The HopToDesk Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about HopToDesk in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
HopToDesk
The Insider’s Guide
Free open-source remote desktop with a paid device dashboard
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among remote desktop apps, read from HopToDesk’s own pages.
Made by Begonia Holdings LLC · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from HopToDesk’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on HopToDesk’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 79 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about HopToDesk, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Managing devices needs a dashboard account, SSO or rollout tooling for bigger setups.
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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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $13.25 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $159 per year for up to 120 devices ($15 per month billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
The remote desktop app is free for personal and business use. The free Dashboard covers 3 devices and 2 team members.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 3.2 GPA, above 79 of 85
That is against the other remote desktop apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
HopToDesk at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $159 per year for up to 120 devices ($15 per month billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Pro and Business, no credit card
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Begonia Holdings LLC
- Category
- Remote Desktop
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The 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. |
| Features | B | End-to-end encrypted sessions, unattended access, monitoring, a help desk, branded clients and browser access are all listed. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Managing devices needs a dashboard account, SSO or rollout tooling for bigger setups. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone, with Intune, Jamf, SCCM, Ansible and AWS listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Individuals and small businesses that want a free remote desktop app
- IT teams managing a fleet priced by device, not by technician
- Managed service providers that need white-label clients
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$13.25
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
HopToDesk has a free plan. Paid plans start at $159 per year for up to 120 devices ($15 per month billed monthly).
The remote desktop app is free for business too, so it counts as free and substantial.
Free
$0
Dashboard for 3 devices and 2 team members, with a help desk limited to 50 tickets a month.
Pro
$159
per 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
$529
per 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.
The free plan
The remote desktop app is free for personal and business use. The free Dashboard covers 3 devices and 2 team members.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of Pro and Business, no credit card
Read from hoptodesk.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
6
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Free open-source remote desktop with a paid device dashboard. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, end-to-end encrypted, file sharing, help desk, remote desktop.
End-to-end encrypted sessions, unattended access, monitoring, a help desk, branded clients and browser access are all listed.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Microsoft Intune
- Jamf
- SCCM
- Ansible
- AWS
HopToDesk is made by Begonia Holdings LLC.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
79/85
Other remote desktop apps it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 48 of 85
- BFeaturesAbove 55 of 85
- CEase of useAbove 10 of 85
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 79 of 85
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 59 remote desktop apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. HopToDesk is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
AnyDesk, RustDesk, TeamViewer, RemotePC and Splashtop
The 5 tools HopToDesk is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
AnyDesk
Free plan
Remote desktop app, free for personal use, licensed for business.
- Only HopToDesk lists a web app.
- HopToDesk is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- AnyDesk is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
RustDesk
Free plan · from $11.88/mo
Open-source remote desktop you can run on your own server.
- HopToDesk is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- RustDesk is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- HopToDesk also covers file sharing and help desk.
- 2.6GPA
TeamViewer
Free plan · from $619.99/yr
Remote access and IT support, free for personal use only.
- HopToDesk is open source, according to its own site.
- HopToDesk also covers file sharing and help desk.
- 2.6GPA
RemotePC
Free trial · from $2.46/mo
Low-cost remote access to your own computers, from IDrive.
- HopToDesk has a free plan. RemotePC does not, though it has a free trial.
- HopToDesk is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- HopToDesk also covers file sharing and help desk.
- 2.8GPA
Splashtop
Free plan · from $23.99/yr
Remote access to your own computers, plus separate IT support plans.
- Only HopToDesk lists a web app.
- HopToDesk is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Splashtop is self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is HopToDesk free?
HopToDesk has a free plan. The remote desktop app is free for personal and business use.
How much does HopToDesk cost?
HopToDesk lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does HopToDesk work on?
HopToDesk is available on Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Does HopToDesk offer any discounts?
HopToDesk publicly lists the following: Yearly billing saves $21 on Pro.
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.
What does HopToDesk integrate with?
HopToDesk's listing names Microsoft Intune, Jamf, SCCM, Ansible and AWS.
Does HopToDesk have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial of Pro and Business, no credit card.
Who makes HopToDesk?
HopToDesk is made by Begonia Holdings LLC.
What are the alternatives to HopToDesk?
The closest alternatives to HopToDesk in our directory are AnyDesk, RustDesk, TeamViewer, RemotePC and Splashtop.
How does HopToDesk compare with other remote desktop apps?
HopToDesk's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 79 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 6.
Is HopToDesk good value for money?
ToolGPA grades HopToDesk A for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of HopToDesk?
To replace HopToDesk you would be making a fast, secure link to another computer through any network.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from HopToDesk’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Begonia Holdings LLC. Prices change, so check hoptodesk.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- HopToDesk, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/hoptodesk
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what HopToDesk’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. HopToDesk is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Begonia Holdings LLC. Prices and plans change: check hoptodesk.com before you buy.