Overview
What is Chrome Remote Desktop?
Chrome Remote Desktop from Google is a cross-platform remote administration and remote desktop tool that requires the Chrome browser and an extension.
Connect remotely with ease
A remote desktop solution that is easy to use, and very cost effective
Perfect tool to connect remotely with Chrome Remote Desktop
Excellent free option, but you'll get more with a paid subscription.
Can't beat it for free!
A good backup option and free alternative
Chrome Remote Desktop enables you to view all your PCs at once
Chrome Remote Desktop is better than most
Best cross-platform remote sharing tool on the market
Chrome Remote Desktops reduces costs!
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Popular Features
- Over-the-Internet remote session (18)10.0100%
- Initiate remote control from mobile (16)10.0100%
- Screen sharing (17)8.989%
- Remote management of servers & workstations (16)7.171%
Pricing
What is Chrome Remote Desktop?
Chrome Remote Desktop from Google is a cross-platform remote administration and remote desktop tool that requires the Chrome browser and an extension.
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- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features
Remote Administration
Remote administration software is used to control a computer from a remote location.
- 8.9Screen sharing(17) Ratings
Allows participants to share their computer screens with others in the meeting, enabling collaborative work and presentations.
- 7.1File transfer(10) Ratings
Securely exchange files with remote computer without having to use email or FTP.
- 7.6Instant message(6) Ratings
Ability for administrator to communicate via instant message with remote user.
- 8Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication(4) Ratings
Establish secure remote connection via Smart Card authentication and Smart Card logon.
- 5.1Access to sleeping/powered-off computers(8) Ratings
Remote access and troubleshooting of out-of-band computers.
- 10Over-the-Internet remote session(18) Ratings
Establish secure remote connection with computers outside the network firewall.
- 10Initiate remote control from mobile(16) Ratings
Mobile application for remote controlling computers from mobile device (iOS, Android)
- 7.1Remote management of servers & workstations(16) Ratings
Server reboot, start/stop services & processes, clear logs, manage disks, shares, etc. without having to initiate remote control.
- 7.1Remote Active Directory® management(5) Ratings
Remotely unlock user accounts, reset passwords, manage Organizational Units, edit Group Policy, etc.
- 5.1Centralized management dashboard(9) Ratings
Dashboard to facilitate management of users, permissions, licenses etc.
- 5.1Session record(6) Ratings
Ability to record session for training purposes.
- 8Annotations(5) Ratings
Ability to markup and highlight end user’s screen to provide visual clues or to highlight areas.
- 8Monitoring and Alerts(5) Ratings
Monitor CPU usage, memory utilization to proactively address issues. Receive alerts indicating attention needed.
- 5.7Multi-platform remote control(13) Ratings
Ability to remotely connect to multiple operating systems (Windows®, Mac OS® and Linux®).
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Reviews
(1-3 of 3)- It really is easy/intuitive to use. There really is no formal training that is required to learn how to use Chrome Remote Desktop, nor is there a need to look at complex documentation to use it, or get it to work
- It really integrates well with the browser, namely Chrome. It is also compatible across most devices, including mobile devices such as iPhones and Android. It doesn't necessarily have to be used from a PC/Computer, and can really be used most anywhere
- It really offers most of the basic functions that most anyone would want, such as resizing the display session, keyboard controls, file transfer, etc. It is also secure, as you can set a PIN for accessing the remote computer
- One are of improvement could be to offer the user the ability to change the time interval of the automatic session/computer lock out. I did not find a way to manipulate/change this. With another remote solution I have used, the default time interval was set to never lock the open session.
- There also doesn't seem to be an easy way to copy/paste information from your local clipboard to the remote computer. Some other remote desktop solutions have this enabled by default.
- One feature that would be nice to have would be to have the ability to "blackout" the screen on the remote computer, whenever you have control of the remote computer. This would help by letting the person on the other end to know that the computer is currently being used by the remote user, and to not interfere with the session.
- Screen sharing
- 80%8.0
- File transfer
- 90%9.0
- Instant message
- 90%9.0
- Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
- 80%8.0
- Over-the-Internet remote session
- 90%9.0
- Initiate remote control from mobile
- 90%9.0
- Remote management of servers & workstations
- 90%9.0
- Centralized management dashboard
- 90%9.0
- Session record
- 80%8.0
- Annotations
- 80%8.0
- Monitoring and Alerts
- 80%8.0
- Multi-platform remote control
- 80%8.0
- The biggest positive impact has been cost savings. There is no cost to install/use it
- It is available across a wide range of devices, which in any organization, there are already a host of all kinds of different devices that people use, so most anyone can utilize it on the device that they have
- It helps to save time from the IT department/technician point of view, since they really don't have to take the time to train users in how to use the software. It also saves the IT department time in not having to read through documentation to try and get the software to work
Can't beat it for free!
- Allow connection to any machine that authorizes it.
- Very responsive to commands.
- Both parties have to have a Google account.
- You can't copy/paste into the remote session.
- Screen sharing
- 100%10.0
- Over-the-Internet remote session
- 100%10.0
- Initiate remote control from mobile
- 100%10.0
- Remote management of servers & workstations
- 100%10.0
- Multi-platform remote control
- 100%10.0
- It is a free product, so the ROI is very high.
- We have been able to use it to bridge the gap to keep systems running when we have issues.
Chrome Remote Desktop is better than most
- The stability is excellent.
- The speed is excellent.
- It has very little performance overhead.
- Security. there have been a large number of patches and applying patches in production environments requires significant planning and potential downtime.
- Move to a quarterly patching cycle so that patching isn't so often.
- Better auditing and transparency.
Moving data from public to private networks and vice versa is not well handled and is too risky for adoption at this time.
Chrome Remote Desktop's transportability is well done also since it works cross-platform.
- Screen sharing
- 70%7.0
- File transfer
- 70%7.0
- Instant message
- 50%5.0
- Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
- N/AN/A
- Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
- N/AN/A
- Over-the-Internet remote session
- 50%5.0
- Initiate remote control from mobile
- 50%5.0
- Remote management of servers & workstations
- 50%5.0
- Remote Active Directory® management
- N/AN/A
- Centralized management dashboard
- N/AN/A
- Session record
- 40%4.0
- Annotations
- 50%5.0
- Monitoring and Alerts
- N/AN/A
- Multi-platform remote control
- 50%5.0
- Chrome licensing is better priced than MS, so this is positive.
- Utilizing multiple desktops to submit and monitor long-running batch jobs reduces the need for only 1 desktop to submit and admin job scheduling, this is also a positive.
- Patching is a negative, it is too often and too time-consuming.
Symantec's solution is hard to set up and admin, it also uses a lot of memory that can only be freed with rebooting. The downside to memory usage I suppose can be offset by encryption gains.