# Good alternative to Teamviewer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 18, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541 "2013-10-18T01:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/1 "2013-10-18T01:34:24Z")
I’m looking for a remote control solution that I can use inexpensively for corporate work. Teamviewer wants something like $700 for commercial use. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/2 "2013-10-18T03:00:23Z")
I use [gotomeeting.com](http://gotomeeting.com) for work. I don’t know the specifics of licensing. ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/3 "2013-10-18T03:59:19Z")
for occasional remote control over the internet there’s [ammyy.com](http://ammyy.com); and it requires no pre-install. Like gotomeeting, you send the other end to a website, they download one thing and away they/you go. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/4 "2013-10-18T13:42:06Z")
non-browserdependent: Timbuktu (requires Skype, weirdly enough, to burrow behind firewalls, but good sw overall) Mikogo VNC Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (Windows only) Apple Remote Desktop (MacOS only or VNC on Windows) Yugma Mac Helpmate / Win Helpmate (they interoperate) browser-dependent (usually with java downloadable apps): > **[GoToMyPC Remote Access - Remote Desktop Software for Mac or PC](https://get.gotomypc.com/)** > > Remotely access your computer from anywhere on any device! Discover productivity and flexibility with GoToMyPC remote desktop software. Try it Free! > **[Official Site | Norton™ - Antivirus & Anti-Malware Software](https://us.norton.com/)** > > Norton™ provides industry-leading antivirus and security software for your PC, Mac, and mobile devices. Download a Norton™ 360 plan - protect your devices against viruses, ransomware, malware and other online threats. ---
**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/5 "2013-10-18T17:48:24Z")
GoTo works for this, but can have issues if your computer has multiple monitors. (They have a free quick-and-dirty product called [join.me](http://join.me), check that out if you want to try their technology out.) Windows Remote Desktop (IMO) has the best quality (fastest, transmits audio as well as image, etc), and is free but it’s kind of a pain to set up because you need to open ports on your network and have a DNS name. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/6 "2013-10-18T18:19:44Z")
Also, Microsoft today released Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, so you can use a tablet to connect. ---
**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/7 "2013-10-18T18:23:58Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Also, Microsoft today released Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, so you can use a tablet to connect. And there’s been an OS X version of Remote Desktop for ages, so you can connect from a Mac. (AFAIK, a Mac can’t serve up Remote Desktop though, just consume it.) ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/8 "2013-10-19T03:35:34Z")
[http://join.me](http://join.me) maybe? it’s free, but kinda limited in what you can do with the free version. if you have UAC turned on, i’ve found you need to Run As Administrator when you launch the client in order for mouse/keyboard controls to pass to a viewer. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/9 "2013-10-19T07:09:33Z")
> [@Cardinal](#): > > I’m looking for a remote control solution that I can use inexpensively for corporate work. Teamviewer wants something like $700 for commercial use. Ideas? As a commercial teamviewer licencee…I will toss you some of the reasons I dropped the $700. #1 its a one shot cost…many competing products are monthly services. #2 no limit on number of connected machines #3 generally good product I was using go to assist but the 100 machines per $50/mo licence was getting annoying. They gave me a deal at one point that got me 200 for $63…still outgrew it. ---
**Author:** ![mendi80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@mendi80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mendi80)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/10 "2013-10-19T19:49:39Z")
Radmin is the best one ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/11 "2013-10-19T21:22:18Z")
Reported post by **mendi80** as spam. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/12 "2013-10-21T13:00:47Z")
I’ve used [DameWare](http://www.dameware.com/) for years. You pay by the number of techs using the software, not by the number of clients. The remote control by itself starts at $259, but the remote support at $349 includes remote control and is a great deal. ---
**Author:** ![Tippy101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Tippy101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tippy101)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/13 "2013-10-22T20:32:44Z")
We use [ScreenConnect](http://www.screenconnect.com/). On time payment. Unlimited unattends. Remote support, remote meeting. Unlimited technicians. We use to be in the same boat using TeamViewer. It was giving us issues with client versions whatnot and we came across this in our search [http://www.screenconnect.com/Compare-TeamViewer-Alternative](http://www.screenconnect.com/Compare-TeamViewer-Alternative) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/14 "2013-10-23T20:31:32Z")
[TightVNC](http://www.tightvnc.com/) works great for me. It’s free. ---
**Author:** ![Chickenwrangler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chickenwrangler/32/91_2.png) [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-to-teamviewer/671541/15 "2013-10-24T05:43:47Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > [TightVNC](http://www.tightvnc.com/) works great for me. It’s free. +1