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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ISL Light

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ISL Light is remote support and remote access software that enables SMBs and large enterprises to offer fast and efficient support and maintenance for Windows, Mac and Linux computers as well as mobile device support for Android and iOS.

    $418

    per year (1 concurrent user)

    mRemoteNG

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AmRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote, an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.N/A
    Pricing
    ISL LightmRemoteNG
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $34.90
    per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
    Self-Hosted
    $44.90
    per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
    Premium
    $54.90
    per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
    Enterprise (Managed Private Cloud)
    $23,976
    per year 20 concurrent users
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ISL LightmRemoteNG
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsISL Online's pricing model considers the number of licenses purchased, which determines the maximum number of concurrent users within the organization. A concurrent user is defined as anyone running one or more sessions simultaneously from any device. There are no restrictions on the number of ISL Light users within a company or the remote devices managed. For example, with three licenses, an unlimited number of people in a company can use ISL Light and can access an unlimited number of remote devices, but only three users can use it concurrently. When one of these three users ends their session, a fourth user can begin their session, and so on.—
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    Community Pulse
    ISL LightmRemoteNG
    Considered Both Products
    ISL Online
    Chose ISL Light
    We chose ISL Light because of ease of use for our customers and end users, as it's the fastest way of getting a connection to the mentioned user or PC. A big role also plays the reliability of secure connection.
    Incentivized
    Open Source
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    70 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    67 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    69 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    64 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    ISL LightmRemoteNG
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ISL Light and mRemoteNG
    Feature
    ISL Light
    7.7
    64 Ratings
    5% below category average
    mRemoteNG
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Screen sharing6.659 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    File transfer6.359 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Instant message5.848 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.745 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.659 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.341 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.551 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.717 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.237 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Session record8.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations8.235 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.927 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.247 Ratings5.55 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ISL LightmRemoteNG
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (65 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (27 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ISL LightmRemoteNG
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ISL Online
    ISL light is suitable for anyone who plans to provide remote assistance services on a medium to large scale. Due to the high entry price, it is less suitable for consultants with a smaller number of clients or remote stations that need management. Their smallest package in which minutes are rented does not seem suitable for most cases.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    Well suited to environments where IT staff need to access multiple servers/systems at the same time, cutting down on time wasted opening multiple windows. Not so useful for users that only need to access one system remotely, as most of its functions are largely unused in that case.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ISL Online
    • Prikaz strani na kateri se nahaja uporabnik
    • Prikaz kontaktov uporabnikov
    • Zgodovina pogovorov s strankami
    • Možnost spreminjanja statusa dosegljivosti
    • Nalaganje datotek, zajemov slik,..
    • Klepetalnik, ki je enostaven za uporabo
    • Nas obvesti, da smo dobili sporočilo, tudi če smo izven klepetalnika
    • Display the page the user is on
    • Displaying user contacts
    • Customer conversation history
    • Ability to change availability status
    • Uploading files, capturing images, etc.
    • An easy-to-use chatbot
    • Notifies us that we have received a message, even if we are outside the chat room
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    Open Source
    • Easy to organize and group servers.
    • Many different protocols for remote access.
    • The ability to make use of external applications for non-directly supported protocols.
    • Servers can inherit settings from nodes above so you can set up properties once making adding new servers/devices very quick.
    • Easy to export and share config with new team members (be mindful of what you do with passwords though).
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ISL Online
    • Need a control toggle at least on AlwaysOn. User moves the mouse and you lose all control instantly.
    • Clipboard features are a bit wonky still, and your clipboard seems to get emptied a lot. So if you're trying to copy and paste you might lose something
    • Passwords for the systems are saved per machine, so if you work from multiple devices it can be tricky if you have complex passwords
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    • The user interface for configuration is a little basic, and not obvious for a new user to set up connections. It could be a bit clearer how to do that.
    • It does not seem to automatically update itself to new versions - though older ones work fine, you can miss out on some new functions if you don't check for updates manually.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ISL Online
    We are renew the license for 10 years now and we do not see why would change that. It just gets better with every new version.
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    ISL Online
    Everything works well and quickly, and that's all we need. ISL Light always works, and we've never had a situation where the server was inaccessible or the website was down. It simply gives us a 100% guarantee that we can always log in to our customers' systems. We can install the ISL Light client at our customers' sites without any problems, even though security is high.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    Because it is easy to use once installing. The interface is very intuitive and there are help files available for anyone needing further set up assistance. For someone who is currently overwhelmed with managing too many things in too many places, mRemote simplifies this and puts the power back in the administrators hands with their intuitive interface.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    ISL Online
    During the entere time of use, I have never come across any availability issues.
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ISL Online
    High performance!
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ISL Online
    We had issues with mouse skipping on mobile devices. Support is immediatly availabe, they examined our case and in one of the new versions of the app this problem was gone.
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    Open Source
    Never actually needed to use support so have no idea - honestly it's simple enough to use I'd be surprised if anyone really needs support with it.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    ISL Online
    It was so easy!
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ISL Online
    Multi-monitor handling is super easy with ISL Light. The licensing model of ISL Light's self-hosted version is unbeatable. Great technical support, which often used before I purchased. The unbelievable price increase during and after the covid time of remote tools, has ended, when I found ISL Light. ISL Light is really a underdog in the remote utility market. I'm glad that I found it.
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    Open Source
    Every now and then I do look to see if there is any other software that can bring together multiple remote access protocols in a single interface that can contain multiple connections to remote devices with image scaling to mage use of a windowed interface and have yet to find an alternative that does all that but doesn't cost a huge amount. Don't get me wrong I would happily pay for an alternative that could provide an overall better, more convenient experience, but I have yet to find one that has made me think it's worth jumping ship from mRemoteNG.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    ISL Online
    Easy to deploy onto new devices. Ability to group devices so they can managed remotely efficiently.
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    ISL Online
    No professional services used
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ISL Online
    • Saves time: able to help our customers right-away. No need to visit them physically
    • Fastest aid in problem-solving: customer happy and more likely to return
    • Negative: not much negativity about ISL Light, although I get even less in-person contact with clients :-)
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    Open Source
    • Very easy to hand over connections to new starters.
    • Having multiple remote protocols in one place is a massive time saver.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ISL Light Screenshots

    Screenshot of remote access control in ISL Light.Screenshot of unattended access setup. Access can be allowed to as many computers as desired.Screenshot of a connection with a remote client, which can be set up by sending an email or sharing a link.Screenshot of interactions with the Windows UAC on a remote device.Screenshot of the dual panel File Manager, used to transfer files.Screenshot of the web console where remote desktop sessions can be managed from a web browser.