well. Guest • Jul 2017 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It works just the same as TeamViewer, but the download is only 1.5 megs - and it's not $800 - it's totally free. shendison • Oct 2016 • 9 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Personal Windows
Remote Support Remote desktop Remote Support Add a feature

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TigerVNC

TigerVNC is an advanced VNC implementation. It is based on the fourth generation of VNC. TigerVNC also includes features from the TightVNC and TurboVNC projects. This...
- Unlike TeamViewer, it's not a centralized solution, dependant on servers owned by some company that might go out of business eventually, and contrary to what some people say, setting up VNC connections isn't complicated at all (inside the same subnet it's trivial, across NAT-ted subnets it only requires some port forwarding, voila, done). TeamViewer-like software should be taken into consideration only by computer-newbies in my opinion. Atoshi • Dec 2016 • 9 agrees and 31 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Integrated File Sharing Open Source apps Remote desktop VNC Viewer ... VNC Server Add a feature

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Remote Utilities

Remote Utilities is a remote PC access program for connecting to a remote PC over LAN or via the Internet. The program is used by system administrators, home users and...
- Free License up to 10 computers, easy setup, has mobile app. Truly generous program! Guest • Oct 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Straightforward, effective and lightweight, with less mucking about with usernames and things than Teamviewer. Just what I wanted. If I'm running fullscreen (F12 toggles it) then I feel like I'm just working away on my remote PC. I use it to work from my office laptop using my home desktop setup. justposted • Nov 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Unattended access, free for up to 10 connections, no time limit, personal or business use. These guys get it! Guest • Oct 2017 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Great feature set, Android client & 10 free seats. What more do you need? Guest • May 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Same functionalities and even more. Free license up to 10 computers. ace971 • Jul 2015 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium Windows Android iPhone
Ad-free Mobile friendly Portable Remote desktop Add a feature

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TeamViewer Comments

Comment by Anamon

about TeamViewer · Oct 2018 · Helpful Not helpful 21 Helpful Report as spam

TeamViewer is free for personal use only, and it uses certain rules to try and determine if someone is violating those terms. If they suspect your use is not personal, you will get a message saying that they suspect, or even think they're sure, that you're using TeamViewer commercially. From that moment on, the software will be severely restricted by closing every session after about 10 seconds.

After years of using TeamViewer to access my home desktop while I'm ouf of the house, I somehow managed to trigger this. Factors that people suggest can lead to the commercial use suspicion are running the program on a Server edition of Windows, in an Active Directory domain, or regularly opening a lot of sessions to many different computers. None of this was the case for me. What I suspect triggered it in my case, was a high number of reconnections. I had an issue with my computer which I couldn't wait to get home to try and figure out. I needed to reboot the system often to do that, every time closing and re-opening the TeamViewer session. The day after, my account was locked.

TeamViewer offer a way to ask them to look at your case in person, and determine if you've been falsely flagged. It says it will take around a week. After I did that, I got back an e-mail telling me that looking at my usage data, they were unable to determine that my usage was non-commercial. Which, given my usage pattern, can only mean that it's a standard reply and they didn't really look at it. It did, however, include a form for me to fill out and sign to attest my personal use. That's been about three weeks ago and I haven't heard back.

I'm writing this just to inform people about this possibility of being locked down, and the process involved. It's not meant as a complaint towards TeamViewer. They do offer a service for free, and the fact that they even offer an appeal process is very commendable. And I understand that they can't spend too many resources on handling those requests, since they are from people who are not likely to become paying customers in the near future.

I will add, though, that I might have considered paying for a license even if my use is strictly non-commercial, just because I enjoy the service and I would be fine with supporting it financially. However, even their most basic license is so expensive that it's clearly aimed at professionals who use remote access for customer service. It's not reasonable to pay more than $400 a year for an individual just wanting to remotely control their computer.

In the meantime, I have switched to the alternative AnyDesk software, which is also free for personal use. They don't seem to have such an automated suspicion system, and work more by offering licensed users additonal features that are helpful for professional use. Their basic license is also less than a fifth of the price of TeamViewer's reaching a price range that might be justifiable even for personal use.

Update, November 15: It's now almost three months ago that I initiated the appeal process, and I haven't heard back from the people at TeamViewer. Again, this is only informational – I'm not upset at them, as it's a free service and it's their right to refuse to offer it to me. In the meanwhile, I've grown very fond of AnyDesk. It's an excellent software and service, so I doubt I'd even re-install TeamViewer if they replied to me at this point.

Update 2019: A few months back I tried using TeamViewer again and the block seems to have been lifted. I don't know when that might have happened since, as I mentioned, I'm generally using AnyDesk now when I need remote access. For the same reason I also didn't use TeamViewer for multiple, or longer, connections anymore, but it did let me access my computer for a few minutes, which was not the case in the "banned" state. I checked my e-mail and spam filter archives but couldn't find any further messages from TeamViewer, so if they did unblock me due to my request, they didn't actively notify me.

