GoToMyPC review (2026): is it worth $28 a month?
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GoToMyPC report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for reaching your own office computers from anywhere
GoToMyPC lets you reach your own computers from another device, with file transfer, remote printing, wake on LAN and a free first session on a new computer. It's priced per computer, at $35 a month on Personal, so every added machine adds a full charge. The pricing page doesn't say whether the figures are billed monthly or yearly.
Who GoToMyPC is for
- Fits if you work from home and need to reach one or two office computers
- Works for small teams that want shared access to a handful of machines
Who GoToMyPC is not for
- Pricey if you reach several computers, as pricing is per computer reached
- Watch out: Personal and Pro show a crossed-out higher price with no end date, and the billing period isn't stated
- Skip it if you want to host from Linux, iOS or Android, which are named only as devices to connect from
- Tight if you're one person with over 20 computers, as Personal stops at 20 and Corporate starts at 5
Why GoToMyPC gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyPersonal is $35 a computer a month, Pro $33 and Corporate $28, against a $10.00 middle for remote access tools. Every extra computer adds a full monthly charge.
- CFree plan and trialA 7-day free trial with no credit card, and no free plan after it.
- BFeaturesUnlimited remote access, file transfer and sync, printing, clipboard, guest invites, wake on LAN and security controls. Nothing in the listing is missing for reaching your own machine.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You set up the host program on each computer first and invite users.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux as devices to connect from, but no API or integrations are listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from GoToMyPC's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/gotomypc#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/gotomypc.svg" alt="GoToMyPC: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where GoToMyPC stands among remote desktop apps
GoToMyPC's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 35 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 25 of 35) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $28 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 16 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 36 remote desktop apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. GoToMyPC’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 35, level with 3
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 35, level with 16
- BFeaturesAbove 25 of 35, level with 10
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 35, level with 19
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 of 35, level with 22
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 29 remote desktop apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep GoToMyPC, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace GoToMyPC 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 25 of the 35 other remote desktop apps grade higher. It costs $336 a year.
What you could not
- A fast, secure link to another computer through any network.
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. GoToMyPC’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is GoToMyPC?
GoToMyPC lets one person reach the files, applications and network of a home or office computer from another PC, Mac, phone, tablet or Chromebook. A host program on the computer being reached stays available, and connections start from a web portal or app. It is sold per computer in Personal, Pro and Corporate editions.
Worth knowing
- Pricing is per computer reached, so each added computer adds a full monthly charge.
- The pricing page shows Personal and Pro as discounted from a higher crossed-out price with no end date, and does not say whether the figures are billed monthly or yearly.
- The comparison table lists a desktop client for Windows and a shortcut for Mac as the host side; Linux, iOS, Android and Chromebook are named only as devices to connect from.
- Personal is limited to one user, up to 20 computers; Pro covers 2 to 50 computers; Corporate starts at 5.
Key features
- Access from many devices
- Connect to a host computer from a PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux or Chromebook device, including through a browser with no download.
- File transfer, printing and clipboard
- Drag-and-drop file transfer, remote printing and clipboard sync are listed on all three editions.
- Security controls
- The pricing page lists end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, screen blanking, keyboard and mouse lock and a remote session history log.
- Guest invites
- Give someone temporary access to a device. A first session to a new computer is free.
- Team administration
- Pro and Corporate add account and user administration, shared device access and central billing; Corporate adds single sign-on and remote deployment.
- Wake on LAN and in-session reboot
- Start a sleeping computer and restart it during a session, as listed in the plan comparison.
GoToMyPC pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, GoToMyPC is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $28 per computer / month (Corporate); Personal $35.
- Starts at
- $28 per computer / month (Corporate); Personal $35
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate | $28per computer / month, billing term not stated on the page | At least 5 computers. Adds multiple admins, remote deployment, granular group and user settings, single sign-on and real-time chat. |
| Pro | $33per computer / month, billing term not stated on the page | 2 to 50 computers, unlimited users. Shown as $41.50 crossed out; adds shared device access, account administration and reporting. |
| Personal | $35per computer / month, billing term not stated on the page | One user, 1 to 20 computers. Shown as $44 crossed out; includes multi-monitor support, file transfer, remote printing and antivirus. |
Read from get.gotomypc.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GoToMyPC before you buy.
How people rate the GoToMyPC app
4.2
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
323 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is GoToMyPC open source?
GoToMyPC is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Is GoToMyPC end-to-end encrypted?
GoToMyPC describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.