Best Remote Connection Manager Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Nexterm is ranked #1 of 29 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of MremoteGO and Royal TS. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MremoteGO. The lowest first paid tier on this page is SmartCode VNC Manager at $4.92/mo.
When you need a clearer way to manage saved access to machines and services, start with the connection types and devices your team actually uses. Compared on supported protocols and stored connections, these tools can also be weighed by credential vaults, session recording, and team connection sharing. Desktop platforms and mobile apps matter if access spans more than one kind of device; free plans and paid-from pricing help you compare the listed plan terms. The ranking opens with Nexterm and Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, followed by RustConn and BURSU Connection Manager, with Conduit and Apache Guacamole also among the early entries. Use those criteria to identify which capabilities fit your connection-management workflow.
29 remote connection manager software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported protocols | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexterm | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | SSH, VNC, RDP, Telnet | View |
| 2 |  MremoteGO | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet | View |
| 3 | Royal TS | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | SSH, Telnet, RS232, Raw, Rlogin, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, SCP | View |
| 4 | BURSU Connection Manager | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | SSH, WinRM, RDP, VNC, AppleRD, Telnet, Serial, Web, FTP, FTPS, SFTP | View |
| 5 | Conduit | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, Web | View |
| 6 | Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 30 /user/mo | RDP, SSH, VNC, ARD, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, Telnet, Citrix, VMware, Hyper-V, TeamViewer, VPN and 150+ protocols | View |
| 7 | MobaXterm | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, Telnet, Rlogin, RSH, RDP, VNC, XDMCP, Mosh, Serial | View |
| 8 |  RustConn | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, MOSH, SFTP, Telnet, Serial, Kubernetes, Web, Zero Trust | View |
| 9 | Apache Guacamole | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 |  1Remote | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet, FTP, SFTP, RemoteApp, NoMachine and other applications | View |
| 11 | Remmina | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 |  Remota | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP | View |
| 13 |  WinSSHTerm | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, SCP, Telnet, RDP, VNC, HTTP | View |
| 14 |  Ásbrú Connection Manager | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet | View |
| 15 | Autoruns | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 16 | Connect-rs | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet, SFTP, Local | View |
| 17 |  electerm | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, Telnet, VNC, RDP, SPICE, Serial, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS | View |
| 18 |  KRDC | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 19 |  RemoteSM | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, RDP, SFTP | View |
| 20 |  TermDesk | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | SSH, SFTP, VNC, RDP | View |
| 21 | Delinea Identity Threat Protection | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | RDP, SSH | View |
| 22 | Keeper Connection Manager | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | RDP, SSH, HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, Telnet, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server | View |
| 23 | mRemoteNG | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, rlogin, raw sockets, PowerShell remoting, AnyDesk, SFTP, SCP | View |
| 24 |  Heimdall | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 25 |  SmartCode VNC Manager | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $4.92/mo | No | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which remote connection manager software is ranked first on Inferse?
Nexterm is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 7.3. MremoteGO is second and Royal TS third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, SmartCode VNC Manager has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4.92/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.