Architecture
WinDesk: Pure P2P — only signaling runs over our Swiss server; screen data never touches it, no media relay. TeamViewer: cloud-centric, screen data routed via its own servers.
Swiss company · GDPR-compliant
Direct comparison
WinDesk vs. TeamViewer
Direct feature-by-feature comparison. As of September 2026 — data from the vendors' public product pages.
Switch offer
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Switching from TeamViewer?
Try WinDesk on the free plan — no account, no card, two hours of session time a month. Pro costs CHF 29.90 per month plus 8.1% VAT and is billed from the first month.
Data location
WinDesk: Switzerland and EU. Lightnet Multimedia GmbH without US parent, no CLOUD Act. TeamViewer: DE-incorporated, EU servers, also GDPR-compliant — but EU mutual legal assistance applies.
Cross-platform
Both tools have Windows + macOS + Linux clients. WinDesk: Pi arm64 as an equal platform. TeamViewer: official Pi builds for host and client.
Pricing
WinDesk: Pro CHF 29.90/month including 1 admin + 100 hosts; additional users CHF 7.90, additional hosts CHF 12.90/100. Linear. TeamViewer: bundle-tiered, with price jumps between tiers.
Hardware tokens
WinDesk: host sign-in bound to the security chip (TPM 2.0 / Secure Enclave) where available. TeamViewer: partially hardware-bound, depending on plan.
Session recording
TeamViewer (Tensor): integrated. WinDesk: on the roadmap.
Frequently asked questions
Why should I switch from TeamViewer to WinDesk?
Data location Switzerland, transparent flat pricing (Pro CHF 29.90/month instead of TeamViewer's bundle tiers), Pi arm64 as an equal platform, host sign-in bound to the security chip (TPM 2.0 / Secure Enclave), and no cloud-centric architecture — screen data travels peer-to-peer only.
What does WinDesk Pro cost compared to TeamViewer?
WinDesk Pro at CHF 29.90/month includes 1 admin + 100 hosts and scales linearly (CHF 7.90 per extra user, CHF 12.90 per 100 extra hosts). TeamViewer Remote Access covers one user and a handful of devices in its lowest bundle, and steps up from there.
Does WinDesk work without a permanent cloud connection?
WinDesk sessions run directly between host and client (P2P). The Swiss signaling relay only brokers the handshake — after that, nothing passes through our servers. TeamViewer routes traffic through its own cloud servers.
Can I record sessions the way TeamViewer Tensor does?
Session recording is on the WinDesk roadmap. It is not available today — if recording is mandatory for your audit, TeamViewer Tensor is currently the better fit.
Does WinDesk support Raspberry Pi like TeamViewer?
WinDesk has an official arm64 build for Raspberry Pi 4/5 (Pi OS Bookworm 64-bit) as an equal host and client platform. TeamViewer supports the Pi officially too, including the full client since version 15.32. On the Pi the two products do not differ.
Considering the switch?
Migration guide with 6 steps, to work through yourself.