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Remote support and remote access · November 2026 Edition

Splashtop Remote Support vs TeamViewer

Five of fourteen models named Splashtop Remote Support first on the direct prompt; one named TeamViewer. Both were named by all fourteen models and Splashtop Remote Support carries 59 labels and TeamViewer 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Named in one category this edition.

TeamViewer

criticized challenger

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%43%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5956A 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 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.
Splashtop Remote SupportFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTeamViewer
Direct512 against TeamViewer
Paraphrase822 against TeamViewer
Comparative48
Budget-constrained304 against TeamViewer
Scale-constrained103 against TeamViewer
Negative105 against Splashtop Remote Support · 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, Splashtop Remote Support and TeamViewer were named in the same answer 123 times, of the 172 answers naming Splashtop Remote Support and the 173 naming TeamViewer. In those answers TeamViewer took the first choice eighteen times and Splashtop Remote Support forty-two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Splashtop Remote Support and TeamViewer 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
Splashtop Remote Support TeamViewer first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Splashtop Remote Support on the left and TeamViewer on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Splashtop Remote Support and TeamViewer stood in it.

Splashtop Remote Support first, TeamViewer an alternative

5 of 14 modelsTeamViewer 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

TeamViewer first, Splashtop Remote Support an alternative

1 of 14 modelsSplashtop Remote Support 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.
GPT-5.4 miniBeyondTrust Remote Support alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support, TeamViewer Tensor, Zoho Assist
Gemini 3.5 FlashConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, ScreenMeet, Splashtop Remote Support
Llama 4 MaverickNinjaOne Remote alternatives: Action1, AirDroid Business, Atera, Datto RMM, Freshservice, JumpCloud, Supportbench, TeamViewer, Zoho Assist
Kimi K2ConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: NinjaOne Remote, Splashtop Remote Support
GLM 4.7 FlashXZoho Assist alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Splashtop Remote Support

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashFreshdesk alternatives: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, HubSpot Service Hub, Intercom, NinjaOne Remote
Muse Glimmer 30BConnectWise ScreenConnect alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote Support, Freshservice, NinjaOne Remote, 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 twelve points.
Splashtop Remote Support25%#2 of 12
TeamViewer12%#3 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Splashtop Remote Support leads by twenty-nine points.
Splashtop Remote Support35%#1 of 12
TeamViewer6%#5 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Splashtop Remote Support leads by eighteen points.
Splashtop Remote Support24%#2 of 11
TeamViewer5%#5 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 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
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.