Remote support and remote access · November 2026 Edition
ConnectWise ScreenConnect vs TeamViewer
Three of fourteen models named ConnectWise ScreenConnect first on the direct prompt; one named TeamViewer. Both were named by all fourteen models and ConnectWise ScreenConnect carries 38 labels and TeamViewer 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share6%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate34%43%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3856A 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 TeamViewer · 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 modelsTeamViewer
Direct312 against TeamViewer
Paraphrase021 against ConnectWise ScreenConnect · 2 against TeamViewer
Comparative08
Budget-constrained004 against TeamViewer
Scale-constrained003 against TeamViewer
Negative0011 against ConnectWise ScreenConnect · 13 against TeamViewer
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 TeamViewer were named in the same answer eighty-five times, of the 134 answers naming ConnectWise ScreenConnect and the 173 naming TeamViewer. In those answers TeamViewer took the first choice fourteen times and ConnectWise ScreenConnect two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ConnectWise ScreenConnect and TeamViewer stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 TeamViewer first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ConnectWise ScreenConnect on the left and TeamViewer on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ConnectWise ScreenConnect and TeamViewer stood in it.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect first, TeamViewer not the choice
3 of 14 modelsTeamViewer 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
TeamViewer first, ConnectWise ScreenConnect an alternative
1 of 14 modelsConnectWise ScreenConnect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallTeamViewer, Zoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.20Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: TeamViewer, Zoho Assist
DeepSeek V4 FlashSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Zoho Assist
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne Remote alternatives: Action1, AirDroid Business, Atera, Datto RMM, Freshservice, JumpCloud, Supportbench, TeamViewer, 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
5 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
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
TeamViewer leads by nine points.
TeamViewer12%#3 of 12ConnectWise ScreenConnect4%#7 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect6%#4 of 12TeamViewer6%#5 of 12Enterprise
TeamViewer leads by two points.
TeamViewer5%#5 of 11ConnectWise ScreenConnect4%#7 of 11What 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 TeamViewer
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“TeamViewer's brand is now synonymous with risk—and enterprise customers increasingly block it by default to avoid reputational fallout.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Has documented security vulnerabilities and past incidents... Weak default security settings in some configurations” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Commonly tricked into use during remote access scams... a top choice for fraudsters targeting consumers.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“TeamViewer and Zoho Assist are the top recommendations due to their balance of features, ease of use, and strong user satisfaction” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“If you need enterprise-grade security and AI-assisted support, TeamViewer or BeyondTrust are strong choices.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“If I had to choose one for a typical mid-sized B2B company without more details, I'd go with TeamViewer.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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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.