Our take
Pick NetBird if infra teams who will stay on Cloud Free at €0 (5 users, 100 machines) or the $0 self-host binary while they add a first peer, then buy Team at €6/user/month when they need unlimited users, enterprise IdP, and SCIM. Pick RustDesk if ops teams who will stay on Free at $0 (OSS server, community support) while they open a first Devices list, then Individual at $11.88/month yearly when they need 1 login
Best for
NetBird Peers you start at €0
RustDesk A device table you start at a public $
Free plan
NetBird $0 · bSD-3. You run the management + signal + TURN stack. Confirmed by the repo license. Hosting is your bill
RustDesk $0 · /month. Open source and free. Online status. Community support
Lowest paid
NetBird Cloud Team €6/user/mo
RustDesk Individual $11.88/mo
Next step up
NetBird Cloud Business €12
RustDesk Basic $23.88/mo
Runs where
NetBird Local; you host it
RustDesk Local or hosted
Watch out
NetBird Cloud Free is 5 users and 100 machines
RustDesk Paid tiles are annual-only
Last checked
NetBird 2026-10-23 · netbird.io/pricing
RustDesk 2026-10-23 · rustdesk.com/pricing.html
infra teams who will stay on Cloud Free at €0 (5 users, 100 machines) or the $0 self-host binary while they add a first peer, then buy Team at €6/user/month when they need unlimited users, enterprise IdP, and SCIM.
Read the NetBird pageops teams who will stay on Free at $0 (OSS server, community support) while they open a first Devices list, then Individual at $11.88/month yearly when they need 1 login user and 20 managed devices — not Basic $23.88 unless they need 10 users / OIDC / LDAP.
Read the RustDesk page