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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avast Business Remote Control

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAvast 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

    mRemoteNG

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AmRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote, an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.N/A
    Pricing
    Avast Business Remote ControlmRemoteNG
    Editions & Modules
    Premium Remote Control
    $499.99
    per year
    Basic Remote Control
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avast Business Remote ControlmRemoteNG
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Avast Business Remote ControlmRemoteNG
    Considered Both Products
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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    Open Source
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    Key User Insights
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Avast Business Remote ControlmRemoteNG
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Avast Business Remote Control and mRemoteNG
    Feature
    Avast Business Remote Control
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    mRemoteNG
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Screen sharing7.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    File transfer8.02 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Instant message8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.02 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.01 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management9.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.01 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Session record8.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Annotations9.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control7.01 Ratings7.46 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Avast Business Remote ControlmRemoteNG
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avast Business Remote ControlmRemoteNG
    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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    Open Source
    Well suited to environments where IT staff need to access multiple servers/systems at the same time, cutting down on time wasted opening multiple windows. Not so useful for users that only need to access one system remotely, as most of its functions are largely unused in that case.
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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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    Open Source
    • Easy to organize and group servers.
    • Many different protocols for remote access.
    • The ability to make use of external applications for non-directly supported protocols.
    • Servers can inherit settings from nodes above so you can set up properties once making adding new servers/devices very quick.
    • Easy to export and share config with new team members (be mindful of what you do with passwords though).
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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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    Open Source
    • The user interface for configuration is a little basic, and not obvious for a new user to set up connections. It could be a bit clearer how to do that.
    • It does not seem to automatically update itself to new versions - though older ones work fine, you can miss out on some new functions if you don't check for updates manually.
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    Usability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    Because it is easy to use once installing. The interface is very intuitive and there are help files available for anyone needing further set up assistance. For someone who is currently overwhelmed with managing too many things in too many places, mRemote simplifies this and puts the power back in the administrators hands with their intuitive interface.
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    Support Rating
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    Never actually needed to use support so have no idea - honestly it's simple enough to use I'd be surprised if anyone really needs support with it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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    Open Source
    Every now and then I do look to see if there is any other software that can bring together multiple remote access protocols in a single interface that can contain multiple connections to remote devices with image scaling to mage use of a windowed interface and have yet to find an alternative that does all that but doesn't cost a huge amount. Don't get me wrong I would happily pay for an alternative that could provide an overall better, more convenient experience, but I have yet to find one that has made me think it's worth jumping ship from mRemoteNG.
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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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    Open Source
    • Very easy to hand over connections to new starters.
    • Having multiple remote protocols in one place is a massive time saver.
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