The AnyDesk Alternative on Your Own Server

Remote support, screen sharing and meetings through your own Windows or Linux server – with no add-on licence, even on a Raspberry Pi. What FSRdp does differently from AnyDesk, and when AnyDesk remains the better choice.

AnyDesk is fast, lean and, like FSRdp, from Germany. People who look for an alternative usually want one of three things: sessions should run through their own server without operating a separate appliance and paying for an add-on licence; several people should be in one session together, with cameras and also without installed software; or only part of the screen should be visible instead of the entire monitor.

How FSRdp Differs from AnyDesk

Your own server is the normal case, not an add-on

With AnyDesk, your own server is available only as a separate Linux appliance, for example as a virtual machine, and with an additional licence. FSRdp runs directly as a Windows service, as a systemd service on Linux or on a Raspberry Pi 5 behind your own router – included in the price. Video, audio, chat and files run through this server.

Share only the area that matters

AnyDesk shares the entire screen or monitor. In the FSRdp Windows client you drag a frame around exactly the area the other person should see, and FSRdp remembers it per monitor. On ultra-wide and multi-monitor workstations everything else stays private.

Rooms with several participants and cameras

AnyDesk offers video meetings through its separate product AnyDesk One Meeting. With FSRdp they are part of the standard feature set: several participants meet in one room, several cameras run at once, and guests take full part in the browser – watching, talking, sharing their own screen and sending files.

One price per supporter, everything included

FSRdp costs €7 per supporter per month plus VAT, one year in advance – your own server, recording and every feature included; your customers and guests need no licence. Before you decide, FSRdp runs free for 30 days on your own server.

When AnyDesk Remains the Better Choice

FSRdp does not replace every use of AnyDesk. Stay with AnyDesk if you mainly need the following:

Unattended access. With FSRdp there is always someone at the shared computer who starts sharing and grants remote control themselves. Maintaining computers with nobody in front of them is not part of the design.
Remote control of Macs, smartphones and tablets. FSRdp has clients for Windows and Linux, but none for macOS and no mobile apps. On these devices you join a session in the browser, but the device itself is not remote-controlled.
Large, centrally managed device fleets. FSRdp is not built for managing many devices with fixed addresses or for rolling them out centrally.

FSRdp and AnyDesk Side by Side

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Feature	FSRdp	AnyDesk
Origin
Manufacturer's Country	Germany	Germany
Operation
Self-hosted Windows ServerRun on your own network rather than a third-party cloud	Yesas a Windows service	Limitedonly as a separate Linux appliance, e.g. as a VM; additional licence
Self-hosted Linux Server	Yesas a systemd service, including on Raspberry Pi	Limitedas a separate Linux appliance; additional licence
Server on Raspberry PiComplete server operation on small ARM64 hardware behind your own router, without a data center	YesRaspberry Pi 5 (ARM64), online through your own internet connection	No
Room Communication
Room ChatSeveral participants in a shared room	Yesroom number, multiple participants	Yesvia AnyDesk One Meeting
Text Chat	Yesincluding images, up to 4 MB	Yes
Live Chat TranslationEveryone reads the chat automatically in their own language – same toggle and external service as Live Translation	Yeseveryone reads automatically in their own language	No
File transferSize per file	2 GB, 200 MB in the browser	no published limit
Camera / Microphone	Yesmultiple cameras at once + voice	Yesvideo via AnyDesk One Meeting
Remote Support and Documentation
Freely Selectable Sharing AreaShare a selected screen area rather than the entire screen, particularly useful for ultra-wide and multiple-monitor workstations	Yesfreely draggable frame, remembered per monitor (Windows client)	Noentire screen or monitor only
Remote Control	Yesexplicitly granted and revocable at any time	Yes
Session Recording	Yeslocal MP4 in the Windows client, with chat and transcript files	Yes
Screenshots at the Click of a Button	Yes	Yes
Client Platforms
Windows Client	Yes	Yes
Linux Client	Yesx64 and ARM64 (Raspberry Pi)	Yes
Web ClientJoin without installation	Yesfull participation: watch, share and send files	Limitedweb client (beta) with limited features
Additional Cloud-connected Features – Consider Privacy
Live CaptionsTranscribes speech as it happens; room audio is sent to an external speech recognition service	Yesenabled per room; OpenAI-compatible service with your own API key, OpenAI (USA) by default	No
Live TranslationCaptions in each listener's language; everyone reads in their own language without anyone changing the spoken language	Yeseach participant reads in their own language	No
Organization and Costs
Reserved Room Numbers/Names	Yesup to 10 fixed room names per supporter	Limitedfixed device alias
PriceApproximate net list prices	€7 per supporter license per month, plus VAT, one year in advance; free 30-day demo	from approximately €15/month

(*) As of:September 2026. This information comes from the manufacturers' public product descriptions and relates to their standard plans. Features and prices change regularly and depend on plan, edition and contract term; accuracy is not guaranteed. Prices are approximate net list prices, not an offer. All product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for descriptive purposes only.

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Who FSRdp Is For

IT service providers who want their own server without operating an appliance and paying for an add-on licence
Support teams that want hands-on help and meetings with cameras in one tool
Training sessions where participants join in the browser without installation
Ultra-wide and multi-monitor workstations where only one area should be visible

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