GoToMyPC vs Splashtop (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Splashtop grades higher than GoToMyPC: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Splashtop grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GoToMyPC
Remote access to your own Windows or Mac computer
Splashtop
Remote access to your own computers, plus separate IT support plans
Which one is for you
Pick GoToMyPC if
- Fits if you work from home and need to reach one or two office computers
- Works for small teams that want shared access to a handful of machines
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you reach several computers, as pricing is per computer reached
- Watch out: Personal and Pro show a crossed-out higher price with no end date, and the billing period isn't stated
- Skip it if you want to host from Linux, iOS or Android, which are named only as devices to connect from
- Tight if you're one person with over 20 computers, as Personal stops at 20 and Corporate starts at 5
Pick Splashtop if
- Fits if you want your home PC from anywhere for $23.99 a year
- Works for help desks that support people by session code at $22 per concurrent technician
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you hoped the free app would reach your PC from outside the house, as it's home Wi-Fi only
- Not for you if you work from home and want it free, as that counts as commercial use
- Pricey if you need single sign-on, the APIs or on-premises, which sit on an Enterprise plan quoted by sales
- Watch out: business plans are shown on annual billing only, the trial's length isn't stated, and there's no web app
- Tight if SOS outgrows its cap, as each license covers 10 or 300 managed computers, up to 1,200
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGoToMyPCFair | 2.8GPASplashtopGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPersonal is $35 a computer a month, Pro $33 and Corporate $28, against a $10.00 middle for remote access tools. Every extra computer adds a full monthly charge. | CRemote Support SOS is $22 per concurrent technician a month billed annually: $259 a year with 10 managed computers, or $399 with 300. For the same job that's mid-pack, above Zoho Assist and below TeamViewer's Business. For your own computers, the Anywhere Access Pack is $23.99 a year. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day free trial with no credit card, and no free plan after it. | CSplashtop Personal is free, but only on your home network, for up to 2 computers and never for work. Working from home counts as work. Business plans have a free trial with no card, though its length isn't stated. |
| Features | BUnlimited remote access, file transfer and sync, printing, clipboard, guest invites, wake on LAN and security controls. Nothing in the listing is missing for reaching your own machine. | BUnattended access, support by session code, file transfer, remote print, and a Performance plan with 4:4:4 colour, 240 frames per second, Wacom pens and USB passthrough. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job; single sign-on and the APIs wait for Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up the host program on each computer first and invite users. | A4.81 from 4,713 App Store ratings for its Business app, the highest on record in this category. Install the Streamer on a computer and reach it from anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux as devices to connect from, but no API or integrations are listed. | BWindows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iPhone and Android, with Intune, Jira, Freshservice, Jamf, Atera and Datto RMM. There's no web app on record, which keeps it at B, and the APIs are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | reaching your own office computers from anywhere | remote access from home office to help desk |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: GoToMyPC and Splashtop. How we grade
Price against what you get
GoToMyPC starts at $28 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Splashtop starts at $2 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.3.
Splashtop scores higher and starts $26 a month lower. Of the other remote desktop apps on the chart, 3 score higher than GoToMyPC for less, and none scores higher than Splashtop for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- GoToMyPC is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Splashtop is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- GoToMyPC also covers file sharing.
At a glance
| GoToMyPC | Splashtop | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $28 per computer / month (Corporate); Personal $35 | $23.99 per year for personal use; business plans from $6 / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Splashtop Personal is free for non-commercial use on your local home network, for up to 2 computers. Reaching them from outside the home network needs the Anywhere Access Pack. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, no credit card required | Free trial of business plans, no credit card required; length not stated |
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| Made by | GoTo | Splashtop Inc. |
| Price read from | get.gotomypc.com | splashtop.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GoToMyPC
- Pricing is per computer reached, so each added computer adds a full monthly charge.
- The pricing page shows Personal and Pro as discounted from a higher crossed-out price with no end date, and does not say whether the figures are billed monthly or yearly.
- The comparison table lists a desktop client for Windows and a shortcut for Mac as the host side; Linux, iOS, Android and Chromebook are named only as devices to connect from.
- Personal is limited to one user, up to 20 computers; Pro covers 2 to 50 computers; Corporate starts at 5.
Splashtop
- Splashtop Personal is free only on your home network and only for non-commercial use; working from home needs a business plan.
- Business plan prices are shown only as annual billing on the pricing page.
