# Royal TS review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Connection manager for RDP, SSH, VNC and web sessions Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Royal TS is a connection manager for IT staff who reach many systems over different protocols. Connections, credentials and tasks live in documents that can be shared with a team without sharing the passwords inside them. Windows, macOS, iOS and Android editions exist, and it is sold as a one-time license rather than a subscription. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Royal Apps GmbH - **Website:** https://www.royalapps.com/ts - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay on Lite: 10 connections, 10 credentials and 1 document. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Royal TS has a free plan, and paid plans start at €49 one-time per user for Windows or macOS. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Lite edition at €0: up to 10 connections, 10 credentials and 1 document. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Lite | €0 | Up to 10 connections, up to 10 credentials and 1 document, for a single user. | | Individual User License | €49 one-time, per user, for Windows or macOS | Single user on multiple devices; includes 1 year of maintenance. The Windows plus macOS bundle is €79. | | Site License | €849 one-time, unlimited users on a single site | Windows or macOS edition, 1 year of maintenance included. The Windows plus macOS bundle is €1349. | | Global License | €1699 one-time, unlimited users on multiple sites | Windows or macOS edition, 1 year of maintenance included. The Extended Global license adds 3 years for €3199. | | Enterprise License | Custom | Unlimited users in all subsidiaries; quoted through the vendor's contact form. | Read from https://www.royalapps.com/ts/win/buy on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Royal TS before buying. ## Key features - **Many connection types:** The Windows edition lists remote desktop (RDP), SSH and Telnet terminals, VNC, web pages, and file transfer over FTP, SFTP and SCP. - **Credential management:** Credentials are stored as separate objects that connections and folders inherit or link to, and sensitive document data is encrypted and can be password protected. - **Shareable documents:** A document of connections can be shared with a team while credentials are assigned by name, so personal passwords stay out of the shared file. - **Command and key sequence tasks:** Tasks run commands such as ping or traceroute, or replay keyboard input, against one or more connections to cut repetitive steps. - **Secure gateway tunneling:** SSH-based tunneling through a secure gateway is built in, and dynamic folders can import connection lists from external sources. ## Good for - IT staff managing many servers over RDP, SSH and VNC - Teams that want shared connection lists without shared passwords - Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a subscription ## Worth knowing - Prices are shown in euros, excluding VAT; the page says other currencies may vary with conversion rates. - Each license includes 1 year of software maintenance, except Extended Global, which includes 3 years. - Windows and macOS are separate products with separate licenses; the bundle covers both. - Royal Server, the gateway for remote management tasks, is licensed separately and does not come with Royal TS. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Royal TS is a connection manager for RDP, SSH, VNC and other sessions, with credential management and shareable documents. A licence is €49 one time per user for Windows or Mac, and there's a free Lite edition limited to 10 connections. It's two separate products, and Royal Server is licensed separately. - **Value for money: A.** €49 one time per user, under a year of the $10.00 middle subscription for remote access tools. It includes 1 year of maintenance, and prices exclude VAT. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Lite is free with up to 10 connections, 10 credentials and 1 document, a cap you'll reach once you manage more machines. - **Features: B.** Many connection types, credential management, shareable documents, tasks and secure gateway tunneling. Nothing in the listing is missing for a connection manager. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You build your connection documents and credentials before it's useful. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, with TeamViewer, VMware, Hyper-V, PuTTY, KeePass and LastPass links. No web version is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Royal Apps's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among remote desktop apps - Royal TS's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 28 of the 35 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 26 of 35) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 2). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Royal TS 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 2.8 is higher than 28 of the 35 other remote desktop apps we grade. It costs $54.74, paid once. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - 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. ## Works with TeamViewer, VMware, Hyper-V, PuTTY, FreeRDP, KeePass, LastPass **Tags:** Remote desktop, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [mRemoteNG](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mremoteng): Free tabbed connection manager for RDP, VNC and SSH on Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mremoteng-vs-royal-ts) - [Remmina](https://toolgpa.com/tools/remmina): Free Linux remote desktop client for RDP, VNC and SSH. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remmina-vs-royal-ts) - [Windows App](https://toolgpa.com/tools/windows-app): Microsoft's free client for remote Windows PCs and cloud desktops. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/royal-ts-vs-windows-app) - [Jump Desktop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jump-desktop): Remote desktop with one-time app licences and a per-user team plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jump-desktop-vs-royal-ts) - [Apache Guacamole](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apache-guacamole): Open-source clientless remote desktop gateway. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apache-guacamole-vs-royal-ts) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.royalapps.com/ts/win/buy - https://www.royalapps.com/ts - https://www.royalapps.com/ - https://www.royalapps.com/ts/win/features Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/royal-ts Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).