# Alternatives to RemotePC

RemotePC is IDrive's remote access and support product, offering attended/unattended connections, file transfer, session recording, and a free personal-use tier alongside paid business and help-desk plans. It targets small businesses, MSPs, and individuals looking for a lower-cost alternative to enterprise remote support suites.

RemotePC ranks #9 of 11 in Remote support tools, with an Alt Score of 70. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $1.84/mo and available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Web. 8 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source.

Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/remotepc/
Category: Remote support tools

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: RemotePC is aimed at individuals working from home, small businesses and IT support teams, and larger organizations that need to access and control PCs, Macs, or Linux machines from another device. Plans scale from a single-user, single-computer 'Solo' tier up to Team and Enterprise tiers supporting unlimited users and up to 100+ managed computers.
- **What you get**: RemotePC provides always-on (unattended) and session-code-based (attended) remote access, remote file transfer and printing, multi-monitor viewing, remote reboot, session recording, chat, whiteboard, and an optional RDP Connector and endpoint cloud backup add-on. Team and Enterprise plans add a centralized web console for organizing users and computers, mass deployment, and single sign-on.
- **How it works**: A host application is installed on the computer to be accessed and configured with a Personal Key; that computer can then be reached from another PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android device, or directly through a web browser viewer, without a VPN. Sessions are secured with TLS 1.2/AES-256 encryption, and access is billed as a recurring subscription (monthly, yearly, or two-year terms) priced by number of computers and users.

## Profile

- **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-07-30)
- **Pricing model**: Subscription (verified 2026-07-30)
- **Starts at**: $1.84/mo (verified 2026-07-30)
- **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web
- **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-30)

## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [ISL Online](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/isl-online.md) | 90 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 2 | [BeyondTrust Remote Support](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/beyondtrust-remote-support.md) | 85 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 3 | [ConnectWise ScreenConnect](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/connectwise-screenconnect.md) | 85 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 4 | [Getscreen.me](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/getscreen-me.md) | 85 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
| 5 | [Dameware Remote Everywhere](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/dameware-remote-everywhere.md) | 80 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
| 6 | [Iperius Remote](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/iperius-remote.md) | 80 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 7 | [N-able Take Control](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/n-able-take-control.md) | 80 | ? | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 8 | [Supremo](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/supremo.md) | 75 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
| 9 | [Zoho Assist](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/zoho-assist.md) | 70 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 10 | [HelpWire](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/helpwire.md) | 60 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux |

Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/

## Feature comparison

Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified).

| Remote support tools checklist | RemotePC | ISL Online | BeyondTrust Remote Support | ConnectWise ScreenConnect | Getscreen.me | Dameware Remote Everywhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Freemium | Subscription |
| Starts at | $1.84/mo | €14.90/mo | ? | $30 USD/month (One plan) | $149 (Personal Lifetime) | $972/yr |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
| Unattended access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Session recording | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free for personal use | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? |
| Self-hostable | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| E2E encryption | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| File transfer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ticketing integration | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Mobile device support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |

## Sources

Sources for RemotePC. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.

- **License**: Proprietary — <https://www.remotepc.com/terms> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Closed-source commercial SaaS product by IDrive Inc.; no OSS license or public repo exists.
  - Quote: “All intellectual property rights in the Software and User Documentation are owned by IDrive Inc. or its affiliates and are protected by law, including applicable copyright, trade secret, patent, and t”
- **Pricing model**: Subscription — <https://www.remotepc.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Quote: “When your subscription period is about to end, the credit card which you store with RemotePC during Sign Up or upgrade is automatically charged for renewal of your subscription.”
- **Starts at**: $1.84/mo — <https://www.remotepc.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Solo/Consumer tier (1 user, 1 computer), shown under the default 'Yearly' billing tab. $1.84/mo is a FIRST-YEAR promotional rate (struck-through original $2.46/mo is the standing rate). Same page stat
  - Quote: “$2.46 $ 1.84 /Month”
- **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web — <https://www.remotepc.com/remote-desktop-features> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Download page (https://www.remotepc.com/download) additionally lists native installers for Windows, Mac, Linux (Debian/RPM/openSUSE), Raspberry Pi, plus iOS/Android viewer and host apps.
  - Quote: “Access your remote computer from any PC/Mac/Linux. Even from iPhone/iPad or Android devices. ... Connect to your remote computers from right within your browser, without any software installation!”
- **Status**: active — <https://www.remotepc.com/release-info> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Release-notes archive includes 2026 entries; homepage also carries a dated blog post from July 30, 2026, consistent with ongoing active development.
  - Quote: “Get the Latest RemotePC Application ... Go to Download Page > Archives 2026 2025 2024 2023”
- **Unattended access**: Yes — <https://www.remotepc.com/remote-desktop-features> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Feature is branded 'Always-ON Remote Access' on the page; this is RemotePC's unattended/always-on access capability (as distinct from its separately listed 'Attended Access' feature).
  - Quote: “Configure your computer for remote access so that you can take complete control of your computer over the Internet anytime.”
- **Session recording**: Yes — <https://www.remotepc.com/remote-desktop-features> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Quote: “Record and save remote sessions easily at your desired location on the local computer.”
- **Multi-platform**: Yes — <https://www.remotepc.com/remote-desktop-features> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Quote: “Access your remote computer from any PC/Mac/Linux. Even from iPhone/iPad or Android devices.”
- **Free for personal use**: No — <https://www.remotepc.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: The cheapest personal-use tier (Solo, 1 computer) is a paid plan ($1.84/mo first-year / $2.46/mo standard); the site offers only a time-limited free trial, not a permanent free tier. A line claiming '
  - Quote: “7-DAY Free trial (No credit card required)”
- **Self-hostable**: Partial — <https://www.remotepc.com/on-premise> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Only offered as a contact-sales, custom Enterprise deployment (request form offers 'Hosted at Datacenter' or 'Hosted at your location'); not a generally downloadable self-host package for other tiers.
  - Quote: “RemotePC provides dedicated and customized remote access solutions to cater to the unique needs of enterprises. Users can establish attended and unattended remote sessions from one application. With R”
- **E2E encryption**: Partial — <https://www.remotepc.com/faq_security> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Note: Site repeatedly states TLS 1.2/AES-256 encryption of session/file-transfer data between the local and remote computer, but no fetched page uses the specific term 'end-to-end encryption', so a true E2E
  - Quote: “RemotePC uses TLS v 1.2/AES-256 encryption for securing data transfers between local and remote computer during remote sessions.”
- **File transfer**: Yes — <https://www.remotepc.com/remote-desktop-features> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Quote: “Effortlessly transfer files and folders, even from mapped drives, between your computers.”
- **Mobile device support**: Yes — <https://www.remotepc.com/mobile> (verified 2026-07-30)
  - Quote: “Access and view your computer remotely, from any iOS and Android devices.”

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