AnyDesk vs AweSun (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AweSun grades higher than AnyDesk: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
AweSun grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AnyDesk
Remote desktop app, free for personal use, licensed for business
Free plan
AweSun
Remote desktop control for work, support and gaming, by AweRay
Free plan · from $33.35/yr
Which one is for you
Pick AnyDesk if
- Fits if you want to reach your own home computer from a phone or tablet without paying
- Works for firms that must keep remote access inside their own network and will talk to sales for Ultimate
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price before talking to anyone, as we couldn't read one
- Not for you if your free use is really work, since the free version is for personal use only
- Tight if your free sessions run long, as they time out and need restarting
- Too light for teams on Standard, which has 20 users but one outgoing connection at a time; more cost extra
- Pricey if you need on-premises hosting, which is only on Ultimate and quoted by sales
Pick AweSun if
- Fits if you want to control a PC from a phone and pay per device
- Works for people who stream games from a remote PC and want the Game plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Linux or a browser version, as neither is listed
- Watch out: the free plan's limits aren't on the pricing page
- Tight if you manage many devices, as Pro and Game are priced per device per year
- Watch out: the English pages are marked as AI-translated from the original, so details may not match
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAnyDeskFair | 2.6GPAAweSunGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price could be read: AnyDesk's website answered our reader with a bot check, and its help centre sends buyers to the pricing page. With no figure to set against TeamViewer or Splashtop for the same job, it gets the C we give any missing price. Personal use is free; work use needs a licence. | BPro is $33.35 per device a year, about $2.78 a month, at the cheaper-quarter start. Game is $50 a year. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for personal, non-commercial use, which covers reaching your own computers. But free sessions time out and have to be restarted, and any outgoing connection for work needs a paid licence. No trial is on record. | CA free plan and download are offered, but the pricing page doesn't spell out its limits, so the caps are unconfirmed. |
| Features | CAttended and unattended access, remote printing, Wake-on-LAN, screen privacy, a management portal and an on-premises server with a REST API. The gaps it lists itself: Standard allows one outgoing connection at a time, and self-hosting is Ultimate only, quoted by sales. | CUnattended access, file transfer, blank screen, remote command line and game controls are listed. The only volume pricing shown is a discount for two or more devices. |
| Ease of use | B4.49 from 28,268 App Store ratings, which is a B on a crowd that size. The person at the other end accepts your request and you're connected. | BNo store rating on record. You install it and connect with accounts, with little else to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac, Linux and Raspberry Pi, ChromeOS, iPhone, iPad, Android and Apple TV. That's a lot of devices, but there's no web app or integration list, and the REST API comes only with the on-premises server. | BWindows, macOS, Android and iPhone are listed. No Linux or web version and no integrations are listed. |
| Best for | remote access on nearly any device you own | cross-system remote control, with a gaming plan |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AnyDesk and AweSun. How we grade
Where they differ
- AnyDesk is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- AweSun also covers file sharing.
In commonFree planWindowsmacOSiOSAndroidRemote desktop
At a glance
| AnyDesk | AweSun | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $33.35 per device / year |
| Free plan | Free for personal, non-commercial use. Sessions on the free version time out and have to be restarted; a paid licence removes the time limit. | A free plan with a free download is offered; the pricing page does not spell out its limits. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | AnyDesk Software GmbH | AweRay |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | sun.aweray.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AnyDesk
- AnyDesk's website answered automated readers with a bot check, so no prices could be read; its help center sends buyers to the pricing page or the my.anydesk portal for figures.
- The free version is for personal use only; any outgoing connection for commercial use needs a paid licence.
- Standard includes 20 users but only one simultaneous outgoing connection; more are add-ons.
- On-premises hosting is only on the Ultimate licence, which is quoted by sales.
AweSun
- The pricing page does not say what the free plan limits, so its caps are unconfirmed.
- Pro and Game are priced per device per year, and the discount for 2 or more devices is the only volume pricing shown.
- The site's English pages are marked as AI-translated from the original.
Key features
AnyDesk
- Interactive and unattended access
- Connect to any number of devices when the person there accepts the request, or to managed devices without anyone present using a password: up to 100 on Solo and 1,000 on Advanced.
- Wide platform coverage
- Clients for Windows and Windows Server, macOS, Linux and Raspberry Pi, Android and ChromeOS, and iOS, iPadOS and tvOS.
- Remote print and Wake-on-LAN
- Print a document from a remote Windows computer on your local printer, and wake a sleeping Windows, Intel Mac or Linux device when another AnyDesk device on its network is online.
- Screen privacy
- Black out the remote screen so people near the device cannot see what you are doing during a session.
- my.anydesk portal
- A management portal to see licence and invoice details, manage linked clients and address books, review sessions and build custom clients.
- On-premises server
- The Ultimate licence can run on your own appliance server, so only your custom clients can connect, even without internet access, with a REST API for integration.
AweSun
- Cross-system remote control
- Connects between Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices, with clipboard sync, text chat and a whiteboard.
- Unattended access
- Reaches an office computer without anyone present, and the site lists wake-on-LAN remote power-on.
- File transfer and drag-and-drop
- Moves files between devices by transfer or dragging, and can print remotely.
- Blank screen
- Blanks the remote screen during a session so others at that computer cannot see the work.
- Game controls
- The Game plan adds game keyboard mapping, long press and view switching for playing remotely.
- Remote CMD
- The Pro and Game plans include remote command-line access on supported devices.
Plans
AnyDesk
Pricing could not be confirmed. See anydesk.com.
AweSun
Free$0
Free download; the pricing page's feature table does not state what is capped.
Pro$33.35
per device / year
Adds Android device support and remote CMD; $26.68 each for 2 devices and $20.01 each for 3 or more.
Game$50
per device / year
Pro features plus game keyboard, long press and view switching; $40 each for 2 devices, $30 each for 3 or more.
Ways to pay less
AnyDesk
No public discounts listed.
AweSun
- Other savings
20% to 40% off for several devices
Buying for 2 devices takes 20% off each, and 3 or more devices takes 40% off each, on both the Pro and Game plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AnyDesk or AweSun?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AnyDesk has no price we could confirm, and AweSun starts at $33.35 per device / year.
Which has a free plan, AnyDesk or AweSun?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both AnyDesk and AweSun have a free plan.
Which platforms do AnyDesk and AweSun run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only AnyDesk lists a Linux app. Both list macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.