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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BeyondTrust Remote Support

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) helps support teams of all sizes improve business performance by enabling secure, controlled remote support to nearly any device or system, anywhere in the world. BeyondTrust offers deployment options that can fit a company’s business needs. The vendor says their on-premises physical and virtual appliances have helped enterprises satisfy regulatory requirements for years. Additionally, the vendor says the unique segmentation capabilities of…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

    Insights Platform

    N/AN/AThe Insights Platform from PwC is presented as a cloud-based web app, accessed through SSO, that aims to put a company on the fast track to a secure analytics pipeline with signals users can use to control an organization’s future, right now.N/A
    Pricing
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Considered Multiple Products
    BeyondTrust
    Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
    • Bomgar is inherently more secure as it's an appliance within your own security standards.
    • Bomgar is highly configurable compared to the competition. Others can be configured at much higher costs.
    • Bomgar TCO is lower in the long run than SaaS based solutions.
    Incentivized
    Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
    We like the cost effectiveness of Bomgar as opposed to Webex. It's been some time since we've used Webex, but I love the ease of use of Bomgar.
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    PwC
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Insights Platform
    Feature
    BeyondTrust Remote Support
    9.2
    54 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Insights Platform
    -
    Ratings
    File transfer9.351 Ratings8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message9.452 Ratings7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers5.633 Ratings6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record9.043 Ratings8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations8.934 Ratings7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen sharing00 Ratings8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings1.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings2.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings1.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Small Businesses
    LogMeIn Rescue
    Score8.2 out of 10
    N-able Take Control
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Chartio (discontinued)
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LogMeIn Rescue
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Remote Desktop Manager
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    TeamViewer
    Score8.6 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Kibana
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (113 ratings)
    9.7
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (63 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.8
    (31 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (28 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    BeyondTrust Remote SupportCisco Webex SupportInsights Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BeyondTrust
    In our line of work, the ability to provide a seamless and fast forward approach to support is important. It reflects positively on our support staff and teams when we can resolve issues quickly and effectively whether that's on servers, workstations, mobile devices etc. We have found the software to not be as beneficial on Linux Servers.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    BeyondTrust
    • Remote access for macOS computers. We support primarily businesses that use Macs and good macOS support is very important.
    • Maintains logs and screen sharing videos of all sessions. It's peace of mind for us and also helps meet compliance standards that we can tell exactly what happened, every time we access a machine remotely.
    • Allows for easy management of hundreds of computers in a single app. We support hundreds of computers for dozens of companies. Finding the right computer to access is very easy and able to be done with just a few clicks.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    PwC
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    Cons
    BeyondTrust
    • Only issue I really have is the jump client goes to queu when our remote vendors shut down their machine. Works in our favor if we lose our connection but that never happens. And this is such a small issue but had to put something in here.
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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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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    BeyondTrust
    Bomgar has improved the support we have given as an ICT department and improved the ICT department reputation within the organisation. We have had no issues with Bomgar as a product and it works well. The team at Bomgar are also a pleasure to work with, they follow up with us to see how they can help us use more of the features of the system and really take time to get to know their users and how they use the product.
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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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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    BeyondTrust
    RemoteSupport has the most modern-looking interface I have seen. Its number of features, both nice to have and necessary, is better than any other competing solution on the market. They also prioritize security, so you can be confident that only the people you want accessing a given endpoint have access because their security can be configured to be role-based or as granular as you want.
    Incentivized
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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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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    BeyondTrust
    As far as uptime is concerned, Since Bomgar creates the Hardware and Software, they can make it the most reliable box in our datacenter, and they also have options for availability and redundancy that we didn't need to utilize, we have a manual fail-over process that we can invoke, but there are configurations that would allow for an automated failover as well.
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    Cisco
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    PwC
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    Performance
    BeyondTrust
    There is no lag-time at all, no matter how many users we have on the box, it is always entirely dependant on the customers internet speed (as we have a very fast connection), that is the only issue I've EVER seen with Bomgar, no matter how many sessions we run the box is always up, always fast, always working.
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    Cisco
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    PwC
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    Support Rating
    BeyondTrust
    The support team at Bomgar always goes beyond the call of duty. No question seems to little or big for them to handle. They are there with you from the time you initiate a session or call with them until there is a resolution. You get awesome service. Their reps are always friendly and knowledgeable
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    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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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    BeyondTrust
    we didn't have in-person training because their online training was so overwhelmingly well done. Start by looking at the docs: http://www.bomgar.com/docs/content/index.htm if that alone doesn't answer all your questions, there will be a window that pops up asking if you would like to chat with a sales representative, or a support engineer. Either of them can answer all of your questions as easily as if they were standing there with you, or talking to you on the phone, it is truly the power of Bomgar!
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    Cisco
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    PwC
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    Online Training
    BeyondTrust
    Since we have installed and been running Bomgar software for quite some time now, we have taken the opportunity to attend various web trainings, and they are always very prompt, informative and open to questions/discussions. We appreciate the work that Bomgar does to keep their customer community informed of new features and discussions of further product developments.
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    Cisco
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    PwC
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    Implementation Rating
    BeyondTrust
    It was easy to get going. You have to pick your features to enable disable and then configure any customizations for the enabled features. It could not be easier to get started. The number of options can be a bit overwhelming at first
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    Cisco
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    PwC
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    Alternatives Considered
    BeyondTrust
    When we used Webex our customers often had issues because staff in medical offices don't always have easy access to browse the internet. We could send them an invitation but we would often go round and round with them. With BeyondTrust Remote [Support (Legacy)] we don't have that problem as it allows easy access for these customers.
    Incentivized
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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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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BeyondTrust
    Since the Bomgar Box is BOTH hardware and software, it can be purchased in any capacity deemed necessary, so scalability isn't an issue, Bomgar has the experience necessary to create a design that can support as many customer and agent sessions as you can throw at it. We have never had any issues with the Bomgar box and licenses that we have installed.
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    Cisco
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    PwC
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    Return on Investment
    BeyondTrust
    • Bomgar will easily turn a 45 minute phone call into a 5 minute support session. You can't get back that extra 40 minutes any faster.
    • Customers who complete the post session survey have all rated the service either high or very high. We love having happy customers.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    PwC
    No answers on this topic
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