Pick RustDesk when
- You want open-source software you can read and change
- You want to run your own servers
- You need keyboard and mouse control or file transfer
Anslation Remote
Anslation Remote vs RustDesk. Open source, or nothing to install?
Pick RustDesk when you want open-source remote desktop software you can host yourself, with full control and file transfer. Pick Anslation Remote when the person you help should install nothing and every session must be approved and audited.
In short
What is the difference between Anslation Remote and RustDesk?
RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software that you can run on your own servers, with keyboard and mouse control and file transfer through its app. With Anslation Remote the person you help installs nothing: they type a one-time code in a desktop browser and share a view-only screen, and your policy decides who approves each session, with every step in the audit log.
Which one fits your support?
Pick Anslation Remote when
- The person you help should install nothing
- Every session needs consent or approval, and a log
- Seeing the screen and talking it through is enough
Side by side, as of November 2026.
What we say about RustDesk comes from its own pages, checked on 2 November 2026. Where it does more, the table says so.
| Question | Anslation Remote | RustDesk |
|---|---|---|
| What the person you help runs | A desktop browser and a 9-digit code | The RustDesk app |
| Source code | Not open source | Open source, AGPL-3.0 licence |
| Hosting | Run by Anslation | Its own servers, or ones you run yourself |
| Keyboard and mouse control | Not in the browser: view-only (a preview helper program can, once the person allows it on their computer) | Yes |
| File transfer | In a live session on a registered device whose policy allows it: peer to peer, accepted by the other side first | Yes |
| Apps | None: a desktop browser | Windows, macOS, Linux and Android |
Plans and features change. Check RustDesk’s own pages before you decide.
Setup and safety.
- SetupRustDesk is an app on both computers, and you can run its server yourself. Anslation Remote needs only the browser on the side being helped, and Anslation runs the service.
- Team featuresAnslation Remote is built around a support team: a queue with SLA timers, approval rules per policy, four roles and an audit log with CSV export.
More comparisons.
- Anslation Remote vs AnyDeskA remote desktop app with full control and unattended access.
- Anslation Remote vs UltraViewerWindows-to-Windows desktop control and file transfer.
- All comparisonsEighteen tools side by side, their wins included.
- Use casesHow help desks, support teams, schools and MSPs use it.
- SecurityCodes, consent, roles and the audit log.
- Screen share checkTest a browser and a network before a session.
- Anslation RemoteThe product, what it does and what it does not.
RustDesk questions, answered.
Is Anslation Remote open source like RustDesk?
No. If open source or hosting it yourself matters most, RustDesk is the better pick.
Can I host Anslation Remote on my own server?
Not today; Anslation runs the service.
Does the person I help need RustDesk installed?
With RustDesk, yes. With Anslation Remote they need only a desktop browser and the code.
Keep reading
- Remote securityHow one-time codes, consent, roles, workspaces, peer-to-peer media and the audit log work in Anslation Remote, and what it does not do yet.
- Remote screen share checkTest whether this browser can share a screen and whether your network finds a direct WebRTC path. It runs on this page and saves nothing.
- Remote vs AnyDeskAnslation Remote vs AnyDesk: when a remote desktop app fits, and when a browser-only, view-only screen share with approvals and an audit log fits better.
- Remote: how it worksEvery step of a remote support session on both sides: stage it, share a 9-digit code, consent, share a screen from the browser, chat, then end it.
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