HP Inc. has dealt a blow to enterprise remote desktop users. The company plans to shut down sales and support for its HP Anyware software, Trusted Zero Clients, and Anyware Trust Center. End of sale hits as early as April 9, 2026, for some components. Full support vanishes by October 31, 2026, for most.
HP acquired Teradici in 2021, rebranding its PCoIP protocol-based remote desktop tech as HP Anyware. Designed for high-performance remote access to workstations and desktops, it powered secure connections in media, VFX, engineering, and secure environments. Trusted Zero Clients added zero-trust security with factory-provisioned certificates verified by the Anyware Trust Center. But now? All gone. HP cites a need to redirect resources to areas offering greater customer value and long-term innovation, according to its official announcement on HP Anyware Support.
Timelines sting. HP Anyware sales end May 7, 2026. Renewals? Available only through October 31, 2027, capped at one-year terms, with support trailing to October 31, 2028. Customers locked into multi-year deals get a reprieve until October 31, 2029. Trusted Zero Clients and Trust Center fare worse: support limited to setup and troubleshooting now, no patches or updates, ending October 31, 2026. Last version: 25.10. Tera2 Zero Clients for Desktop Access customers hold their prior EOL of December 31, 2029, per the HP announcement.
Customer Backlash Builds in Forums and Comments
Reactions poured in fast. Slashdot readers called it classic ‘acquire and kill,’ likening HP to a vendor that embraces, extends, then extinguishes. ‘HP is discontinuing Teradici and going back to printer ink subscriptions now,’ one quipped on Slashdot. In VFX circles, Logik.tv forum users vented frustration. Their 100% remote setups relied on Anyware’s Linux and Mac prowess. ‘I’m fucking dying,’ one posted. ‘Yay RGS!’ Sarcasm dripped as they eyed HP’s suggested fallback: HP Z Remote Graphics Software. But RGS demands specific hardware, struggles on Macs without NVIDIA, and guzzles bandwidth compared to PCoIP’s efficiency, as detailed in the Logik.tv forum.
HP’s FAQ acknowledges gaps. RGS suits power users hitting racked workstations. Need a broker? Try partner Leostream. Suitability varies by setup. Test it, they say. Subscriptions past EOL dates trigger prorated refunds. Downloads shift to a new URL by May 1, 2026. Post-EOL hardware? It’ll run on last firmware, unlicensed but functional—no support.
Why now? HP reviewed its portfolio. Anyware didn’t align. Acquisitions like Teradici promised pixel-perfect remote graphics for graphics-heavy apps. PCoIP excelled: low-latency, high-fidelity over WANs. Zero clients minimized endpoints to bootloaders, slashing attack surfaces. Trusted versions layered zero-trust. Yet competition heated up. Cloud VDI from AWS WorkSpaces, Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop ate share. Software-only options like Splashtop, ThinLinc gained traction for simpler deploys. And HP’s print biz? Still pays bills.
But enterprise IT pros scramble. A fully remote VFX house can’t pivot overnight. Engineers accessing CAD farms face disruption. Secure orgs lose hardened zero-trust endpoints.
Alternatives Emerge Amid the Rush
HP nudges to RGS. Leostream steps up, pledging Tera2 support beyond HP’s 2029 cutoff and backing Anyware clients in migrations. Their platform pairs zero clients with PCoIP desktops, adding flexibility via DCV or TGX protocols, per their November 2024 press release. Splashtop pitches high-performance remote access minus hardware lock-in (Splashtop Enterprise). ThinLinc touts Linux remote desktops, software-only, no zero clients or gateways (Cendio blog).
Arch Platform Technologies pushes Amazon DCV with hybrid cloud workstations as a seamless shift for graphics pros (Computer Graphics World). Gartner lists Citrix DaaS, Azure Virtual Desktop, Parallels RAS as top rivals (Gartner Peer Insights). ClearCube offers security-matched hardware alternatives post-EOL (ClearCube).
So what next? Inventory licenses. Renew if needed. Test RGS or rivals now. Plan migrations before 2027 cutoff. HP commits support through terms. But the clock ticks. Enterprise remote access just got messier.
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