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11 self-hosted AnyDesk alternatives

AnyDesk is remote desktop software that provides secure remote access and control of computers and mobile devices. Features include screen sharing, file transfer, unattended access, session recording, remote printing, and collaboration tools for IT support and remote work.

Alternatives to AnyDesk

Self-hosted game streaming server for Moonlight with low-latency streaming, hardware/software encoding, and web-based configuration and pairing.

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40.6k stars2.1k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Neko is a self-hosted virtual browser/desktop streamed over WebRTC, enabling low-latency remote access and multi-user collaborative sessions in Docker.

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22.2k stars1.6k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Secure access platform for servers, Kubernetes, databases, desktops, and web apps with SSO/MFA, short-lived certificates, and full session auditing.

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20.9k stars2.1k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted Node.js server for remote monitoring, web-based remote desktop, terminal, file access and multi-DB device management.

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7.1k stars963 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Nexterm is an open-source server management platform providing SSH, VNC and RDP access, SFTP file management, Docker deployment, Proxmox integration, monitoring and SSO.

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5k stars265 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Headless Steam Docker image for remote game streaming with noVNC web desktop, Proton support, and NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU acceleration, compatible with Steam Link and Moonlight.

4.7k stars285 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

#9

Open-source Moonlight streaming server that runs in Docker to share a single host among multiple remote clients.

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2.1k stars149 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Centralized SSH gateway to remotely manage Linux servers, containers and IoT devices via web or native SSH; offers key auth, firewall rules, audit logging and session recording.

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2.1k stars188 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

What replacing AnyDesk actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 10 of 11 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, AGPL-3.0, MIT, GPL-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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