Comparison of remote desktop software

Comparison of remote desktop software: This page is a comparison of remote desktop software available for various platforms.

Contents

1 Remote desktop software

1.1 General information

1.2 Operating system support

1.3 Features

2 Terminology

3 See also

4 Notes

Remote desktop software

General information

Software Protocol Creator First public release date Latest stable version License Free for personal use Free for commercial use

AetherPal Proprietary AetherPal Inc. ? 3.4 Proprietary No No

Ammyy Admin Proprietary, RDP Ammyy ? 2.13 Proprietary Yes No

AnywhereTS RDP, ICA ? ? 3.4 BSD Yes Yes

Apple Remote Desktop RFB(VNC) Apple 2002 3.5 Proprietary No No

Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) Proprietary, RFB(VNC) Apple ? ? Proprietary Yes Yes

Bomgar Proprietary Bomgar 2003 11.1 Proprietary No No

Cendio ThinLinc RFB(VNC) Cendio AB 2003 3.2.0 Proprietary Yes^[1] Yes^[1]

Chicken RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.2b1 GPL Yes Yes

Chicken of the VNC RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.0b4 GPL Yes Yes

ChunkVNC RFB(VNC) supercoe 11.22.09 3.3 GPL Yes Yes

Citrix XenApp RDP, ICA ? ? 6.5 Proprietary Yes No

CoRD RDP ? ? 0.5.5 GPL Yes Yes

Crossloop RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.80 Proprietary Yes Yes

DameWare Mini Remote Control RDP, Proprietary ? ? 7.5.6.0 Proprietary No No

DualDesk RDP Advantig Corporation ? 20.4.7 Proprietary No No

EchoVNC RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.40v GPL Yes Yes

Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect RDP, RFB(VNC) ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Ericom Blaze RDP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Fog Creek Copilot RFB(VNC) ? ? ? Proprietary No No

FreeRDP RDP ? ? 0.8.2 GPL Yes Yes

GO-Global Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Goverlan Remote Control Proprietary, RDP, Citrix ICA, RFB(VNC) PJ Technologies, Inc. 2009 7.01 Proprietary No No

FreeNX NX, RDP, RFB(VNC) ? ? 3.0.4-10 GPL Yes Yes

HOB HOBLink JWT RDP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

HOB HOBLink UWT RDP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

HOB HOB MacGate RDP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

I'm InTouch Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary No No

iTALC RFB(VNC) ? ? ? GPL Yes Yes

IBM Director Remote Control Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

ISL Light Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary No No

KRDC RFB(VNC), RDP ? ? ? GPL Yes Yes

LogMeIn Free Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary Yes Yes

LogMeIn Pro Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary No No

Mac HelpMate RFB(VNC) ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Mikogo Proprietary BeamYourScreen GmbH ? 4.3 Freeware^[2] Yes No

N-central RDP, VNC, Proprietary N-able Technologies 2011 8.0 Commercial No No

NComputing User Extenstion Protocol (UXP) ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Netman Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect Proprietary Netop Business Solutions 1987 10.01 Proprietary No No

Netsupport Manager Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary No No

Netviewer Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary No No

noVNC RFB(VNC) Joel Martin 2010 0.1 LGPL Yes Yes

NoMachine NX Server / NX Client NX, RDP, RFB(VNC) Medialogic Rome (NoMachine) to be announced 4.0 Proprietary Yes (2 user limit) Yes (2 user limit)

Open Text Exceed onDemand Proprietary Hummingbird ? 8.0 Proprietary No No

Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI AIP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Proxy Networks Proprietary Funk Software Inc. 1993 v7.0.2.1585 Proprietary No No

QVD NX and HTTP Qindel 2011 v3.0 GPL Yes Yes

rdesktop RDP ? ? ? GPL Yes Yes

RealVNC Free RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 4.1.3 GPL Yes Yes

RealVNC Personal RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 4.6.3 Proprietary No ?

RealVNC Enterprise RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 4.6.3 Proprietary No ?

Remote Administrator Proprietary Famatech Corp. 1999 3.4 Proprietary No No

Remote Desktop Manager RDP, ICA, RFB(VNC) Devolutions 2006 6.1.0.0 Proprietary No No

Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services RDP Microsoft 1998 RDP 7.1 Proprietary Yes^[3] ?

Remote Graphics Software Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Remote Utilities Proprietary Usoris Systems 2004 5.0.1 Proprietary No No

Remoter VNC Proprietary Remoter Labs 2009 3.2 Proprietary No No

RSUPPORT Proprietary RSUPPORT Co., Ltd. 2001 ? Proprietary No No

Screenconnect Proprietary Elsinore Technologies 2008 2.2.1762.4220 Proprietary No No

SimpleHelp Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary No No

SSH with VNC forwarding^[4] RFB(VNC) ? ? ? ? ? ?

