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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LogMeIn Central by GoTo

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACentral is a cloud-based remote monitoring and endpoint management solution enabling IT professionals to monitor, manage, and secure their endpoint infrastructure. Whether it is used for remote employees or endpoints scattered across the globe, the vendor promises that Central provides IT organizations with the speed, flexibility, and insight needed to increase productivity, reduce IT costs, and mitigate risk.

    $80

    per month

    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
    LogMeIn Central by GoToSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Editions & Modules
    LogMeIn Central
    $80
    per month (minimum 25 computers)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LogMeIn Central by GoToSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    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
    LogMeIn Central by GoToSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Considered Both Products
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Chose LogMeIn Central by GoTo
    It's cloud-based and the client software is very lightweight. No need to have any internal software running on a server to use their product.
    Incentivized
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Much better product than above. Screen control is more comprehensive, better connectivity through reboots.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    The overall experience was more enjoyable using DRE over LogMeIn.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    LogMeIn Central by GoToSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of LogMeIn Central by GoTo and SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Feature
    LogMeIn Central by GoTo
    8.7
    96 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    9.1
    13 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Screen sharing9.988 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    File transfer9.193 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Instant message9.363 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.866 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.994 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile8.178 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations9.586 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.783 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Session record8.146 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Annotations8.735 Ratings5.95 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.258 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.163 Ratings10.010 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LogMeIn Central by GoToSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (96 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.8
    (84 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.9
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LogMeIn Central by GoToSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    LogMeIn Central by GoTo is well suited for easy, direct access to specific, perhaps mission critical, machines. Its remote control functionality and speed is very good - best in class, really. However, it simply can't replace a true and traditional RMM product in terms of robustness and overall ability (or lack thereof).
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • IT professionals can explore and use the platform more easily because to its intuitive interfaces and user-friendly features.
    • It keeps an eye on the functionality and health of the gadgets, sending out notifications in real time if anything seems wrong.
    • It expands to meet the demands of expanding companies and can handle a higher volume of devices.
    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
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • It could pull up the user's login in addition to the hostname
    • Employee shortcuts like "win+r", "Ctrl+shitf+dell", on the computer that is connected remotely. This is needed
    • Being able to minimize the bar in the top corner of the screen that is left when you are connected to a remote computer
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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
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    What I dont like is when I run out of licenses that the only way to get more is to buy large amounts. this is very frustrating and as a small business I need to watch how much i am spending. smaller license packs would be better
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    It is wonderful after the initial setup and implementation.It's fairly intuitive and easy to use for more of our tech and users. These types of products have come a long way. I've been in tech for 20+ years, and thinking back to tools like PC anywhere things have become just so much more user friendly on both ends of the device.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    It's a good tool overall, but could be better.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    During our 6 years of use, we [have] never seen any downtime from their side. The application simply works. We have had incidents when we were not able to connect to remote servers by any means, but LogMeIn Central always worked. It has saved us trips to other offices. We have few users are who live in rural areas where internet speeds are not great. Supporting these users is a big challenge, but LogMeIn Central was always a lifesaver.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Every time I called in with a question or concern, your support team always provided the right information. It's great to call in to support and everyone that answers is very knowledgeable of the product.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    I was not involved in the implementation of the product.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    LogmeIn Central is the fastest RMM in terms of remote connection. It generally performs well on networks that have low bandwidth too. In terms of features, Datto RMM does best it because it offers such a good platform for integrations and also for scripting. The community is very open with that software which really gives it a boost, and this is something LogMein Central could work on.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • Its a very comprehensive and cost effective solution from Central that is very easy to use and user friendly.
    • Its compliant with many security policies. Hence boost security for our clients and end users.
    • The downtime was very low, hence making it more reliable and top-notch.
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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

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