Avast Business Remote Control vs. Remote Desktop Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avast Business Remote Control
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Avast Business Remote Control is a software solution designed to empower IT admins to quickly and securely connect to a user’s device, anytime, anywhere, to access files, manage applications, and troubleshoot issues.
$499.99
per year
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 9.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) from Canadian software company Devolutions is a remote administration and credential management tool for securely centralizing multiple remote connections and sensitive data.
$20
per month per user
Pricing
Avast Business Remote ControlRemote Desktop Manager
Editions & Modules
Premium Remote Control
$499.99
per year
Basic Remote Control
Free
Team Remote Access Management
$20
per month per user
Starter
$25
per month per user, up to 5 users
Team Remote Connection Management
$30
per month per user
Team Privileged Access Management
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
Platinum
Contact Sales
Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avast Business Remote ControlRemote Desktop Manager
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Avast Business Remote ControlRemote Desktop Manager
Features
Avast Business Remote ControlRemote Desktop Manager
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Avast Business Remote Control
8.3
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Remote Desktop Manager
9.1
54 Ratings
14% above category average
Screen sharing7.52 Ratings10.026 Ratings
File transfer8.02 Ratings9.736 Ratings
Instant message8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.02 Ratings8.319 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.01 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session9.02 Ratings9.146 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile8.52 Ratings7.727 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.01 Ratings10.051 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management9.01 Ratings8.624 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard9.01 Ratings9.643 Ratings
Session record8.52 Ratings9.023 Ratings
Annotations9.02 Ratings10.026 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.52 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control7.01 Ratings9.843 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Avast Business Remote ControlRemote Desktop Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.7
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avast Business Remote ControlRemote Desktop Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
The program is well suited for businesses or individuals who require remote access to other computers or devices. This is especially true of IT support or program administrators who may have to troubleshoot or tutor users. Screen sharing is beneficial and seeing actions helpful for regular program use and problem solving
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Devolutions
If you have lots of servers to manage, lots of credentials, different protocols, documents, other files, and need a single tool to manage it, this is the tool. Active Directory integrated, user and groups permissions, audit everything, keep data in encrypted files or in a database, customize everything, even the installer,
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Pros
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Best in class sharing
  • Secured from a named brand
  • Well utilized resources
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Devolutions
  • Customer service delivery, whereby you can connect to clients to assist and resolve an incident.
  • Working from home logging onto office based machine.
  • It helps to attend to a problem more quickly, thereby saving the cost of relocation and commuting to distant places.
  • Speed and cost elements are critical here.
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Cons
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Ability to install and use at any time
  • Remote access full control
  • Sharing all screens
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Devolutions
  • Occasionally there is a UI bug where the sidebar goes missing and you have to delete some files in %localappdata% to bring it back
  • Would be great if it could also connect to serverless SQL instances like Azure SQL
  • If computer sleeps and wakes with Remote Desktop Manager open it will comtimes ask you to re-login for no reason - as when you close and reopen Remote Desktop Manager it works
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Likelihood to Renew
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
I've been using RDM for about 10 years now. I started with the free version, which I used for a few years, and eventually switched to the Enterprise version. I can never go back now! I use this tool for everything and cannot see doing my job without it! Whenever we have someone new come in or bring in a vendor/contractor, they always ask me what RDP tool I'm using. Once I explain about it's features and all, they're usually instantly sold on it. :)
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Usability
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
Due to the way our business works, the use of Remote Desktop Manager is limited to the IT staff. For that reason have given it a rating of 8, but only a limited number of employees benefit from this solution as the bulk of our consultants that support customers can not benefit from this solution due to security mandated separation between internal and external systems
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Support Rating
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
I've never had to use support as I've never had an issue. That said, you can open a support ticket right from the UI. The user forums are active, and there are thousands of threads covering many topics. Very easy to get support if needed. This is an easy ten.
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Implementation Rating
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
The implementation was completely successful. We had no issues!
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Alternatives Considered
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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Devolutions
VisionApp is not in the list. This is the application we used before we got introduced to RDM. VisionApp was great but it did not have the same features as RDM did. Perhaps VisionApp has had some updates but we haven't found any reason to switch applications again
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Return on Investment
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • We’ve not paid for it but used it so it’s been beneficial
  • We would benefit with the remote access control monitored for many situations where problem solving would come into play
  • Any sharing app or program is beneficial if a user can access remotely
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Devolutions
  • A common place for storage for all users. Instead of employees using multiple different password management systems, they all use Remote Desktop Manager to store them now.
  • We don't have to buy licenses from multiple vendors when everyone uses Remote Desktop Manager.
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ScreenShots

Remote Desktop Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of the interface to manage remote connections.Screenshot of where entries can be customized.Screenshot of the interface for password analysis and policy enforcement.Screenshot of a user working with multiple connections at the same time.Screenshot of auditable activity, with customizable reports and logs.