SSH with X forwarding X11 ? ? ? BSD Yes Yes

SoftRay ALP ? ? 0.1.90 GPL Yes Yes

Splashtop Remote Proprietary Splashtop Inc August 2010 1.5 Proprietary No No

Sun Ray/SRSS ALP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Sub7 Proprietary ? (Malware) ? ? GPL Yes Yes

Symantec pcAnywhere Proprietary Symantec Corporation ? 12.6.65 Proprietary No No

TeamViewer Proprietary TeamViewer GmbH 2005 Win: 6.0.10772;
MacOS: 6.0.10370;
Linux: 6.0.9258;
Android: 6.0.170;
iOS: 6.0.9279 Proprietary Yes No

Techinline RDP Techinline Ltd. 2006 1.6.3 Proprietary No No

Thinc Thinc Columbia university ? ? ? ? ?

TigerVNC RFB(VNC) RedHat, Cendio AB, Virtual GL 2009 v1.0.1 (2010) GPL Yes Yes

TightVNC RFB(VNC) Constantin Kaplinsky 2001 v2.0.4 - August 2011 GPL Yes Yes

Timbuktu Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

TurboVNC RFB(VNC) The VirtualGL Project 2004 1.0.2 - Aug 2011 GPL Yes Yes

Ulteo Ulteo ? ? ? GPL Yes Yes

UltraVNC RFB(VNC) ? 2008 1.0.9.6.1 - April 2011 GPL Yes Yes

WebEx Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

WebTrain Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?

Win2VNC RFB protocol Fredrik Hubinette 2001 v1.4.1 (2005) GPL Yes Yes

Winflector Proprietary OTC 2011 3.0.0.0 Proprietary Yes^[1] Yes^[1]

x2go ? ? ? ? GPL AGPL Yes ?

XDMCP X11 ? ? ? MIT Yes Yes

xpra Bencode-based Nathaniel Smith 2008 v0.0.6 (2010) GPL Yes ?

xrdp RDP ? ? ? GPL Yes ?

X11vnc RFB(VNC) Karl Runge ? 0.9.12^[5] GPL Yes ?

x2vnc X11 ? ? ? BSD Yes ?

x2x X11 ? ? ? BSD Yes ?

Software Protocol Creator First public release date Latest stable version License Free for personal use Free for commercial use

Operating system support

Software Server: Microsoft Windows
Client: Microsoft Windows
Server: Mac OS X
Client: Mac OS X
Server: Linux
Client: Linux
Server: FreeBSD Client: FreeBSD Server: OS/2 eComStation
Client: OS/2 eComStation
Client: Java
Client: Android
Client: iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) Client: Blackberry Server: Windows Mobile
Client: Windows Mobile

AetherPal Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AnywhereTS ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Ammyy Admin Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No No No No No No

Apple Remote Desktop No No Yes Yes ? No No No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) ? No Yes Yes ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Bomgar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cendio ThinLinc Yes^[6] Yes Yes^[7] Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No

Chicken of the VNC No No No Yes No No No No ? ? No No No No ? No

Citrix XenApp ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes

Crossloop ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No No No No ? No

DameWare Mini Remote Control ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

DualDesk Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

EchoVNC ? Yes ? No ? Yes ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

Ericom Blaze Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Fog Creek Copilot ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No No No No ? No

FreeRDP ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

GO-Global ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? Yes

Goverlan Remote Control Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? No No No No ? ?

FreeNX No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

HOB HOBLink JWT ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes No No ? No

HOB HOBLink UWT ? No ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No No No No ? No

HOB HOB MacGate ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes No No No ? No

I'm InTouch ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

iTALC ? Yes ? No ? Yes ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

IBM Director Remote Control ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes No No No ? No

ISL Light ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? No No Yes^[8] No ? Yes

KRDC ? No ? No ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

LogMeIn Free Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ? No ? ? Yes Yes^[9] Yes No ? Yes^[10]

LogMeIn Pro Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ? No ? ? Yes Yes^[9] Yes No ? Yes^[1]

Mac HelpMate ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

Mikogo ? Yes ? Yes^[11] ? No ? No ? ? No No No No ? No

N-central Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes No No No ? No

NComputing Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No

Netman ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes

Netsupport Manager ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? Yes

Netviewer ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

NoMachine NX No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

noVNC No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No ? No Yes Yes ? No ?

Open Text Exceed onDemand ? Yes ? No ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No No No No ? No

Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

Proxy Networks Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes ? ? No No No No ? No

QVD No Yes^[12] No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No

rdesktop Yes^[13] Yes^[14] ? Yes Yes^[15] Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

RealVNC Free Yes Yes^[16] No No Yes Yes No Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No

RealVNC Personal Yes Yes No No No No No No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No

RealVNC Enterprise Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No

Remote Administrator Yes Yes^[17] ? No ? Yes^[18] ? No ? ? No No No No ? No

Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services Yes Yes No Yes^[19] Yes^[20] Yes No Yes ? ? ? No ? No ? Yes^[21]

Remote Graphics Software ? Yes ? No ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes

Remote Utilities Yes Yes ? No ? Yes^[22] ? No ? ? No No No No ? No

Remoter VNC Yes No Yes No^[23] Yes No Yes No ? No No No Yes No ? No

RSUPPORT Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? No ? ? ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes

Screenconnect Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No

SimpleHelp ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes No No No ? No

SSH with VNC forwarding^[24] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

SSH with X forwarding ? Yes^[25] ? Yes^[25] ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

SoftRay ? No ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

Splashtop Remote Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes ? ?

