# Shadow PC review (2026): is it worth $29.99 a month? > A full Windows PC in the cloud for gaming and creative work Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Shadow PC is a Windows PC with an RTX graphics card that runs in Shadow's data centers and streams to your devices. You install your own games and software on it, and a monthly plan sets the graphics tier, storage and playtime. Gamer plans come in Lite, standard and Pro tiers, and Pro adds longer sessions and a team manager. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Shadow - **Website:** https://shadow.tech - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you play often, since the cheapest plan is $29.99 and Lite caps at 120 hours a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Shadow PC is a paid product, starting at $29.99 per month, no commitment. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Neo Lite | $29.99 per month, no commitment | Up to 120 hours of playtime a month, sessions up to 4 hours, streaming in 1440p, 256 GB storage. | | Neo | $37.99 per month, no commitment | Streaming up to 1440p, multi-screen and ultrawide support, RTX and DLSS. The comparison table lists 210 hours a month. | | Power Lite | $43.99 per month, no commitment | Up to 50% more GPU power than Neo, 28 GB RAM and 20 GB VRAM, 120 hours a month, 4-hour sessions. | | Neo Pro | $44.99 per month, no commitment | For 3D and rendering: priority access, longer sessions and a subscriptions and users manager. | | Power | $54.99 per month, no commitment | Up to 50% more GPU power, 28 GB RAM and 20 GB VRAM, streaming up to 5K. | | Power Pro | $59.99 per month, no commitment | Power hardware with priority access, longer sessions, a users manager and installs of CUDA and RTX workflows. | Read from https://shadow.tech/us/shadowpc/offers/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Shadow PC before buying. ## Key features - **A full Windows PC:** Install games from Steam, Epic or Battle.net, plus mods and your own software, instead of picking from a fixed library. - **Stream to many devices:** The download page lists apps for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, and the site also offers a browser version and Android TV and Apple TV. - **Monthly playtime and session caps:** Lite plans allow 120 hours a month in sessions of up to 4 hours. Other plans list 210 hours, sessions of 6 to 8 hours and an Always On option. - **Resolution and monitor limits:** The comparison table shows 1440p at 60 Hz on the lightest tier and up to 5K at 240 Hz on the others, with 1 to 3 monitors. - **Team management on Pro:** Pro plans include a subscriptions and users manager, and a team suite adds roles, fleet management, IAM and centralized billing. ## Good for - Playing PC games on a Mac, Chromebook or phone - Light 3D, rendering or local-AI work without buying hardware - Gamers who prefer a monthly plan with no commitment ## Worth knowing - Playtime is a fair-use cap that resets on the 1st of each month; Lite allows 120 hours. - Peak-hour queue priority depends on the tier, from Lite to Premium. - The vendor notes that not every game or app will run, flagged with an asterisk on its page. - A separate Cloud Workstations line for businesses has its own pricing page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Shadow PC streams a full Windows PC to many devices, from $29.99 a month with no commitment. Playtime is capped by fair use, peak-hour priority depends on your tier, and not every game or app will run. - **Value for money: D.** $29.99 a month for the cheapest plan, just under the $30 line where the category's dearest tenth begins. Neo Pro is $44.99 and Power Pro $59.99. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial is listed anywhere on the vendor pages. - **Features: C.** A full Windows PC streamed to many devices, with team management on Pro. Monthly playtime and resolution limits apply, with 120 hours on Lite. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. You install the client, sign in and stream, with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android clients, with Steam, Epic and Battle.net. No API is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Shadow'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 - Shadow PC's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 6 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on ease of use (B, above 59 of 85) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $29.99 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 40 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 5 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 Shadow PC 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: 73 of the 85 other remote desktop apps grade higher. It costs $359.88 a year. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 3.8 out of 5 from 2,023 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1446621967 ## Works with Steam, Epic Games, Battle.net **Tags:** Remote desktop, AI agents ## Alternatives - [Paperspace](https://toolgpa.com/tools/paperspace): Cloud desktops and GPU machines you rent by the hour or month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/paperspace-vs-shadow-pc) - [Vagon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vagon): Cloud workstations with GPUs, billed by the minute. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shadow-pc-vs-vagon) - [Parsec](https://toolgpa.com/tools/parsec): Low-latency remote desktop for games and creative work. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/parsec-vs-shadow-pc) - [Shells](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shells): A personal cloud computer you open from any device. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shadow-pc-vs-shells) - [Moonlight](https://toolgpa.com/tools/moonlight-game-streaming): Open-source client for streaming PC games to other devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/moonlight-game-streaming-vs-shadow-pc) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://shadow.tech/us/shadowpc/offers/ - https://shadow.tech/us/ - https://shadow.tech/us/download/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/shadow-pc Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).