Software Protocol Creator First public release date Latest stable version License Free for personal use Free for commercial use
AetherPal Proprietary AetherPal Inc. ? 3.0 Proprietary No No
akRDC RFB(VNC) anyKode 2012 1.3.1 Proprietary Yes Yes
Ammyy Admin Proprietary, RDP Ammyy ? 3.1 Proprietary Yes No
Ammyy MX Skype Recorder Proprietary, RDP Ammyy ? 4.3.0 Proprietary Yes No
Anyplace Control Proprietary Anyplace Control Software 2002 5.4.0.0 Proprietary No No
AnywhereTS RDP, ICA Qzone ? 3.4 BSD Yes Yes
Apple Remote Desktop RFB(VNC) Apple 2002 3.6.1 Proprietary No No
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) Proprietary, RFB(VNC) Apple ? ? Proprietary Yes Yes
Bomgar Proprietary Bomgar 2003 12.3.2 Proprietary No No
Cendio ThinLinc RFB(VNC) Cendio AB 2003 4.0 Proprietary Yes[1] Yes[1]
Columbus Remote Desktop RDP Ilya Fainberg 2013 2.0 Sapphire Ms-PL Yes Yes
Chicken of the VNC RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.0b4 GPL Yes Yes
Chrome Remote Desktop Chromoting Google 2011 1.5 BSD Yes Yes
ChunkVNC RFB(VNC) supercoe 2009 3.3.1 GPL Yes Yes
Citrix XenApp RDP, ICA Citrix Systems ? 6.5 Proprietary No No
CoRD RDP ? ? 0.5.5 GPL Yes Yes
Crossloop RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.82 Proprietary Yes Yes[2]
DameWare Mini Remote Control RDP, Proprietary, VNC SolarWinds ? 9.0.1 Proprietary No No
DeskRoll Proprietary Tomsk, Inc. ? 1.1 Proprietary No No
DualDesk VNC, Proprietary Advanting ? ? Proprietary No No
EchoVNC RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.40v GPL Yes Yes
Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect RDP, Telnet, Ericom Blaze, PCoIP Ericom Software 2004 5.80 Proprietary No No
Ericom Blaze RDP Ericom Software 2009 2.50 Proprietary No No
Fog Creek Copilot RFB(VNC) ? ? ? Proprietary No No
FreeRDP RDP ? ? 1.0 Apache license Yes Yes
GO-Global Proprietary GraphOn ? ? Proprietary No No
GoSupportNow Proprietary GoSupportNow 2011 4.4.1 Proprietary No No
GoToMyPC Proprietary Citrix Online 2000 7.2 Proprietary No No
Goverlan Remote Control Proprietary, RDP, Citrix ICA, RFB(VNC) PJ Technologies, Inc. 2009 7.01 Proprietary No No
FreeNX NX, RDP, RFB(VNC) Fabian Franz 2004 0.7.3 (2008) GPL Yes Yes
HOB HOBLink JWT RDP HOB GmbH & Co. KG ? ? Proprietary No No
HOB HOBLink UWT RDP HOB GmbH & Co. KG ? ? Proprietary No No
HOB HOB MacGate RDP HOB GmbH & Co. KG ? ? Proprietary No No
I'm InTouch Proprietary Communique ? 8.3 Proprietary No No
iRAPP Proprietary, RDP Code Rebel 2007 2.0 Proprietary No No
iTALC RFB(VNC) ? ? 2.0 (2011) GPL Yes Yes
IBM Director Remote Control Proprietary IBM ? ? Proprietary No No
ISL Light Proprietary XLAB d.o.o. 2001 3.4.2 Proprietary No No
iTap mobile RDP RDP HLW Software Development GmbH 2008 MacOS: 1.1.8;
Linux: 1.1.5;
Android: 1.5.0;
iOS: 1.9.1
Proprietary No No
iTap mobile VNC RFB(VNC) HLW Software Development GmbH 2010 iOS: 1.3.4 Proprietary No No
JollysFastVNC RFB(VNC) Patrick Stein 2007 1.42 Proprietary No No
KRDC RFB(VNC), RDP Tim Jansen, Urs Wolfer, a.o. 2010 4.5.8[3] GPL Yes Yes
LogMeIn Free Proprietary LogMeIn, Inc. ? ? Proprietary No(Limited to 10 Computers) No(Limited to 10 Computers)
LogMeIn Pro Proprietary LogMeIn, Inc. ? ? Proprietary No No
Mac HelpMate RFB(VNC) ? ? ? Proprietary No No
Mikogo Proprietary BeamYourScreen GmbH ? 4.3 Freeware[4] Yes No
N-central RDP, VNC, Proprietary N-able Technologies 2011 8.0 Proprietary No No
NComputing User Extenstion Protocol (UXP) ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
Netman Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
Netop Remote Control, OnDemand, WebConnect Proprietary Netop Business Solutions 1987 11.12 Proprietary Yes on iOS Yes on iOS