Sun Ray/SRSS ? Yes ? No ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes No No No ? No

Sub7 ? No ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

Symantec pcAnywhere ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes

TeamViewer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes^[26] ? No ? ? Yes Yes^[27] Yes^[28] No ? No

Techinline Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

TightVNC Yes Yes No Yes^[29] Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? No ? No

TigerVNC Yes Yes No Yes^[30] Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ?

Timbuktu ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No

TurboVNC No Yes No Yes^[31] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No

UltraVNC Yes Yes^[32] ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

WebEx ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? No

WebTrain ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? N/A ? ? No ? No

Win2VNC Yes Yes No No ? ? ? ? No No No No No No No No

Winflector Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

XDMCP ? No ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

xpra Yes^[33] Yes^[34] No^[34]^[35] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No No No No ? No

xrdp ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes

X11vnc No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No

x2vnc ? Yes^[36] ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

x2x ? Yes^[36] ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No

Software Server: Microsoft Windows
Client: Microsoft Windows
Server: Mac OS X
Client: Mac OS X
Server: Linux
Client: Linux
Server: FreeBSD Client: FreeBSD Server: OS/2 eComStation
Client: OS/2 eComStation
Client: Java
Client: Android
Client: iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) Client: Blackberry Server: Windows Mobile
Client: Windows Mobile

Features

Software Client/server
/listening Built-in encryption
File transfer
Audio support
Multiple sessions
Seamless window Remote Assistance Access Permission Request NAT Passthrough IPv6 support Maximum simultaneous connections

AetherPal Client & Server SSL, TLS Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? unlimited

Ammyy Admin Client & Server AES, RSA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Client and Server) ? unlimited

AnywhereTS Client Only SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

Apple Remote Desktop Client & Server AES-128 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes unlimited

Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) Client & Server AES-256 No No Yes No ? ? ? Yes unlimited

Bomgar Client & Server & Listening SSL, AES-256 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No unlimited

Cendio ThinLinc Client & Server SSH Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? unlimited

Chicken of the VNC Client Only No No No No No ? ? ? ? unlimited

Citrix XenApp Client & Server SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Crossloop Client & Server Yes Yes No No No ? ? ? ? ?

DameWare Mini Remote Control Client & Server SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? Yes unlimited

DualDesk Client & Server & Listening Yes Yes No Yes ? Yes No Yes ? unlimited

EchoVNC Client & Server Yes Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? unlimited

Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect Client & Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Ericom Blaze Client & Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Fog Creek Copilot Client & Server SSL Yes No No No ? ? ? ? ?

FreeRDP Client Only Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

GO-Global Client & Server SSL, DES-56, DES-168, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Goverlan Remote Control Client & Server RC4 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ?

FreeNX Client & Server AES Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

HOB HOBLink JWT Client Only SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

HOB HOBLink UWT Client Only SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

HOB HOB MacGate Server Only SSL, TLS No No No No ? ? ? ? ?

I'm InTouch Client & Server SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

iTALC Client & Server SSH No No Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

IBM Director Remote Control Client & Server AES, Triple DES, DES Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

ISL Light Client & Server SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes No ? ? Yes^[37] ? ?

KRDC Client Only No No Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

LogMeIn Free Client & Server SSL No No Yes No Yes^[38] Yes^[39] Yes ? ?

LogMeIn Pro Client & Server SSL Yes Yes Yes No Yes^[40] Yes^[41] Yes ? ?

Mac HelpMate Client & Server AES-128 No No Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

Mikogo Client & Server^[42] AES-256 Yes No Yes^[43] No ? ? ? ? ?

N-central Client & Server SSH Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Unlimited

Netman Client & Server DES Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect Client & Server & Listening SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes^[44] Yes^[45] Yes Yes Unlimited

Netsupport Manager Client & Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Netviewer Client & Server AES-128 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? ? ?

Nomachine NX Client & Server SSH No Yes ? ? ? ? Yes ? unlimited

noVNC Client Only SSL, TLS No No Yes No ? No No ? ?

Open Text Exceed onDemand Client & Server SSL, SSH Yes No Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI Client & Server SSL, TLS (AES-256) Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Proxy Networks Client, Server, and Gateway SSL, AES-256 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, client Yes ?

QVD Free Server only SSL ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

rdesktop Client Only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes^[46] ? ? ? Yes ?

RealVNC Free Client & Server & Listening No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using Listening mode No unlimited

RealVNC Personal Client & Server & Listening AES-256 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using Listening mode Yes unlimited

RealVNC Enterprise Client & Server & Listening AES-256 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using Listening mode Yes unlimited

Remote Administrator Client & Server AES-256 Yes Yes^[47] Yes Yes Yes^[48] Yes^[49] No ? ?

Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services Client & Server Yes Yes Yes Yes^[50] Yes^[51] Yes^[52] Yes^[53] No Yes ?

Remote Graphics Software Client & Server Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

Remote Utilities Client & Server AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes^[54]

Remoter VNC Client Only AES,SSH,SSL No Yes No No No No Yes^[55] No 1

RSUPPORT Client & Server & Listening SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Screenconnect Client & Server AES-256 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?

