# Remote desktop privacy ratings

Software for controlling another computer over the network.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Apache Guacamole](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/apache-guacamole/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Clientless remote desktop gateway that runs on a server and gives browser-based access to machines over VNC, RDP, SSH and Telnet using HTML5, with no plugin or client software needed. |
| [MeshCentral](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/meshcentral/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Self-hosted web server for remote device management, offering remote desktop, terminal and file access to Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD machines through an installed agent. |
| [Remmina](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/remmina/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Remote desktop client for Linux and other Unix-like systems that supports RDP, VNC, SPICE, SSH and other protocols through plugins, with a tabbed GTK interface. |
| [TigerVNC](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/tigervnc/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | VNC server and viewer implementation focused on performance, with TLS encryption and extensions for advanced authentication, used for remote access to graphical desktops. |
| [RustDesk](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/rustdesk/) | D (50/100) | Singapore | Open-source remote desktop software that works with RustDesk's public relay servers or a self-hosted server, with a paid Pro server edition for teams. |
| [TeamViewer](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/teamviewer/) | F (30/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Proprietary remote access and support software that connects to computers and mobile devices through TeamViewer's relay servers, free for personal use and paid for commercial use. |
| [AnyDesk](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/anydesk/) | F (10/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Proprietary remote desktop software that connects to computers and mobile devices through AnyDesk's servers using its DeskRT codec, free for personal use and paid for commercial use. |
| [Chrome Remote Desktop](https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop/) | F (0/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Free remote access tool from Google that connects to Windows, macOS and Linux computers through a web app or mobile apps, using a Google account and Google's relay servers. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/remote-desktop/