A direct comparison across latency, encryption, the account model, enterprise readiness, platform support, and pricing. Numbers are current as of May 2026 and name where TeamViewer still wins. Ready to switch? Start with the TeamViewer alternative guide.
Twenty-six rows across performance, security, the account model, platforms, and pricing. Where TeamViewer is genuinely ahead — ChromeOS and Raspberry Pi coverage, a Linux client, plus enterprise compliance certifications — the table says so.
| Capability | Remio | TeamViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| LAN glass-to-glass latency | 8 ms | ~60 ms |
| WAN typical latency (same region) | 22 ms | ~95 ms |
| Maximum resolution | 4K (3840 × 2160) | 1080p default, 4K on paid tiers |
| Frame rate ceiling | 60 fps | 30–60 fps |
| 4:4:4 chroma (text-grade) | Yes | No (4:2:0) |
| HDR pass-through | Yes | No |
| Video codecs | H.265 · AV1 · VP9 | H.264 / proprietary |
| Install footprint (client) | 38 MB | ~210 MB |
| Security | ||
| Transport encryption | DTLS 1.3 + SRTP | TLS 1.2 / AES-256 |
| Data-channel encryption | AES-256-GCM, end-to-end | AES-256, in-transit only |
| End-to-end between devices | Yes (no relay decrypts) | No (relay re-encrypts) |
| Key exchange | ECDHE over Curve25519 | RSA 4096 + AES session |
| Production-systems breach disclosed | None | June 2024 (APT29), 2016 (Chinese APT) |
| Compliance certifications | Planned · v0.4 | SOC 2 Type II · ISO 27001 · HIPAA BAA |
| Account & access | ||
| Account required | No | Optional, encouraged for teams |
| Pairing model | 4-digit PIN | 9-digit TeamViewer ID + password |
| Central user database | None | TeamViewer account / Management Console |
| Two-factor authentication | Not applicable (no account) | Yes (account tier) |
| Platform support | ||
| macOS · iOS · iPadOS · Windows · Android | Native on all five | Native on all five |
| visionOS | Native | No |
| Linux · ChromeOS · Raspberry Pi | Linux host: Yes (v1.0, X11); ChromeOS/Raspberry Pi: No | Yes, all three |
| Native SwiftUI on iOS (not Catalyst) | Yes | No |
| Pricing (May 2026) | ||
| Personal use | $0 (no commercial detection) | $0 (commercial-use warnings) |
| Entry paid plan | — | $24.90 / month (Remote Access) |
| Business plan | — | $50.90 / month (Business) |
| Premium / enterprise plan | — | $112.90+ / month (Premium & Corporate) |
Remio wins on latency, native platform parity, end-to-end encryption, the no-account model, and price. TeamViewer wins — and it is a meaningful win — on enterprise readiness. Here is the honest split.
You need sub-5 ms LAN latency for typing in a remote terminal, scrubbing a Figma file, or playing a frame-sensitive game; you want end-to-end encryption where no relay can decrypt your session; and you would rather pair with a 4-digit PIN than manage yet another account. Every feature is free, on every platform, with no commercial-use detector deciding you owe money.
You need SSO/SCIM, conditional access, formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, mature MDM and MSP integrations, audit-log export, white-label clients, or a Linux client plus ChromeOS/Raspberry Pi coverage — plus an established vendor name procurement teams already trust. If a Fortune-500 audit checklist decides the purchase, TeamViewer is still the safer signature.
Six categories, one paragraph each. The numbers in the table above are the headline; the paragraphs below are the why.
Remio targets 8 ms glass-to-glass on a LAN at 4K 60 fps. Frames are encoded with H.265 on your GPU, streamed device-to-device, and decoded on the other side's hardware — no detour through a server. TeamViewer's classic pipeline was tuned for low-bandwidth unattended access rather than realtime interactivity — typical LAN latency sits near 60 ms, and a WAN session through TeamViewer's relay backbone commonly lands around 95 ms. For typing in a remote terminal, scrubbing a Figma file, or playing a frame-sensitive game, that gap is visible. For a helpdesk session walking a user through an Outlook setting, it is invisible.