SimpleHelp Client & Server 448-bit^{[clarification needed]} Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

SSH with VNC forwarding^[56] Client & Server Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes, client - and server with Hamachi Yes^[57] unlimited

SSH with X forwarding Client & Server Yes No No Yes^[58] Yes ? ? Yes, client Yes^[57] ?

SoftRay Client only No No No No No ? ? ? ? ?

Splashtop Remote Client & Server SSL, TLS No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? unlimited

Sun Ray/SRSS Client & Server & Hardware Yes No Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

Sub7 Client & Server No No No No No ? ? ? ? ?

Symantec pcAnywhere Client & Server AES-256 Yes No Yes No ? ? ? No ?

TeamViewer Client & Server AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, client & server ? 2

Techinline Client & Server Yes Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? 1 or unlimited

TightVNC Client & Server & Listening SSH (unix client only) Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using Listening mode ? unlimited

TigerVNC Client & Server & Listening SSL, TLS No No Yes No No No Yes, using Listening mode Yes unlimited

Timbuktu Client & Server Yes Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

TurboVNC Client & Server No No No Yes No No No No No unlimited

UltraVNC Client & Server With plugin Yes No Yes^[59] Partial^[60] ? ? ? ? unlimited

WebEx Client & Server Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? ? ?

WebTrain Client & Server SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

Winflector Client & Server AES-128, AES-256, Triple DES No Yes Yes Yes ? No ? ? unlimited

XDMCP Client & Server No No No Yes No ? ? ? ? ?

xpra Client & Server SSH No Yes^[61] Yes Yes^[62] No No No Yes ?

xrdp Server Only Yes No No Yes No No No ? ? ?

X11vnc Server Only SSL Yes No Yes No Yes ? ? Yes unlimited

x2vnc Client Only No No No Yes N/A ? ? ? ? unlimited

x2x Client Only No^[63] No No Yes N/A ? ? ? ? ?

Software Client/server
/listening Built-in encryption
File transfer
Audio support
Multiple sessions
Seamless window Remote Assistance Access Permission Request NAT Passthrough IPv6 support Maximum simultaneous connections

Terminology

In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:

Listening mode: where a server connects to a viewer. The server site does not have to configure its firewall/NAT to allow access on port 5900 (or 5800); the onus is on the viewer, which is useful if the server site has no computer expertise, while the viewer user would be expected to be more knowledgeable.

Audio Support: the remote control software transfers audio signals across the network and plays the audio through the speakers attached to the local computer. For example, music playback software normally sends audio signals to the locally-attached speakers, via some sound controller hardware. If the remote control software package supports audio transfer, the playback software can run on the remote computer, while the music can be heard from the local computer, as though the software were running locally.

Built-in Encryption: the software has at least one method of encrypting the data between the local and remote computers, and the encryption mechanism is built into the remote control software.

File Transfer: the software allows the user to transfer files between the local and remote computers, from within the client software's user interface.

Seamless Window: the software allows an application to be run on the server, and just the application window to be shown on the clients desktop. Normally the remote user interface chrome is also removed, giving the impression that the application is running on the client machines.

Remote Assistance: remote and local users are able to view the same screen at the same time, so remote user can assist a local user.

Access Permission Request: local user should approve a remote access session start.

NAT Passthrough: the ability to connect to the server behind a NAT without configuring the router's port forwarding rules. It gives an advantage when you can not configure router (for example it is on Internet service provider's side), but is a serious security risk (unless the traffic is end-to-end encrypted), because all the traffic should pass through some proxy server which in most cases is owned by remote access application's writers.

See also

Comparison of Java Remote Desktop projects

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Free use limited to 10 concurrent users

^ Free for personal use, not free software (See: Gratis versus Libre)

^ Admin-mode is available for servers & workstations without additional licensing, in TS-mode a separate license is required.

^ http://members.shaw.ca/nicholas.fong/vnc/ , http://everydaynerd.com/how-to/secure-tunnel-through-putty

^ x11vnc download site

^ Requires a separate Windows Server with Remote Desktop Services

^ Requires a separate OS X Server with the iRAPP TS software.

^ [http://www.islonline.com/isl-light/ios.htm ISL-Online on iOS

^ ^a ^b Beta

^ Remote computers may be accessed in Windows Mobile through the LogMeIn PDA website (https://secure.logmein.com/pda/). The LogMeIn client software for Windows Mobile needed for remote access is a browser plugin for IE Mobile. On first use, the user will be prompted to download the CAB installer, which is available as a free download. (Source: DreamStrikes Forums)

^ Some features are Windows-only

^ http://theqvd.com/en/documentation/gui-client-user-guide

^ run XDMCP under Cygwin on Win32 host to service rdesktop clients

^ http://40in.2g0.ru/rdesktop_win32/

^ XDPxrdp: An open source remote desktop protocol(rdp) server, http://xrdp.sourceforge.net/

^ RealVNC Free has no Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Server 2008 support (See:RealVNC Download)

^ Since version 3.2 (released 2008-04-25) supports Windows Vista(SP1)/2008/XP/2003/2000 (32-bit and 64-bit editions).

^ Runs under Wine.

