AnyDesk vs Vysor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AnyDesk and Vysor share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about ease of use and platforms, where AnyDesk grades higher, or value for money, where Vysor does.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
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
Vysor
Mirror and control a phone from a desktop or browser
Free plan · from $2.50/mo
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 Vysor if
- Fits if you test apps on a real Android phone from your desktop
- Works for showing a phone screen on a computer in a demo
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, because quality, fullscreen and wireless are Pro
- Watch out: purchases are made inside the app, per the pricing page
- Watch out: Google Play lists in-app purchases from $0.99 to $359.99 per item
- Skip it if you need to control a computer from a phone, as the page lists no such mode
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAnyDeskFair | 2.4GPAVysorFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | APro is $10 a year, about $0.83 a month, or $40 for life. Both are under the $1.67 a month line for very cheap remote-access tools. |
| 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. | CFree mirrors and controls a phone and takes screenshots, but higher quality, fullscreen, wireless and sharing are Pro. |
| 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. | CMirroring, control, wireless mode, sharing and file drag and drop. It is a smaller job than full remote access, and the page lists no standalone phone-to-phone mode. |
| 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, and a phone has to be connected and set up before it shows on screen. |
| 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. | CDesktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux plus a browser app. It shows a phone, but you cannot reach a computer from a phone with it. |
| Best for | remote access on nearly any device you own | showing a phone screen on a desktop |
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 Vysor. How we grade
Where they differ
- AnyDesk is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Vysor also covers screenshots.
In commonFree planWindowsmacOSLinuxRemote desktop
At a glance
| AnyDesk | Vysor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $2.50 per month, or $10 per year, or $40 lifetime |
| 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. | Free: mirror and control an iOS or Android device and take screenshots; higher quality, fullscreen, wireless and sharing need Pro. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | AnyDesk Software GmbH | Vysor, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | vysor.io |
| 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.
Vysor
- High-quality mirroring, fullscreen mode, wireless use and Vysor Share are all Pro-only.
- The page lists desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux and a browser app; it does not list a standalone phone-to-phone mode.
- Purchases are made inside the app, per the pricing page; enterprise licensing is available on request.
- Google Play shows in-app purchases ranging from $0.99 to $359.99 per item for the Android app.
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.
Vysor
- Phone on the desktop
- Use apps and games on an iOS or Android phone from a computer, with the mouse for point, click and scroll and the keyboard for typing.
- Vysor Share
- Share a device with screen and ADB access to remote people by sending a link. This is a Pro feature.
- Go wireless
- Pro removes the need for a USB cable by connecting wirelessly, as listed on the pricing table.
- Developer use
- Aimed partly at Android developers who want to work on a physical device instead of an emulator, with ADB access through Vysor Share.
- Drag and drop files
- Pro lets you drag files from the computer onto the mirrored device; screenshots of the device are available on the free tier.
Plans
AnyDesk
Pricing could not be confirmed. See anydesk.com.
Vysor
Free$0
Mirror and control iOS or Android, plus screenshots.
Vysor Pro (monthly)$2.50
per month
Adds high-quality mirroring, fullscreen, wireless, Vysor Share, file drag and drop and future features.
Vysor Pro (yearly)$10
per year
Same Pro features, billed once a year.
Vysor Pro (lifetime)$40
one-time
Same Pro features for a single payment; the page says it includes access to all future features.
Ways to pay less
AnyDesk
No public discounts listed.
Vysor
- Lifetime license
Lifetime license for $40
The pricing table lists a one-time lifetime option at $40 beside the $2.50 monthly and $10 yearly Pro prices.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AnyDesk or Vysor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AnyDesk has no price we could confirm, and Vysor starts at $2.50 per month, or $10 per year, or $40 lifetime.
Which has a free plan, AnyDesk or Vysor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both AnyDesk and Vysor have a free plan.
Which platforms do AnyDesk and Vysor run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only AnyDesk lists iOS and Android apps and only Vysor lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows and Linux 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.