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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BeyondTrust Remote Support

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ABeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) helps support teams of all sizes improve business performance by enabling secure, controlled remote support to nearly any device or system, anywhere in the world. BeyondTrust offers deployment options that can fit a company’s business needs. The vendor says their on-premises physical and virtual appliances have helped enterprises satisfy regulatory requirements for years. Additionally, the vendor says the unique segmentation capabilities of…N/A

    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
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Considered Both Products
    BeyondTrust
    No answer on this topic
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    A very similar product, both deliver nearly identical functionality. The interface for Dameware is easier to manage.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of BeyondTrust Remote Support and SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Feature
    BeyondTrust Remote Support
    9.1
    52 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    9.1
    13 Ratings
    12% above category average
    File transfer8.849 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Instant message9.150 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.031 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Session record9.142 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Annotations8.934 Ratings5.95 Ratings
    Screen sharing00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (111 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (63 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (29 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (28 ratings)
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BeyondTrust
    In our line of work, the ability to provide a seamless and fast forward approach to support is important. It reflects positively on our support staff and teams when we can resolve issues quickly and effectively whether that's on servers, workstations, mobile devices etc. We have found the software to not be as beneficial on Linux Servers.
    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
    BeyondTrust
    • Remote access for macOS computers. We support primarily businesses that use Macs and good macOS support is very important.
    • Maintains logs and screen sharing videos of all sessions. It's peace of mind for us and also helps meet compliance standards that we can tell exactly what happened, every time we access a machine remotely.
    • Allows for easy management of hundreds of computers in a single app. We support hundreds of computers for dozens of companies. Finding the right computer to access is very easy and able to be done with just a few clicks.
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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
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    Cons
    BeyondTrust
    • Only issue I really have is the jump client goes to queu when our remote vendors shut down their machine. Works in our favor if we lose our connection but that never happens. And this is such a small issue but had to put something in here.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    BeyondTrust
    Bomgar has improved the support we have given as an ICT department and improved the ICT department reputation within the organisation. We have had no issues with Bomgar as a product and it works well. The team at Bomgar are also a pleasure to work with, they follow up with us to see how they can help us use more of the features of the system and really take time to get to know their users and how they use the product.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    BeyondTrust
    RemoteSupport has the most modern-looking interface I have seen. Its number of features, both nice to have and necessary, is better than any other competing solution on the market. They also prioritize security, so you can be confident that only the people you want accessing a given endpoint have access because their security can be configured to be role-based or as granular as you want.
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    SolarWinds
    It's a good tool overall, but could be better.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BeyondTrust
    As far as uptime is concerned, Since Bomgar creates the Hardware and Software, they can make it the most reliable box in our datacenter, and they also have options for availability and redundancy that we didn't need to utilize, we have a manual fail-over process that we can invoke, but there are configurations that would allow for an automated failover as well.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BeyondTrust
    There is no lag-time at all, no matter how many users we have on the box, it is always entirely dependant on the customers internet speed (as we have a very fast connection), that is the only issue I've EVER seen with Bomgar, no matter how many sessions we run the box is always up, always fast, always working.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BeyondTrust
    The support team at Bomgar always goes beyond the call of duty. No question seems to little or big for them to handle. They are there with you from the time you initiate a session or call with them until there is a resolution. You get awesome service. Their reps are always friendly and knowledgeable
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    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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    In-Person Training
    BeyondTrust
    we didn't have in-person training because their online training was so overwhelmingly well done. Start by looking at the docs: http://www.bomgar.com/docs/content/index.htm if that alone doesn't answer all your questions, there will be a window that pops up asking if you would like to chat with a sales representative, or a support engineer. Either of them can answer all of your questions as easily as if they were standing there with you, or talking to you on the phone, it is truly the power of Bomgar!
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    BeyondTrust
    Since we have installed and been running Bomgar software for quite some time now, we have taken the opportunity to attend various web trainings, and they are always very prompt, informative and open to questions/discussions. We appreciate the work that Bomgar does to keep their customer community informed of new features and discussions of further product developments.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BeyondTrust
    It was easy to get going. You have to pick your features to enable disable and then configure any customizations for the enabled features. It could not be easier to get started. The number of options can be a bit overwhelming at first
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BeyondTrust
    When we used Webex our customers often had issues because staff in medical offices don't always have easy access to browse the internet. We could send them an invitation but we would often go round and round with them. With BeyondTrust Remote [Support (Legacy)] we don't have that problem as it allows easy access for these customers.
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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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    Scalability
    BeyondTrust
    Since the Bomgar Box is BOTH hardware and software, it can be purchased in any capacity deemed necessary, so scalability isn't an issue, Bomgar has the experience necessary to create a design that can support as many customer and agent sessions as you can throw at it. We have never had any issues with the Bomgar box and licenses that we have installed.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BeyondTrust
    • Bomgar will easily turn a 45 minute phone call into a 5 minute support session. You can't get back that extra 40 minutes any faster.
    • Customers who complete the post session survey have all rated the service either high or very high. We love having happy customers.
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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
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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