AnyDesk vs ISL Online (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AnyDesk and ISL Online share a 2.4 GPA, and only AnyDesk has a free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
AnyDesk grades higher on ease of use. ISL Online grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan 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
ISL Online
Remote support and unattended access, cloud or self-hosted
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 ISL Online if
- Fits if you give support to customers and want a self-hosted server option
- Works for small teams that fit within 10 managed devices on Starter
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Starter: 10 managed devices, and no REST API
- Pricey if you grow, as Standard, Premium and Self-Hosted are priced per concurrent user
- Watch out: only yearly-billed monthly figures are shown, with no month-to-month price, and tax is extra
- Skip it if you need SSO on a smaller plan, because external authentication starts above Standard
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAnyDeskFair | 2.4GPAISL OnlineFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CStarter is $16.90 a month billed annually, between the $10.00 middle and the $28.00 dearer quarter for remote access tools. Standard is $34.90 per concurrent user. |
| 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 15-day trial for 1 user and 5 managed devices, with no free plan after it. The pages read don't say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | BAttended and unattended sessions, RDP and SSH, session tools, hosting options and a REST API. The API isn't on Starter, but nothing is missing from the core job. |
| 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. | CNo rating on record. Deployment links, user management and hosting choices mean some setup. |
| 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, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, plus a REST API. No web version is listed. |
| Best for | remote access on nearly any device you own | remote support and access with a self-hosted option |
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 ISL Online. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| AnyDesk | ISL Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $16.90 per month, billed annually ($202.80 per 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 15-day free trial for 1 user and 5 managed devices. |
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| Made by | AnyDesk Software GmbH | ISL Online |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | islonline.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
ISL Online
- Standard, Premium and Self-Hosted are priced per concurrent user, and the checkout steps run from 1 to 20+ users.
- The pricing page shows monthly figures billed yearly; no month-to-month price is displayed.
- The REST API is not available on the Starter plan, and external authentication starts above Standard.
- A 15-day money-back guarantee applies; prices exclude tax.
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.
ISL Online
- Attended and unattended sessions
- Technicians can support a user live or connect to computers set up for unattended access, including Android devices through the ISL Light app.
- Connect via RDP and SSH
- The site says technicians can jump to remote computers over RDP or SSH without VPN tunneling or firewall changes.
- Session tools
- The plan comparison lists session recording, a file manager, chat, audio and video calls, multiple monitors, curtain mode and a clipboard.
- Hosting options
- Besides the cloud license, ISL Online sells a self-hosted server license and a single-tenant managed private cloud.
- Management and API
- Higher plans add computer groups, user management, permissions, reports and a REST API; Premium and Self-Hosted add external authentication.
Plans
AnyDesk
Pricing could not be confirmed. See anydesk.com.
ISL Online
Starter$16.90
per month for 1 licensed user, billed annually
$202.80 a year. 10 managed devices, mobile support, RDP connections, email invites and custom deployment links.
Standard$34.90
per month for 1 concurrent user, billed annually
$418.80 a year per concurrent user. 40 licensed users, 1000 managed devices, user management and device permissions.
Premium$54.90
per month for 1 concurrent user, billed annually
$658.80 a year per concurrent user. Unlimited users and devices, SSO/SAML, advanced customization and premium support.
Self-Hosted$44.90
per month for 1 concurrent user, billed annually
$538.80 a year per concurrent user. On-premises server with unlimited users and devices; SAML SSO or LDAP supported.
Managed Private Cloud$99.90
per month per concurrent user, billed annually
Single-tenant system sold from 20 licenses, so $23,976 a year at the entry point. Includes an account manager.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AnyDesk or ISL Online?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AnyDesk has no price we could confirm, and ISL Online starts at $16.90 per month, billed annually ($202.80 per year).
Which has a free plan, AnyDesk or ISL Online?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only AnyDesk has a free plan. ISL Online does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.