When comparing Ammyy Admin vs Chrome Remote Desktop, the Slant community recommends Chrome Remote Desktop for most people. In the question“What are the best remote desktop solutions for Linux?” Chrome Remote Desktop is ranked 1st while Ammyy Admin is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Chrome Remote Desktop is:
All you need to do is install a Chrome extension.
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Pros
Pro Customizable
Pro Not expensive for pro
Pro No installation require
You just need to share your .exe
file.
Pro Easy to use
Pro Simple set-up
All you need to do is install a Chrome extension.
Pro Impressively fast
Faster than most similar applications.
Pro Easy to install
Pro Completely free
There are no restrictions on how you use it.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Pro Keeps making sure connection is still wanted
Every few minutes the sharer gets a popup asking if they want to continue sharing the screen, while the popup is shown the viewer can't control anything. This is important in case the sharer forgets to close the connection.
Pro Allows viewer to make actions
If the user that shares their screen doesn't touch the mouse/keyboard the viewer can control them which makes it easy take actions instead of explaining by voice.
Cons
Con Non-existent support
Con Slow interactions
Con Non-secure website
Con Can only be used through Wine
Only for Windows.
Con Single user only
If multiple users want to connect to a device, they have to take turns.