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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ABeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access enables security professionals to control, monitor, and manage access to critical systems by privileged users and third-party vendors (e.g. authorized employees, contractors, etc). BeyondTrust's approach is designed to allow companies to quickly gain control of system access and protect themselves against cyberattacks without requiring time-consuming process changes. Features for secure access, vault credentials, and audit…N/A

    Cisco Webex Support

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Webex Support was a remote access and support tool that has been discontinued and is no longer available.N/A

    Microsoft Entra ID

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.

    $6

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote AccessCisco Webex SupportMicrosoft Entra ID
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Premium P1
    $6.00
    per user/per month
    Premium P2
    $9.00
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote AccessCisco Webex SupportMicrosoft Entra ID
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote AccessCisco Webex SupportMicrosoft Entra ID
    Considered Multiple Products
    BeyondTrust
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    227 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    206 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    225 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    155 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    183 Answers
    Features
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote AccessCisco Webex SupportMicrosoft Entra ID
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Microsoft Entra ID
    Feature
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Microsoft Entra ID
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing9.01 Ratings8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message9.01 Ratings7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.01 Ratings8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile9.01 Ratings1.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.01 Ratings2.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management10.01 Ratings7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard10.01 Ratings8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record10.01 Ratings8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control10.01 Ratings1.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Microsoft Entra ID
    Feature
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Entra ID
    8.6
    123 Ratings
    5% above category average
    ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1122 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings00 Ratings9.5119 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    Password Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2113 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5114 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
    ID Risk Management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.797 Ratings
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    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote AccessCisco Webex SupportMicrosoft Entra ID
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.7
    (11 ratings)
    8.9
    (241 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (57 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.1
    (21 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote AccessCisco Webex SupportMicrosoft Entra ID
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BeyondTrust
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is well suited to grand monitored privileged access to resources. It works in a proxy mode so end-users don't have direct access to servers. This can help prevent attacks on servers from users' machines since all the traffic to the servers goes through the Privileged Remote Access server which performs auth according to the policies. In cases where direct access to the servers/service from the end-user's machine is required, it is a little bit complicated to set up that kind of connection using protocol tunneling.
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    Cisco
    We use WebEx Support Center in the IT department to support users as well as work with vendors remotely. This applies to physical desktops, laptops, and Virtual Desktops. We have around 200 employees. Most employees work in one of our offices, but we do have at least 5-10 users who are more frequently remote than they are in the office. It helps us remotely access machines we wouldn't otherwise have access to, due to lack of physical access. It's excellent for troubleshooting access problems from users' personal machines, as well.
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    Microsoft
    Overall, the Microsoft Entra ID platform is best utilized by people looking to have one platform that manages all interactions between other platforms. The Microsoft Entra ID platform allows for a seemless SSO integration, and can also integrate with Intune for MDM. Additionally, and probably the most easy to understand integration, is the integration with Active Directory, and controls associated with that.
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    Pros
    BeyondTrust
    • It's comprehensive, intelligent and easy to use.
    • It has lots of features i.e. it allows special commands to be used whereas the other programs don't allow them.
    • This tool is effective in allowing you to access all your applications through a single sign-on page.
    • Actively manage the ongoing operational use of network devices, hardware, and application access via Secure App.
    • Bomgar Privileged Access deploys on-premises via a hardened physical or virtual appliance, or through the Bomgar Secure Cloud.
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    Cisco
    • Simple Remote Access - WebEx Support Center works with either a permanent install or temporary executable, so you don't have to worry about users being particularly comfortable or knowledgeable about software installation. It also doesn't matter if the user is on an account without admin rights, you can still connect and see what's going on using the temporary executable.
    • Robust Access Options - You can take see the user's screen, take control of their screen, send files, and retrieve files. It's a great tool for troubleshooting issues that users might be experiencing and doesn't depend on them being able to find the files that you need to properly troubleshoot their issues.
    • Great performance - Even when users don't have a particularly great internet connection, you can still typically get good results and help them quickly. You're not going to do it over dial-up (if that even still exists for anyone), but it works acceptably well even over very modest DSL or satellite internet connections.
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    Microsoft
    • Application integration is really good for single sign-on and managing identity overall. The correlation with Active Directory on-prem is really good, so we can manage it in a single place. It's easy to manage the users and integrate other Microsoft products. It is the base of everything else.
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    Cons
    BeyondTrust
    • One way to use it is by using a machine as an access proxy, this machine being Linux, has limitations such as copy and paste and does not allow access to more than one web access.
