Alternatives to mRemoteNG

A tabbed connection manager for Windows that keeps all your RDP, VNC, SSH and HTTP sessions in one organised tree. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as mRemoteNG.

  • Royal TS

    Connection manager for RDP, SSH, VNC and web sessions in one window.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Royal TS is a closed-source, actively sold connection manager for Windows and macOS with shared team connection documents, though its free tier caps connections per document.

  • Remmina

    The standard Linux remote desktop client, with plugins for RDP, VNC, SSH, SPICE and X2Go behind one connection list.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Remmina is a GPL-2.0 connection manager for RDP, VNC, SSH, SPICE and X2Go, but it runs only on Linux rather than Windows.

  • XPipe

    Manage server connections through a desktop connection hub.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    XPipe is an Apache-2.0 connection hub for Windows, macOS and Linux that reuses installed tools such as SSH, with some professional features behind a paid plan.

  • Termix

    Self-hosted console for SSH sessions, remote desktops and file transfer.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Termix moves SSH, remote desktop and file transfer into a self-hosted browser console, which stores credentials centrally on the server instead of in a local encrypted file.

Also worth comparing

These listings name mRemoteNG as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • FreeRDP

    A free implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, and the engine inside most Linux RDP clients.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    mRemoteNG is a Windows-only tabbed connection manager covering RDP, VNC and SSH, using the Windows ActiveX control for RDP, and its last stable release dates from 2019.

  • Windows App

    Microsoft's remote desktop client for connecting to Windows PCs, Remote Desktop Services and cloud desktops.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    mRemoteNG is a free GPL-2.0 Windows-only tabbed manager for RDP, VNC and SSH sessions, whose last stable release dates from 2019.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.