HopToDesk review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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HopToDesk report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for free remote access, with paid device management
HopToDesk's remote desktop app is free for personal and business use, and the paid plans add device management by device count. The free dashboard stops at 3 devices, single sign-on needs Business, and the AI Assistant is billed per task.
Who HopToDesk is for
- Fits if you need a free remote desktop app for a handful of devices
- Works for IT teams that deploy through Intune, Jamf or Ansible
Who HopToDesk is not for
- Tight if you manage more than 3 devices from the free dashboard
- Pricey if you grow, since the device limit sets the price: Pro covers 120 to 350, Business 500 to 2,000
- Watch out: SSO, zero-touch rollout and monitoring runbooks need the Business plan at $529 a year
- Watch out: the AI Assistant is billed per task from a prepaid balance, from about $0.05 a task
- Skip it if you need multi-tenant MSP features, which sit on the quote-only Enterprise & MSP plan
Why HopToDesk gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyThe remote desktop app is free for business too, so it counts as free and substantial. Pro is $159 a year for up to 120 devices, about $13 a month.
- BFree plan and trialThe app is free with no cap listed, but the free dashboard covers only 3 devices and 2 team members. Pro and Business also have a 7-day trial with no card.
- BFeaturesEnd-to-end encrypted sessions, unattended access, monitoring, a help desk, branded clients and browser access are all listed.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Managing devices needs a dashboard account, SSO or rollout tooling for bigger setups.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone, with Intune, Jamf, SCCM, Ansible and AWS listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from HopToDesk's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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HopToDesk'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 platforms and integrations (A, above 79 of 85) and worst on ease of use (C, above 10).
Its paid plans start at $13.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 31 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 86 remote desktop apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. HopToDesk’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 63 of 85, level with 22
- BFree plan and trialAbove 48 of 85, level with 22
- BFeaturesAbove 55 of 85, level with 30
- CEase of useAbove 10 of 85, level with 48
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 79 of 85, level with 6
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 59 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 HopToDesk, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace HopToDesk 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 $159 a year. HopToDesk is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Help desk: an app builder makes this well.
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.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft Intune, Jamf and SCCM among them.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. HopToDesk’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 HopToDesk?
HopToDesk is a remote desktop app that is free for personal and business use, with end-to-end encrypted sessions and file transfer. A separate web dashboard adds device monitoring, a help desk, session reports and custom-branded clients, and is priced by the number of devices rather than by technician.
Worth knowing
- The device limit sets the price: Free covers 3 devices, Pro 120 to 350, Business 500 to 2,000.
- SSO, zero-touch rollout and monitoring runbooks need the Business plan.
- The AI Assistant is billed per task from a prepaid balance, from about $0.05 a task, and paid plans start with $5 of credit.
- Multi-tenant MSP features and unlimited devices are on the quote-only Enterprise & MSP plan.
Key features
- End-to-end encrypted sessions
- The vendor says screen sharing, chat and file transfer are all end-to-end encrypted, and that the source code is public.
- Unattended access and monitoring
- The Dashboard gives unattended access to enrolled devices, real-time status and offline alerts, with health history and software inventory on Business.
- Built-in help desk
- Tickets come in by email or a customer portal, with SLA targets and satisfaction surveys. The Free plan allows 50 tickets a month.
- Custom-branded clients
- Generate a client with your own name, logo and preset settings from the Dashboard, then roll it out with GPO, Intune, SCCM, Jamf or Ansible.
- Browser access and private network
- A web client connects from any browser, and every plan can point clients at a self-run network using a Docker command or an AWS launch link.
HopToDesk pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, HopToDesk has a free plan, and paid plans start at $159 per year for up to 120 devices ($15 per month billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $159 per year for up to 120 devices ($15 per month billed monthly)
- Free plan
- The remote desktop app is free for personal and business use. The free Dashboard covers 3 devices and 2 team members.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Pro and Business, no credit card
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Dashboard for 3 devices and 2 team members, with a help desk limited to 50 tickets a month. |
| Pro | $159per year for up to 120 devices, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | Unlimited team members and tickets, white-label branding and commands across devices. Steps up to 150, 250 and 350 devices. |
| Business | $529per year for up to 500 devices, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | Adds zero-touch rollout, monitoring and runbooks, SSO and custom roles. Steps up to 750, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 devices. |
| Enterprise & MSP | Custom | Unlimited devices, multi-tenant sub-accounts, SCIM, SIEM streaming, invoicing and priority support. Quoted on request. |
Read from hoptodesk.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with HopToDesk before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing saves $21 on Pro
Pro costs $159 a year against $15 a month, and the page states the saving as $21. Business is $529 a year against $49 a month.
Stated on hoptodesk.com
Works with
- Microsoft Intune
- Jamf
- SCCM
- Ansible
- AWS
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Common questions
Is HopToDesk open source?
Yes. HopToDesk is open source, according to its own site.
Is HopToDesk end-to-end encrypted?
HopToDesk 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 13, 2026.