What is Splashtop used for?

Splashtop is remote access and remote support software for individuals, IT teams and MSPs, with endpoint management and security add-ons. It is a good fit for IT help desks supporting remote employees, MSPs managing customer endpoints and reaching an office desktop from home.

How much does Splashtop cost?

Paid plans for Splashtop start at $6 per seat per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.

Is Splashtop open source?

No. Splashtop is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Splashtop include TigerVNC, Remmina and RustDesk.

Can I self-host Splashtop?

Yes. Although Splashtop is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.

What are some alternatives to Splashtop?

Splashtop competes with TeamViewer, AnyDesk and ConnectWise ScreenConnect. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Splashtop alternatives.

Splashtop: features, pricing and alternatives

About Splashtop

Splashtop is a commercial remote desktop product family. Its remote access offering lets individuals and small teams reach their work computers from any device, while the remote support product is aimed at IT professionals who need to fix problems on other people's machines.

The wider portfolio includes autonomous endpoint management for monitoring and patching devices, an enterprise edition with single sign-on and advanced manageability, and security products such as antivirus and endpoint detection and response. Real-time patch management is available as an add-on to remote support.

Splashtop offers a free trial and lists on-premises deployment options for its remote support and enterprise editions, alongside the standard cloud service. It is used by IT help desks, MSPs, schools and remote workers as an alternative to RDP or VPN-based access.

Key features

Remote access to work computers from any device
Remote support for attended and unattended devices
Endpoint management with real-time patching
Enterprise edition with single sign-on
Antivirus and endpoint detection and response
Optional on-premises deployment for some editions

Good fit for

→IT help desks supporting remote employees
→MSPs managing customer endpoints
→Reaching an office desktop from home

Tags: remote-access; remote-support; remote-desktop; endpoint-management; msp; it-support

Splashtop: questions and answers

What is Splashtop used for?: Splashtop is remote access and remote support software for individuals, IT teams and MSPs, with endpoint management and security add-ons. It is a good fit for IT help desks supporting remote employees, MSPs managing customer endpoints and reaching an office desktop from home.
How much does Splashtop cost?: Paid plans for Splashtop start at $6 per seat per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
Is Splashtop open source?: No. Splashtop is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Splashtop include TigerVNC, Remmina and RustDesk.
Can I self-host Splashtop?: Yes. Although Splashtop is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.
What are some alternatives to Splashtop?: Splashtop competes with TeamViewer, AnyDesk and ConnectWise ScreenConnect. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Splashtop alternatives.