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Amazon DCV vs TigerVNC: catalog facts
Amazon DCV	TigerVNC
Free No additional charge on Amazon EC2; you pay only for the EC2 resources you use.	Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Bandwidth-adaptive streaming for graphics-heavy applications Runs in the cloud or in your own data center	Performance aimed at 3D and video workloads, not just a remote text editor TLS encryption and extended authentication on top of the plain VNC protocol
Oriented toward AWS and business workloads rather than home users Proprietary software	VNC has no built-in file transfer, audio or printing; it is a screen and input protocol Security depends on configuring TLS and authentication correctly, which is on you
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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