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At a Glance
RealVNC
RealVNC
Star Rating
(439)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
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TightVNC
TightVNC
Star Rating
(34)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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RealVNC vs TightVNC

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found RealVNC easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with RealVNC overall.

  • Reviewers felt that RealVNC meets the needs of their business better than TightVNC.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RealVNC is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of RealVNC over TightVNC.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
RealVNC
Essentials
$8.25
1 Concurrent Session Per Month
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TightVNC
No pricing available
Free Trial
RealVNC
Free Trial is available
TightVNC
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
372
8.1
24
Ease of Use
9.4
375
8.6
24
Ease of Setup
9.0
246
8.8
13
Ease of Admin
9.2
241
8.5
13
Quality of Support
9.1
283
7.5
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
233
7.9
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
370
7.3
22
Features by Category
8.3
18
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
Communication
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
8.6
17
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Device Support
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Performance
6.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
216
6.5
23
Administration
8.8
145
7.3
17
8.4
118
6.1
16
8.3
115
5.8
14
7.8
56
4.2
12
Feature Not Available
5.9
15
9.1
151
7.5
18
8.7
146
6.9
15
Platform
9.3
156
7.6
12
9.2
96
5.6
12
Feature Not Available
6.0
13
9.5
181
8.4
18
Security
Feature Not Available
5.9
11
Feature Not Available
7.1
12
Feature Not Available
6.7
11
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
RealVNC
RealVNC
TightVNC
TightVNC
RealVNC and TightVNC are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
RealVNC
RealVNC is categorized as Remote Support
TightVNC
TightVNC has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
RealVNC
RealVNC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
55.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.2%
TightVNC
TightVNC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.9%
Reviewers' Industry
RealVNC
RealVNC
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Accounting
2.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.6%
Other
72.4%
TightVNC
TightVNC
Information Technology and Services
16.1%
Retail
6.5%
Education Management
6.5%
Computer Software
6.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Other
58.1%
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Discussions
RealVNC
RealVNC Discussions
Is there an easy way to transfer files between server and viewer computers. currently i use email.
3 Comments
Paul R. S.
PS
This functionality is built into the software. From the toolbar, click on the "Double Arrows" which is for File Transfers. Note that file transfer isn’t...Read more
How can I automatically start VNC Server on a Mac to enable remote login after restart?
3 Comments
JR
This has been driving me crazy since around when you posted this question originally. In case you never figured it out, or others find this post (it was the...Read more
Is either an iPhone or Android OS version available? Can I show clients my screen?
2 Comments
Jon M.
JM
There is a VNC client available on iPhone and Android. Although it works only one direction. You can control a computer running VNC Server, but you cannot...Read more
TightVNC
TightVNC Discussions
Is TightVNC safe?
1 Comment
Monty the Mongoose crying
TightVNC has no more discussions with answers