Netsupport Manager Proprietary NetSupport Software ? 11.30 Proprietary No No
Netviewer Proprietary Netviewer AG ? ? Proprietary Yes 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)
OpenText Exceed onDemand Proprietary Hummingbird 1999 8.1 Proprietary No No
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI AIP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
Proxy Networks Proprietary Funk Software Inc. 1993 v8.0.2 Proprietary No No
QVD NX and HTTP Qindel 2013 v3.2 GPL Yes Yes
rdesktop RDP Matthew Chapman 2011 1.7.1 GPL Yes Yes
RealVNC Open RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 4.1.3 GPL Yes Yes
RealVNC Free RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 5.0.5 Proprietary Yes No
RealVNC Personal RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 5.0.5 Proprietary No No
RealVNC Enterprise RFB(VNC) RealVNC 2002 5.0.5 Proprietary No No
RapidSupport RFB(VNC) Tech Dimension 2012 ? Proprietary No No
Radmin (Remote Administrator) Proprietary Famatech Corp. 1999 3.5 Proprietary No No
Remote Desktop Manager RDP, ICA, RFB(VNC) Devolutions Inc. 2006 8.2.0.0 Proprietary Yes[5] Yes[5]
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services RDP Microsoft 1998 RDP 8.0 Proprietary Yes[6] ?
Remote Graphics Software Proprietary Hewlett-Packard 2003 6.0.3 Proprietary Yes[7] Yes[8]
Remote Screen RFB(VNC) ABTO Software 2011 1.3 Proprietary No No
Remote Utilities Proprietary Usoris Systems 2004 5.5 Proprietary Yes No
Remoter VNC Proprietary Remoter Labs 2009 3.2 Proprietary No No
Remotix RFB(VNC) Nulana LTD 2011 2.8.3 Proprietary No No
Remotix RDP RDP Nulana LTD 2012 2.1 Proprietary No No
RHUB TurboMeeting Proprietary RHUB Inc. 2005 4.4.1 Proprietary No No
RSUPPORT Proprietary RSUPPORT Co., Ltd. 2001 ? Proprietary No No
ScreenConnect Proprietary Elsinore Technologies 2008 3.3 Proprietary No No
SimpleHelp Proprietary ? ? 4.1 Proprietary No No
SSH with VNC forwarding[9] RFB(VNC) ? ? ? BSD ? ?
SSH with X forwarding X11 ? ? ? BSD Yes Yes
Splashtop Remote Proprietary Splashtop Inc 2010 1.5 Proprietary Yes No
Sun Ray/SRSS ALP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
Sub7 Proprietary {mobman} (Malware) ? ? GPL Yes Yes
Supremo Proprietary Nanosystems ? 2.0.0β Proprietary Yes Yes
Symantec pcAnywhere Proprietary Symantec Corporation ? 12.6.65 Proprietary No No
TeamViewer Proprietary TeamViewer GmbH 2005 Win: 8.0.16447;
MacOS: 7.0.11863;
Linux: 7.0.9377;
Android: 8.0.824;
iOS: 8.0.9871[10]
Proprietary Yes No
Teradici PCoIP Teradici Corp. (VMware View) 2007 2.0.4 Proprietary No No
Techinline RDP Techinline Ltd. 2006 1.6.3 Proprietary No No
Thinc Thinc Columbia university ? ? GPL ? ?
TigerVNC RFB(VNC) RedHat, Cendio AB, Virtual GL 2009 v1.2.0 (2012) GPL Yes Yes
TightVNC RFB(VNC) Constantin Kaplinsky 2001 v2.7.1 - April 26, 2013 GPL Yes Yes
Timbuktu Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
TurboVNC RFB(VNC) The VirtualGL Project 2004 1.0.2 - Aug 2011 GPL Yes Yes
Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop RDP Ulteo ? 3.0.2 Jul 2012 GPL Yes Yes
UltraVNC RFB(VNC) ? 2005 1.1.8.8 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 NX technology ? ? ? GPL AGPL Yes ?
XDMCP X11 Keith Packard 1989 Version 1.1 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[11] GPL Yes ?
x2vnc X11 ? ? ? BSD Yes ?
x2x X11 ? ? ? BSD Yes ?
OnLive Desktop Proprietary OnLive 2011 ? ? Yes (limited features) No
OnlineVNC RFB OnlineVNC 2012 1.0 Freeware Yes Yes
XPVS Server RDP thinstuff 2008 1.0.523 Proprietary No No
Software Protocol Creator First public release date Latest stable version License Free for personal use Free for commercial use

