Quick Assist vs RustDesk: catalog facts
 Quick Assist |  RustDesk |
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Free Free from Microsoft. |
Freemium The clients and the open-source server are free. A paid RustDesk Server Pro adds extra… |
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Windows, macOS |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted |
- Free and made by Microsoft
- View-only, annotation or full control modes
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- Self-hosted relay and rendezvous servers, so sessions never touch a third-party SaaS
- Windows, macOS, Linux and Android clients, plus a web client you can host yourself
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- Basic feature set compared with commercial remote support tools
- Commonly abused by tech support scammers, so users must trust the helper
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- Run without your own server and you are relying on the project’s public infrastructure
- Unattended access and Wayland support have been moving targets on Linux
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app, Self-hosted |
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Closed source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: AGPL-3.0 |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Needs internet |
Needs internet |
Checked September 24, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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