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Comparison

Remmina vs RustDesk

No leader: the top candidate RustDesk has only 0.16 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Remmina45
RustDesk55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Remmina45 / 100low · 23%
RustDesk55 / 100low · 16%
Pricing
Free tier
Remmina✓
RustDesk✓
Model
Remminaopen_source
RustDeskfreemium
Price level
Remminafree
RustDesklow
Starting price
Remmina–
RustDesk$11.88
Transparent
Remmina✓
RustDesk✓
Integrations
Count
Remmina6
RustDesk–
Security
Gdpr
Remmina✓
RustDesk–
Scorecard
Remmina1.8
RustDesk–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Remmina0
RustDesk0
Github stars
Remmina2,539
RustDesk122,945
Activity
Commits last 30d
Remmina–
RustDesk93
Release
Cadence days
Remmina8
RustDesk32
History
Remmina18 items
RustDesk20 items
License
Spdx
RemminaGPL-2.0
RustDeskAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
RemminaC
RustDeskRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Remmina7 items
RustDesk6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for remote access. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Remmina-
RustDesk-
Unattended access
Remmina-
RustDesk-
Session video recording
Remmina-
RustDesk-
File transfer
Remmina✓
RustDesk-
Wake on lan
Remmina-
RustDesk-
Multi monitor support
Remmina✓
RustDesk-
Mobile device control
Remmina-
RustDesk-
Remote printing
Remmina-
RustDesk-
MFA 2FA enforcement
Remmina-
RustDesk-
SSO SAML auth
Remmina-
RustDesk-
SOC2 type ii
Remmina-
RustDesk-
ISO 27001
Remmina-
RustDesk-
Pricing model
RemminaOpen source
RustDesk-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Remmina

An open-source remote desktop client that allows users to access and manage other computers and transfer files remotely. Runs on Linux across 50+ distributions and is available in 67 languages.

Independently observed

RustDesk

An open-source remote access tool that lets you deploy and manage your own server infrastructure for device connectivity, avoiding dependence on third-party cloud services while maintaining full control over your data.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Remmina

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

RustDesk

from $11.88/yrHybridFree tier

Free open-source plan. Paid plans from $11.88–$23.88/year. Annual billing only, no auto-renewal.

  • FreeFree
    • Open source
    • Online status
    • Community support
  • Individual Pro$11.88/year
    • Web console
    • Address book
    • Audit log
    • Change ID
    • Access control
  • Basic$23.88/year
    • Web console
    • Address book
    • Audit log
    • Change ID
    • Access control
    • +4 more
  • CustomizedContact sales
    • Everything in Basic plan
  • Customized V2Contact sales
    • Everything in Basic plan
    • Limited concurrent connections model
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Remmina✗
RustDesk✓
iOS
Remmina✗
RustDesk✓
Android
Remmina✗
RustDesk✓
macOS
Remmina✗
RustDesk✓
Windows
Remmina✗
RustDesk✓
Linux
Remmina✓
RustDesk✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Remmina✓
RustDesk✓
On-premise
Remmina✗
RustDesk✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Remmina

6 total
  • RDP
  • SSH
  • SPICE
  • VNC
  • X2Go
  • HTTP/HTTPS
Independently observed

RustDesk

Not documented yet.

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Remmina or RustDesk: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.