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    Overview
    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

    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)

    Score6.2 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
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    SolarWinds
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 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
    14 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
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ManageEngine Remote Access Plus and SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Feature
    ManageEngine Remote Access Plus
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    9.1
    13 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Screen sharing8.76 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    File transfer8.26 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Instant message7.66 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.66 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.06 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.46 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard7.96 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Session record7.64 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.34 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.06 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings5.95 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ManageEngine Remote Access PlusSolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    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.
    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    It's a good tool overall, but could be better.
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    Support Rating
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    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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    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
    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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    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

    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

    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