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Remote support and remote access · October 2026 Edition

ConnectWise ScreenConnect vs NinjaOne

Three of fourteen models named ConnectWise ScreenConnect first on the direct prompt; four named NinjaOne. ConnectWise ScreenConnect was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and NinjaOne by ten and ConnectWise ScreenConnect carries 36 labels and NinjaOne 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect

criticized challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

NinjaOne

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

First-choice share9%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate25%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3615A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ConnectWise ScreenConnect reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BeyondTrust Remote Support was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Splashtop Remote Support vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect · Splashtop Remote Support vs NinjaOne · TeamViewer vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the remote support and remote access page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ConnectWise ScreenConnectFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNinjaOne
Direct34
Paraphrase00
Comparative10
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained20
Negative009 against ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ConnectWise ScreenConnect and NinjaOne stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
ConnectWise ScreenConnect NinjaOne first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ConnectWise ScreenConnect on the left and NinjaOne on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ConnectWise ScreenConnect and NinjaOne stood in it.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect first, NinjaOne an alternative

3 of 14 modelsNinjaOne was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Splashtop Remote Support
Grok 4.1 FastConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, NinjaOne, Splashtop Remote Support, TeamViewer
GPT-6 LunaConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, NinjaOne, Zoho Assist

NinjaOne first, ConnectWise ScreenConnect an alternative

4 of 14 modelsConnectWise ScreenConnect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniNinjaOne alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, TeamViewer
Mistral SmallBeyondTrust Remote Support, NinjaOne alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, RemotePC, Zoho Assist
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, LogMeIn Rescue
Kimi K2NinjaOne alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Qwen 3.7 FlashZoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Business Remote
GLM 4.7 FlashXTeamViewer alternatives: AnyDesk, NinjaOne, Zoho Assist
Muse Glimmer 30BTeamViewer alternatives: AnyDesk, Atera, BeyondTrust Remote Support, LogMeIn Rescue, NinjaOne, Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Perplexity SonarSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: LogMeIn Rescue
MiniMax M2.5RemotePC, Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ConnectWise ScreenConnect leads by five points.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect5%#6 of 9
NinjaOne0%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect9%#4 of 10
NinjaOne9%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect2%#6 of 9
NinjaOne2%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ConnectWise ScreenConnect

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Tools to Avoid ... ConnectWise ScreenConnect - Critical CVE-2024-1709 (CVSS 10.0) authentication bypass was widely exploited” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Frequently abused as an attacker entry point due to its RMM ... nature—trusted by default, hard for AV to flag.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Start with ConnectWise Control if your B2B focus is client support/helpdesk—it's frequently #1 for mid-market usability and flexibility” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Widely considered the gold standard for IT departments. It is highly customizable, has incredible performance over slow connections” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“For most 500-person companies, ConnectWise Control or Splashtop Enterprise hits the sweet spot of cost and capability.” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about NinjaOne

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“The best remote support tool for a company with a limited budget is likely to be NinjaOne, which costs $1.50/month for 10,000 endpoints.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.