BeyondTrust Remote Support vs. LogMeIn Rescue

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BeyondTrust Remote Support
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
BeyondTrust 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
LogMeIn Rescue
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
LogMeIn Rescue is a remote support solution for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. LogMeIn Rescue is designed to help IT teams to offer fast technical support and ensure a secure remote support session for both the IT professional and the end user. From small teams of IT helpdesk technicians to enterprise-level organizations, LogMeIn Rescue…
$1,299
per year
Pricing
BeyondTrust Remote SupportLogMeIn Rescue
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BeyondTrust Remote SupportLogMeIn Rescue
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BeyondTrust Remote SupportLogMeIn Rescue
Considered Both Products
BeyondTrust Remote Support
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
We came from GoToAssist, which isn't even close to LogMeIn Rescue or Bomgar. The main feature LogMeIn was missing was a Mac agent client. We have many support reps who use Mac's and our HelpDesk is all Mac's. We wanted native clients for those machines.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
LogMeIn is a nice product, but their licensing costs have been way too high. You have to pay for individual licenses and they do not offer a concurrent user license. Now if you also want to install a remote agent so that the remote system may be accessed at anytime it is free …
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
BeyondTrust has better support, account managers, an interface, better documentation for using their solution, and more support for rolling out their solution to endpoints (whether Mac or Windows). They also demonstrate a desire to resolve issues quickly rather than consuming …
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
Bomgar gives us the ability to extend our technical support out to users who are not on campus. This comes in handy when employees have issues with passwords or registration and they need a little assistance. And [BeyondTrust Remote Support (Legacy)] works across many platforms …
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
I think Bomgar is slightly less user-friendly than LogMeIn from the technician side. There are a bunch of icons on the Bomgar console but there is very little explanation of what they do. LogMeIn is a bit more user-friendly and often offers a smoother connection process with …
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
We used a VNC product for several years because it was free and we couldn't talk management into purchasing a product. Bomgar offers so much more for our support personnel. We evaluated TeamViewer, which I use for personnel use, along with Bomgar and would have been a product …
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
Integration with Dell Kace was a key factor in the selection of this product which offers a more robust, enterprise grade solution than cheaper alternatives like LogMeIn.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
Bomgar met our needs better than ANY other product and we swayed a few others our way as well.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
  • Better implementation
  • Better pricing plan
  • More secure
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
We tested LogMeIn, VNC and Windows RDP before deciding on Bomgar. No other product offered the flexibility and wide range of device options that Bomgar supports. Since purchasing this unit, we have been so pleased, that we never consider another option.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
We tried logmein and Citrix's remote control support products ages ago. For the price and the level at which we wanted to use them, they didn't really cut it. That was quite some time ago now though.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
WebEx, LogMeIn, Citrix GoToMeeting just don't compare to Bomgar. The functionality, feature set, architecture and overall cost are just superior.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
We used RDP when I first started but you couldn't share the screen with end users and my industry does not allow usernames/passwords to be shared (healthcare), so it wasn't a great fit outside of server management. We moved up to Teamviewer and then LogMeIn/LogMeIn Rescue to do …
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
Easy to connect, easy for our clients to connect, hassle free, support, live monitoring.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
I tried TeamViewer and LogMeIn but Bomgar has the most to offer as far features are concerned.
Chose BeyondTrust Remote Support
I've used Citrix, LogMeIn, and Chrome Desktop in Support roles in the past. Nothing I've used comes close to the featureset offered by Bomgar. I've also been very happy with the price compared with competing products (aside from Chrome Desktop, which is free, and is worth every …
LogMeIn Rescue
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
Truth be told, Rescue is the first and so far only solution from LogMeIn I started to use. However since it offers a wide range of tools specifically designed for remote support, it is highly effective for resolving technical issues. Additionally, Rescue provides various …
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
Inferior in most regards. Bomgar does the turning off of font smoothing by default, but it is trivially easy to disable, and the session quality is outstanding after doing so. ConnectWise Control doesn't do it at all. Google Remote Desktop is also great (except for not …
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
Bomgar does a better job with Mac machines. When a remote connection freezes on LMi, we will switch to bomgar. Bomgar also allows monitoring of customer support systems where LMI does not.
