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Splashtop

Score8.5 out of 10

699 Reviews and Ratings

What is Splashtop?

Splashtop Remote Access provides remote desktop connections for business professionals and teams to work from anywhere, using any device. With security and advanced productivity features, users get access to files and applications, while enabling IT administrators to centrally deploy and control permissions, supporting efficiency and security.

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Categories & Use Cases

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Screenshot of Splashtop Streamer: Used to connect to and remote into computers. Splashtop Business App: Used to connect from and remotely access other computers.
Screenshot of Splashtop SOS - Accessed with a 9-digit session code, it can be customized with a brand, logo and text.
Screenshot of a view of computer sessions.
Screenshot of where users can transfer files and folders from local and remote computers during a session.
Screenshot of Splashtop Remote Support Enterprise : On-demand support with service desk capabilities.
Screenshot of a dashboard - This offers key insights on endpoint status, security metrics, and scheduled tasks.
Screenshot of 1-to-many actions: Used to instantly execute or schedule tasks to multiple endpoints simultaneously.

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Screenshot of Splashtop Streamer: Used to connect to and remote into computers. Splashtop Business App: Used to connect from and remotely access other computers.

Splashtop Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Splashtop has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 699 ratings of Splashtop's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Screen sharing

    Allows participants to share their computer screens with others in the meeting, enabling collaborative work and presentations.

    Category average: 9.3

  • Over-the-Internet remote session

    Establish secure remote connection with computers outside the network firewall.

    Category average: 9.4

  • File transfer

    Securely exchange files with remote computer without having to use email or FTP.

    Category average: 8.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Centralized management dashboard

    Dashboard to facilitate management of users, permissions, licenses etc.

    Category average: 7.5

  • Monitoring and Alerts

    Monitor CPU usage, memory utilization to proactively address issues. Receive alerts indicating attention needed.

    Category average: 7

  • Access to sleeping/powered-off computers

    Remote access and troubleshooting of out-of-band computers.

    Category average: 5.5

Who Buys & Uses Splashtop

Splashtop Reviews

What users are saying about Splashtop.
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Pros

  • Robust security features, including device verification and two-factor authentication
  • Efficient remote access and support capabilities
  • Fast and easy file transfer functionality

Cons

  • Concerns regarding pricing structure
  • Accessibility of customer support

Perfect for remote teams!

Incentivized
Ceci Lardizabal
Manager of Human Resources in Human Resources at Daily Transcription (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

All of the staff work remotely and Splashtop allows us to access the server. All the departments use it for different purposes. We store big files on a server in California, and before uploading them to the cloud, we have access through Spalshtop.

Pros

  • Fast connection.
  • Doesn't lag
  • Easy set up.

Cons

  • I haven't had any issues using it. It's pretty straight forward. You just click "connect and" that's it.

Return on Investment

  • I don't know.

Other Software Used

SuperSaaS, Teachable, Google Drive, OneSpan Sign

Usability

Family Business Facilitator

Incentivized
Garth Atkinson
President in Information Technology at Publication Partners Limited (1-10 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have a family business. I have several PCs at my home office. My remote users use Splashtop to login from their home to the target PC at my home office. My databases and email accounts are specific to the host PC so the remote user logs on to a specific PC to do a business function. Each PC has a logon so my personal PC is only accessible from me whereas my business PCs are accessible by others. When I am out of the office I often use my cell phone to log into my PC to check on emails or look at a report. Spashtop tells me if someone else is logged in that PC and I decide to bump them or not. Its not practical to do transactions from my cell phone but I can browse with it to see if I need to login from a big screen PC. to take action. I take a small laptop when I travel which lets me check on the business while I'm away. Of course my host PCs at home need to be left on to enable me to login. When power fails occur depending on the length of the outage the host PC may be off so I may need to get someone to restart that PC soo I can login.

