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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zoho Assist

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AZoho Assist from Zoho Corporation is a remote administration tool for SMBs and outsourced IT.

    $12

    per technician/per month

    Pricing
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)Zoho Assist
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Remote Support - Standard
    $12
    per technician/per month
    Unattended Access - Standard
    $12
    25 unattended computers/per month
    Remote Support - Professional
    $18
    per technician/per month
    Unattended Access - Professional
    $18
    25 unattended computers/per month
    Remote Support - Enterprise
    $28
    per technician/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)Zoho Assist
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)Zoho Assist
    Considered Both Products
    SolarWinds
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)Zoho Assist
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE) and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)
    9.1
    13 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho Assist
    7.1
    12 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Screen sharing8.113 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    File transfer10.013 Ratings6.811 Ratings
    Instant message10.012 Ratings3.712 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers9.09 Ratings2.210 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.013 Ratings6.812 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile10.09 Ratings6.87 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations9.012 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.012 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Session record9.09 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Annotations5.95 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts9.99 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control10.010 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings4.43 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)Zoho Assist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    6.7
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE)Zoho Assist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Zoho
    If you have many remote users in challenging-to-access locations and they use multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), Zoho Assist is the solution. If you have a limited budget, you'll like Zoho Assist pricing. If you have a large team of IT technicians, you'll appreciate Zoho Assist's concurrent usage licensing.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Zoho
    • One user's computer screen is black, no task bar and start button, after system crush, Unattended Access help me remote control it and use tools under quick Launch to change system settings and created new account for the user, so she can work few hours later.
    • One user computer need help vpn setup but it is not on Unattended Access list, so I create a temporarily Remote Support session, send the link to him by WhatsApp, after he download and install agent, I can connect and remote control it.
    • Sometimes user computer has randomly happening issue, I will connect it by Zoho Assist, record the remote screen, then will catch the issue and know it's triggered
    • sometimes I use video chat as a meeting tool with users
    • The file transfer by web client is useful for me, most of time is to upload files into user computer when it is not able to access our network drive
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    Cons
    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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    Zoho
    • Instructions to the tech and the person receiving support could be more clear.
    • Providing mobile support is still a bit clunky. Interacting with the user's device on the other end is not totally functional.
    • It would be nice to have a PC app to use instead of accessing via the browser.
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    Usability
    SolarWinds
    It's a good tool overall, but could be better.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho Assist has proven to be a highly effective and reliable tool that I use on a daily basis. While the "wake up" feature occasionally fails to respond, this seems more likely due to network connectivity issues rather than a flaw in Zoho Assist itself. On rare occasions, the unattended access installation doesn't appear on the administrator's dashboard, which could potentially be caused by firewall restrictions rather than a problem with the software. Aside from these minor and infrequent issues, the platform has consistently performed well and has become an essential part of my workflow.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Zoho
    Support is terrible. Quick to initially respond with the boilerplate "The information provided by you should be sufficient for my development team to analyse this further. I shall also write back to you as soon as I get an update from them on this
    regard." And then you will hear nothing more from them. Chase further and you'll get stock responses such as "Our development team are still looking into this," etc.
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    Implementation Rating
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Make it easier to deploy mulitple agents for different departments.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Zoho
    The value for Zoho Assist and the functionality is superior to what is now known as LogMeIn Resolve. I knew it before as Goto Assist. My decision to try out and ultimately purchase Zoho Assist has been a great one for my business. I am glad I heard about Zoho Assist and will continue using them for years to come.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Assist helped in managing our files and records even if ours is not an Enterprise version.
    • Connectivity is maintained despite having faced some latency issues, thus allowing us to save more time and money.
    • Low maintenance costs, since Zoho Assist is cloud-based
    Incentivized
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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

    Zoho Assist Screenshots

    Screenshot of On-demand Remote SupportScreenshot of Browser-based Remote SupportScreenshot of Unattended Access to remote computersScreenshot of Detailed Analytics