HopToDesk vs Splashtop (2026): which should you pick?

Pick HopToDesk if

• Fits if you need a free remote desktop app for a handful of devices
• Works for IT teams that deploy through Intune, Jamf or Ansible

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you manage more than 3 devices from the free dashboard
• Pricey if you grow, since the device limit sets the price: Pro covers 120 to 350, Business 500 to 2,000
• Watch out: SSO, zero-touch rollout and monitoring runbooks need the Business plan at $529 a year
• Watch out: the AI Assistant is billed per task from a prepaid balance, from about $0.05 a task
• Skip it if you need multi-tenant MSP features, which sit on the quote-only Enterprise & MSP plan

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

HopToDesk

• The device limit sets the price: Free covers 3 devices, Pro 120 to 350, Business 500 to 2,000.
• SSO, zero-touch rollout and monitoring runbooks need the Business plan.
• The AI Assistant is billed per task from a prepaid balance, from about $0.05 a task, and paid plans start with $5 of credit.
• Multi-tenant MSP features and unlimited devices are on the quote-only Enterprise & MSP plan.

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.

HopToDesk

End-to-end encrypted sessions

The vendor says screen sharing, chat and file transfer are all end-to-end encrypted, and that the source code is public.

Unattended access and monitoring

The Dashboard gives unattended access to enrolled devices, real-time status and offline alerts, with health history and software inventory on Business.

Built-in help desk

Tickets come in by email or a customer portal, with SLA targets and satisfaction surveys. The Free plan allows 50 tickets a month.

Custom-branded clients

Generate a client with your own name, logo and preset settings from the Dashboard, then roll it out with GPO, Intune, SCCM, Jamf or Ansible.

Browser access and private network

A web client connects from any browser, and every plan can point clients at a self-run network using a Docker command or an AWS launch link.

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.

HopToDesk

• Free$0

  Dashboard for 3 devices and 2 team members, with a help desk limited to 50 tickets a month.

• Pro$159

  per year for up to 120 devices, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  Unlimited team members and tickets, white-label branding and commands across devices. Steps up to 150, 250 and 350 devices.

• Business$529

  per year for up to 500 devices, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  Adds zero-touch rollout, monitoring and runbooks, SSO and custom roles. Steps up to 750, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 devices.

• Enterprise & MSPCustom

  Unlimited devices, multi-tenant sub-accounts, SCIM, SIEM streaming, invoicing and priority support. Quoted on request.

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.

HopToDesk

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing saves $21 on Pro

  Pro costs $159 a year against $15 a month, and the page states the saving as $21. Business is $529 a year against $49 a month.

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.