# I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab

DevFeed: [I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-tested-every-ip-kvm-in-my-homelab-10467.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/i-tested-every-ip-kvm/>)

Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling)

Published: 2026-06-05T14:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Jeff Geerling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeff-geerling.md>)

Topics: [Pikvm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pikvm.md>), [Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homelab.md>), [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>), [GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gpu.md>), [hdmi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hdmi.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>)

Tags: [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarking.md>), [glinet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glinet.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [hdmi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hdmi.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [ip](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ip.md>), [jetkvm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetkvm.md>), [kvm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kvm.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [pikvm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pikvm.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [sipeed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sipeed.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

A comparison of IP KVM devices, explaining how they provide remote keyboard, video, and mouse control over an IP network and when they are useful alongside Remote Desktop, VNC, screen sharing, or SSH. The article emphasizes security risks, including remote BIOS access and vulnerabilities, and begins its review with PiKVM.

## Source excerpt

Since the PiKVM came out in 2017, there's been an explosion of IP KVMs. I've tested almost every one. But what are they good for? You can use Remote Desktop, Screen Sharing, or VNC to remote control a computer from anywhere on a LAN. And if you don't have a private VPN, you could use RealVNC, Raspberry Pi Connect, or wire up Tailscale or Pangolin for fully remote access. Those solutions are great, and so is SSH if you don't need a full desktop.