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Best-value remote desktop apps

Going by our grades, Splashtop, RemotePC and Chrome Remote Desktop give the most for the money among remote desktop apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $10 a month across the 11 that charge, from $1.84 (RemotePC) to $51.67 (TeamViewer). 1 more costs nothing at all. 3 of the 12 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 4 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Set price against

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$1$2$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessSplashtopRemotePCChrome Remote DesktopZoho AssistRustDeskLogMeIn Resolve

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
12 of the 16 remote desktop apps in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 18, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($10) and the average score (2.8). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score remote desktop apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. Free

    No paid plan · scores 2.7 of 4

  2. $1.84

    a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4

    • RemotePC$2.46 per month billed annually at renewal, after a first year at $1.84 a monthBBB

  3. $2

    a month to start · scores 3.3 of 4

    • Splashtop$23.99 per year for personal use; business plans from $6 / month, billed annuallyBAB

Paying more for less

The remote desktop apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. LogMeIn ResolveStarts at $23 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.6 of 11 score higher for lessCCB
  2. RustDeskStarts at $11.88 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.6 of 11 score higher for lessCCB
  3. ScreenConnectStarts at $30 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 11 score higher for lessBCB
  4. CrankWheelStarts at $29 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 11 score higher for lessCBB
  5. NoMachineStarts at $2.04 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 of 4.3 of 11 score higher for lessCCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less3

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Splashtop, Zoho Assist, RemotePC

Costs more, scores more1

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

TeamViewer

Costs less, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Chrome Remote Desktop, Getscreen.me, Parsec, NoMachine

Costs more, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

CrankWheel, ScreenConnect, RustDesk, LogMeIn Resolve

All 12 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Splashtop3.3BAB$2$23.99 per year for personal use; business plans from $6 / month, billed annuallyNone
2Zoho Assist3.3BBA$10$10 per technician / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)None
3RemotePC3.0BBB$1.84$2.46 per month billed annually at renewal, after a first year at $1.84 a monthNone
4TeamViewer3.0CBA$51.67$619.99 per year (Business, as an in-app purchase on the US App Store)2
5Chrome Remote Desktop2.7CBBFreeFreeNone
6Getscreen.me2.7CBB$4.17$4.17 per technician / month, billed annually, plus a charge per device2
7Parsec2.7CBB$8.33$8.33 per user / month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)2
8CrankWheel2.7CBB$29$29 per month (Solo, one user)3
9ScreenConnect2.7BCB$30$30 per month, billed annually (One, single licence)3
10NoMachine2.3CCB$2.04$24.50 per year (Personal Edition, one computer)3
11RustDesk2.3CCB$11.88$11.88 per month, billed annually (Individual Server Pro, self-hosted)6
12LogMeIn Resolve2.3CCB$23$23 per month for 25 endpoints, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)6

How remote desktop apps grade

Every bar is all the remote desktop apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.3
  • Free plan and trialaverage 2.6
  • Featuresaverage 2.3
  • Ease of useaverage 2.8
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.2

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every remote desktop grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

Common questions

Which remote desktop apps give the most for the money?

Splashtop, RemotePC and Chrome Remote Desktop. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Chrome Remote Desktop scores 2.7 out of 4 and is free; RemotePC scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $1.84 a month; Splashtop scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $2 a month when paid by the year. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which are the best free remote desktop apps?

Of the 1 remote desktop apps here with no paid plan at all, Chrome Remote Desktop scores highest, at 2.7 out of 4. 8 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.

Which remote desktop apps are best for under $5 a month?

Splashtop, with a score of 3.3 out of 4: the highest among the 5 that start at $5 a month or less. Splashtop starts at $2 a month when paid by the year.

Which remote desktop apps are best for under $10 a month?

Splashtop and Zoho Assist, with a score of 3.3 out of 4: the highest among the 7 that start at $10 a month or less. Splashtop starts at $2 a month when paid by the year; Zoho Assist starts at $10 a month.

Which remote desktop apps cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, LogMeIn Resolve (starts at $23 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 6 tools score higher for less), RustDesk (starts at $11.88 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 6 tools score higher for less) and ScreenConnect (starts at $30 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do remote desktop apps cost?

The middle starting price is $10 a month: half of the 11 remote desktop apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 1 of the 16 in this directory have no paid plan, and 8 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 12 of the 16 remote desktop apps are on the chart; 4 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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