^ There exists an "official" client for MacOS, as well as several independent implementations. See for example the "CoRD" entry above, an alternative open source RDP client for Mac, http://cord.sourceforge.net/

^ XDPxrdp: An open source remote desktop protocol(rdp) server, http://xrdp.sourceforge.net/

^ Windows Mobile Remote Desktop is an optional part of WM 6.1 (See: Mobile Views Blog and PdaPhoneHome)

^ Runs under Wine.

^ A Mac server is under development

^ http://members.shaw.ca/nicholas.fong/vnc/ , http://everydaynerd.com/how-to/secure-tunnel-through-putty

^ ^a ^b To use Windows or Mac OS X as a client, an X server needs to be installed and running. Windows or Mac OS X can be used as a server, if they have an SSH server running; but only X11 applications (not native GUI applications) can display their GUI on the client; such apps probably have to be run within Cygwin for Windows. only for X apps

^ runs under wine - performs poorly over remote X

^ http://www.teamviewer.com/download/mobile.aspx

^ http://www.teamviewer.com/download/iphone.aspx

^ as X application, server only serve X applications "MacPorts tightvnc Portfile". http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/x11/tightvnc/Portfile. Retrieved 2009-06-18.

^ as X application

^ X11 application. Refer to the User's Guide for TurboVNC 0.6

^ UltraVNC v1.0.4 RC4 (BETA) claims "Greatly improved Vista support" as of October 1, 2007 (See UltraVnc Vista Support.)

^ requires Cygwin and installation from source

^ ^a ^b OSX support is not currently in the mainline repository, but is available in the source snapshots available here

^ only X11 applications could be exported, not native OSX applications. Requires source code modifications as the default source turns off this feature.

^ ^a ^b Third-party software required; Microsoft Windows does not include support for the X Window System.

^ With the connection being end-to-end encrypted (AES 256-bit)[1]

^ Depending on parameters. It is possible to blank user's screen remotely during remote session, the local user can not be able to see his screen during remote user's activities in this time.

^ Depending on parameters. Requests can be turned off on server side.

^ Depending on parameters. It is possible to blank user's screen remotely during remote session, the local user can not be able to see his screen during remote user's activities in this time.

^ Depending on parameters. Requests can be turned off on server side.

^ Connections are centrally negotiated via Mikogo server

^ Up to ten participants

^ Depending on configuration it is possible to blank remote user's screen during remote session so that he cannot see the activities.

^ Highly advanced confirm access algorithm.

^ With the addition of SeamlessRDP

^ By default settings for audio transfer is not turned on but it can be easily done with built-in Voice Chat options.See how to set up Radmin for sound transmission

^ Assistance mode only. User is always able to view your activities.

^ Depending on parameters. Requests can be turned off on server side.

^ Remote Desktop Services are single user only. Local screen is locked when remote user connects and local user can not view remote user's activities. Remote user is disconnected when local user logs in. Terminal Services use multiple independent desktops. Local user views its own desktop and can not view remote users' activities. Local user is not notified when remote user connects.

^ Provided the server is running Windows 2008 or later.

^ Assistance mode uses a separate client named MSRA (Microsoft Remote Assistance). Remote user muse approve your access in assistance mode.

^ Access approval is always requested in assistance mode and never in remote access mode.

^ Depends on how many Helpdesk licenses a customer has purchased.

^ When connecting to Mac servers only

^ http://members.shaw.ca/nicholas.fong/vnc/ , http://everydaynerd.com/how-to/secure-tunnel-through-putty

^ ^a ^b OpenSSH supports IPv6 and IPv6 forwarding, see it's manual page

^ No sessions at all, just individual windows. However you can use Xnest if you want.

^ UltraVNC does not provide true multiple sessions as all "viewers" (clients) and the user at the server share one console screen/mouse/keyboard. (Forum topic: VNC Multi session posible?)

^ UltraVNC allows a single Window to be shown, however it is still doing full screen polling and not capturing the application details. This can cause other windows to overlap and popup windows to "disappear".

^ Via Pulseaudio which is very network intensive

^ Only for X sessions

^ x2x documentation indicates that session may be encrypted through an SSH tunnel.