[Edited by Anamon, November 15]

[Edited by Anamon, June 03]

Pyrre · Apr 2019

You have absolutely every right to criticize Team Viewer even though it is a free service, they clearly state in their agreement that it is free to use for non-commercial use. I got the same issue last week and submitted a response, clearly stating how I use Team Viewer (Accessing my personal computer that is under my TV, because it's clearly way easier to manage it at my desktop), I also got an response back saying that they could not determine that my use-case was non-commercial, maybe they are just shooting those answers out automatically if a person doesn't get a response back within a certain amount of time I don't know..

In any case I have no incent of filling in that second form, because they clearly don't want to dedicate any time to the free users, even though they speak so generously about us on the website, I will uninstall TeamViewer and try an alternative, AnyDesk looks promising!

If any of you readers out there happens to get this issue, I would recommend just to get an alternative rather than reaching out to Team Viewer, they don't want you, and you don't want to get forced to buy an expensive license.

[Edited by Pyrre, April 30]: I will not be using AnyDesk, it did not suit my usecase, I will be using Google chrome remote desktop, great image quality and really low latency! AnyDesk did not have contacts in the free version.

ThothTech · May 2019

Maybe you can find a replacement, such as "hideasoft remote desktop"which costs $50 for a lifetime and is more powerful than TeamViewer. It can connect up to 1000 terminals and can support video conferencing. I think this is the only real alternative to TeamViewer.
https://order.shareit.com/product?vendorid=200270322&productid=300946015&locale=en_US&currency=EUR&currencies=ALL

Meh.

Comment by Taigar2073

about TeamViewer · Sep 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 3 Helpful Report as spam

Ever since the breach to TeamViewer's security, and how long it took them to acknowledge the problem, and how they even handled the problem once they finally did acknowledge it, I've been trying to find an alternative.

I may just bite the bullet and pay LogMeIn for a personal account.
VNC is super insecure as is RDP.
I've used NoMachine in the past on my Linux boxes and it works smoothly once configured - but I've never ran it on my Windows PC's.
The other problem is if I am on the road and my wife tells me there is a problem, remoting in isn't so easy without opening a bunch of ports on your router/firewalls.

igenn · Sep 2016

Try Ultravnc with NoIP. (Wife-friendly & much more Secure than any other commercial-junk on the market which say: "Secure&FreeJust4UbelieveUsWeDoCareYourPrivacy&ItsEz")

A bit harder to setup than a commercial-junk software BUT if you do care security look no forward, worth it. If it still too hard 4U, just throw your money out of the window for these kind of junk-software, it is your problem.
For Linux: SSVNC what i recommend (also works on windows but i prefer UltraVNC for that).

ThothTech · May 2019

Comment by louisbeckler784

about TeamViewer · Nov 2018 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

easy to use for remote assistance, quick and useful

good

Comment by marycosme4

about TeamViewer · Aug 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

i think this is very useful, specially when you are trying to help someone out of reach.

not so good

Comment by alexstocksdale07

about TeamViewer · Mar 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

i have used this several times and the only thing that i don't like is that is really slow sometimes. That should be improved

ThothTech · May 2019

TeamViewer requires very expensive fees and costs $599 for every year. And when I was looking for an alternative, I found "hideasoft remote desktop", which costs $50 for a lifetime and is more powerful than TeamViewer. It can connect up to 1000 terminals and can support video conferencing. I think this is the only real alternative to TeamViewer.
https://order.shareit.com/product?vendorid=200270322&productid=300946015&locale=en_US&currency=EUR&currencies=ALL

LiteManager

Comment by denisyahnovec

about TeamViewer and LiteManager · Jan 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

Free alternative to TeamViewer. Configure private ID server for corporate using.

ThothTech · May 2019

Comment by thermotemp

about TeamViewer · Mar 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

its is very good for team especially for VA

Comment by martin_collins

about TeamViewer · Mar 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

it allows me to fix issues on my friends pc from home or office in a snap

for the little things

Comment by philroberto10

about TeamViewer · Nov 2016 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

i think this works fine as long as you just need little things, i have used it for fixing some issues in other computers but just very quick stuff

great

Comment by louisbeckler784

about TeamViewer · Aug 2016 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

i think it is worth it, is very simple and allows you to help anyone without having to even touch their computer.

ThothTech · May 2019

great

Comment by cesarmoreno11234

about TeamViewer · Jul 2016 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

i use this all the time and works fine for me, very helpful

good

Comment by sebastiandowny

about TeamViewer · Apr 2016 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

i haven't got a problem with it, i use it all the time and works fine.

i think they are taking advantage of the users

Comment by markcarandini

about TeamViewer · Apr 2016 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

now they are basically forcing you to pay, i don't like it anymore, i'll start looking for a good alternative that has a free version. I think they are taking advantage of the users and the fact that it has some many right now.

ThothTech · May 2019

really helpfull

Comment by eddieyang

about TeamViewer · Mar 2016 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

i have used this for work many times and has always been helpfull and really easy to use

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