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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apple Remote Desktop

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AApple Remote Desktop (ARD), from Apple, is a remote administration tool for managing Apple computers running OS X across a network.

    $79.99

    one-time fee

    LogMeIn Rescue

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ALogMeIn Rescue is a remote support solution for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. LogMeIn Rescue is designed to help IT teams to offer fast technical support and ensure a secure remote support session for both the IT professional and the end user. From small teams of IT helpdesk technicians to enterprise-level organizations, LogMeIn Rescue…

    $1,299

    per year

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    Apple Remote DesktopLogMeIn Rescue
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Apple Remote DesktopLogMeIn Rescue
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Apple Remote DesktopLogMeIn Rescue
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    Chose Apple Remote Desktop
    I would feel much more comfortable having one of these alternative solutions as our Remote Desktop management tools. Each has their drawbacks and expenses associated with them, but we simply have too large of a deployment to not be considering alternatives. If it is the only …
    Incentivized
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Chose LogMeIn Rescue
    for restarts Logmein is better for speed teams is better, so if you want to get a fast session teams scores higher for deep dive sessions Logmein is great also like the interface for seeing logs on Logmein and stopping processes from running easily and quick. File transfer is …
    Incentivized
    Chose LogMeIn Rescue
    When we evaluated Citrix Workspace a few years ago the app environment was not as easy to use as LogMeIn Rescue. Things may have changed but we have not gone back to re-evaluate. Some of our team members still use TeamViewer and the product is rated as highly as Rescue among …
    Incentivized
    Chose LogMeIn Rescue
    LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo stacks up very well against all these. The features, speed, security, ease of use are all comparable if not better than these other services. I would continue to use LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo for ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    102 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    96 Answers
    Features
    Apple Remote DesktopLogMeIn Rescue
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Apple Remote Desktop and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Apple Remote Desktop
    8.0
    25 Ratings
    1% below category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
    6.9
    194 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Screen sharing8.925 Ratings8.4187 Ratings
    File transfer9.024 Ratings6.9176 Ratings
    Instant message9.320 Ratings9.5114 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.53 Ratings7.338 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.219 Ratings5.357 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.019 Ratings8.4188 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.06 Ratings5.659 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.421 Ratings5.488 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management7.08 Ratings7.644 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.516 Ratings5.968 Ratings
    Session record7.39 Ratings7.5133 Ratings
    Annotations7.05 Ratings6.759 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.312 Ratings6.494 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control6.37 Ratings6.2139 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Apple Remote DesktopLogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    8.1
    (211 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (64 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (39 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apple Remote DesktopLogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    I would rate this higher if I was confident that Apple is continuing to develop this utility. It has only received minor updates for quite a long time, and is not featured much in any of Apple's online material. It really is a useful utility, but it is starting to show its age and is fraying a bit around the edges in some respects. It could be very useful when integrated with the various MDM solutions (in our case, Jamf Pro) especially when an engineer needs to force something immediately and can't wait for a check-in, and also can't depend on the end user being able to (for instance) do a sudo jamf policy or sudo jamf recon.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Most of the time it is great. Sometimes with iPads it is not great or too expensive for orgs to pay for an option to allow iPads to be logged into along with computers and windows computer tablets. When needing to view something a client is talking about. It is great to use login to understand the issue and possibly fix any issues we need.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • Automator Actions: This is a very cool feature and cost saving as it reduces human effort by automating the workflow of tasks.
    • Curtain Mode: This lets you block your local user's view of the desktop while performing administrative tasks.
    • Spotlight Search: It can perform lightning fast searches on machines using the spotlight search feature of OS X and thus saves a lot of time.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing access to our clients computer screens.
    • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing me as an admin to monitor my technicians.
    • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing me as an admin to pull daily, weekly and monthly stat reports.
    • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing me as an admin to view my technician's chat logs.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Apple
    • I would like to see more included Unix scrips that can be pushed to clients.
