TeamViewer vs Splashtop
Both are commercial remote access products on annual billing. TeamViewer licenses only the expert and runs on yearly auto-renewing terms with enterprise pricing by quote. Splashtop prints per-user prices for access and sells support separately per concurrent technician.
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Choose TeamViewer ifyou want a familiar brand, an enterprise tier, and a German vendor, and can manage an annual renewal date.
Choose Splashtop ifyou want published per-user prices for access to your own computers, and fixed yearly billing suits you.
TeamViewer and Splashtop side by side
| TeamViewer | Splashtop | |
|---|---|---|
| Our remote desktop software rank | #13 of 13 | #8 of 13 |
| Established in | Germany | United States |
| Pricing | Annual auto-renewing subscription for the person offering support; Individual, Teams and Enterprise tiers | Annual billing per user for access plans, published; Enterprise quoted; free trial |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Large organisations that value a familiar brand and enterprise tiers | Small businesses that want fixed per-user pricing for access to their own PCs |
| Not for | Small buyers who want monthly flexibility and a quick price check | Anyone who wants a permanently free plan or monthly billing |
Both are reviewed in full in our remote desktop software ranking: TeamViewer and Splashtop.
Where they differ
TeamViewer 2 · Splashtop 1 · open 2- 01
Published prices
Splashtop's page shows Solo at $6 a month, Pro at $8.25 and Performance at $13 per user, with annual billing. The TeamViewer pricing overview we reached showed no figures and pointed to a sales contact. For checking a price quickly, Splashtop is clearer.
Edge: Splashtop
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How the licence is counted
TeamViewer needs a paid licence only for the expert, not for the person being helped. Splashtop splits access, priced per user, from remote support, which starts at $22 a month per concurrent technician. Both are workable, but Splashtop is the more awkward to compare.
Depends on the buyer
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Contract and renewal
TeamViewer subscriptions are annual and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 28 days before the term ends. Splashtop's access plans are annual too, and it offers a free trial rather than a permanent free plan. Neither suits a buyer who wants monthly flexibility.
Depends on the buyer
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Features by plan
Splashtop adds session recording and multi-monitor on Pro, and SSO only in Enterprise. TeamViewer sells add-ons such as device management, endpoint security and monitoring, each with a 30-day trial. TeamViewer has the wider platform; Splashtop has the narrower one.
Edge: TeamViewer
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Where the vendor is based
TeamViewer is listed in Germany and Splashtop in the United States. This matters for buyers with data-location or procurement rules, and it favours TeamViewer.
Edge: TeamViewer
When neither fits
If you want a permanently free or self-hosted option, neither fits. RustDesk is open-source and leads our remote desktop ranking, and NoMachine is another route without a per-seat contract.
TeamViewer or Splashtop: questions
3 answersIs TeamViewer free?
Our data lists no permanent free plan for TeamViewer's business tiers; the pricing overview we read showed only annual subscriptions. Check the vendor for personal-use terms.
Does Splashtop have a free plan?
No permanent free plan in our data, only a trial. The lowest access plan we read was Solo at $6 a month billed annually.
Who needs a licence at TeamViewer?
Only the expert providing support. The person receiving help does not need a paid licence.
Sources
Checked 8 October 2026- TeamViewer pricing overview: annual auto-renewing subscriptions, expert-only licence, 28-day cancellation, add-ons; no price figures.
- Splashtop pricing page: access plan prices, support plan price per concurrent technician, Enterprise by quote.