# Ammyy Admin review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Small portable remote desktop tool, free for non-commercial use Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Ammyy Admin is a Windows remote desktop program that runs as a small executable without installation. Computers connect by an ID, or by IP address or host name, and the vendor says it works behind NAT without firewall changes. It is free for non-commercial use, with paid licenses for business. The newest build on its downloads page dates from 2019. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Ammyy - **Website:** https://www.ammyy.com/en/ - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use a Mac, Linux or a phone, as only Windows is listed. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Ammyy Admin has a free plan, and paid plans start at $33.90 per computer, for a 2-year license. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free license for non-commercial use, with possible limits on connections by ID beyond 15 to 30 hours a month. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Non-commercial use only. Two outgoing and one incoming session; ID connections may be limited past monthly hours. | | Starter | $33.90 per computer, 2-year license | Commercial use. Unlimited direct IP or host name sessions; ID connections keep the monthly hours limit. | | Premium | $66.90 per computer, 2-year license | Commercial use with unlimited ID connections; 2 concurrent sessions for sharing and 4 for controlling. | | Corporate | $99.90 per computer, 2-year license | No limits on connection time or number of concurrent sessions. | Read from https://www.ammyy.com/en/buy.html on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ammyy Admin before buying. ## Key features - **No installation:** A small executable that runs without installation or administrator rights; the user starts it and reads out an ID. - **Works behind NAT:** Connects through the vendor's routers to computers behind NAT or firewalls without port mapping. - **Unattended access:** A service mode lets an administrator reach a computer with nobody present, and restart it or switch users. - **File manager:** Copies files and folders between the local and remote computers and can resume interrupted transfers. - **Voice chat:** A built-in voice channel for talking with the person at the remote computer during a session. - **Encrypted sessions:** The vendor says traffic is encrypted with AES and RSA, using different keys for each session. ## Good for - Occasional home or family remote help at no cost - Small businesses that want a license with no subscription - Administrators who need a tool that runs without installing ## Worth knowing - The newest build on the downloads page is version 3.8 from January 2019, and the news list ends in 2019. - The buy page lists only Windows, and its feature page names Windows versions up to 8. - The vendor's license pages state different monthly limits for ID connections (15 hours on one, 30 on another), so check before relying on a free or Starter license. - Paid licenses last 2 years, and each computer in a commercial session needs one. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Ammyy Admin runs without installing and is free for non-commercial use. It is Windows only, the newest build on its page is from January 2019, and its own pages disagree on the monthly limit for connecting by ID. - **Value for money: B.** Free for non-commercial use, and commercial licences start at $33.90 per computer for two years, about $1.41 a month. That is under the $2.78 cheaper-quarter start. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The free licence needs no payment but is for non-commercial use only, with two outgoing and one incoming session, and ID connections can be limited to 15 to 30 hours a month. - **Features: C.** No-install use, unattended access, a file manager, voice chat and encrypted sessions. The latest build is 3.8 from 2019 and the feature page names Windows only up to version 8. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It is a small portable program, so you run it and connect with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** The buy page lists Windows only. No web, phone or other desktop versions and no integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ammyy's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among remote desktop apps - Ammyy Admin's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 35 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 13. - It stands best on ease of use (B, above 59 of 85) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $2.83 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 11 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Ammyy Admin you would be making a fast, secure link to another computer through any network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $33.90 a year. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Remote desktop, File sharing ## Alternatives - [AnyDesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/anydesk): Remote desktop app, free for personal use, licensed for business. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aeroadmin-vs-ammyy-admin) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.ammyy.com/en/buy.html - https://www.ammyy.com/en/admin_license.html - https://www.ammyy.com/en/downloads.html - https://www.ammyy.com/en/admin_features.html - https://www.ammyy.com/en/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/ammyy-admin Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).