Remote support and remote access · November 2026 Edition
RustDesk vs BeyondTrust Remote Support
Zero of fourteen models named RustDesk first on the direct prompt; one named BeyondTrust Remote Support. RustDesk was named by eight of the fourteen models and BeyondTrust Remote Support by thirteen and RustDesk carries 12 labels and BeyondTrust Remote Support 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate25%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1227A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, RustDesk 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 RustDesk · Splashtop Remote Support vs BeyondTrust Remote Support · Zoho Assist vs RustDesk
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.
RustDeskFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBeyondTrust Remote Support
Direct01
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained40
Scale-constrained001 against BeyondTrust Remote Support
Negative003 against RustDesk · 3 against BeyondTrust Remote Support
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 RustDesk and BeyondTrust Remote Support 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 | | | |
RustDesk BeyondTrust Remote Support first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, RustDesk on the left and BeyondTrust Remote Support on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where RustDesk and BeyondTrust Remote Support stood in it.
BeyondTrust Remote Support first, RustDesk not the choice
1 of 14 modelsRustDesk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniBeyondTrust Remote Support alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor, 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.Gemini 3.5 FlashConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ScreenMeet, Splashtop Remote Support
Perplexity SonarNinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Zoho Assist
GPT-6 LunaSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor
Muse Glimmer 30BConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Freshservice, NinjaOne Remote, Zoho Assist
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Grok 4.20Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: TeamViewer, Zoho Assist
Mistral SmallTeamViewer, Zoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support
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
Kimi K2ConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support
GLM 4.7 FlashXZoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support
MiniMax M2.5Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist alternatives: FixMe.IT, RemotePC
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
RustDesk leads by five points.
RustDesk5%#5 of 12BeyondTrust Remote Support0%#10 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
RustDesk leads by six points.
RustDesk8%#3 of 12BeyondTrust Remote Support2%#8 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: BeyondTrust Remote Support leads at enterprise.
BeyondTrust Remote Support27%#1 of 11RustDesk0%#– of 11What the models said about RustDesk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Abused in modern ransomware campaigns when misconfigured” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“scammers often direct users to download RustDesk and connect to malicious public servers” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Any legitimate tool can be abused—including ... RustDesk, Splashtop” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“RustDesk stands out as the best remote support tool for a company with a limited budget.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“RustDesk *(Best Overall Open-Source & Privacy Choice)* ... 100% Free (AGPL open source)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need absolutely zero cost, go with Chrome Remote Desktop or RustDesk.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about BeyondTrust Remote Support
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“BeyondTrust's Remote Support vulnerability was also noted in December 2024” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Critical code injection vulnerability ... actively exploited” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best overall for mid-market B2B: BeyondTrust Remote Support” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Enterprise-grade security and auditing, least-privilege enforcement, excellent compliance features — but pricey and more complex to deploy” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Choose BeyondTrust if your B2B customers require rigorous security compliance, session auditing, and privileged access isolation.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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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.