    • Improve the desktop application view.
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    Cisco
    • During initial setups it can be a little confusing.
    • The look and feel is a little rigid. It feels like it is in need of a smoother UI update.
    • When a new user is introduced to webex and they are asked to share their desktop, it maybe a little difficult for the user to navigate to the correct buttons.
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    Microsoft
    • I would like more risk policy suggestions. I guess that situation where we had outsourced employees in a country where somehow their location was changing too often, that we would have room to go, “Hey, this needs to be a lower risk.” Or maybe having easier options to let people log in when they're deemed high risk. It’s tricky because I feel like it’s really easy to do that wrong, but it’s the main area that I think could be improved. I guess also a little bit tighter administrative integration with other Microsoft products.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BeyondTrust
    This review was originally written partially in Portuguese and those parts have been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Cisco
    The Enterprise package we purchased (Event Center, Remote Support, Meeting Center, and Training Center) for 100 users is the same annual price as GoToMeeting for 25 users. We will renew as it is a package deal. If it were just WebEx Remote Support, we would not renew at all.
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    Microsoft
    MSFT Entra ID has been essential for managing our geographically dispersed team. We're confident that it will scale with us as grow, and we'll be able to take advantage of additional security and ID management features as they become necessary. Being able to centrally manage our user access from anywhere with a small support team is such a relief.
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    Usability
    BeyondTrust
    It accomplishes all of our remote access needs, our users require little to no training when being setup for remote access for the first time.
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    Cisco
    Honestly, there are people available. But none of them will help you with your issues. They just keep assigning new service engineers who are often clueless.
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    Microsoft
    From a user perspective, 10. From an admin perspective, 7 or 8. From the user perspective, it's very easy to use, but from the admin perspective, there's a lot of things that are not easily clear, testable, or verifiable without just trying a whole bunch of scenarios.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    There has been a handful of outages but they have been either minimal or rarely severe
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    Performance
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I could probably rate this a 10 but I'm always conservative on giving out perfect scored bt performance has not been a problem for us using Entra ID.
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    Support Rating
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    The support team is highly incompetent. The only thing that they are able to do flawlessly is register an issue and open the case. But this case related to the issue is never resolved. They will forward the case or assign a new service engineer. But the case will never be resolved. At least not soon. They take weeks to resolve issues.
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    Microsoft
    I have not needed to engage support for anything at this time. I have been able to find the answers either online or in a knowledgebase. I tried to skip the question but it would not let me, so I rated a 9 based on other interactions with Microsoft support I have had
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    Online Training
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Most training was internally produced
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    Implementation Rating
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Make sure you use a good partner. Our implementation was a bit longer and more problematic than we expected. Our partner got it done, but, in my opinion, some of their inexperience and staffing issues were evident.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BeyondTrust
    The main factor is the ease of implementation and also its use in everyday life.
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    Cisco
    I would say that Cisco Webex Support stacks up pretty evenly in capability, but in some regards (video clarity, toll-free access, etc.) they were even better. Where they did provide a better solution for toll-free access on audio bridges, their audio quality was worse for those that wanted to use VoIP for the audio conference bridge.
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    Microsoft
    We've done stuff with Okta for Identity and Duo. Those would probably be the two big ones that I would say that people would recognize and stuff. There's some other smaller players we've talked to, but those are the two big ones that we play with. We're still using it. So, because it was integrated into everything we've already done, it just made it almost indispensable.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The features are getting addresses per requirements and their value for Money. The proposed ROI and actual ROI build confidence.
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    Scalability
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Scalability is pretty trival for Entra ID. It's not difficult to manage a few or many accounts.
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    Professional Services
    BeyondTrust
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Professional Services' technical knowledge is appreciable as consultants design the solution as per customer requirements. Mapping of features per user specifications and assisting Customer IT engineers to implement so they can manage and administer the services.
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    Return on Investment
    BeyondTrust
    • Improve security by improving the management of external remote access
    • Help us meet Remote Access Compliance Requirements by creating audit trails, session forensics, and giving access monitoring and reporting data
    • Simplify employee access and workflows by giving employees the exact amount of privileged access to systems and applications they need, without hindering productivity or overwhelming the service desk
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    Cisco
    • WebEx Support Center works pretty excellently for us as we are a small shop. We are experienced and have pretty good skill sets. WebEx Support Center is an excellent product for our use cases with our users and client to troubleshoot issues.
    • WebEx Support Center is more expensive than our previous product MXIE or Logmein. It has a more user-friendly UI, and overall performance is better and reliable.
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    Microsoft
    • We are doing a lot of sign-ins and working on it, and it worked quite well. We do have Microsoft support, so yes, we can handle all of the small issues we are sometimes having. But if you want to define it, I would say yes, we like it. Overall positive.
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