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Avast Business Remote Control vs. SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avast Business Remote Control

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAvast Business Remote Control is a software solution designed to empower IT admins to quickly and securely connect to a user’s device, anytime, anywhere, to access files, manage applications, and troubleshoot issues.

    $499.99

    per year

    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere provides help desk technicians a simple, cloud-based, remote-support solution to easily access endpoint devices. It features diagnostic and troubleshooting tools to help resolve issues more quickly. Using a laptop or a mobile app users can access end-device details, running sessions, and deep registry editing capabilities. The user can record sessions, add notes, view reports, and create customized surveys for additional end…N/A
    Pricing
    Avast Business Remote ControlSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Editions & Modules
    Premium Remote Control
    $499.99
    per year
    Basic Remote Control
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avast Business Remote ControlSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Avast Business Remote ControlSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Considered Both Products
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answer on this topic
    SolarWinds
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Avast Business Remote ControlSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Avast Business Remote Control and SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Feature
    Avast Business Remote Control
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    9.1
    13 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Screen sharing7.52 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    File transfer8.02 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Instant message8.02 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.01 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.02 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile8.52 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.01 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.01 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Session record8.52 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Annotations9.02 Ratings5.95 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.52 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control7.01 Ratings10.010 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Avast Business Remote ControlSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avast Business Remote ControlSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    The program is well suited for businesses or individuals who require remote access to other computers or devices. This is especially true of IT support or program administrators who may have to troubleshoot or tutor users. Screen sharing is beneficial and seeing actions helpful for regular program use and problem solving
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    I think for ANY environment it's worth taking it out for a test drive. It's very powerful, especially when using the agent to connect to sessions where the end user doesn't need admin rights but when not in a VDI environment it likely would perform better with its built in functionality to ask for elevation. It is really powerful, even with the ability to run command line scripts without the user seeing (kind of a built in psexec) and it does work with Mac and Linux to some degree too so it really is worth trying out regardless of your environment. It may be just what you're looking for and the sales folks at DRE are not pushy at all, at least in my experience, and give great advice even at the expense of selling less licenses!
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    Pros
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Best in class sharing
    • Secured from a named brand
    • Well utilized resources
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • Remote control is solid, rarely loses connection
    • Allows for control of the desktop prior to login
    • Allows for scripts to be executed in the background without disturbing users
    • Allows for batch rollout of scripts across multiple machines
    • Allows us to see the end users' desktop - as opposed to RDP
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Ability to install and use at any time
    • Remote access full control
    • Sharing all screens
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • Connectivity to a helpdesk/knowledgebase would be nice feature so users can do self-help
    • Offering a branded version of the client/agent would be a nice touch for businesses
    • A web-only version of the technician console for remote support would be a nice feature
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    Usability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    It's a good tool overall, but could be better.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere is an easy to use software package. The manuals are easy to understand, and the installation is simple and straightforward. The Maintenance and support costs are relatively reasonable, and we maintain support and maintenance strictly for the upgrades rather than support. Over the years, SolarWinds has released numerous feature enhancements to the software package, making SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere indispensable on our network.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    We basically selected this for our one of the SolarWinds Project. In that we needed to take remote session and screensharing and do the analysis and troubleshooting. In our initial analysis itself we got the excellent result, and it was too quick. We were very much inspired from this. Later on, we started using SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE) for almost all the projects of SolarWinds. Highly appreciated, thanks team.
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    Return on Investment
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • We’ve not paid for it but used it so it’s been beneficial
    • We would benefit with the remote access control monitored for many situations where problem solving would come into play
    • Any sharing app or program is beneficial if a user can access remotely
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • seamless installation of MSI or EXE
    • No Codes to enter when installing agent
    • Agent automatically connects to cloud dashboard
    • our deployment tool has messed up a couple of times, so agents get uninstalled or not installed when this occurs, and we can't see a computer in the dashboard
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Fast remote controlScreenshot of Live chatScreenshot of Remote desktop on mobileScreenshot of Reporting engineScreenshot of Secrets vaultScreenshot of Session information details