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RustDesk vs MeshCentral
Pick RustDesk if you want the published TeamViewer / AnyDesk / LogMeIn / Splashtop stack (AGPL-3.0 client plus optional hbbs/hbbr). Pick MeshCentral if you want that Apache-2.0 web remote-management console.
Facts checked 26 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
RustDesk in the catalog MeshCentral in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| RustDesk | MeshCentral | |
|---|---|---|
| License | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (catalog) source | Apache License 2.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | Rust (catalog) | JavaScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 126,219 stars in the catalog; last push 26 Oct 2026 source | 7,501 stars in the catalog; last push 24 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/rustdesk-remote. Optional hbbs/hbbr ID and relay. | Web console plus agents. Official docs at meshcentral.com. |
| Best for | The published TeamViewer / LogMeIn replacement. | An Apache web RMM if a RustDesk client is not the shape. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
RustDesk is the published lander — /stacks/rustdesk-remote. RustDesk is rustdesk/rustdesk. MeshCentral is Ylianst/MeshCentral. Apache Guacamole is an HTML5 gateway, not this pair. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- LogMeIn or Splashtop?
- Same published desktop — /replace/logmein and /replace/splashtop.
- Is this Tailscale?
- A mesh VPN stays on /replace/tailscale. This pair is remote desktop.
- Are these free?
- RustDesk is AGPL-3.0. MeshCentral is Apache-2.0. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy RustDesk?
- Open /stacks/rustdesk-remote. Install the client. Optional: self-host hbbs/hbbr.
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