Self-hosted remote desktop you fully control
- Stars
- 126.4k
- Growth
- +2.3k
- Launched
- Sep 2020
AGPL-3.0updated today
R.I.P.Open-source alternatives to TeamViewer
6 projects replace TeamViewer, the remote desktop. 6 shipped code in the last 30 days.
TeamViewer is licensed for business use, and free users regularly report being flagged for commercial use and cut off mid-session. In 2024 the company disclosed a breach of its corporate network, attributed to a Russian state hacking group. Remote access tools are also a favorite of scammers, so many IT teams prefer relays they run themselves.
RustDesk is the nearest replacement, with Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile apps and a relay server you can host. MeshCentral manages fleets of machines from a web console, which suits IT departments and managed service providers. Apache Guacamole is a gateway that opens RDP, VNC and SSH sessions in a browser. TigerVNC is a plain VNC server and viewer for networks you already control.
6 open-source alternatives
Most-starred first. Stars, growth and activity are live from GitHub.
Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
- Stars
- 42.4k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Dec 2021
GPL-3.0updated today
High performance, multi-platform VNC client and server
- Stars
- 7.6k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Jun 2014
GPL-2.0updated today
A complete web-based remote monitoring and management web site.
- Stars
- 7.4k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Aug 2017
Apache-2.0updated today
Zero-Trust VPN with built-in 2FA/MFA and SSO capabilities
- Stars
- 2.9k
- Growth
- +31
- Launched
- Oct 2022
Custom licenseupdated today
The Apache Guacamole web application, official extensions, and JavaScript library.
- Stars
- 1.7k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Mar 2016
Apache-2.0updated 6d ago
What you give up by leaving TeamViewer
The honest part. Free and open usually costs something else.
- Fleet management TeamViewer's mass deployment, device groups and policy controls take more work to recreate.
- You run the relays Self-hosting means running relay servers and paying for their bandwidth, ideally close to your users.
- Mobile support TeamViewer's support for viewing and controlling phones is more mature than most open alternatives.
- No vendor contract There is no SLA or vendor certification for auditors or customers to point at.
