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UltraViewer vs RustDesk: catalog facts
UltraViewerRustDesk
Freemium

Free to use, with paid licences available to order.

Freemium

The clients and the open-source server are free. A paid RustDesk Server Pro adds extra…

Windows Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted
  • Simple to set up for one-off support sessions
  • Built-in chat and file transfer
  • 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
  • Windows only
  • Closed source
  • 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
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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