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Splashtop vs Teamviewer vs Chrome Remote Desktop: what's the best remote desktop software for business?
Show Last Updated 01 October 2020 One of these three remote desktop solutions is not like the others and we explain why.(Image credit: Splashtop.com, TeamViewer.com, remotedesktop.google.com)Being able to remotely access computers and other devices is becoming increasingly more important for businesses, particularly as people are working from home more than ever before and distributed teams become more common. In this article, well compare Splashtop, TeamViewer, and Chrome Remote Desktop to help determine which is the best remote desktop software for businesses. Well look at features, performance, ease of use, support, and pricing.
FeaturesBecause Chrome Remote Desktop is a free product offered by Google, its limited in the features it offers. Youll be able to access files and applications on remote computers, but not much else. Splashtop and TeamViewer have more advanced features like remote printing, chat, and session recording. TeamViewer will support connecting from any device to any other device, i.e. desktop to desktop, desktop to mobile, mobile to desktop, and mobile to mobile. Splashtops remote access software and Chrome Remote Desktop can connect to desktop computers from mobile devices, but not the other way around. Collaboration Administration As a free product intended for personal use, Chrome Remote Desktop doesnt have any administration features. Conclusion PerformanceAll three apps feature easy-to-use, responsive interfaces. Chrome Remote Desktop and Splashtop have quite simple interfaces, but Splashtop provides access to more functions, with Chrome Remote Desktop having very few menu options. Splashtops interface also changes depending on the plan to which youve subscribed, so if youre on a plan with more features, youll have more menu options. (Image credit: Splashtop)Meanwhile, TeamViewers interface, while also being quite simple, offers a range of insights into the device to which youre connecting. All three apps performed well in terms of responsiveness, i.e., how quickly changes on the remote device were mirrored on the host computer. Chrome Remote Desktop was consistently within 0.25 seconds of the remote device. With both Splashtop and TeamViewer, mouse tracking and clicks were always registered straight away, and transferring files was also fast. Splashtop did sometimes have a slight lag when screen sharing, though. Conclusion SupportAs its a free product, Chrome Remote Desktop doesnt come with any support other than a link to a help document. Splashtop and TeamViewer offer technical support by help desk tickets and limited-hours telephone support. Splashtops telephone support hours run from 7:30 AM to 5 PM (PST) and TeamViewers during local business hours across a wide range of countries. Both companies also have a knowledge base and FAQ sections. (Image credit: Splashtop.com)Splashtop also offers 24/7 live chat support, so for that reason, it comes out ahead in this department. Pricing and plansAs a free product, Chrome Remote Desktop only comes in a single version. TeamViewer is also free for personal use, but for commercial use, it has plans for single users and teams. The single-user plan is $49/month for three devices. The Multi User plan is $99.00/month, with up to 50 users licensed to create a single session, and the For Teams plan is $169.90/month for up to 200 users, three of whom can be be using the service at the same time. If you require concurrent access for 200 users, for example, then you'll need TeamViewer Tensor for enterprise businesses, which would cost somewhere in the region of $500,000 per year. Splashtop has three separate plans for its remote access product, with the Solo plan costing $5/month and allowing an individual access to up to two computers. Meanwhile, the Pro plan is $8.25/month per user, with each user able to access up to ten computers. There are also Pro volume licenses costing $4.54/month/user for up to 50 users, and $4.13/month/user for more than 50, which would mean concurrent access for 200 users would cost in the region of $10,000, making it a significantly cheaper option than TeamViewer. (Image credit: Splashtop)Conclusion For commercial use, Splashtop offers cheaper prices for single users and small teams. If you have a large team and the maximum number of users allowed per license, Teamviewers prices are better. For instance, 200 users would cost $199/month with Teamviewer but $826/month with Splashtop. VerdictChrome Remote Desktop isnt really in the same league as Splashtop or TeamViewer, and its not intended for business use. That said, it will be fine for people who are after a free solution and dont need many features. For businesses, Splashtop has better single-user and small team pricing and slightly better support options. But TeamViewer has more features and better performance. So if your business requires a fully-featured, high-performance product, Teamviewer would be the better choice. Small to medium-sized businessesand even some enterprise businesseswould be better served by Splashtop.
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