RDP & VPN vs Splashtop Connector

Splashtop Connector offers better security, functionality, and ease of use

Installing the Splashtop Connector on a single machine within a closed network enables it to act as a bridge, or jump point, making all other computers and servers on the network accessible via RDP from within the Splashtop app.

When you need agentless access to machines, Splashtop Connector is the superior choice when compared to VPN and RDP. With Splashtop Connector, IT admins can remotely support computers on internal networks that may not have internet access or not allow 3rd party apps to be installed for remote access, and enable users to securely work remotely.

Splashtop Connector vs RDP and VPN

Features	Splashtop Connector	RDP + VPN

Connect to internal computers	Use Connector as bridge Simple to deploy	Need VPN + RDP client Complicated to deploy
Access permissions	Easy to manage through web portal	Complicated to manage both VPN and RDP
Connection log	All connections logged	No
Session recording	Yes	No
Multiple monitor support	Yes	Yes
High performance	Yes, use Splashtop’s high performance server farm to relay connections	Depends on the network between endpoints via VPN
Scheduled access / Remote lab usage	Yes	No
Security	Highly secure, Connector has only outbound network with simple 443 port	Not secure, inbound traffic to internal network
Cloud service	Yes	Depends on VPN setting
On-Prem service	Yes	Depends on VPN setting
Simple to use	Yes, simple and intuitive to use	Need to educate users on configuring and using RDP client
Simplicity of deployment	Just install the Connector and make some simple configuration	Complicated on setting up VPN, or RDS Gateway
Scalability	Deploy multiple Connectors to scale	Complicated, need to configure VPN and RDP
File transfer	Yes	Yes
Remote print	Yes	Yes (in-session, to network printers)
Client platform support	Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Web	Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
RDS	Yes, RDS, Connection broker, other load balancers, like F5.	Yes
RDP	Yes (VNC and Shell)	Yes
Connection pool	Yes (both RDS and RDP)	Only available with RDS