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Apple Remote Desktop vs. Splashtop

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apple Remote Desktop

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AApple Remote Desktop (ARD), from Apple, is a remote administration tool for managing Apple computers running OS X across a network.

    $79.99

    one-time fee

    Splashtop

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASplashtop is a software solution for both remote access and remote support. Boasting 30+ million customers worldwide and users among both large and small organizations across the globe, Splashtop presents their solution as secure, high-performing, and fit to specific use-cases. Splashtop is ISO certified, SOC 2 and GDPR compliant. Splashtop Remote Access provides remote desktop connections for business professionals and teams to work from anywhere, using any device.…

    $99

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Apple Remote DesktopSplashtop
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Splashtop Remote Access Pro
    $8.25
    per month per user, billed annually
    Splashtop Remote Access Performance
    $13.00
    per month per user, billed annually
    Splashtop Remote Support Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    per month per concurrent technician, billed annually
    Splashtop Remote Access Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    per month per user, billed annually
    Splashtop On-Prem
    Contact Sales
    Splashtop Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)
    Contact Sales
    per month per endpoint, billed annually
    Splashtop Remote Support SOS
    Starting at $22.00
    per month per concurrent technician, billed annually
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Apple Remote DesktopSplashtop
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Apple Remote DesktopSplashtop
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    Chose Apple Remote Desktop
    Apple Remote Desktop is a good product when you have a need to manage Apple computers on-site and don't want a cloud solution with a recurring cost. We prefer it as an alternative or secondary solution in case your primary software has issues. I wouldn't use it as my only …
    Incentivized
    Splashtop
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Apple Remote DesktopSplashtop
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Apple Remote Desktop and Splashtop
    Feature
    Apple Remote Desktop
    8.0
    25 Ratings
    Splashtop
    7.8
    43 Ratings
    Screen sharing8.925 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    File transfer9.024 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Instant message9.320 Ratings7.930 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.219 Ratings3.013 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.019 Ratings9.342 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.06 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.421 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.516 Ratings7.132 Ratings
    Session record7.39 Ratings7.219 Ratings
    Annotations7.05 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.312 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control6.37 Ratings8.733 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Apple Remote DesktopSplashtop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    9.2
    (481 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
    (35 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (25 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (440 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (3 ratings)