AnyDesk vs ToDesk (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ToDesk 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
AnyDesk grades higher on ease of use. ToDesk grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features 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
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 ToDesk if
- Fits if you want free remote control for your own computers across systems
- Works for people who can read Chinese and pay in yuan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to read an English site and pay in dollars, as none was found
- Not for you if you want it for work, since the free Personal version is for personal use only
- Tight if you need speed, as free is capped at 4 Mbps and 30 FPS
- Watch out: extra channels, multi-person control and screen wall are sold as separate add-ons
- Watch out: Android control works only on Android 8.0 and later, and SMS and calls are blocked during it
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAnyDeskFair | 2.6GPAToDeskGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ¥158 a year, roughly $2 a month, near the category's $2.78 cheaper-quarter start. No English or dollar pricing page was found. |
| 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. | BThe Personal edition is free with 1 channel, 1080p at 30 FPS, 4 Mbps and 100 devices in the list, for personal use only. One person can live on it. |
| 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. | CRemote control, file transfer, a privacy screen and team editions are listed. Extra channels, multi-person control, screen wall and AI audit are sold separately. |
| 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 store rating on record. The site and checkout are in Chinese, which slows an English-speaking buyer down. |
| 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, Linux, Android, iPhone and web are listed. No API or integrations are listed. |
| Best for | remote access on nearly any device you own | remote control with a free personal edition |
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 ToDesk. How we grade
Where they differ
- AnyDesk is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- ToDesk also covers screenshots and file sharing.
In commonFree planWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroidRemote desktop
At a glance
| AnyDesk | ToDesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | ¥158 per year (¥13.2 per month), billed annually; priced in yuan |
| 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. | Personal version: up to 1080p and 30 FPS, 4 Mbps, 100 devices in the list, 1 channel, personal use only. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | AnyDesk Software GmbH | 海南有趣科技有限公司 (Hainan Youqu Technology) |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | todesk.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.
ToDesk
- The website, checkout and plan names are in Chinese and priced in yuan; no English or US-dollar pricing page was found.
- The free Personal version is for personal use only and caps bandwidth at 4 Mbps.
- Extra simultaneous channels, multi-person control, screen wall and AI audit are sold as separate add-ons.
- Remote control of Android devices is limited to Android 8.0 and later, and SMS and phone calls are blocked during it.
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.
ToDesk
- Remote control across systems
- The download page lists Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and HarmonyOS clients, and paid versions can connect from a web page.
- Tiered video quality
- Frame rate and resolution rise by version, from 1080p at 30 FPS on the free version to 8K or 360 FPS on Performance, if both ends support it.
- File transfer
- Transfers between systems run on file servers that get faster on each paid version, from a standard server on the free version.
- Privacy screen and virtual screens
- A privacy screen hides the remote display during a session. Paid versions add virtual screens and, on Performance, a mode that switches off the remote screen.
- Team and enterprise editions
- Separate Team and Enterprise editions add member and device management, connection logs, audit and multiple people controlling one device.
Plans
AnyDesk
Pricing could not be confirmed. See anydesk.com.
ToDesk
Personal (个人版)¥0
Free, personal use only. Up to 1080p at 30 FPS, 4 Mbps bandwidth, 100 devices in the list and 3 groups.
Pro (专业版)¥158
per year (¥24 per month on auto-renew, ¥40 for one month)
Up to 2K at 60 FPS, 20 Mbps, 150 devices, 1 virtual screen, remote camera and terminal, and web connection.
Gaming (游戏版)¥298
per year (¥42 per month on auto-renew, ¥68 for one month)
Up to 4K or 240 FPS, 40 Mbps, 200 devices, 2 virtual screens, and game mouse, keyboard and gamepad mapping.
Design (设计版)¥298
per year (¥42 per month on auto-renew, ¥68 for one month)
Same limits as Gaming, with true color mode, drawing tablet mapping and multi-screen to multi-screen control.
Performance (性能版)¥638
per year (¥95 per month on auto-renew, ¥148 for one month)
Up to 8K or 360 FPS, 60 Mbps, 300 devices, 3 virtual screens, HDR and a strong privacy mode.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AnyDesk or ToDesk?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AnyDesk has no price we could confirm, and ToDesk starts at ¥158 per year (¥13.2 per month), billed annually; priced in yuan.
Which has a free plan, AnyDesk or ToDesk?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both AnyDesk and ToDesk have a free plan.
Which platforms do AnyDesk and ToDesk run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ToDesk lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows, Linux, 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.