    • Inclusion of a way to remote control or screen share with Windows machines would be useful, as I manage a handful of Windows machines. While this would be possible using VNC on the Windows machines, including the ability to connect using Windows terminal connections would be awesome, for me.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • one of the prompt in windows users is not vissible, somethimes users missed it and you must start from scratch
    • more documentation for apple users
    • never could record a session, all the time was a permissions issue, don't know how to do it
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apple
    It is a fairly unique tool in the level of integration it has with Apple Desktop products. It definitely needs some engineering attention, and it should be expanded to the iOS arena. It is not perfect, but it is very useful and fills an otherwise fairly empty niche in the support toolkit realm. The built-in screen sharing app in macOS handles the direct screen control or viewing function fairly well, but it does not have all of the other mass control features that Apple Remote Desktop supplies.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    It may not be used often in our smaller organization but it really is the only option with a remote workforce. We do not want to learn a new product so it is much better to keep with what we know works well and our staff is used to utilizing
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    Usability
    Apple
    Once it is set up, it is quite straightforward to use. However, currently, it requires both a script to run to set up permissions and controls, AND a command from the MDM to authorize it to be active. The MDM management command is manual. This is not conducive to an automated workflow, and sometimes gets forgotten. Then, the endpoint is not contactable until someone realizes that the MDM command was not sent or was not successful.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    I believe that LogMeIn Rescue is extremely suitable for users of all levels of technical prowess. The user interaction is minimal, and the agent is available to take over at every step of the way. From problem resolution to training, LogMeIn Rescue can take care of it all. LogMeIn Rescue makes the user support process easier and faster so the user can have the issues resolved in a timely manner.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Log me in has never failed me
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    no complaints
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    Support Rating
    Apple
    When i have needed support it was for Hardware not the software itself
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    I'd say support for LogMeIn is ideal because I haven't ever been in a situation where additional support was necessary. The program runs so efficiently and simply that nothing was needed beyond initial training that was provided by my company. I am saying this as a user that strictly uses the technician console
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    Implementation Rating
    Apple
    Very quick and easy install with no real issues
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Make sure you have your LogMeIn Rescue account sign-in details handy when installing on multiple support systems.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    I would feel much more comfortable having one of these alternative solutions as our Remote Desktop management tools. Each has their drawbacks and expenses associated with them, but we simply have too large of a deployment to not be considering alternatives. If it is the only solution you can afford, it is OK to start here. I could see where this would have a return on investment, but it is really only suitable for a very small and localized scale. If employees are at all mobile, the duct taping of products necessary (VPN, distribution points, script repositories) would be very cumbersome.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Truth be told, Rescue is the first and so far only solution from LogMeIn I started to use. However since it offers a wide range of tools specifically designed for remote support, it is highly effective for resolving technical issues. Additionally, Rescue provides various connection methods and customizable interfaces, allowing support teams like mine to tailor the experience to specific needs.
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    Scalability
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    it's perfect
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • Apple Remote Desktop has a positive return on investment because for the expense to the school, the value it brings to teachers is important. The return on improved student performance is very difficult to measure financially, but there is a definite return.
    • The overall objective of education is to increase student learning, ARD does that phenomenally. Parents see the tool used and are impressed at what the capabilities of the tool can do and how it impacts how active their students are as well as how well they can learn.
    • One negative impact is that teachers rely too much on this tool rather than on actually teaching sometimes.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • It helps us to increase our remote resolution from offshore personnel, so you can redeploy the activity of a local resource at your facility to specifically address more of the hardware or physical IT problems.
    • Increase FCR "First Call Resolution" if you have this within your SLA
    • Improve end user experience, Non IT personnel doesn't have to struggle explaining an issue, it makes it very easy once you get on the affected user computer.
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    ScreenShots

    LogMeIn Rescue Screenshots

    Screenshot of Technician Group Configuration - Where users can create technician groups and subgroups with granular agent permissionsScreenshot of the console where repetitive tasks automated by running pre written scripts in the background, without disturbing end usersScreenshot of a smartphone camera being used to troubleshoot offline computers and hardwareScreenshot of remote control of Macs, PCs and Linux/AndroidScreenshot of reboot sessions and automationScreenshot of the central dashboard where common mobile device issues on iPhone and Android can be identified and addressed without the need to navigate the end user's device.