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Many K-12 and higher education institutions worldwide are enjoying Splashtop’s high performance, quick-to-deploy, all-in-one remote access solution to:
- Enable students, faculty, and staff to remotely access existing on-campus Windows and Mac lab computers and apps from any device including Chromebooks during scheduled time-slots, and use the computer just as they would in-person.
- Enable IT teams to remotely support not only on-campus computers but also faculty and student devices, and resolve issues right away.
Let’s explore the comparison of Splashtop Enterprise vs. Apporto for hybrid learning in detail:
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Performance |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
High-performance remote sessions allow students to carry out resource-intensive tasks like video-editing, graphic design, creating animations, coding, and much more with low latency. Splashtop supports NVIDIA and AMD GPU acceleration.
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Apporto
Infrastructure could be located hundreds of miles away from students resulting in laggy remote access experience, reducing productivity.
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Software Licensing |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Leverage existing software licenses.
Students can use existing licensed applications like Adobe Creative Suite, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and After Effects; AutoDesk AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, and Maya; Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools; Vectorworks, ArcGIS, Rhino, SketchUp, SolidWorks, and many more, just as they would on campus. |
Apporto
Many software vendors do not allow their software to be virtualized due to inability to properly track licensing. Others have different licensing for virtualization and often charge a premium. This process of relicensing increases complexity, cost, and time.
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Quick to Deploy |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Up and running in hours.
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Apporto
Takes weeks to set up. Relicensing for virtualization can take months.
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Cost |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Pay for concurrent licenses and utilize existing investment in computers. Physical computers (Capex) allow institutions to better manage and control their budget.
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Apporto
Operating cost (OpEx) can be high especially when priced on-demand. High student usage drives the price up significantly, especially if students forget to log off their cloud instances and keep them running!
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Remote Support Capabilities |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Remotely support not only on-campus computers but also faculty and student devices, and resolve issues right away.
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Apporto
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Support for Hybrid Learning |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Hybrid in-classroom and remote learning is the future and Splashtop is the best-suited remote access solution. Students can work on the lab computers in-person as well as from home.
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Apporto
Not suitable for in-person or hybrid learning environment.
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Scheduling Remote Access |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
IT teams can schedule specific times, and manage permissions for students to access lab computers through a centralized admin console.
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Apporto
Can schedule remote access to VMs.
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AD Integration/ SSO |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Integrate with any SAML 2.0 method + SCIM for Okta/Azure.
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Apporto
✓
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Mac Support |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Splashtop delivers consistent high-performance user experiences across Windows and Macs.
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Apporto
✓
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Device Redirection to Remote Computer |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Redirect microphone input, HID, printers, and smart card readers from local to remote computer.
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Apporto
Redirect webcam and mic through the browser.
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Remote Print |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Print directly from the remote computer to your local printer.
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Apporto
First you must save the file as a PDF and transfer it to your local computer to print. No direct remote printing available.
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Customer Support |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Phone, email, ticketing and chat.
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Apporto
Phone and email only.
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Free Trial |
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
✓
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Apporto
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Splashtop is used by over 30 million people worldwide. Read more about Splashtop for remote computer labs.