✦Compare · Remio vs LogMeIn

Remio vs LogMeIn - free vs a decade-old subscription, side by side.

Bottom line - Remio is a free, native, end-to-end-encrypted connection. A direct comparison across latency architecture, encryption, the account model, platform support, and pricing. LogMeIn - now sold under the GoTo brand as LogMeIn Pro, GoToMyPC, and Rescue - discontinued its free tier in January 2014; Remio is free, native, and no-account by design. Facts current as of July 2026.

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✦Head to head

Remio vs LogMeIn at a glance

Twenty rows across performance, security, the account model, platform support, and pricing. LogMeIn's browser-based access, decades of enterprise history, and Rescue helpdesk tooling are listed in the table too.

Capability	Remio	LogMeIn (GoTo)
Performance & streaming
Native LAN performance	~8 ms processing, measured internally	Not publicly benchmarked
Streaming resolution & frame rate	6K at 120 fps; up to 240 fps on the Mac and Windows apps	Not specified for consumer tiers
Connection architecture	Direct P2P first, relay fallback only	Always routes through GoTo/LogMeIn cloud infrastructure
Native app vs browser access	100% native apps only	Desktop apps; browser-based access is a primary workflow
Security
Transport encryption	DTLS-SRTP	TLS-encrypted transport through vendor infrastructure
End-to-end encryption	End-to-end encrypted; relay never decrypts	No - session is decrypted at GoTo/LogMeIn's relay infrastructure
Public security documentation	Yes, on remio.net	Not published for consumer plans
Account & access
Account required	No - QR code or PIN	Yes - central account on every plan
Central credential database	None	Yes - GoTo/LogMeIn account system
Per-computer licensing	None - reach as many machines as you like	Yes - plans tiered by number of computers, billed annually
Unattended access	Included free - opt-in per host, plus Wake-on-LAN	Core of the product - paid plans only
File transfer	Both ways since 3.0 - receiving on Pro	Included on paid plans
Platform support
macOS & Windows hosts	Native, including Windows Home editions	Windows and Mac hosts
iOS · iPadOS client	Native app	Mobile app available
Android client	Native app	Mobile app available
visionOS	Native (iPad app runs today)	No
Browser-only access	No - native apps only	Yes - a primary workflow
Pricing (July 2026)
Free tier	Free on every platform, with no commercial-use detection	Discontinued January 2014; paid plans only since
Pricing model	$0, no per-computer or per-seat fee (optional Remio Pro $1.99/month)	Per-computer, annual subscription (LogMeIn Pro, GoToMyPC, Rescue); price varies by region
Commercial-use detection	None	Not applicable - paid from the start

✦Why Remio

Why people choose Remio

Cost, end-to-end encryption, native performance, and the no-account model.

Choose Remio if…

You want free, native, and end-to-end encrypted.

You want unattended access included at no cost, native apps that drive the hardware decoder directly instead of a browser tab, end-to-end encryption where no relay can decrypt your session, and a QR code or a Device ID and PIN instead of yet another account to manage. The core remote desktop is free, on every platform, with no per-computer counter running in the background - Remio Pro is optional for extras like two-way file transfer.

✦Detailed breakdown

How they differ

Five categories, one paragraph each. The rows in the table above are the headline; the paragraphs below are the why.

Maturity and enterprise history

A newer product vs two decades of GoTo history

LogMeIn practically invented mainstream remote access, and the products that carry the name - LogMeIn Pro, GoToMyPC, and Rescue, all under the GoTo brand today - remain widely deployed. Rescue in particular is a helpdesk product for supporting other people's machines. Remio has none of that institutional history; it is a newer, smaller product.

Universal browser access

Browser access vs native apps on both ends

Browser-based access - connecting to a computer with nothing installed on the machine you're connecting from - is a workflow LogMeIn's products support. Remio is a native-app-only product on both ends by design, which is what buys its latency and colour fidelity.

Encryption and architecture

End-to-end by design vs encrypted to the vendor's cloud

Remio encrypts every session end-to-end, negotiated directly between your devices - keys never leave the endpoints. LogMeIn's connections are TLS-encrypted in transit but always route through GoTo's cloud infrastructure, which sits inside the encryption boundary rather than outside it. LogMeIn does not publish a consumer-facing security whitepaper the way Remio does. For most casual sessions that distinction is invisible; for anyone who cares whether a third party can technically see their session, it matters.

The account model

No account, no central list, nothing to breach

Remio has no account. A QR code or a Device ID and PIN pairs two devices, the pairing record lives on each device, and there is no central login to reset a password on and no credential database for an attacker to target. LogMeIn requires a GoTo account on every plan, with every user's access tied to that central identity - reasonable for an IT department managing access across a team, but overhead with no benefit for someone reaching their own two or three machines.

Pricing

Free, no per-computer counter vs a per-computer annual subscription

Remio's core remote desktop is free with no per-device tier, no commercial-use detection, and unattended access is never gated behind a paid plan. Remio Pro is a separate, optional subscription - $1.99 a month - for extras like two-way file transfer. LogMeIn's GoTo-branded products are sold as a per-computer, annual subscription - the specific price varies by plan and region, so we won't invent a number here, but the shape of the model is consistent: the bill scales with how many machines you reach, not with how much you use them. For someone who just needs to reach a couple of personal computers, that structural difference is the whole reason this page exists.

