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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ManageEngine Remote Access Plus

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Remote Access Plus is a secure and comprehensive enterprise troubleshooting solution that helps system administrators and IT help desk technicians to remotely resolve troubleshooting requests. The vendor says this solution provides powerful remote desktop sharing, over 12 diagnostic tools, wake on LAN, remote shutdown and precise reporting system, which enables users to seamlessly access and rescue computers at lightning speed. According to the vendor key features and business…

    $145

    access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    Pricing
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusMicrosoft System Center
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $145
    access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
    Professional
    $195
    access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
    Standard
    200$
    access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
    Professional
    300$
    access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusMicrosoft System Center
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsRemote Access Plus comes free with access up to 10 computers. Pricing options are determined by the number of technicians and the computer range needed. Pricing represented here allows for 5 technicians and a computer range of 50. Additional technician licenses can be purchased at an additional cost.
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    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusMicrosoft System Center
    Considered Both Products
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusMicrosoft System Center
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ManageEngine Remote Access Plus and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    ManageEngine Remote Access Plus
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Microsoft System Center
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    Ratings
    Screen sharing8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    ManageEngine Remote Access Plus is very well suited in environments which consist hybrid operating system. It supports all types of OS like windows, Mac, and Linux. It helps in taking the remote of system and troubleshoot the m if any problem occurs hence engineers do not need to be physically present on the location for the purpose of solving it. It helps to keep a complete track of endpoints that what application, process is being used. It is not well suited in environment where there is no Active directory or SCCM server because ManageEngine Remote Access Plus need agent to work and deploying agent the environment where Active directory does not exist is a big task. Manually deploying agent on every system is very time taking and need so much of effort.
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    Pros
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • It is embedded with great features like voice support, video assistance, and even text support, which provides a great user experience.
    • It provides features like remotely shut down the end system, renaming the endpoints, full list of applications running, process use, memory consumption, disk usage which are very beneficial.
    • We can even uninstall unwanted applications, delete malicious files, kill heavily used process, modify registry values.
    • It helps in to keep track of windows event that occurs in the system, it also provides report in desired format.
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    Cons
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • It is an agent based solution which is a major disadvantage. We can not control the system which do not have agent installed on them. Hence this is a disadvantage. Even installing agent is a big task in a large organization.
    • Till the agent are not installed on every system we can not have full control over the organization network. Agent deployment takes time hence we can utilize the product with its full efficiency.
    • The pricing is very high, and it goes on increasing as we add more technician and endpoints.
    • The connection gets drop sometime while controlling in new release because it contains some bugs. We also need to have proper bandwidth for using it smoothly.
    • The implementation and deployment takes time and needs proper support from vendor. Sufficient documentation are also not available.
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    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    Usability
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Support Rating
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Remote Access Plus is a lot more user friendly and can easily be used by junior IT staff efficiently.
    It is also a lot more powerful with a range of additional features and functions
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    Return on Investment
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • Faster recovery of issues from screen sharing
    • managing patches without manual intervention
    • deploying software to multiple workstations at the same time
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    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
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    ScreenShots

    ManageEngine Remote Access Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of One tap access to remote computers, with over 12 diagnostic toolsScreenshot of Seamlessly control multiple monitors connected to remote computersScreenshot of Integrated tools to perform administrative tasks in just clicksScreenshot of Perceive audit-ready and real-time reports