Pros

  • can have multiple target PCs
  • Security separate per PC
  • Remote devices can be anything
  • Have control assigning who can login

Cons

  • no sure

Return on Investment

  • Life saver during Covid
  • Enables me as manager to login and conduct business when travelling
  • Staff that have sick children or ill themselves can work from home.
  • Snow days are less intrusive as much business can be conducted remotely.
  • Our telephone answering machine creates an email of the message which can be accessed remotely.

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Online

Usability

Splashtop - A Great Solution

Incentivized
Keil Smith
President in Engineering at Absolute Controls, Inc. (1-10 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our company needed a reliable, cost effective solution which would allow us to provide remote support to our customer's.
After a strong recommendation from one of our trusted colleagues, we decided to give Spashtop a try. We were not disappointed.
Now, after a few years of successful use, we can confidently say that Splashtop is the solution we had been looking for. It has exceeded our expectations for ease of use, capability and reliability.

Pros

  • Splashtop allows us to send a branded link to our customers for installation on their computer.
  • Splashtop provides as much security over the connection as any of our customers has required, giving them more peace of mind.
  • Splashtop has several file sharing features which makes sending or receiving files a simple process.

Cons

  • Finding areas for improvement is difficult. Our use case might be simpler than others and we have not found any missing features or issues which need improvement.

Return on Investment

  • Using Splashtop has saved us thousands of dollars in travel expenses. It has been a great investment.
  • Splashtop has given us a way to quickly connect to a remote computer and evaluate the needs of our customers, similar to being on-site with our own computer on their network. Super helpful.
  • Having Splashtop as an available resource has given us peace of mind because we know we can use it to make a connection anytime we need.

Other Software Used

SyncBackPro, Bitwarden, Brave

Splashtop - A Plug-And-Play Dream

Incentivized
Blake MerkleyView profile
E-Commerce Manager in Sales at D & W Silks (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Splashtop to provide remote workstation access to all of our front office employees. Whether someone is needing to work from home for a while or our sales team is on the road and needing access to their in-office systems, Splashtop allows us to easily provide secure, remote access to multiple employees across many devices.

Pros

  • Easy to set up and easy to use
  • Provides secure access and gives admins tools to monitor usage across users
  • Works well across multiple device types
  • Allows admins to customize which users have access to which devices

Cons

  • Slight input lag - not any worse than any other "streamer" but still noticable
  • If the workstation being accessed has a different number of monitors from the remote device accessing it, switching between displays can be cumbersome
  • Can be set to launch automatically upon workstation start up, but this function seems to occasionally fail at random, necessitating manual launching of the software by someone in the office

Return on Investment

  • Allows our sales team to travel to industry shows while maintaining access to their home workstations
  • Allows our company to offer flexibility if an employee needs to work from home for a time
  • Allows our core front office team to make changes in our home ERP system while meeting with clients out of the office

New and Very Satisfied Splashtop User.

Incentivized
Daniel CroninView profile
Director, Store Operations in Corporate at Higher Learning Supply Co., LLC (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a campus retail management company who, do to the varying technological infrastructures on the campuses we serve, does not use an enterprise level POS system. As a result, we needed to seek a remote desktop software company who would allow the different people in our home office to access and run sales/inventory reports in our store locations.

Pros

  • Easy to install and set up. I found it very intuitive, and I am not an "IT Person".
  • Flexibility to access using the desktop application, or from the web-based platform, while on the road.
  • Multiple plan options are available to suit a variety of needs. We were able to choose one that allows multiple users in our office to access a terminal remotely simultaneously, which is helpful.
  • Great customer service. Our Ales representative, Anne, was invaluable and accommodating with the numerous questions I had when selecting Splashtop and then finding the appropriate plan.

Cons

  • Right now, we can have up to two users (based on our selected plan) access a terminal remotely. It would be great if this could be increased to aid collaboration among employees accessing the terminal from different locations.

Return on Investment

  • Since we cannot utilize an enterprise-level POS system, Splashtop bridges the data gap between our store locations and our headquarters. This is what enables us to function. Without remote terminal access, our business would be unable to operate. Period. I can't overstate this.

Other Software Used

Shopify, Adobe Acrobat, Google Sheets

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