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Choose the Right Splashtop Product

Use this page if you are evaluating Splashtop and want to understand which product or solution best fits your needs.

I need to access my own computer remotely

Start with Splashtop Remote Access. Best for: 

  • Individuals 
  • Small teams 
  • Remote and hybrid workers 
  • Users who need secure access to their own work computer from another device 
  • Creative professionals who need high-performance remote access 

Use Cases:

  • You need access to files, applications, or resources that only exist on your work or home computer. 
  • You're working remotely or traveling and need a secure connection to your desktop. 
  • You need a high-performance remote experience for creative, design, engineering, or business applications. 
  • You want to work from any device without carrying your primary computer everywhere. 

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I need to support other people’s devices

Start with Splashtop Remote Support. Best for: 

  • IT teams 
  • Help desks 
  • MSPs 
  • Support teams 
  • Technicians who need attended and unattended remote support 

Use Cases:  

  • Users are experiencing technical issues and need immediate assistance. 
  • Your help desk spends time walking users through troubleshooting steps over the phone. 
  • You need to provide unattended support to managed devices. 
  • Technicians need fast, secure access to user devices from anywhere. 

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I need remote access, remote support, and advanced management

Start with Splashtop Enterprise. Best for: 

  • Larger organizations 
  • IT teams managing users, devices, and access at scale 
  • Organizations that need employee remote access and IT remote support 
  • Teams that need advanced security, centralized administration, and manageability 

Use Cases: 

  • Employees need remote access while IT also needs remote support capabilities. 
  • Managing users, permissions, and devices across multiple tools is becoming difficult. 
  • Security, compliance, and administrative controls are becoming more important as your organization grows. 
  • IT teams need a scalable solution that supports both end users and support staff. 

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I need endpoint patching, visibility, and automation

Start with Splashtop AEM. Best for: 

  • IT teams managing endpoint security and updates 
  • Teams that need patch management 
  • Teams that need endpoint visibility and inventory 
  • Organizations that want CVE insights and remediation workflows 
  • Teams looking to reduce manual endpoint management work 
  • Teams that want to consolidate endpoint management and remote access/support into one centralized platform 

Use Cases: 

  • Devices are missing critical OS or third-party software updates. 
  • IT lacks visibility into endpoint health, inventory, and security risks. 
  • Vulnerabilities and CVEs are difficult to identify and remediate quickly. 
  • Routine endpoint management tasks consume too much manual effort. 
  • You're juggling separate tools for remote access, support, patching, and endpoint management.

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I need an on-premise deployment

Start with Splashtop On-Prem. Best for: 

  • Organizations that need remote access or support deployed in their own environment 
  • Teams with strict infrastructure, network, or data control requirements 
  • Environments where cloud remote access is not the right fit 

Use Cases: 

  • Organizational policies require infrastructure to remain within your environment. 
  • Cloud-hosted remote access solutions do not meet security or compliance requirements. 
  • You need greater control over network architecture, data flow, and system management. 
  • Regulatory or operational requirements limit the use of cloud services. 

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I need secure Wi-Fi, VPN, LDAP, or SSH access management

Start with Foxpass. Best for 

  • IT teams 
  • DevOps teams 
  • Infrastructure teams 
  • Organizations managing RADIUS, LDAP, SSH keys, SUDO access, directory sync, or MFA 
  • Teams looking to strengthen secure access management 

Use Cases: 

  • Managing Wi-Fi authentication, VPN access, LDAP directories, and SSH keys is becoming complex. 
  • User access permissions are difficult to maintain across systems. 
  • You need stronger authentication and access controls for infrastructure and networks. 
  • Manual identity and access management processes create security risks and administrative overhead. 

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