- Remote Support SOS is priced per concurrent technician, with the number of managed computers capped by the option you buy (10 or 300 per licence, up to 1,200).
- Enterprise, with single sign-on, APIs and the on-premises option, has no public price and is quoted by sales.
Key features
GoToMyPC
- Access from many devices
- Connect to a host computer from a PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux or Chromebook device, including through a browser with no download.
- File transfer, printing and clipboard
- Drag-and-drop file transfer, remote printing and clipboard sync are listed on all three editions.
- Security controls
- The pricing page lists end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, screen blanking, keyboard and mouse lock and a remote session history log.
- Guest invites
- Give someone temporary access to a device. A first session to a new computer is free.
- Team administration
- Pro and Corporate add account and user administration, shared device access and central billing; Corporate adds single sign-on and remote deployment.
- Wake on LAN and in-session reboot
- Start a sleeping computer and restart it during a session, as listed in the plan comparison.
Splashtop
- Unattended access to your own computers
- Install the Streamer on a computer and reach it later from a phone, tablet or another computer, with file transfer and remote print.
- On-demand support by session code
- Remote Support SOS lets a technician connect to any computer or mobile device the user opens a session code on, with or without someone present on managed machines.
- High-performance streaming
- The Performance plan adds 4:4:4 color, up to 240 frames per second, high-fidelity audio, Wacom stylus support and USB passthrough for creative work.
- Endpoint management add-on
- Autonomous Endpoint Management adds real-time patching, monitoring and remediation, and is sold on its own or added to SOS and Enterprise.
- Enterprise and on-premises
- Enterprise adds single sign-on, granular and scheduled access, SIEM logging, cloud recording, APIs and unattended Android access, with an on-premises option.
- Help desk and RMM integrations
- Launch sessions from tools such as Freshservice, Jira, Jamf, Atera and Datto RMM, and manage Bitdefender antivirus from the Splashtop console.
Plans
GoToMyPC
Corporate$28
per computer / month, billing term not stated on the page
At least 5 computers. Adds multiple admins, remote deployment, granular group and user settings, single sign-on and real-time chat.
Pro$33
per computer / month, billing term not stated on the page
2 to 50 computers, unlimited users. Shown as $41.50 crossed out; adds shared device access, account administration and reporting.
Personal$35
per computer / month, billing term not stated on the page
One user, 1 to 20 computers. Shown as $44 crossed out; includes multi-monitor support, file transfer, remote printing and antivirus.
Splashtop
Personal$0
Non-commercial use only, on your home Wi-Fi network, for up to 2 Windows or Mac computers. Working from home counts as commercial use.
Anywhere Access Pack$23.99
per year ($5.99 a month billed monthly)
Add-on to Personal for reaching up to 2 home computers from anywhere over the internet. Personal use only.
Solo$6
per month, billed annually ($72 a year)
One user with unattended access from any device, file transfer with drag and drop, and remote print.
Pro$8.25
per user / month, billed annually ($99 a year)
Adds multi-monitor support, user roles and access management, chat, session recording and up to 3 users into one computer.
Performance$13
per user / month, billed annually ($149 a year)
Adds 4:4:4 color accuracy, up to 240 frames per second, high-fidelity audio, remote stylus with Wacom Bridge and USB passthrough.
Remote Support SOS$22
per concurrent technician / month, billed annually
$259 a year with 10 managed computers, or $399 a year with 300; on-demand sessions by code to unlimited computers and mobile devices.
Ways to pay less
GoToMyPC
No public discounts listed.
Splashtop
- Annual discount
Anywhere Access Pack is cheaper paid yearly
The pack costs $23.99 a year against $5.99 a month, which is $71.88 over twelve months: about two-thirds less.
- Other savings
Volume discounts on Pro and Performance
The pricing page marks volume discounts on the Pro and Performance plans for teams buying several user licences.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GoToMyPC or Splashtop?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Splashtop is cheaper to start with: $2 a month when paid by the year, against $28 a month for GoToMyPC. GoToMyPC starts at $28 per computer / month (Corporate); Personal $35, and Splashtop starts at $23.99 per year for personal use; business plans from $6 / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, GoToMyPC or Splashtop?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Splashtop has a free plan. GoToMyPC does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do GoToMyPC and Splashtop run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only GoToMyPC lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
More comparisons
How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.

