DWService vs Remote Utilities (2026): which should you pick?

Pick DWService if

• Fits if you need to reach a home or office computer from a browser for free
• Works for admins who want a shell and files on Linux, Windows or Mac boxes

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need more than 6 Mbps, since every paid tier only raises that cap
• Watch out: subscriptions are in pounds sterling and exclude tax
• Watch out: the vendor says subscriptions are donations and buy no say in the project
• Skip it if you can't install an agent on the target computer, as that is the only way in

Pick Remote Utilities if

• Fits if you administer a set of Windows, Mac and Linux machines
• Works for teams whose connections have to run through their own server

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you live somewhere it isn't sold, as the vendor says some locations are excluded, India among them
• Not for you if you want prices up front, since we couldn't read any
• Too light for a help desk, as no on-demand support sessions, recording or ticket integrations are on record
• Watch out: how many computers a free license covers couldn't be read
• Not for you if you want to work from a browser, as there's no web app or API on record

DWService

• The free plan caps bandwidth at 6 Mbps; every paid tier raises only the bandwidth cap and adds a name or logo on the subscription page.
• Subscription prices are listed in pounds sterling and exclude tax.
• The vendor says subscriptions are optional contributions that support the project and give no control over its development.
• The agent must be installed on each computer you want to reach; the home page lists Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

Remote Utilities

• The vendor's website answered with a bot check from the US and a notice from India, so no prices or licence terms could be read; this listing has none.
• Remote Utilities says its software and services are not available in some locations; visitors from India were told it is not sold there.
• The Host module runs on Windows, macOS and Linux; the iPhone, iPad and Android apps are for connecting to those computers.

DWService

Screen control

Shows the remote screen in the browser with cursor and keyboard control; the session can be shared with other users, optionally without mouse and keyboard use.

Files and folders

Browse, upload and download files on the remote system, and share folders with others with permissions from read-only to full access.

Shell and text editor

Open a terminal session on the remote computer, and view or edit text files and watch a log file update live.

Resource monitoring

See memory, processors, disks, processes and services, and start or stop services or end processes.

Open-source agent

The vendor publishes the agent's source code, uses TLS on port 443, and offers TOTP two-factor authentication on accounts.

Remote Utilities

Internet-ID connections

Connect to a Host by its Internet-ID with no router or firewall setup, or directly by IP address on a local network.

Self-hosted server

Run your own Remote Utilities server for address book sync, server-based sign-in and relaying connections through your own infrastructure.

File transfer and power control

Copy files both ways with resumable transfers, and shut down, restart, lock, sleep or hibernate the remote computer.

Privacy controls

Blank the remote screen and block local input while you work, then lock the computer and end the session in one step.

Address book

Folders, per-connection settings and templates, with several local or synced address books and full import and export.

DWService

• Free$0

  All applications included, with a 6 Mbps maximum bandwidth.

• Entry (monthly)£3

  per month, plus tax

  8 Mbps maximum bandwidth and your name on the subscription page.

• Entry (annual)£30

  per year, plus tax

  Same as Entry monthly: 8 Mbps and your name on the subscription page.

• Lite£5

  per month, plus tax

  10 Mbps maximum bandwidth; yearly price is £50.

• Basic£10

  per month, plus tax

  14 Mbps maximum bandwidth; yearly price is £100.

• Premium£100

  per month, plus tax

  50 Mbps maximum bandwidth, plus your logo and backlink on the subscription page.

Remote Utilities

Pricing could not be confirmed. See remoteutilities.com.

DWService

• Annual discount

  Annual billing: about two months free

  Annual prices are ten times the monthly ones (Entry £30 a year against £3 a month), a saving of two months, computed from the page.

Remote Utilities

No public discounts listed.