Categories:
Virtual Network Computing
Remote desktop
Software comparisons

Software	Protocol	Creator	First public release date	Latest stable version	License	Free for personal use	Free for commercial use
AetherPal	Proprietary	AetherPal Inc.	?	3.4	Proprietary	No	No
Ammyy Admin	Proprietary, RDP	Ammyy	?	2.13	Proprietary	Yes	No
AnywhereTS	RDP, ICA	?	?	3.4	BSD	Yes	Yes
Apple Remote Desktop	RFB(VNC)	Apple	2002	3.5	Proprietary	No	No
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat)	Proprietary, RFB(VNC)	Apple	?	?	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
Bomgar	Proprietary	Bomgar	2003	11.1	Proprietary	No	No
Cendio ThinLinc	RFB(VNC)	Cendio AB	2003	3.2.0	Proprietary	Yes^[1]	Yes^[1]
Chicken	RFB(VNC)	?	?	2.2b1	GPL	Yes	Yes
Chicken of the VNC	RFB(VNC)	?	?	2.0b4	GPL	Yes	Yes
ChunkVNC	RFB(VNC)	supercoe	11.22.09	3.3	GPL	Yes	Yes
Citrix XenApp	RDP, ICA	?	?	6.5	Proprietary	Yes	No
CoRD	RDP	?	?	0.5.5	GPL	Yes	Yes
Crossloop	RFB(VNC)	?	?	2.80	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
DameWare Mini Remote Control	RDP, Proprietary	?	?	7.5.6.0	Proprietary	No	No
DualDesk	RDP	Advantig Corporation	?	20.4.7	Proprietary	No	No
EchoVNC	RFB(VNC)	?	?	2.40v	GPL	Yes	Yes
Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect	RDP, RFB(VNC)	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Ericom Blaze	RDP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Fog Creek Copilot	RFB(VNC)	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
FreeRDP	RDP	?	?	0.8.2	GPL	Yes	Yes
GO-Global	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Goverlan Remote Control	Proprietary, RDP, Citrix ICA, RFB(VNC)	PJ Technologies, Inc.	2009	7.01	Proprietary	No	No
FreeNX	NX, RDP, RFB(VNC)	?	?	3.0.4-10	GPL	Yes	Yes
HOB HOBLink JWT	RDP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
HOB HOBLink UWT	RDP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
HOB HOB MacGate	RDP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
I'm InTouch	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
iTALC	RFB(VNC)	?	?	?	GPL	Yes	Yes
IBM Director Remote Control	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
ISL Light	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
KRDC	RFB(VNC), RDP	?	?	?	GPL	Yes	Yes
LogMeIn Free	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
LogMeIn Pro	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
Mac HelpMate	RFB(VNC)	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Mikogo	Proprietary	BeamYourScreen GmbH	?	4.3	Freeware^[2]	Yes	No
N-central	RDP, VNC, Proprietary	N-able Technologies	2011	8.0	Commercial	No	No
NComputing	User Extenstion Protocol (UXP)	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Netman	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect	Proprietary	Netop Business Solutions	1987	10.01	Proprietary	No	No
Netsupport Manager	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
Netviewer	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
noVNC	RFB(VNC)	Joel Martin	2010	0.1	LGPL	Yes	Yes
NoMachine NX Server / NX Client	NX, RDP, RFB(VNC)	Medialogic Rome (NoMachine)	to be announced	4.0	Proprietary	Yes (2 user limit)	Yes (2 user limit)
Open Text Exceed onDemand	Proprietary	Hummingbird	?	8.0	Proprietary	No	No
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI	AIP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Proxy Networks	Proprietary	Funk Software Inc.	1993	v7.0.2.1585	Proprietary	No	No
QVD	NX and HTTP	Qindel	2011	v3.0	GPL	Yes	Yes
rdesktop	RDP	?	?	?	GPL	Yes	Yes
RealVNC Free	RFB(VNC)	RealVNC	2002	4.1.3	GPL	Yes	Yes
RealVNC Personal	RFB(VNC)	RealVNC	2002	4.6.3	Proprietary	No	?
RealVNC Enterprise	RFB(VNC)	RealVNC	2002	4.6.3	Proprietary	No	?
Remote Administrator	Proprietary	Famatech Corp.	1999	3.4	Proprietary	No	No
Remote Desktop Manager	RDP, ICA, RFB(VNC)	Devolutions	2006	6.1.0.0	Proprietary	No	No
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	RDP	Microsoft	1998	RDP 7.1	Proprietary	Yes^[3]	?
Remote Graphics Software	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Remote Utilities	Proprietary	Usoris Systems	2004	5.0.1	Proprietary	No	No
Remoter VNC	Proprietary	Remoter Labs	2009	3.2	Proprietary	No	No
RSUPPORT	Proprietary	RSUPPORT Co., Ltd.	2001	?	Proprietary	No	No
Screenconnect	Proprietary	Elsinore Technologies	2008	2.2.1762.4220	Proprietary	No	No
SimpleHelp	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
SSH with VNC forwarding^[4]	RFB(VNC)	?	?	?	?	?	?
SSH with X forwarding	X11	?	?	?	BSD	Yes	Yes
SoftRay	ALP	?	?	0.1.90	GPL	Yes	Yes
Splashtop Remote	Proprietary	Splashtop Inc	August 2010	1.5	Proprietary	No	No
Sun Ray/SRSS	ALP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Sub7	Proprietary	? (Malware)	?	?	GPL	Yes	Yes
Symantec pcAnywhere	Proprietary	Symantec Corporation	?	12.6.65	Proprietary	No	No
TeamViewer	Proprietary	TeamViewer GmbH	2005	Win: 6.0.10772; MacOS: 6.0.10370; Linux: 6.0.9258; Android: 6.0.170; iOS: 6.0.9279	Proprietary	Yes	No
Techinline	RDP	Techinline Ltd.	2006	1.6.3	Proprietary	No	No
Thinc	Thinc	Columbia university	?	?	?	?	?
TigerVNC	RFB(VNC)	RedHat, Cendio AB, Virtual GL	2009	v1.0.1 (2010)	GPL	Yes	Yes
TightVNC	RFB(VNC)	Constantin Kaplinsky	2001	v2.0.4 - August 2011	GPL	Yes	Yes
Timbuktu	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
TurboVNC	RFB(VNC)	The VirtualGL Project	2004	1.0.2 - Aug 2011	GPL	Yes	Yes
Ulteo	Ulteo	?	?	?	GPL	Yes	Yes
UltraVNC	RFB(VNC)	?	2008	1.0.9.6.1 - April 2011	GPL	Yes	Yes
WebEx	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
WebTrain	Proprietary	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Win2VNC	RFB protocol	Fredrik Hubinette	2001	v1.4.1 (2005)	GPL	Yes	Yes
Winflector	Proprietary	OTC	2011	3.0.0.0	Proprietary	Yes^[1]	Yes^[1]
x2go	?	?	?	?	GPL AGPL	Yes	?
XDMCP	X11	?	?	?	MIT	Yes	Yes
xpra	Bencode-based	Nathaniel Smith	2008	v0.0.6 (2010)	GPL	Yes	?
xrdp	RDP	?	?	?	GPL	Yes	?
X11vnc	RFB(VNC)	Karl Runge	?	0.9.12^[5]	GPL	Yes	?
x2vnc	X11	?	?	?	BSD	Yes	?
x2x	X11	?	?	?	BSD	Yes	?
Software	Protocol	Creator	First public release date	Latest stable version	License	Free for personal use	Free for commercial use