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Software Server: Microsoft Windows

Windows

Client: Microsoft Windows

Windows

Server: Mac OS X

Mac OS X

Client: Mac OS X

Mac OS X

Server: Linux

Linux

Client: Linux

Linux

Server: FreeBSD Client: FreeBSD Server: OS/2 eComStation Client: OS/2 eComStation Client: Java

Java viewer

Client: Android

Android

Client: iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) Client: Blackberry Server: Windows Mobile

Windows

Client: Windows Mobile

Windows

AetherPal Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
akRDC No No No No No No No No No No No 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 No No No No
Citrix XenApp Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Crossloop ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No No No No ? No
DameWare Mini Remote Control Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
DeskRoll Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No ? No Yes Yes Yes ? ?
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 No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Ericom Blaze Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 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
GoSupportNow Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
GoToMyPC Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 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 No Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes No No ? No
HOB HOBLink UWT No No ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No No No No ? No
HOB HOB MacGate No Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes No No No ? No
I'm InTouch Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
iRAPP No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
iTALC Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No
IBM Director Remote Control Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No
ISL Light Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ? ? No Yes[12] Yes[13] No ? Yes
iTap mobile RDP Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
iTap mobile VNC Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No ? No No No Yes No No No
JollysFastVNC No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
KRDC No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
LogMeIn Free Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes[14]
LogMeIn Pro Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes[1]
Mac HelpMate ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
Mikogo ? Yes ? Yes[15] ? No ? No ? ? No Yes [16] 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 Yes No Yes Yes
Netsupport Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? Yes
Netviewer ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? No Yes [17] ? No ? No
NoMachine NX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
noVNC No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No ? No Yes Yes ? No ?
Open Text Exceed onDemand[18] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? No No Yes 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 No Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Yes Yes No No No No
rdesktop Yes[19] Yes[20] ? Yes Yes[21] Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
RealVNC Free Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No
RealVNC Personal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No
RealVNC Enterprise Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No
Radmin Yes Yes[22] ? No ? Yes[23] ? No ? ? No No No No ? No
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services Yes Yes No Yes[24] Yes[21] Yes No Yes ? ? ? Yes Yes No ? Yes[25]
Remote Graphics Software ? Yes No No Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes
Remote Screen Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Remote Utilities Yes Yes ? No ? Yes[23] ? No ? ? No No No No ? No
Remoter VNC Yes No Yes No[26] Yes No Yes No ? No No No Yes No ? No
Remotix No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
Remotix RDP No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No
RHUB TurboMeeting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
RSUPPORT Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? No ? ? ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes
ScreenConnect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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[9] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ?
SSH with X forwarding ? Yes[27] ? Yes[27] ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? Yes No ? No
SoftRay ? No ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
Splashtop Remote Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? ? ? ? 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 ? No ? ? Yes Yes[28][29] Yes[30] No ? No
Techinline Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
TightVNC Yes Yes No Yes[31] Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? No ? No
TigerVNC Yes Yes No Yes[32] Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
Timbuktu ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No
TurboVNC No Yes No Yes[33] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No
Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No[34] Yes No No
UltraVNC Yes Yes[35] ? 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
WiFiCheema Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Winflector Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
XDMCP ? No ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
xpra Yes[36] Yes[37] No[37][38] 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[39] ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
x2x ? Yes[39] ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
OnLive Desktop Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No
OnlineVNC Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
Software Server: Microsoft Windows

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Windows

Server: Mac OS X

Mac OS X

Client: Mac OS X

Mac OS X

Server: Linux

Linux

Client: Linux

Linux

Server: FreeBSD Client: FreeBSD Server: OS/2 eComStation Client: OS/2 eComStation Client: Java

