Best Remote Connection Manager Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager is ranked #1 of 28 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of BURSU Connection Manager and Nexterm. The best-ranked option with a free plan is BURSU Connection Manager. The lowest first paid tier on this page is SmartCode VNC Manager at $4.92/mo.
If you manage access to remote machines and services, these tools bring connection details and protocol support into view. Compared on supported protocols and stored connections, the entries also let you weigh credential vaults, session recording, and team connection sharing. Desktop platforms and mobile apps can help narrow the fit for the devices you use, while free plans and paid-from pricing offer cost points to compare. Royal TS, BURSU Connection Manager, and Conduit are among the named options, alongside Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager and electerm. Consider what you need to store, which protocols you use, and whether credentials or sessions need to be shared.
28 remote connection manager software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
28ranked
10free plans on this page
$4.92/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.7Free Supported protocols: RDP, SSH, VNC, ARD, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, Telnet, Citrix, VMware, Hyper-V, TeamViewer, VPN and 150+ protocolsDesktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 2 BURSU Connection Manager iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.5Free Supported protocols: SSH, WinRM, RDP, VNC, AppleRD, Telnet, Serial, Web, FTP, FTPS, SFTPDesktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 3 Nexterm iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.3Free Supported protocols: SSH, VNC, RDP, TelnetDesktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 4 Conduit iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.3$10/mo Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, VNC, WebDesktop platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- 5 electerm iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.0Free Supported protocols: SSH, Telnet, VNC, RDP, SPICE, Serial, FTP, HTTP/HTTPSDesktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 6 uniTerm Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.9Free Supported protocols: SSH, Telnet, Mosh, Serial, Raw TCP, Local, WSL, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, SMB, WebDAV, S3, Zmodem, RDP, VNC, SPICE, X11, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, rqlite, Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, nerdctl, WSLCDesktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 7 Royal TS iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.9Free Supported protocols: SSH, Telnet, RS232, Raw, Rlogin, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, SCP
- 8 Keeper Connection Manager iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.5 Supported protocols: RDP, SSH, HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, Telnet, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL ServerDesktop platforms: Windows, Linux
- 9 RustConn No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0Free Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, MOSH, SFTP, Telnet, Serial, Kubernetes, Web, Zero TrustDesktop platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows via WSL2/WSLg
- 10 MobaXterm No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3Free Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, Telnet, Rlogin, RSH, RDP, VNC, XDMCP, Mosh, Serial
- 11 MremoteGO No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1Free Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, TelnetDesktop platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS
- 12 Apache Guacamole No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0
- 13 SmartCode VNC Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.5$4.92/mo
- 14 Remote Commander No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.5 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, OpenVPN, WireGuardDesktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- 15 1Remote No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1 Supported protocols: RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet, FTP, SFTP, RemoteApp, NoMachine and other applicationsDesktop platforms: Windows
- 16 Ásbrú Connection Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8 Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, VNC, TelnetDesktop platforms: Linux, Windows via WSL
- 17 mRemoteNG No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Supported protocols: RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, rlogin, raw sockets, PowerShell remoting, AnyDesk, SFTP, SCP
- 18 TermDesk No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, VNC, RDPDesktop platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- 19 Connect-rs No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet, SFTP, LocalDesktop platforms: Linux
- 20 Remmina No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6
- 21 Remota No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported protocols: SSH, RDPDesktop platforms: Linux
- 22 Webterminal No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported protocols: SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, TelnetDesktop platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- 23 RemoteSM No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, SFTPDesktop platforms: Windows
- 24 WinSSHTerm No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported protocols: SSH, SCP, Telnet, RDP, VNC, HTTPDesktop platforms: Windows
- 25 Termix No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported protocols | Desktop platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager | 9.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 30 /user/mo | RDP, SSH, VNC, ARD, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, Telnet, Citrix, VMware, Hyper-V, TeamViewer, VPN and 150+ protocols | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 2 | BURSU Connection Manager | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SSH, WinRM, RDP, VNC, AppleRD, Telnet, Serial, Web, FTP, FTPS, SFTP | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 3 | Nexterm | 9.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SSH, VNC, RDP, Telnet | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 4 | Conduit | 9.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, Web | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| 5 | electerm | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SSH, Telnet, VNC, RDP, SPICE, Serial, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 6 | uniTerm | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | — | — | SSH, Telnet, Mosh, Serial, Raw TCP, Local, WSL, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, SMB, WebDAV, S3, Zmodem, RDP, VNC, SPICE, X11, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, rqlite, Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, nerdctl, WSLC | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 7 | Royal TS | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SSH, Telnet, RS232, Raw, Rlogin, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, SCP | — |
| 8 | Keeper Connection Manager | 8.5 | No | — | No | — | RDP, SSH, HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, Telnet, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server | Windows, Linux |
| 9 | RustConn | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, MOSH, SFTP, Telnet, Serial, Kubernetes, Web, Zero Trust | Linux, macOS, Windows via WSL2/WSLg |
| 10 | MobaXterm | 7.3 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, Telnet, Rlogin, RSH, RDP, VNC, XDMCP, Mosh, Serial | — |
| 11 | MremoteGO | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| 12 | Apache Guacamole | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 13 | SmartCode VNC Manager | 6.5 | No | $4.92/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 14 | Remote Commander | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, OpenVPN, WireGuard | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 15 | 1Remote | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet, FTP, SFTP, RemoteApp, NoMachine and other applications | Windows |
| 16 | Ásbrú Connection Manager | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet | Linux, Windows via WSL |
| 17 | mRemoteNG | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, rlogin, raw sockets, PowerShell remoting, AnyDesk, SFTP, SCP | — |
| 18 | TermDesk | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, SFTP, VNC, RDP | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| 19 | Connect-rs | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet, SFTP, Local | Linux |
| 20 | Remmina | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | Remota | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP | Linux |
| 22 | Webterminal | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, Telnet | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 23 | RemoteSM | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, SFTP | Windows |
| 24 | WinSSHTerm | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | SSH, SCP, Telnet, RDP, VNC, HTTP | Windows |
| 25 | Termix | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which remote connection manager software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 9.7. BURSU Connection Manager is second and Nexterm third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, SmartCode VNC Manager has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4.92/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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