Software	Server: Microsoft Windows	Client: Microsoft Windows	Server: Mac OS X	Client: Mac OS X	Server: Linux	Client: Linux	Server: FreeBSD	Client: FreeBSD	Server: OS/2 eComStation	Client: OS/2 eComStation	Client: Java	Client: Android	Client: iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad)	Client: Blackberry	Server: Windows Mobile	Client: Windows Mobile
AetherPal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AnywhereTS	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Ammyy Admin	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Apple Remote Desktop	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat)	?	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Bomgar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cendio ThinLinc	Yes^[6]	Yes	Yes^[7]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Chicken of the VNC	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
Citrix XenApp	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Crossloop	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
DameWare Mini Remote Control	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
DualDesk	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
EchoVNC	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
Ericom Blaze	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Fog Creek Copilot	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
FreeRDP	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
GO-Global	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	Yes
Goverlan Remote Control	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	?
FreeNX	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
HOB HOBLink JWT	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	No
HOB HOBLink UWT	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
HOB HOB MacGate	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	No
I'm InTouch	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
iTALC	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
IBM Director Remote Control	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	No
ISL Light	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	No	Yes^[8]	No	?	Yes
KRDC	?	No	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
LogMeIn Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes^[9]	Yes	No	?	Yes^[10]
LogMeIn Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes^[9]	Yes	No	?	Yes^[1]
Mac HelpMate	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
Mikogo	?	Yes	?	Yes^[11]	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
N-central	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	No
NComputing	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Netman	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Netsupport Manager	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	Yes
Netviewer	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
NoMachine NX	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
noVNC	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	?
Open Text Exceed onDemand	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
Proxy Networks	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
QVD	No	Yes^[12]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
rdesktop	Yes^[13]	Yes^[14]	?	Yes	Yes^[15]	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
RealVNC Free	Yes	Yes^[16]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No
RealVNC Personal	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No
RealVNC Enterprise	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	No
Remote Administrator	Yes	Yes^[17]	?	No	?	Yes^[18]	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[19]	Yes^[20]	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	No	?	No	?	Yes^[21]
Remote Graphics Software	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes
Remote Utilities	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	Yes^[22]	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
Remoter VNC	Yes	No	Yes	No^[23]	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	No
RSUPPORT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Screenconnect	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
SimpleHelp	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	No
SSH with VNC forwarding^[24]	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SSH with X forwarding	?	Yes^[25]	?	Yes^[25]	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
SoftRay	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
Splashtop Remote	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Sun Ray/SRSS	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	No
Sub7	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
Symantec pcAnywhere	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes
TeamViewer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[26]	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes^[27]	Yes^[28]	No	?	No
Techinline	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
TightVNC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[29]	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	No
TigerVNC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[30]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
Timbuktu	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
TurboVNC	No	Yes	No	Yes^[31]	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
UltraVNC	Yes	Yes^[32]	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
WebEx	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	No
WebTrain	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	N/A	?	?	No	?	No
Win2VNC	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Winflector	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
XDMCP	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
xpra	Yes^[33]	Yes^[34]	No^[34]^[35]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	No
xrdp	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes
X11vnc	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	No
x2vnc	?	Yes^[36]	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
x2x	?	Yes^[36]	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	No
Software	Server: Microsoft Windows	Client: Microsoft Windows	Server: Mac OS X	Client: Mac OS X	Server: Linux	Client: Linux	Server: FreeBSD	Client: FreeBSD	Server: OS/2 eComStation	Client: OS/2 eComStation	Client: Java	Client: Android	Client: iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad)	Client: Blackberry	Server: Windows Mobile	Client: Windows Mobile