Remio runs DTLS 1.3 for media and AES-256-GCM for the data channel, end-to-end between your devices. Keys are negotiated with ECDHE over Curve25519 and never leave the endpoints — even Remio's own connection server cannot decrypt a session. TeamViewer encrypts with TLS 1.2 / AES-256 to its global relay network, which re-encrypts on the way out, so the relay sees endpoint metadata. TeamViewer has been audited and is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified, which is itself a meaningful guarantee — but the architectural difference between "we cannot see your session" and "we promise not to" remains.
Remio has no account. A four-digit PIN pairs two devices, the pairing record lives on each device, and there is no my.remio.net to log into, no password to reset, and no central user list. TeamViewer supports an anonymous ID-based mode but pushes the TeamViewer account for address books, session recording, and team policy, which means a credential database exists. The June 2024 APT29 incident — the Russian state-backed group also tied to SolarWinds — compromised TeamViewer's internal corporate environment; TeamViewer states the production segment was kept separate, but it is the second nation-state breach disclosed in eight years, after a 2016 incident attributed to Chinese state actors. The centralized model is a repeat target.
Both apps cover macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, and Android natively. Remio adds visionOS and ships iOS as a fully native iPhone and iPad app, not a stretched Mac port, plus a Linux host (X11, AppImage or .deb). TeamViewer wins on ChromeOS, Raspberry Pi, and a native Linux client — a meaningful gap if your fleet includes kiosks, embedded boxes, or older POSIX hardware that need to connect out, not just be controlled. A Remio Linux client is on the roadmap; ChromeOS and Raspberry Pi are not planned. TeamViewer also ships QuickSupport, a tiny portable client that runs without installing, which is genuinely useful for one-off helpdesk sessions on machines you do not control.
This is where TeamViewer's two-decade head start matters. Full SSO across SAML and OIDC, SCIM provisioning, conditional access tied to corporate identity, formal SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, HIPAA BAA on request, audit-log export, white-label custom-branded clients, deep MDM and Intune integrations, ServiceNow connectors, an established MSP partner ecosystem. Remio's roadmap places SSO/SCIM in v0.3 and audit-log export in v0.4 — we are building toward this checklist honestly, but if procurement needs the signature today, TeamViewer is the safer choice.
Remio is free with no per-device tier, no commercial-use detection, and no upgrade path that gates 4K or 60 fps behind a subscription. TeamViewer's free tier triggers a "commercial use detected" warning on heavy or business-like usage and pushes users toward Remote Access at $24.90 / month, Business at $50.90 / month for 200 devices, or Premium and Corporate starting at $112.90 / month. For a single developer or a small team that just needs to reach a few machines reliably, the cost gap is six to eighteen hundred dollars per seat per year.
Remio streams a full desktop to a native app on every device — SwiftUI on Apple, Jetpack Compose on Android, C++/WinRT on Windows. No Chromium runtime in the rendering path: frames go from the hardware decoder to the screen the way the OS intends, which is where the sub-5 ms LAN latency comes from.
Pair with a 4-digit PIN. No account, no commercial-use timer.
Twelve features that decide a remote-desktop purchase at scale. Honest answers — where Remio is still on the roadmap, we say so.
Last reviewed 2026-05-19 · derived from public docs at teamviewer.com/en/integrations and remio.net/security-whitepaper
No migration tools, no exported address books, no account to create. Two installs, one PIN, and an optional toggle for unattended access.
On the machine you want to reach — macOS 15+ or Windows 10 (build 19041+)/11 — grab the host from the download page, launch it, and grant the screen-capture permission once. It then waits in the menu bar or system tray.
On the device you connect from — iPhone or iPad (iOS/iPadOS 18+), another Mac (macOS 15+), Android (10+), a Windows 10/11 PC, or Apple Vision Pro via the iPad app — install the Remio client from the same download page.
The host displays a 4-digit one-time PIN. Type it into the client within 60 seconds — the PIN expires after that — and the devices exchange keys over ECDHE-Curve25519 and remember each other. Reconnections are instant, no PIN required.
Flip on unattended access in the host settings to connect without anyone at the remote end, and enable Wake-on-LAN to wake a sleeping machine first. The full walkthrough is in the getting-started guide.
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Download once, pair with a PIN, see the latency on your own LAN. No account, no email, no commercial-use warnings. If TeamViewer still serves you better — and for an enterprise audit, it might — you are out exactly five minutes.