Java viewer

Client: Android

Android

Client: iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) Client: Blackberry Server: Windows Mobile

Windows

Client: Windows Mobile

Windows

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Seamless window Remote assistance Access permission request NAT passthrough IPv6 support Maximum simultaneous connections Video 3D
AetherPal Client & server SSL, TLS Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Unlimited ? ?
akRDC Client only No Yes No Yes No ? ? ? Yes ? ? ?
Ammyy Admin Client & server AES, RSA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (client and server) ? Unlimited ? ?
Anyplace Control Client & server RC4, RSA Yes Expected Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? 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 Yes Yes Unlimited ? ?
Cendio ThinLinc Client & server SSH Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Unlimited Yes VirtualGL
Chicken of the VNC Client only No No No No No ? ? ? ? Unlimited ? ?
Chrome Remote Desktop Client & server SSL, TLS No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited Yes ?
Citrix XenApp Client & server SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited 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 ? ?
DeskRoll HTML5 client & server SSL, TLS Yes No ? ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
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 Yes Yes No Yes 1,000+ per server Yes Yes
Ericom Blaze Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No NA No Yes 200+ per server 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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GoSupportNow Client, server, & listening SSL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? Unlimited Yes No
GoToMyPC ? Yes 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 Web Client & Win server SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
iRAPP Client & server SSL, AES-___ No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Unlimited Yes OpenGL
iTap mobile RDP Client only SSL, TLS, Fips-2 MacOS, Linux, Android Yes MacOS, Linux Yes No No No No Unlimited (MacOS, Linux) No No
iTap mobile VNC Client only No No No No No No No No No 1 No 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 Yes Yes[40] ? ? Yes ?
JollysFastVNC Client only SSL, TLS, SSH Tunnel, No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited ? ?
KRDC Client only No No Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
LogMeIn Free Client & server SSL-256 No No Yes No Yes[41] Yes[42] Yes ? ? ? ?
LogMeIn Pro Client & server SSL-256 Yes Yes Yes No Yes[41] Yes[42] Yes ? ? ? ?
Mac HelpMate Client & Server AES-128 No No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mikogo Client & server[43] AES-256 Yes No Yes[44] 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[45] Yes[46] Yes Yes Unlimited Yes Yes
Netsupport Manager Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Netviewer Client & Server AES-128 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[47] ? ? ? ? ?
NoMachine NX Client & server SSH No Yes ? No ? ? 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, & 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[48] ? ? ? 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-128 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 ? ?
Radmin Client & server AES-256 Yes Yes[49] Yes Yes Yes[50] Yes[42] No ? ? ? ?
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes[51] Yes[52] Yes[53] Yes[54] No Yes ? ? ?
Remote Graphics Software Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Remote Screen Client, server, & listening No Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes No Unlimited ? ?
Remote Utilities Client, server, & listening AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited ? ?
Remoter VNC Client only AES, SSH, SSL No Yes No No No No Yes[55] No 1 ? ?
Remotix Client only AES, SSH No No Yes No Yes[55] Yes[55] No Yes Unlimited No No
Remotix RDP Client only NLA, TLS, SSH No Yes No No No No No Yes Unlimited No No
RHUB TurboMeeting Client, server, & listening SSL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? Unlimited Yes No
RSUPPORT Client, server, & listening SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
ScreenConnect Client & server AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
SimpleHelp Client & server 448-bit[clarification needed] Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
SSH with VNC forwarding[9] Client & server Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes, client - and server with Hamachi Yes[56] Unlimited ? ?
SSH with X forwarding Client & server Yes No No Yes[57] Yes ? ? Yes, client Yes[56] ? ? ?
SoftRay Client only No No No No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Splashtop Remote Client & server No 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[58] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, client & server ? 2 Yes ?
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 Yes ?
Timbuktu Client & server Yes Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
TurboVNC Client & server No No No Yes No No No No No Unlimited Through VirtualGL VirtualGL
Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Unlimited ? ?
UltraVNC Client & server With plugin Yes No Yes Partial[59] ? ? ? ? Unlimited ? ?
