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

Pick NinjaOne if

• Fits if you manage a fleet of company computers and need patching and remote access together
• Works for managed service providers

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want one person's remote desktop, as it's priced and built per endpoint
• Watch out: full pricing isn't published and the range depends on region and products bought
• Tight if you need month-to-month billing, as it's available case by case
• Pricey if you add backup or mobile device management, as those are separate products on the quote form

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

NinjaOne

• Full pricing is not published; the page gives a range and asks for a quote.
• The stated range applies to the commercial, non-FedRAMP instance and varies by region and products purchased.
• Month-to-month billing is available case by case, and non-promotional partners cancel with 60 days' notice.
• Backup, mobile device management and remote access are listed as separate products of interest on the quote form.

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.

NinjaOne

Remote access

The RMM page says technicians can take direct control of managed endpoints with one of four NinjaOne remote access solutions.

Monitoring and patching

Devices are monitored in real time with alerts, and Windows, macOS and Linux patching covers over 200 third-party applications.

Automation and auto-remediation

Condition-based scripts can fix stopped services, missed reboots and missing applications, and endpoint tasks such as app installs can be automated.

Katana AI

Katana AI summarizes device health and alerts across client environments and recommends scripts and next steps.

Self-service portal and mobile app

End users get a self-service portal for remote access and tickets, and technicians have a mobile app for client devices.

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.

NinjaOne

• Per-device pricingCustom

  Tiered by endpoint count: about $3.75 per endpoint a month at 50 or fewer, falling to $1.50 at 10,000, by quote.

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.

NinjaOne

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.