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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:

Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs Apporto
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.
Apporto
Infrastructure could be located hundreds of miles away from students resulting in laggy remote access experience, reducing productivity.
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.
Quick to Deploy
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Up and running in hours.
Apporto
Takes weeks to set up. Relicensing for virtualization can take months.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Apporto
Not suitable for in-person or hybrid learning environment.
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.
Apporto
Can schedule remote access to VMs.
AD Integration/ SSO
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Integrate with any SAML 2.0 method + SCIM for Okta/Azure.
Apporto
✓
Mac Support
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Splashtop delivers consistent high-performance user experiences across Windows and Macs.
Apporto
✓
Device Redirection to Remote Computer
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Redirect microphone input, HID, printers, and smart card readers from local to remote computer.
Apporto
Redirect webcam and mic through the browser.
Remote Print
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Print directly from the remote computer to your local printer.
Apporto
First you must save the file as a PDF and transfer it to your local computer to print. No direct remote printing available.
Customer Support
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Phone, email, ticketing and chat.
Apporto
Phone and email only.
Free Trial
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
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Apporto
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