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Remote support and remote access · November 2026 Edition
Splashtop Remote Support vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Five of fourteen models named Splashtop Remote Support first on the direct prompt; three named ConnectWise ScreenConnect. Both were named by all fourteen models and Splashtop Remote Support carries 59 labels and ConnectWise ScreenConnect 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share35%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%34%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5938A 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.Zoho Assist was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Splashtop Remote Support vs Zoho Assist · Splashtop Remote Support vs RustDesk · Splashtop Remote Support vs TeamViewer
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
Direct53
Paraphrase801 against ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Comparative40
Budget-constrained30
Scale-constrained10
Negative105 against Splashtop Remote Support · 11 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 November 2026 Edition, Splashtop Remote Support and ConnectWise ScreenConnect were named in the same answer ninety times, of the 172 answers naming Splashtop Remote Support and the 134 naming ConnectWise ScreenConnect. In those answers ConnectWise ScreenConnect took the first choice five times and Splashtop Remote Support twenty-two.
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.
| 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 | | | | | |
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
5 of 14 modelsConnectWise ScreenConnect 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
Grok 4.20Splashtop Remote Support alternatives: TeamViewer, Zoho Assist
DeepSeek V4 FlashSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Zoho Assist
MiniMax M2.5Splashtop Remote Support, Zoho Assist alternatives: FixMe.IT, RemotePC
GPT-6 LunaSplashtop Remote Support alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor
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, 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.GPT-5.4 miniBeyondTrust Remote Support alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor, Zoho Assist
Mistral SmallTeamViewer, Zoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support
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
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne Remote alternatives: Action1, AirDroid Business, Atera, Datto RMM, Freshservice, JumpCloud, Supportbench, TeamViewer, 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 twenty-one points.
Splashtop Remote Support25%#2 of 12ConnectWise ScreenConnect4%#7 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Splashtop Remote Support leads by twenty-nine points.
Splashtop Remote Support35%#1 of 12ConnectWise ScreenConnect6%#4 of 12Enterprise
Splashtop Remote Support leads by twenty points.
Splashtop Remote Support24%#2 of 11ConnectWise ScreenConnect4%#7 of 11What the models said about Splashtop Remote Support
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“The FBI and partner agencies have specifically warned about several of these tools being misused.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Scammers commonly use legitimate tools like ... Splashtop ... to gain access.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Any legitimate tool can be abused—including ... Splashtop, and RMM products” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“An MSP managing 100+ devices | Splashtop Business or ConnectWise Automate | Best balance of scalability, unattended access, and automation.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Value (Internal IT): Splashtop Business ... Start with Splashtop if you need to manage a standard office environment” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want a single starting point for a typical mid-sized B2B with 250-999 users: Splashtop Remote Access Pro for cost/performance” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase 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. 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
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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.