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Remote support and remote access · November 2026 Edition

ConnectWise ScreenConnect vs Chrome Remote Desktop

Three of fourteen models named ConnectWise ScreenConnect first on the direct prompt; zero named Chrome Remote Desktop. ConnectWise ScreenConnect was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Chrome Remote Desktop by eleven and ConnectWise ScreenConnect carries 38 labels and Chrome Remote Desktop 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect

criticized challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

Chrome Remote Desktop

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate34%37%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3819A 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.Splashtop Remote Support was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Splashtop Remote Support vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect · Splashtop Remote Support vs Chrome Remote Desktop · Zoho Assist 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 modelsChrome Remote Desktop
Direct30
Paraphrase001 against ConnectWise ScreenConnect · 2 against Chrome Remote Desktop
Comparative001 against Chrome Remote Desktop
Budget-constrained021 against Chrome Remote Desktop
Scale-constrained00
Negative0011 against ConnectWise ScreenConnect · 3 against Chrome Remote Desktop
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 November 2026 Edition, ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Chrome Remote Desktop were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 134 answers naming ConnectWise ScreenConnect and the 55 naming Chrome Remote Desktop. In those answers Chrome Remote Desktop took the first choice zero times and ConnectWise ScreenConnect one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Chrome Remote Desktop stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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 Chrome Remote Desktop first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ConnectWise ScreenConnect on the left and Chrome Remote Desktop on the right.

The direct prompt

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

ConnectWise ScreenConnect first, Chrome Remote Desktop not the choice

3 of 14 modelsChrome Remote Desktop was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ScreenMeet, Splashtop Remote Support
Kimi K2ConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support
Muse Glimmer 30BConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Freshservice, NinjaOne Remote, 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 SmallTeamViewer, Zoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support
DeepSeek V4 FlashSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Zoho Assist
Qwen 3.7 FlashFreshdesk alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, HubSpot Service Hub, Intercom, NinjaOne Remote
GLM 4.7 FlashXZoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniBeyondTrust Remote Support alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor, Zoho Assist
Perplexity SonarNinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Zoho Assist
Grok 4.20Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: TeamViewer, Zoho Assist
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne Remote alternatives: Action1, AirDroid Business, Atera, Datto RMM, Freshservice, JumpCloud, Supportbench, TeamViewer, Zoho Assist
MiniMax M2.5Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist alternatives: FixMe.IT, RemotePC
GPT-6 LunaSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor

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 four points.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect4%#7 of 12
Chrome Remote Desktop0%#12 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
ConnectWise ScreenConnect leads by two points.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect6%#4 of 12
Chrome Remote Desktop4%#7 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
ConnectWise ScreenConnect leads by four points.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect4%#7 of 11
Chrome Remote Desktop0%#11 of 11
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. Four of five in this category shown.

“tools that are considered risky or have been targeted by attackers include: ... ScreenConnect (ConnectWise)” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“the top-ranked option is ConnectWise Control (by ConnectWise) — but the right pick depends on your budget and company size” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose ConnectWise ScreenConnect if you want the overall most responsive, flexible tool for core IT/sysadmin support.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall: ConnectWise ScreenConnect” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Chrome Remote Desktop

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

“These stand out over consumer-grade tools like Chrome Remote Desktop (too limited for business)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“If you truly have no budget at all: Go with Chrome Remote Desktop (simple, browser‑based) or RustDesk (self‑hosted, free).” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need absolutely zero cost, go with Chrome Remote Desktop or RustDesk.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Safer Alternatives for Personal Use: ... Chrome Remote Desktop (when properly configured with strong authentication)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · alternative
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.