TeamViewer alternatives
TeamViewer runs on almost every platform and is free for personal use, but business licenses are billed yearly only and the entry Remote Access plan covers just 3 remote devices. These are the alternatives our reviews name, each with the reason it made the list.
Top TeamViewer alternatives
Ranked by our editorial score.
A full remote monitoring and management platform for running fleets of devices, where TeamViewer sells monitoring and patch-style features as add-ons.
vs TeamViewer: Better value (7 vs 5) · Better support (8 vs 7)
Source: our TeamViewer review
Comparison: “vs NinjaOne: NinjaOne is a full device-management platform; TeamViewer focuses on remote sessions with management add-ons.”
Built for the same help desk remote support work, for IT teams that don't need TeamViewer's free personal-use version or its wide spread of platform apps.
vs TeamViewer: Better value (7 vs 5) · Better support (8 vs 7)
Source: our TeamViewer review
Comparison: “vs ScreenConnect: Both serve help desks; TeamViewer also offers free personal use and apps for more platforms.”
A free plan you can use for business and cheaper paid plans, for teams that don't need TeamViewer's enterprise add-ons.
vs TeamViewer: Better value (9 vs 5) · Fewer features (7 vs 9) · Fewer integrations (6 vs 9)
Source: our Zoho Assist review
Comparison: “vs TeamViewer: TeamViewer is free only for personal use and costs more per licence; Zoho Assist has a business-usable free plan and cheaper paid plans.”
A cheaper way to keep a few computers reachable that can be paid monthly, though it has no free plan.
vs TeamViewer: Better value (8 vs 5) · Better support (8 vs 7) · Fewer features (7 vs 9) · Fewer integrations (5 vs 9)
Source: our RemotePC review
Comparison: “vs TeamViewer: TeamViewer is yearly-only from $24.90/mo; RemotePC is cheaper and billed monthly.”
Narrower secure access to desktops and apps with multi-factor authentication, for teams that only need to reach their own systems rather than support other people's devices.
vs TeamViewer: Better value (7 vs 5) · Fewer features (7 vs 9) · Fewer integrations (6 vs 9)
Source: our TeamViewer review
Comparison: “vs TruGrid: TruGrid secures remote desktop access with MFA; TeamViewer also covers supporting other people's devices.”
Same model of free personal use and yearly business licenses, but its single-user Solo license covers far more managed devices for unattended access than TeamViewer's entry plan.
vs TeamViewer: Fewer integrations (6 vs 9)
Source: our AnyDesk review
Comparison: “vs TeamViewer: Both are free for personal use and yearly-billed; AnyDesk Solo includes 100 managed devices.”
Free and simple for reaching your own computers or helping someone once, with few admin controls and no paid tier to grow into.
vs TeamViewer: Better value (10 vs 5) · Easier to use (9 vs 8) · Fewer features (5 vs 9) · Fewer integrations (4 vs 9)
Source: our Chrome Remote Desktop review
Comparison: “Versus TeamViewer: TeamViewer is free only for personal use and bills business licenses yearly, but adds managed devices, service desk integrations and APIs. Chrome Remote Desktop is the simpler free choice for reaching your own machines.”
* “Lower listed price” compares the entry prices in our reviews. Where the two tools price differently (per seat, per contact, per email sent), the cheaper option depends on your list size and sending volume.
How they compare
Our five sub-scores out of 10. Bold means at least a point above TeamViewer.
Choose by what you need
The same reviewed relationship as the list above — not a new comparison.
Choose Zoho Assist for something lighter
A free plan you can use for business and cheaper paid plans, for teams that don't need TeamViewer's enterprise add-ons.
Choose ScreenConnect for a direct swap
Built for the same help desk remote support work, for IT teams that don't need TeamViewer's free personal-use version or its wide spread of platform apps.
Choose NinjaOne (formerly NinjaRMM) for more power
A full remote monitoring and management platform for running fleets of devices, where TeamViewer sells monitoring and patch-style features as add-ons.
Free alternatives to TeamViewer
3 of the 7 alternatives have a free plan.
Zoho Assist, AnyDesk, Chrome Remote Desktop
What each free plan includes
Lower listed starting price than TeamViewer ($24.90/mo): Zoho Assist ($10/mo), RemotePC ($2.46/mo), TruGrid ($12/mo). Pricing models differ, so compare at your own list size.
How we picked them
Every alternative here is named in one of our own reviews — either in the TeamViewer review (as a lighter or more powerful option, or in a head-to-head comparison) or in the other tool's review. Each relationship was then checked by hand: would someone replacing TeamViewer reasonably consider this tool? Rankings follow our editorial score only; no tool pays to be listed or ranked.
Each entry quotes the review it came from, checked on 4 October 2026.
3 tools our reviews mention alongside TeamViewer that we left out, and why
- Splashtop — Neither TeamViewer's review nor Splashtop's names the other, so there is no review sentence to support a relationship.
- RustDesk — Neither TeamViewer's review nor RustDesk's names the other, so there is no review sentence to support a relationship.
- GoToMyPC — TeamViewer's review doesn't name it. GoToMyPC's alternatives list mentions TeamViewer only as a one-line description with no comparison, and its review says it is not good for help desk support of other people's devices, which is TeamViewer's main use.
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