# DWService review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Free browser-based remote access to computers via an agent

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

DWService lets you reach a computer from any web browser after you install its open-source agent, DWAgent, on that machine. Sessions offer screen control, file access, a shell and system monitoring. The service is free by default, with optional subscriptions that raise the bandwidth cap and fund the project.

- **Category:** Remote Desktop
- **Made by:** DWSNET s.r.l.
- **Website:** https://www.dwservice.net
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, Linux, macOS
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you need more than 6 Mbps, since every paid tier only raises that cap.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, DWService has a free plan, and paid plans start at £3 per month, plus tax (£30 per year).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free plan with a 6 Mbps maximum bandwidth; the vendor says the service is ad-free and free of charge by default.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://www.dwservice.net/en/contribute-subscriptions.html on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with DWService before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Annual billing: about two months free** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.dwservice.net/en/contribute-subscriptions.html

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Reaching a home or office computer from any browser at no cost
- Administering Linux, Windows or Mac machines with a shell and file access
- Developers who want APIs to embed remote access in an application

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. DWService gives free browser-based access to computers through an agent you install, with screen control, files, a shell and monitoring. Paid tiers only raise the bandwidth cap and add your name to a page, and there is no phone app on the listing.

- **Value for money: A.** Free with all applications included at 6 Mbps. Paid tiers start at £3 a month and add only bandwidth, which the vendor describes as optional support for the project.
- **Free plan and trial: A.** The free plan includes every application, and its only limit is the 6 Mbps bandwidth cap.
- **Features: B.** Screen control, files, shell, text editor and resource monitoring, plus APIs. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core remote-access job.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. The agent must be installed on every computer you want to reach.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web access, with agents for Windows, Linux and Mac, plus an API. No phone app is listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from DWService'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

- DWService's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 79 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 6.
- It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 71 of 85) and worst on ease of use (C, above 10).
- Its paid plans start at about $4.02 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 14 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 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 DWService 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 79 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade. It costs $48.24 a year. DWService is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.

- You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

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, Open source

## Alternatives

- [RustDesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rustdesk): Open-source remote desktop you can run on your own server. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dwservice-vs-rustdesk)
- [MeshCentral](https://toolgpa.com/tools/meshcentral): Self-hosted open-source remote device management site. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dwservice-vs-meshcentral)
- [AnyDesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/anydesk): Remote desktop app, free for personal use, licensed for business. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/anydesk-vs-dwservice)
- [TeamViewer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teamviewer): Remote access and IT support, free for personal use only. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dwservice-vs-teamviewer)
- [Remote Utilities](https://toolgpa.com/tools/remote-utilities): Remote administration tool with a self-hosted server option. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dwservice-vs-remote-utilities)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.dwservice.net/en/home.html
- https://www.dwservice.net/en/overview.html
- https://www.dwservice.net/en/applications.html
- https://www.dwservice.net/en/security.html
- https://www.dwservice.net/en/about-us.html
- https://www.dwservice.net/en/contribute-subscriptions.html

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