People look for an AnyDesk alternative when the per-connection bill grows with the team, when annual-only billing is a problem, or when they want to host the server themselves without an Ultimate quote. Most move to another commercial tool with a different licence unit, or to software they run on their own server.
Short answer: The first three alternatives to AnyDesk in our remote desktop software ranking are TeamViewer, RemotePC and Splashtop. Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands in a category, wherever the category has them; the established names follow from place 4 in their ranked order. Choose TeamViewer if you want the vendor your customers most often already have installed. All 13 alternatives below are ranked products from Best Remote Desktop Software in 2026, and each says where it differs from AnyDesk.
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Pricing: Annual billing per concurrent connection, published for Solo, Standard and Advanced; Ultimate quoted; free for personal use; business trial
Established in: Germany
Built for: Support desks and small IT teams that count simultaneous sessions rather than named technicians
Not for: Buyers who need monthly billing or a published price for self-hosting
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Why buyers look past AnyDesk
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Every extra connection is another monthly fee
AnyDesk sells by concurrent connection. Standard starts with 1 connection at EUR 49.90 per month list price and scales to 20 with add-ons at EUR 44.90 each per month; Advanced starts with 2 and scales to 50. A support desk where many technicians work at once pays for each simultaneous seat, so the cost follows peak parallel sessions rather than headcount.
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Annual billing only, and hosting yourself needs a quote
The pricing page states that all plans are billed yearly. The Ultimate plan, the one that lists on-premises hosting and single sign-on, shows no price and asks you to contact sales for a personalised quote. A team that wants its own server or SSO cannot compare a figure first.
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The cheapest plan is capped at one connection
Solo, at EUR 29.90 per month list price billed annually, includes 1 connection that cannot be scaled and 3 registered devices to connect from. Anyone who outgrows one person has to jump to Standard, so a two-person office pays the Standard rate or looks at tools with per-computer or per-user pricing.
Free and open source; you pay only for hosting and administration
A clientless gateway that opens RDP, VNC and SSH in a browser
you have in-house admins and want browser access to machines you already run
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What each one does differently
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TeamViewer
Germany · Annual auto-renewing subscription for the person offering support; Individual, Teams and Enterprise tiers
The nearest commercial rival. Its pricing FAQ describes annual subscriptions that renew for 12 months unless you cancel at least 28 days before the term ends, and it sells Business, Premium and Corporate licences. We could not read prices on the page we fetched, so compare the figure yourself. It is a wider platform than AnyDesk.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want the vendor your customers most often already have installed.
United States · Monthly, annual or two-year billing by number of computers, published; 7-day trial
Prices by number of computers instead of connections: Solo covers 1 computer, Pro 10, Team 50 and Enterprise 100, with monthly, yearly and two-year billing and a 7-day trial without a card. The page also mentions overage charges for use above the plan. Aimed at reaching your own machines, not at running a support queue.
Switch from AnyDesk if you mainly reach your own computers and want monthly billing.
United States · Annual billing per user for access plans, published; Enterprise quoted; free trial
Splits the offer in two: access plans billed annually per user (Solo, Pro, Performance) and a separate remote support product for IT staff. Enterprise and the On-Prem option are quoted. Two products means two licences if you need both access and support.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want a published per-user price for access and a separate support product.
United States · Per concurrent technician, annual or monthly billing, published; Enterprise quoted; cloud or on-premise licence
Licensed per concurrent technician like AnyDesk, at USD 47 (Standard, up to 3 sessions per tech) or USD 57 (Premium, up to 10) per month billed annually. One is USD 30 for a single licence with 10 unattended agents. Enterprise is quoted. Built for IT support rather than casual personal use.
Switch from AnyDesk if you run an IT help desk and want more sessions per paid seat.
Italy · Free for non-professional use; subscription for 3 months to 3 years, published
Offers terms of 3 months, 1 year, 2 years or 3 years, in three use cases (Solo, Business, Professional) priced in euro per month; extra connections cost EUR 39 each per year. Customers download the client for free. It does not publish an on-premises option on the pricing page.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want short fixed terms rather than a 12-month contract.
Singapore · Free open source client; paid self-hosted server plans per login user and managed device, annual billing, published
The client and the self-hosting server are open source and free; the paid Server Pro plans run from USD 11.88 per month billed annually for 1 login user and 20 managed devices. The page says no monthly payment and no auto-renew. You operate the server, and the free plan offers community support only.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want to host the relay yourself at a published price.
Cyprus · Free version; one-time Personal Lifetime licence; business subscription; self-hosted licence
Has a free version without a card, a one-time Personal Lifetime licence, business plans with a price calculator and a self-hosted server. The self-hosted price depends on devices and technicians, and is offered only to business customers who meet minimums (500+ devices or 10+ technicians). The company address is in Limassol, Cyprus.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want a lifetime option for personal use and a self-hosting route for larger fleets.
