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Remote support and remote access · October 2026 Edition

Splashtop Remote Support vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect

Three of fourteen models named Splashtop Remote Support first on the direct prompt; three named ConnectWise ScreenConnect. Splashtop Remote Support was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ConnectWise ScreenConnect by thirteen and Splashtop Remote Support carries 52 labels and ConnectWise ScreenConnect 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Splashtop Remote Support

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect

criticized challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share23%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%25%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5236A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Splashtop Remote Support 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 TeamViewer · Splashtop Remote Support vs Zoho Assist · Splashtop Remote Support vs NinjaOne

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.
Splashtop Remote SupportFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConnectWise ScreenConnect
Direct33
Paraphrase70
Comparative11
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained22
Negative401 against Splashtop Remote Support · 9 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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Splashtop Remote Support and ConnectWise ScreenConnect were named in the same answer seventy-two times, of the 153 answers naming Splashtop Remote Support and the 117 naming ConnectWise ScreenConnect. In those answers ConnectWise ScreenConnect took the first choice five times and Splashtop Remote Support twenty-one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Splashtop Remote Support and ConnectWise ScreenConnect 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
Splashtop Remote Support ConnectWise ScreenConnect first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Splashtop Remote Support on the left and ConnectWise ScreenConnect on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Splashtop Remote Support first, ConnectWise ScreenConnect an alternative

3 of 14 modelsConnectWise ScreenConnect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: LogMeIn Rescue
DeepSeek V4 FlashSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ConnectWise ScreenConnect
MiniMax M2.5RemotePC, Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support

ConnectWise ScreenConnect first, Splashtop Remote Support an alternative

3 of 14 modelsSplashtop Remote Support 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

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.
Mistral SmallBeyondTrust Remote Support, NinjaOne alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, RemotePC, Zoho Assist
Qwen 3.7 FlashZoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Business Remote
Kimi K2NinjaOne alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist
Muse Glimmer 30BTeamViewer alternatives: AnyDesk, Atera, BeyondTrust Remote Support, LogMeIn Rescue, NinjaOne, Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniNinjaOne alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, TeamViewer
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, LogMeIn Rescue
GLM 4.7 FlashXTeamViewer alternatives: AnyDesk, NinjaOne, Zoho Assist

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
Splashtop Remote Support leads by eighteen points.
Splashtop Remote Support23%#2 of 9
ConnectWise ScreenConnect5%#6 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Splashtop Remote Support leads by fourteen points.
Splashtop Remote Support23%#1 of 10
ConnectWise ScreenConnect9%#4 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Splashtop Remote Support leads by twenty-five points.
Splashtop Remote Support27%#1 of 9
ConnectWise ScreenConnect2%#6 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Splashtop Remote Support

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

“Frequently targeted in enterprise phishing campaigns.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“For secure alternatives, many organizations now prefer Splashtop, NinjaRMM, or enterprise-focused solutions like RemoteCall” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“If you want the best balance of Price/Performance (and mostly support internal staff): Go with Splashtop Business.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Some alternative remote support tools that are considered to be good options include Splashtop and ScreenMeet.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · first choice

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
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.