RDP & VPN vs Splashtop Connector Comparison
Agentless access to machines without VPN via the Splashtop app
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 | Need VPN + RDP client |
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 |
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 | Yes |
Connection pool | Yes (both RDS and RDP) | Only available with RDS |
See our Splashtop vs RDP & VPN comparison
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