✦Native, not a web wrapper

Every pixel, on real hardware.

Remio streams a full desktop to a native app on every device - Apple, Android, and Windows alike. No browser runtime in the rendering path: frames go from the hardware decoder to the screen the way the OS intends, which is where the ~8 ms LAN processing latency and native colour fidelity come from.

Pair with a QR code or a Device ID and PIN. No account, no per-computer bill.

Remio streaming a Mac desktop on iPhone - no account, no per-computer pricing

✦What happened to "free"

The subscription that replaced LogMeIn Free

People still search "LogMeIn free" more than a decade after it disappeared. Here is what actually happened, without inventing numbers GoTo hasn't published for this comparison.

January 2014

LogMeIn Free is discontinued

In January 2014, LogMeIn announced it was retiring LogMeIn Free - the product that put remote access on millions of home and small-office machines - and gave free users a short window to move to a paid plan. The free tier never came back. For a lot of people it was the first time a tool they relied on every day simply stopped being free.

The model today

Per computer, per year - under the GoTo brand

As of 2026, the LogMeIn products sit under the GoTo brand: LogMeIn Pro for individual remote access, GoToMyPC for the same job in different packaging, and Rescue for helpdesk-style support. The specific prices change and vary by region, so this page does not quote them - but the shape is consistent: a subscription priced per computer, billed annually, with tiers that gate how many machines you can reach. The cost scales with your fleet, not with how much you actually connect.

The structural problem

Per-computer licensing scales against the casual user

Per-computer pricing is rational for managed IT fleets. It is a poor fit for the original LogMeIn Free audience: a desktop at home, a laptop in a bag, maybe a parent's PC across town. Every added machine raises the bill, so the model taxes exactly the casual, multi-device habit that made remote access useful in the first place. Remio removes the counter entirely - one machine or ten, the price is the same: $0.

✦The five-minute switch

How to switch in 5 minutes

No exports, no migration, nothing to cancel first - Remio can run alongside LogMeIn while you test. Two installs, one PIN, and an optional toggle for unattended access.

Install the host

On the computer you used to reach with LogMeIn - macOS 15+ or Windows 10 (build 19041+)/11, Home editions included - grab the host from the download page, launch it, and grant the screen-capture permission once.

Install the client

iPhone or iPad (iOS/iPadOS 18+), another Mac (macOS 15+), an Android phone or tablet (Android 12+), a Windows 10/11 PC, or Apple Vision Pro via the iPad app - all from the same download page.

Pair with the PIN

The host displays a QR code, a Device ID and a PIN, and you can get a new PIN anytime; scan or type them in Remio and the devices exchange keys directly and remember each other. Reconnections are instant, no re-entry required.

Unattended + Wake-on-LAN

Flip on unattended access in the host settings - opt-in, per machine - so you can connect with nobody at the desk, and set up Wake-on-LAN to wake the machine from sleep first. The full walkthrough lives in the getting-started guide.

Coming from Rescue?

If you used LogMeIn's Rescue tools to support other people's machines, the use-cases guide shows how teams run attended and unattended help sessions with Remio - still free, still no account on either end.

✦Common questions

Common questions about switching from LogMeIn

The five questions people ask before they replace LogMeIn or GoToMyPC. Straight answers below.

Is Remio really free compared to LogMeIn?

Yes. Remio's core remote desktop is free - unattended access, Wake-on-LAN, display switching, streaming up to 6K at 120 FPS, end-to-end encryption. Remio Pro is an optional subscription ($1.99 a month) that adds two-way file transfer on any connection. LogMeIn discontinued its free tier in January 2014; the lineup now under the GoTo brand (LogMeIn Pro, GoToMyPC, Rescue) is a paid, per-computer annual subscription.

Does LogMeIn require an account?

Yes. LogMeIn requires a central account on every plan, and connections route through GoTo's cloud infrastructure. Remio pairs devices directly with a QR code or a Device ID and PIN, with no account, no email, and no central credential database to compromise.

What does LogMeIn offer that Remio does not?

LogMeIn (now under the GoTo brand) has two decades of enterprise history and Rescue, a helpdesk product for supporting other people's machines. It also offers browser-based access - reaching a computer from any browser with nothing installed - while Remio is native-app-only on both ends.

How much does LogMeIn cost compared to Remio?

LogMeIn's GoTo-branded products are sold as a paid, per-computer annual subscription; specific prices vary by plan and region, so we do not quote a figure here - check goto.com for current pricing. Remio's core remote desktop costs $0 for the same job: no per-seat fee, no per-computer counter, and unattended access is never gated behind a subscription. Remio Pro is a separate, optional subscription - $1.99 a month - for extras like two-way file transfer over any connection and extra virtual displays.

What happened to LogMeIn Free?

LogMeIn discontinued LogMeIn Free in January 2014, moving every free user onto paid plans. As of 2026, the products sit in GoTo's paid lineup - LogMeIn Pro, GoToMyPC, and Rescue - priced per computer on annual subscriptions. The free product never came back.

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