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RustDesk vs TightVNC: catalog facts
RustDesk	TightVNC
Freemium The clients and the open-source server are free. A paid RustDesk Server Pro adds extra…	Free Free and open source under the GPL. A commercial licence is sold for redistribution.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux
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	Very light on resources, with a Java viewer that runs from any browser host Simple, dependable remote control on a local network
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	No relay service; you must reach the machine yourself over the network VNC authentication is weak and needs to be tunnelled over SSH or a VPN
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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