Software	Client/server /listening	Built-in encryption	File transfer	Audio support	Multiple sessions	Seamless window	Remote Assistance	Access Permission Request	NAT Passthrough	IPv6 support	Maximum simultaneous connections
AetherPal	Client & Server	SSL, TLS	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	unlimited
Ammyy Admin	Client & Server	AES, RSA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	(Client and Server)	?	unlimited
AnywhereTS	Client Only	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
Apple Remote Desktop	Client & Server	AES-128	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	unlimited
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat)	Client & Server	AES-256	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	unlimited
Bomgar	Client & Server & Listening	SSL, AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	unlimited
Cendio ThinLinc	Client & Server	SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	unlimited
Chicken of the VNC	Client Only	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	unlimited
Citrix XenApp	Client & Server	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Crossloop	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
DameWare Mini Remote Control	Client & Server	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	unlimited
DualDesk	Client & Server & Listening	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	?	unlimited
EchoVNC	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	unlimited
Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Ericom Blaze	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Fog Creek Copilot	Client & Server	SSL	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
FreeRDP	Client Only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
GO-Global	Client & Server	SSL, DES-56, DES-168, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Goverlan Remote Control	Client & Server	RC4	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?
FreeNX	Client & Server	AES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
HOB HOBLink JWT	Client Only	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
HOB HOBLink UWT	Client Only	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
HOB HOB MacGate	Server Only	SSL, TLS	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
I'm InTouch	Client & Server	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
iTALC	Client & Server	SSH	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Director Remote Control	Client & Server	AES, Triple DES, DES	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
ISL Light	Client & Server	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	Yes^[37]	?	?
KRDC	Client Only	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
LogMeIn Free	Client & Server	SSL	No	No	Yes	No	Yes^[38]	Yes^[39]	Yes	?	?
LogMeIn Pro	Client & Server	SSL	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[40]	Yes^[41]	Yes	?	?
Mac HelpMate	Client & Server	AES-128	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
Mikogo	Client & Server^[42]	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes^[43]	No	?	?	?	?	?
N-central	Client & Server	SSH	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited
Netman	Client & Server	DES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect	Client & Server & Listening	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[44]	Yes^[45]	Yes	Yes	Unlimited
Netsupport Manager	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Netviewer	Client & Server	AES-128	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Nomachine NX	Client & Server	SSH	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	unlimited
noVNC	Client Only	SSL, TLS	No	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	?	?
Open Text Exceed onDemand	Client & Server	SSL, SSH	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI	Client & Server	SSL, TLS (AES-256)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Proxy Networks	Client, Server, and Gateway	SSL, AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, client	Yes	?
QVD Free	Server only	SSL	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
rdesktop	Client Only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[46]	?	?	?	Yes	?
RealVNC Free	Client & Server & Listening	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, using Listening mode	No	unlimited
RealVNC Personal	Client & Server & Listening	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, using Listening mode	Yes	unlimited
RealVNC Enterprise	Client & Server & Listening	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, using Listening mode	Yes	unlimited
Remote Administrator	Client & Server	AES-256	Yes	Yes^[47]	Yes	Yes	Yes^[48]	Yes^[49]	No	?	?
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[50]	Yes^[51]	Yes^[52]	Yes^[53]	No	Yes	?
Remote Graphics Software	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
Remote Utilities	Client & Server	AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes^[54]
Remoter VNC	Client Only	AES,SSH,SSL	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes^[55]	No	1
RSUPPORT	Client & Server & Listening	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Screenconnect	Client & Server	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
SimpleHelp	Client & Server	448-bit^{[clarification needed]}	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
SSH with VNC forwarding^[56]	Client & Server	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes, client - and server with Hamachi	Yes^[57]	unlimited
SSH with X forwarding	Client & Server	Yes	No	No	Yes^[58]	Yes	?	?	Yes, client	Yes^[57]	?
SoftRay	Client only	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
Splashtop Remote	Client & Server	SSL, TLS	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	unlimited
Sun Ray/SRSS	Client & Server & Hardware	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
Sub7	Client & Server	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
Symantec pcAnywhere	Client & Server	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	No	?
TeamViewer	Client & Server	AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, client & server	?	2
Techinline	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	1 or unlimited
TightVNC	Client & Server & Listening	SSH (unix client only)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, using Listening mode	?	unlimited
TigerVNC	Client & Server & Listening	SSL, TLS	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes, using Listening mode	Yes	unlimited
Timbuktu	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
TurboVNC	Client & Server	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	unlimited
UltraVNC	Client & Server	With plugin	Yes	No	Yes^[59]	Partial^[60]	?	?	?	?	unlimited
WebEx	Client & Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
WebTrain	Client & Server	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
Winflector	Client & Server	AES-128, AES-256, Triple DES	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	unlimited
XDMCP	Client & Server	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?
xpra	Client & Server	SSH	No	Yes^[61]	Yes	Yes^[62]	No	No	No	Yes	?
xrdp	Server Only	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?
X11vnc	Server Only	SSL	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	unlimited
x2vnc	Client Only	No	No	No	Yes	N/A	?	?	?	?	unlimited
x2x	Client Only	No^[63]	No	No	Yes	N/A	?	?	?	?	?
Software	Client/server /listening	Built-in encryption	File transfer	Audio support	Multiple sessions	Seamless window	Remote Assistance	Access Permission Request	NAT Passthrough	IPv6 support	Maximum simultaneous connections

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