RDP Managers for Windows Compared

The best-known RDP managers compared

As of October 2026, based on publicly available information. Features, editions and prices of the other products may change – the respective vendors' information is authoritative.

Criterion	NEO RDP Manager	mRemoteNG	RDCMan	Royal TS	Remote Desktop Manager
Price	free	free, open source	free	paid, usable for free with limits	free and paid editions
Protocols	RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet, RAW, Rlogin, PowerShell, HTTP/S, own programs	RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, RAW, HTTP/S and more	RDP only	very many, plus integrations	very many, plus integrations
Credentials	vault with master password, AES-256-GCM per field	connection file encrypted, custom password optional	bound to user account/computer or certificate	credentials in documents, password protection possible	vault, central data sources
Inheritance via folders	yes, credentials across any number of levels	yes, very fine-grained per property	yes, via groups	yes	yes
Import from other tools	mRemoteNG, RDCMan, .rdp, PuTTY, Active Directory, port scan	RDCMan, .rdp, PuTTY, Active Directory, port scan	limited	import wizards	import wizards
Team features	no – local by design	shared file or SQL database	shared .rdg file	yes, incl. a server component	yes, in the team editions
Platforms	Windows 10/11	Windows	Windows	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, mobile
Interface language	German	multilingual	English	multilingual	multilingual

Alone, local, no account

If you look after your servers yourself and want no cloud or server component, a local tool like mRemoteNG or NEO RDP Manager serves you well – NEO RDP Manager adds a real vault and a fast list for large inventories.

Just RDP, and simple

RDCMan from Microsoft Sysinternals is lean and shows live thumbnails of all sessions in a group – but it only does RDP.

Teams with central management

Royal TS and Remote Desktop Manager play to their strengths when many admins share the same connections, assign permissions and need audit trails – with the matching licensing and administration effort.

Switching without retyping

NEO RDP Manager imports mRemoteNG files including passwords as well as RDCMan, .rdp and PuTTY inventories – and exports back to the mRemoteNG format.

What matters in an RDP manager

An RDP manager should do three things above all: organise connections clearly, keep credentials safe and open sessions quickly. Everything beyond that – team sharing, permissions, integrations with password managers or hypervisors – is useful when you need it and ballast when you don't.

Credential security: are passwords protected with your own master password or just a fixed key?
Speed with many connections: do list and search stay fluid with hundreds of servers?
Protocols: is RDP enough, or do you need SSH, VNC, Telnet and PowerShell in the same window?
Switching: can existing connections be taken over with folders and passwords?

Frequently asked questions

Which RDP manager is free?

Free options include mRemoteNG, RDCMan and NEO RDP Manager. Royal TS and Remote Desktop Manager offer limited free variants and paid editions.

Which RDP manager does more than RDP?

mRemoteNG, Royal TS, Remote Desktop Manager and NEO RDP Manager support SSH, VNC, Telnet and other protocols besides RDP. RDCMan is limited to RDP.

Can I switch between the tools?

Mostly yes. NEO RDP Manager imports mRemoteNG, RDCMan, .rdp and PuTTY inventories and exports back to the mRemoteNG format, which many other tools can read.

RDP managers for Windows at a glance