Luxembourg · Annual subscription per server, published; the Player viewer is free; free trial
Separates software subscriptions for the NoMachine installation from optional Network subscriptions, which reach installed machines over the internet even behind a firewall and can be bought monthly or annually. Copyright line names NoMachine S.a r.l. with a Luxembourg VAT number. Two licence parts make the total harder to read than a single plan.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want the software on your own machines and add internet reach only where needed.
Slovenia · Annual subscription tiers by users and devices; self-hosted licence; 15-day trial
Sells cloud licences by concurrent user (Starter has 1 licensed user and 5 or 10 managed devices) and a self-hosted server licence, with a 15-day free trial. Standard and Premium are priced by contacting the vendor. It overlaps with AnyDesk's cloud and on-premises options in a single price list.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want a cloud or self-hosted licence from one vendor and a trial first.
India · Free plan; paid plans per technician, monthly or annual billing; 15-day trial
Prices support by technician with 2, 4 or 6 concurrent sessions on its three paid editions, and unattended access is a separate plan family with unlimited concurrent sessions. The page also mentions a free subscription for basic support needs. We read the page in Dutch only, so check the figures yourself.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want a free edition to start on and a technician-based model.
United States · Free for personal use; per user for Warp, Teams and Enterprise, billed annually, published
Built for low-latency use such as creative work. Warp is USD 8.33 per user per month billed annually, Teams 30, Enterprise 45. The free Personal and Warp plans are licensed for personal, non-commercial use only. It is not a help-desk tool and has no per-session support queue.
Switch from AnyDesk if your use is high frame rate or creative rather than IT support.
Not stated by the vendor · Free on Windows, Android and web; one-time purchase on Mac and iPhone and iPad; Teams plans
Offers Jump Desktop for individuals and a Teams product. Its site describes virtual displays, supported styluses, USB devices and security keys. We could not read a pricing page, so we cannot compare cost. It does not describe a technician-based support licence like AnyDesk Standard.
Switch from AnyDesk if you want a client for your own computers and will check its price directly.
United States · Free and open source; you pay only for hosting and administration
A clientless gateway for VNC, RDP and SSH that you install on your own server and open in a web browser. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and free. Support comes from mailing lists, with commercial support through third parties. It has no vendor-run support tooling, so administration sits with you.
Switch from AnyDesk if you have in-house admins and want browser access to machines you already run.
AnyDesk stays sensible for a small support team that counts simultaneous sessions rather than named staff, since only the person starting a session needs a licence and participants are free. Standard already lists file transfer, session recording and user management, and Advanced adds a command-line interface, MSI mass deployment and Windows Group Policy. The vendor states it is AnyDesk Software GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany, and offers a self-managed on-premises solution on Ultimate. The trade-off is the annual contract.
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What moving off AnyDesk involves
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Count your peak simultaneous sessions first
AnyDesk's bill depends on how many sessions run at once. Before you compare, measure your peak parallel sessions and the number of unattended devices. A tool billed per computer, per user or per technician can come out higher or lower depending on those two numbers, so work it out for your own case.
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Plan the agent rollout and the contract end
Each managed machine runs an AnyDesk client that has to be replaced by the new tool's agent, which is a deployment job sized by your device count. The pricing page says subscriptions renew automatically unless the vendor is told beforehand, so find your renewal date and notice rules before you buy anything else.
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Check commercial-use terms of cheaper options
Some free or low-priced plans are not licensed for work. Parsec's Personal and Warp plans are for personal, non-commercial use only, and AnyDesk's own FAQ says professional users need a licence. Confirm that the plan you pick covers business use.
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Questions about replacing AnyDesk
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What does AnyDesk cost?
On its pricing page, Solo is EUR 29.90 per month list price, Standard EUR 49.90 per month for 1 connection and Advanced EUR 111.90 per month for 2 connections, all billed annually and excluding VAT.
A 20% first-year discount was displayed when we checked. Ultimate is quoted.
Is AnyDesk free?
The FAQ says it is free for personal use with a limited feature set, and that professional users need a licence. The plan cards offer a business trial. Business use of the free version is therefore not covered.
Can I host AnyDesk myself?
Only on Ultimate. The vendor describes an on-premises solution that is self-hosted and self-managed by your IT team, with data staying inside your network. Ultimate has no published price. RustDesk, Getscreen, ISL Online and Apache Guacamole also offer self-hosting.
Which alternative uses the same licence unit?
ConnectWise ScreenConnect counts concurrent technicians, at USD 47 or 57 per month billed annually on Standard and Premium. Zoho Assist counts concurrent sessions per technician, and ISL Online counts concurrent users on its cloud licences.
Do I need a licence for the person being helped?
No. AnyDesk's FAQ says only the person who starts the session needs a licence; participants join free. Check this rule when comparing, because other tools count users or computers instead.
Where is AnyDesk based?
The imprint names AnyDesk Software GmbH at Türlenstraße 2, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany. We state the country as a fact; it does not affect our ranking.
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Checked 19 October 2026
AnyDesk pricing: plan prices, connections, managed devices, annual billing, Ultimate quoted, SSO and on-premises on Ultimate, features by plan.
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