Vexaro Desk vs TeamViewer
TeamViewer is one of the longest-established remote-support products, with apps for every major platform and a broad enterprise feature set. Vexaro Desk is younger and in early access: it focuses on governed remote access to Windows machines, with flat per-plan pricing, consent by default and a self-hosted option. This page compares the two using each vendor's own published information.
What TeamViewer offers
TeamViewer is sold as annual subscriptions, and its license overview counts licensed users and channels: Remote Access covers one user and three remote devices, Business one user and 200 managed devices, Premium up to 15 users and 300 managed devices, and Corporate up to 30 users with three channels. Personal use is free, but TeamViewer defines commercial use broadly, including home-office work and helping colleagues, and restricts accounts where it suspects it.
Apps cover Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS, with Linux supported by TeamViewer Classic, and licensed users can start sessions from the TeamViewer Web Client in a browser. Its security statement describes RSA-4096 key exchange with AES-256 session encryption end to end, and mutually authenticated TLS 1.3 from version 15.73. The enterprise platform, TeamViewer Tensor, adds single sign-on and audit logs, and a Conditional Access add-on can route session data through routers inside your own network.
How Vexaro Desk approaches it
Vexaro Desk is priced per plan, not per seat. Each plan is one monthly price that bundles operators, devices and concurrent sessions: a Free plan for any use, business included (one operator, five devices), Starter at $7.90, Team at $29.90 for ten operators, and Business at $69.90 for 50 operators and 2,000 devices. Enterprise, from $149, adds self-hosted or on-premises deployment.
Sessions are encrypted with TLS 1.3 and connect directly wherever the network allows. Direct sessions are end-to-end encrypted and verify the other machine's cryptographic identity; when a network forces a relayed connection, traffic stays encrypted in transit through Vexaro-operated relays. By default, the person at the computer sees who is asking (device, account and Vexaro ID) and accepts or declines.
The main limit today: the Vexaro Desk client runs on Windows only. Apps for macOS, Linux and mobile are planned. On the Team plan and above, a browser viewer in the Vexaro console lets an operator reach a Windows machine that runs the client without installing anything on their own computer.
Vexaro Desk and TeamViewer side by side
| Capability | Vexaro Desk | TeamViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms2 | Windows today; macOS, Linux and mobile apps planned | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS/iPadOS; Linux with TeamViewer Classic |
| Browser access6 | Browser viewer in the Vexaro console, Team plan and above | TeamViewer Web Client, with a paid subscription |
| Session encryption1 | TLS 1.3; end-to-end on direct connections; encrypted in transit through Vexaro-operated relays when relayed | RSA-4096 key exchange and AES-256, end to end; mutually authenticated TLS 1.3 from version 15.73 |
| Licensing3 | One monthly price per plan, with operators, devices and sessions included | Annual subscriptions by licensed users and channels |
| Free use4 | Free plan (any use, business included): 1 operator, 5 devices, up to 2 sessions at a time; up to 5 sessions a day, 30 min each | Free for personal use only |
| Self-hosting5 | Self-hosted or on-premises on the Enterprise plan | Conditional Access add-on for Tensor: session data through your own routers, connection setup through the TeamViewer cloud |
| Single sign-on8 | SAML and OIDC on the Enterprise plan | Included with TeamViewer Tensor |
| Session recording7 | Team plan and above; the files stay on your computers | Recording with admin policies, including mandatory recording |
| Access control1 | Consent prompt by default; unattended access with a machine password and optional ID allowlist, from Starter | AllowList of IDs and accounts; optional second-factor approval of each connection |
Each row cites the vendor pages listed under Sources. The Vexaro Desk column describes the product as it is today, in early access.
Sources
Vendor pages read on September 21, 2026. Vendors change their products and prices, so check their sites for current details.
Where TeamViewer is a strong fit
TeamViewer has apps for nearly every platform, reports annual external audits against frameworks such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 in its security statement, and offers deep enterprise features through Tensor. If you support Macs, phones and Linux machines as often as Windows PCs, or you need a vendor with that audit record today, TeamViewer is a strong fit.
Why teams choose Vexaro Desk
- One flat price per plan: adding an operator within your plan's limit does not change the bill.
- Consent by default, with unattended access as a deliberate, password-protected choice per machine.
- Self-hosted or on-premises deployment on the Enterprise plan, for teams that must keep the service inside their own perimeter.
Moving from TeamViewer to Vexaro Desk
- Create a free account. Once you confirm your email address, your workspace gets a one-month Team trial.
- Download the Vexaro Desk Windows client and install it on a few machines next to TeamViewer.
- For machines you reach with nobody present, set an access password in Settings, optionally limited to an allowlist of Vexaro IDs; every other machine stays in consent mode.
- Invite your operators, turn on multi-factor authentication for each account, and review the audit log after the first sessions.
- Keep TeamViewer for Macs, mobile devices and Linux machines; Vexaro Desk runs on Windows only today.
Frequently asked questions
Can Vexaro Desk replace TeamViewer?
Is there a free option for business use?
Are Vexaro Desk sessions end-to-end encrypted like TeamViewer's?
Can I host Vexaro Desk myself?
See it on your own machines
Vexaro Desk is in early access. Create a free account and compare it with your current tool on your own Windows machines.