WebEx Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 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[60] Yes Yes[61] 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 Yes[62] No No Yes N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OnlineVNC Server & Flash client No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Free use limited to 2 concurrent users Cite error: The named reference "limited2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ 7 day trial - $9.95month or $69.50
  3. ^ Since 2010 Krdc has been integrated with the KDE desktop manager.
  4. ^ Free for personal use, not free software (See: Gratis versus Libre)
  5. ^ a b Free standard edition, paid enterprise Edition
  6. ^ Admin-mode is available for servers & workstations without additional licensing, in TS-mode a separate license is required.
  7. ^ Receiver is a free download www.hp.com/go/rgs. Sender is free on HP Z Workstations.
  8. ^ Receiver is a free download at www.hp.com/go/rgs. Sender is free on HP Z Workstations.
  9. ^ a b c http://members.shaw.ca/nicholas.fong/vnc/ , http://everydaynerd.com/how-to/secure-tunnel-through-putty
  10. ^ "TeamViwer overview". GetApp.
  11. ^ x11vnc download site
  12. ^ ISL-Online on Android
  13. ^ ISL-Online on iOS
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ Some features are Windows-only
  16. ^ Available to view a remote desktop from your Android device (See:Mobile Download)
  17. ^ "Netviewer Meet Mobile Netviewer AG)". play.google.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  18. ^ "Product Datasheet" (PDF). 2012-10-02.
  19. ^ run XDMCP under Cygwin on Win32 host to service rdesktop clients
  20. ^ "rdesktop 1.6 windows port". 40in.2g0.ru. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  21. ^ a b XDPxrdp: An open source remote desktop protocol(rdp) server, http://xrdp.sourceforge.net/
  22. ^ Since version 3.2 (released 2008-04-25) supports MS Windows Vista (SP1), XP, 200X (32 and 64-bit editions).
  23. ^ a b Runs under Wine.
  24. ^ 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/
  25. ^ Windows Mobile Remote Desktop is an optional part of WM 6.1 (See: Mobile Views Blog and PdaPhoneHome)
  26. ^ A Mac server is under development
  27. ^ 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
  28. ^ "TeamViewer client app for mobile devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, [[Android (operating system)|Android]])". Teamviewer.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  29. ^ "TeamViewer server on Samsung Galaxy ROM installed Android 2.3.3 (not 4.2 aka JellyBean despite claims of 2.3.3 upwards)". Teamviewer.com. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  30. ^ "TeamViewer app for mobile devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android)". Teamviewer.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  31. ^ as X application, server only serve X applications "MacPorts tightvnc Portfile". Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  32. ^ as X application
  33. ^ X11 application. Refer to the User's Guide for TurboVNC 0.6
  34. ^ Removed by Apple 2013-05-21 due to copyright violation
  35. ^ UltraVNC v1.0.4 RC4 (BETA) claims "Greatly improved Vista support" as of October 1, 2007 (See UltraVnc Vista Support.)
  36. ^ requires Cygwin and installation from source
  37. ^ a b Apple Mac OS X support is not currently in the mainline repository, but is available in the source snapshots.
  38. ^ only X11 applications could be exported, not native Mac OS X applications. Requires source code modifications as the default source turns off the feature.
  39. ^ a b Third-party software required; Microsoft Windows does not include support for the X Window System.
  40. ^ With the connection being end-to-end encrypted (AES 256-bit)[1]
  41. ^ a b 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.
  42. ^ a b c Depending on parameters. Requests can be turned off on server side.
  43. ^ Connections are centrally negotiated via Mikogo server
  44. ^ Up to ten participants
  45. ^ Depending on configuration it is possible to blank remote user's screen during remote session so that he cannot see the activities.
  46. ^ Highly advanced confirm access algorithm.
  47. ^ 8 simultaneously
  48. ^ With the addition of SeamlessRDP
  49. ^ 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
  50. ^ Assistance mode only. User is always able to view your activities.
  51. ^ 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.
  52. ^ Provided the server is running Windows 2008 or later.
  53. ^ Assistance mode uses a separate client named MSRA (Microsoft Remote Assistance). Remote user must approve your access in assistance mode.
  54. ^ Access approval is always requested in assistance mode and never in remote access mode.
  55. ^ a b c When connecting to Mac servers only
  56. ^ a b OpenSSH supports IPv6 and IPv6 forwarding, see it's manual page
  57. ^ No sessions at all, just individual windows. However you can use Xnest if you want.
  58. ^ Teamviewer Support says they do not support remote audio but do have audio/video conference
  59. ^ 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".
  60. ^ Via PulseAudio which is very network intensive
  61. ^ Only for X sessions
  62. ^ Can be used over SSH session