Competitor prices and policies on this page are a snapshot, verified against public sources in August 2026. Vendors change their terms — their own sites are the current word; this page records what was true when we checked.
Choose HyperLogin if…
You want the privacy of end-to-end encryption on infrastructure someone else patches, monitors and keeps online — with support and a status page when something breaks.
Choose RustDesk if…
Open source is non-negotiable, you are happy running and securing your own server, or you need remote access inside closed networks a hosted service cannot reach.
The short version
Snapshot as of August 2026.
| HyperLogin | RustDesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | No — proprietary clients and server. | Yes — open-source clients and a free, self-hostable server. |
| Self-hosting | Not offered; HyperLogin is a hosted service. | Fully supported and free; paid Server Pro adds a management console. |
| Infrastructure to run | None — we operate, patch and monitor the Swiss relays. | You install, update, secure, back up and monitor the ID/relay server — when that box dies, access dies with it. |
| Encryption | End-to-end: AES-128-GCM over DTLS-SRTP with ECDSA P-256 device certificates. | End-to-end encrypted sessions. |
| Pricing | Free personal tier; transparent per-technician plans for work — see our pricing page. | Free self-hosted; hosted Pro plans from $9.90/month (Individual) and $19.90/month (Basic), billed annually. |
| Public relays | Swiss relays included on every plan — the free tier too. | Shared community servers; self-hosting is the recommended path for serious use. |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS and Linux desktop apps. | Desktop plus iOS, Android and web clients. |
What RustDesk does better
No tool wins every row — a comparison you can trust says so out loud.
- Open source: the code is auditable, forkable and free forever — an honesty benchmark for the whole category.
- Total control: self-hosting reaches air-gapped and internal networks no hosted service can, with your rules end to end.
- Client breadth: mobile and web clients are available today.
Why people actually switch
Self-hosting is a second job
A relay server needs updates, TLS certificates, monitoring, backups and someone on call when it goes down at the worst possible moment. That is a fine trade for a homelab — and a hidden cost for a business.
Someone to call
HyperLogin is a supported product with a status page and someone accountable when things break. Community support is real, but it is not an SLA.
Hosted without the trust trade-off
The usual argument for self-hosting is not having to trust a vendor's servers. End-to-end encryption removes most of that trade: our relays forward packets they cannot decrypt, so using our infrastructure does not mean trusting it with session content.
Common questions
Is HyperLogin open source?
No — the clients and server are proprietary. If open source is a hard requirement, RustDesk is the honest recommendation. This page is for people weighing auditability against the cost of running their own infrastructure.
Do I have to trust HyperLogin's servers?
Less than you might think. Session keys are negotiated between your devices; signaling and relay servers route encrypted packets without ever holding the keys. What remains is trusting the client software — the same residual trust any binary requires, RustDesk's included unless you compile it yourself.
When can I switch?
HyperLogin is in prelaunch. Join the waitlist and you will get the download link the moment it opens — setup takes about a minute, and connecting is a single 8-character ID.
RustDesk is a trademark of its respective owner. HyperLogin is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the RustDesk project. Competitor information reflects public sources at the date shown above.
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