Self-hosted remote desktop: an AnyDesk & TeamViewer alternative

AnyDesk and TeamViewer are convenient, but every session runs through a vendor's cloud, pricing scales in ways that surprise teams, and you're trusting a third party with access to your machines. The same is true of Splashtop, Chrome Remote Desktop and LogMeIn; even RustDesk, which is open source, points at public relays by default unless you stand up your own. MetaRemote takes a different position from the start: run the relay yourself. That's what makes it a genuine AnyDesk alternative and TeamViewer alternative rather than just another cloud.

Privacy by architecture

With a self-hosted relay, the server only brokers the connection — it helps two machines find each other and then gets out of the way. Screen and input travel peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted, so there's no cloud in the middle recording or able to see your sessions.

Control and portability

You decide where the relay lives, what it logs, and who can reach it. There's no external account directory to manage and no vendor lock-in to a proprietary account system — access is by connect code and password.

Predictable pricing

MetaRemote's pricing starts at $15 per user, without the tiered surprises common to remote-desktop SaaS. You're paying for software, not for someone else's bandwidth.

Modern, efficient streaming

Hardware HEVC encoding plus change-only ("damage") detection means an idle screen sends almost nothing, and active use adapts to the link. It's built to feel responsive without saturating a connection.

Where it fits

If you're an MSP, an IT team, a developer with headless Macs, or anyone uncomfortable routing remote sessions through a third-party cloud, a self-hosted model is worth a look. See how connect-by-code works for the mechanics, or request early access to try it.