Comparison

Beszel vs RemoteX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Beszel

Monitor your self-hosted infrastructure directly from your phone. Check server status, resource usage, containers, and alerts with a simple, readable interface. Offers local notifications and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Monitor server status (up, paused, offline)
  • Track CPU, RAM, disk usage, and uptime
  • Inspect containers and resource usage
  • View charts and usage trends
  • Receive local alert notifications
  • Add home screen widgets
  • Demo mode available
Features
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Beszel : Dashboard is a mobile client designed to help you monitor your Beszel infrastructure from your phone. Connect directly to your own Beszel instance and quickly check server status, CPU and memory usage, disk metrics, containers, and important alerts. The app is built for self-hosting users, homelab setups, sysadmins, and devops teams who want a simple and readable mobile monitoring experience. With Beszel : Dashboard, you can: - view the overall health of your infrastructure; - check which servers are up, paused, or offline; - monitor CPU, RAM, disk usage, and uptime; - explore charts and usage trends over time; - open detailed views for each server; - inspect containers and their resource usage; - review additional mounted filesystems; - receive local notifications for important alerts; - try the app in demo mode; - remove ads with a one-time lifetime purchase. - add widgets on your homescreen Privacy matters: - the app does not depend on a central publisher backend; - it only connects to the Beszel instance you provide; - monitoring data comes from your own server; - some technical session data may be stored locally on your device; - Google AdMob and store billing services may be used for monetization. Beszel : Dashboard is ideal when you want quick mobile access to your infrastructure without opening your full monitoring interface every time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://valemko.app/pages/policy-beszeldashboard

About

RemoteX

Features
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RemoteX is a local-first AI workspace for infrastructure operations. Connect SSH Servers, Kubernetes clusters, and Databases, then interact with them in plain English. Ask: • "why is production slow?" • "show failing pods" • "what changed recently?" • "explain this Postgres query" • "check disk usage across all servers" RemoteX can inspect infrastructure, read logs, query databases, analyze files, and propose actions — while keeping you in control through approval-based execution and Face ID protection. There is no RemoteX backend between you and your infrastructure. Conversations, servers, and chat history sync end-to-end encrypted across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud. Apple sees nothing but a blob — only your devices hold the key. WHAT YOU CAN CONNECT • SSH servers • Kubernetes clusters via kubeconfig • PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Redis • Private infrastructure through SSH bastions/tunnels WHAT IT DOES • Diagnose infrastructure in plain English • Chat with multiple servers and environments at once • Read pod logs and inspect Kubernetes resources • Run read-only database queries with safety limits • Explain SQL queries and query plans • Browse and manage remote files • Attach PDFs, spreadsheets, logs, code, JSON, YAML, and documents directly into AI chat • Generate summaries and operational insights instead of walls of terminal output • One-tap operational recipes and reusable playbooks • Background monitoring with notifications • Full-text conversation search • Voice input support • Multiple chats per environment or project • Continue conversations across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — pick up on your phone what you started on your Mac SAFETY & CONTROL • Every state-changing action requires approval • Face ID / Touch ID protection for sensitive operations • Clear target routing when actions go through bastion hosts • SSH host-key pinning with algorithm validation • Read-only query protections for databases • Row caps and timeout limits for AI-generated queries ACROSS YOUR DEVICES • End-to-end encrypted sync between iPhone, iPad, and Mac via your own iCloud • A passphrase you set is the key — Apple and RemoteX cannot decrypt your data • No central server, no account — sync runs entirely between your devices • Open a chat on iPhone, continue on Mac; add a server on Mac, see it on iPhone LOCAL-FIRST SECURITY • SSH credentials, API keys, kubeconfigs, and database credentials stay on your device • No RemoteX-managed infrastructure proxy • Optional iCloud sync is end-to-end encrypted with a passphrase only you know — your data is unreadable to Apple, RemoteX, and anyone in between • Bring your own AI provider: • Anthropic • OpenAI • Google Gemini • Commands and infrastructure context are sent directly to the AI provider you choose • Optional crash reporting via Sentry (disabled by default) BUILT FOR • DevOps engineers • Platform teams • Solo founders running infrastructure • SREs and on-call engineers • Developers managing production systems PRO FEATURES RemoteX is free for one server. Upgrade for: • Unlimited infrastructure connections • Background monitoring and alerts • Extended monitoring history • Custom playbooks and recipes • Advanced search REQUIREMENTS • SSH access to your infrastructure • API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google AI Studio • iPhone with Face ID or Touch ID Terms of Use: https://remotex.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://remotex.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Beszel4 screens
RemoteX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RemoteX at none against Beszel's shown. RemoteX also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beszel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and RemoteX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beszel ships an update every 10 days, RemoteX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Beszel versus RemoteX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeszelRemoteX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheo VankoekelbergPrimoz Cigoj

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beszel

Subscriptions1
  • Annuel$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$8.99
2 purchases

RemoteX

Subscriptions2
  • RemoteX Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • RemoteX Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Beszel free?
Beszel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RemoteX free?
RemoteX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beszel or RemoteX have ads?
Beszel shows ads; RemoteX does not.
Which is updated more often, Beszel or RemoteX?
Beszel ships an update every 10 days, and RemoteX every 4 days. Most recently, Beszel was updated on October 28, 2026 and RemoteX on October 24, 2026.

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