Our take
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 user and 20 managed devices — not Basic $23.88 unless they need 10 users / OIDC / LDAP. Pick Tuple if engineering teams who will use the 14-day trial, then stay on $30/user/month while they share a first desktop — not a custom
self-hosted Devices desk
Best for
RustDesk A device table you start at a public $
Tuple A pairing call you start at a public $
Free plan
RustDesk $0 · /month. Open source and free. Online status. Community support
Tuple No free plan
Lowest paid
RustDesk Individual $11.88/mo
Tuple Engineering teams $30/user/mo
Next step up
RustDesk Basic $23.88/mo
Tuple
Runs where
RustDesk Local or hosted
Tuple
Watch out
RustDesk Paid tiles are annual-only
Tuple There is no permanent $0 seat
Last checked
RustDesk 2026-10-23 · rustdesk.com/pricing.html
Tuple 2026-10-23 · tuple.app/pricing
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 user and 20 managed devices — not Basic $23.88 unless they need 10 users / OIDC / LDAP.
Read the RustDesk pageengineering teams who will use the 14-day trial, then stay on $30/user/month while they share a first desktop — not a custom invoice first unless they need PO / SSO at scale, and not a forever-free seat (there isn’t one except donated OSS licenses).
Read the Tuple page