About
RustDesk is an open-source remote desktop and remote support application that connects clients through RustDesk relay and rendezvous servers. It supports self-hosted deployment with Docker Compose, and the server can be run from the provided OSS or Pro compose files.
The free offering is the self-hosted OSS plan, which includes online status and community support. The product also offers paid Pro plans with features such as login-user limits, managed-device limits, web console access, 2FA, access control, OIDC, LDAP integration, custom client generation, and distributed relay servers.
- Open-source remote desktop software
- Self-hosted OSS server deployment
- Online status monitoring
- Community support access
- Docker Compose installation
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android clients
- Web client hosting option
Free Tier Value
This free tier is perpetual and self-hosted, so there is no credit-card friction and no expiration. It includes only basic online status and community support, which is far less than the $9.90/month Individual plan, so a small but real value of about $0.50/month is a fair buyer-side estimate.
What's included in the free tier
Last checked
- Online status
- Community support
See RustDesk pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Individual
- login users
- 1
- managed devices
- 20
- 1 login user
- 20 managed devices
- Unlimited concurrent connections
- 2FA
- Web console
- Address book
- Audit log
- Change ID
Basic
- login users
- 10
- managed devices
- 100
- Everything in the individual plan
- 10 login users
- 100 managed devices
- OIDC (SSO)
- LDAP integration
- Cross group access
- Custom client generator
Customized
- login users
- custom
- managed devices
- custom
- additional user
- $1
- additional device
- $0.1
- Everything in the basic plan
- Additional users billed per user
- Additional devices billed per device
Customized V2
- login users
- custom
- managed devices
- custom
- concurrent connections
- custom
- additional user
- $1
- additional device
- $0.1
- additional concurrent connection
- $20
- Everything in the basic self-hosting plan but with limited concurrent connections
- Unlimited concurrent sessions per concurrent connection
- Additional users billed per user
- Additional devices billed per device
- Additional concurrent connections billed per connection
Pricing extracted from RustDesk's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is RustDesk free forever?
Yes. RustDesk is free forever, with no time limit and no usage threshold that forces a paid plan.
Does RustDesk require a credit card?
No. You can start on RustDesk's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed RustDesk's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. RustDesk's cheapest paid plan is Individual at $9.9 / month.
What is RustDesk's free tier worth?
RustDesk's free tier is worth about <$1 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 91/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
