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Terminals vs IAP Desktop: catalog facts
Terminals	IAP Desktop
Free Free to use; distributed as freeware.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows	Windows
Many remote connections open side by side in tabs Supports RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, Citrix ICA and more	Remote Desktop and SSH in one client Zero-trust access through Identity-Aware Proxy
Windows only License is not a standard OSI licence	Only works with VMs on Google Cloud Windows only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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