Remote support and remote access · November 2026 Edition
RustDesk vs NinjaOne Remote
Zero of fourteen models named RustDesk first on the direct prompt; two named NinjaOne Remote. RustDesk was named by eight of the fourteen models and NinjaOne Remote by ten and both carry 12 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
NinjaOne Remote
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share8%4%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#3#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1212Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
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 NinjaOne Remote · 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 modelsNinjaOne RemoteDirect02
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained40
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against RustDesk
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 NinjaOne Remote stood in it.
| Model | DirectNR | ParaphraseNR | ComparativeNR | Budget-constrainedNR | Scale-constrainedNR | NegativeNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | NR | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | NR | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | |||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | NR | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | NR | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | NR | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | NR | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | NR | |
RustDeskNR NinjaOne Remote first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, RustDesk on the left and NinjaOne Remote on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where RustDesk and NinjaOne Remote stood in it.
NinjaOne Remote first, RustDesk not the choice
2 of 14 modelsRustDesk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarNinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Zoho Assist
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne Remote alternatives: Action1, AirDroid Business, Atera, Datto RMM, Freshservice, JumpCloud, Supportbench, TeamViewer, 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.GPT-5.4 miniBeyondTrust Remote Support alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor, Zoho Assist
Qwen 3.7 FlashFreshdesk alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, HubSpot Service Hub, Intercom, NinjaOne Remote
Kimi K2ConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support
Muse Glimmer 30BConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Freshservice, NinjaOne Remote, Zoho Assist
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Gemini 3.5 FlashConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ScreenMeet, Splashtop Remote Support
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
GLM 4.7 FlashXZoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support
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
RustDesk leads by five points.
RustDesk5%#5 of 12NinjaOne Remote0%#9 of 12
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
RustDesk leads by four points.
RustDesk8%#3 of 12NinjaOne Remote4%#6 of 12
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
The order flips: NinjaOne Remote leads at enterprise.
NinjaOne Remote11%#3 of 11
RustDesk0%#– 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 NinjaOne Remote
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For most mid-market B2B companies, NinjaOne is the best overall choice” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“The best remote support tool for a mid-market B2B company is NinjaOne” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“For MSPs managing many clients → ConnectWise ScreenConnect, NinjaOne, or Atera” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
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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.