2 categories · RankedRustDesk
RustDesk is open-source remote support and remote access software that can be self-hosted on an organization's own server · rustdesk.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Zoho Assist is first at 28%.
Splashtop Remote Support is first at 35%.
BeyondTrust Remote Support is first at 27%.
Why models recommend it
“RustDesk stands out as the best remote support tool for a company with a limited budget.”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“RustDesk *(Best Overall Open-Source & Privacy Choice)* ... 100% Free (AGPL open source)”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“If you need absolutely zero cost, go with Chrome Remote Desktop or RustDesk.”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“RustDesk (free client + OSS server) is the strongest open‑source choice.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Abused in modern ransomware campaigns when misconfigured”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“Lesser-known or open-source variants (e.g., RustDesk forks) can be riskier due to weaker vendor support.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“scammers often direct users to download RustDesk and connect to malicious public servers”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Any legitimate tool can be abused—including ... RustDesk, Splashtop”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as RustDesk, over the 30 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 21 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 21 | 1 | View → | |
| 20 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 15 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 12 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 7 | 1 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 5 | 1 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | Compare → |
What the models named instead of RustDesk →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on RustDesk's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- remote access and support
- Price stated
- Free self-hosting plan: $ 0 /month USD; Pro plans starting at $ 11.88 /month USD
- Starting price
- 11.88
- Free plan or trial
- true
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 26 of the 30 answers that named RustDesk and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Eighty-six of the ninety-four domain citations in answers naming RustDesk came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 49 | 12 | 2026-08-14 | Remote support | |
| Comparison | 22 | 8 | 2026-07-09 |
Most recent
- 2026-08-14Unattended Remote Access on Wayland with RustDesk blog
- 2026-08-14Unattended remote access wayland ar blog
- 2026-07-09Rustdesk for linux blog
- 2026-07-09Rustdesk scale 50000 200000 devices blog
- 2026-07-09Rustdesk vs screenconnect comparison
- 2026-07-09Rustdesk vs vnc comparison
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page rustdesk.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read October 5, 2026.