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
LogMeIn Rescue stacks up against other alternatives for its wider range of hardware support, cloud storage, file sharing, and team collaboration. We selected LogMeIn Rescue for its enterprise-level security features.
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
I wasn't apart of the decision making process for LogMeIn but I think it's great since it provides information regarding the workstation and it has great tools for capturing information. The mobile aspect of the tool is lacking but still useful in some aspects. Overall, I think …
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
We were using TeamViewer but LogMeIn is more attractive for clients. It can be set up without unattended access and it has a better reputation than some other tool.
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
It is fairly identical except Bomgar uses the ability to use our website portal for users to connect directly to a technician.
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
Have used TeamViewer, Bomgar, GoToAssist, GoToMeeting. LogMeIn Rescue is a light application that is easy to use in comparison to the other competitors. However, it's a bit pricey.
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
LMI allows us to assist users anywhere they are working as long as they have an internet connection. DameWare is usually limited to computers/devices on the last company's domain.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BeyondTrust Remote SupportLogMeIn Rescue
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
BeyondTrust Remote Support
9.2
52 Ratings
5% above category average
LogMeIn Rescue
6.7
195 Ratings
20% below category average
File transfer9.049 Ratings6.8177 Ratings
Instant message9.250 Ratings8.4115 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.231 Ratings3.758 Ratings
Session record9.242 Ratings7.2134 Ratings
Annotations8.834 Ratings6.260 Ratings
Screen sharing00 Ratings9.0188 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings7.739 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.9189 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings6.360 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings3.689 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings5.169 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings6.895 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings6.1140 Ratings
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User Ratings
BeyondTrust Remote SupportLogMeIn Rescue
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(111 ratings)
8.4
(212 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(63 ratings)
8.5
(22 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(29 ratings)
8.9
(65 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(9 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.4
(7 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(28 ratings)
9.0
(39 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(13 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(2 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(5 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BeyondTrust Remote SupportLogMeIn Rescue
Likelihood to Recommend
BeyondTrust
I've been working with BeyondTrust's teams, with multiple customers and environments, and they consistently offer top-shelf support whether your environment has 250 users or 25000. Their staff is always patient and friendly in answering questions, working to resolve technical issues (should they occur), and they provide the information to help you understand how to do it yourself rather than perpetually relying on their technical consultants or engineers. They support Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, and macOS, providing instructions on how to interface with each system and make it as simple as possible to help your users regardless of what system they are working on.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
LogMeIn is well suited when it's required to remote into two or more devices at the same time. Its effectiveness is amazing for that type of multitasking as long as I have sufficient bandwidth. And I don't personally consider any type of scenario not or less appropriate for using it. Its benefits are very good.
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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.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing access to our clients computer screens.
  • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing me as an admin to monitor my technicians.
  • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing me as an admin to pull daily, weekly and monthly stat reports.
  • LogMeIn Rescue does a great job of allowing me as an admin to view my technician's chat logs.
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • one of the prompt in windows users is not vissible, somethimes users missed it and you must start from scratch
  • more documentation for apple users
  • never could record a session, all the time was a permissions issue, don't know how to do it
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
We may continue using Logmein as it is the best remote support application in terms of connection latency and control. However, since several of our client sites have stricter security policies they block this application and we have to switch to other ways which is inconvenient
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Usability
BeyondTrust
Bomgar is so simple to use that we didn't need to have training to show engineers how to use it, we had them install the client, login, and play around with it, they got the hang of it quite easily and embraced using it with customers. When we were acquired by another company they wanted to use Bomgar, all we needed to do is add them into our LDAP directory and allow them to login, they picked it up and began using it with their customers immediately. The software BEGS people to use it once you try it, you will be hooked! Whether you use it to support internal customers, external customers, access your own machines remotely, or just do file transfers, there is nothing that is as feature rich as Bomgar.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
For user i think it needs improvement as every remote session I need to download the app, find it, open it, and allow access. For Agent it is well suited to provide support and preform any task required on the user workstation
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Reliability and Availability
BeyondTrust
The only time I have ever been down was due to needing to update the software on our appliance. Bomgar has always been available when I need it! It's the best product I have used in the last 30 years of working in IT. I highly recommend it to anyone considering purchasing a remote support product.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Log me in has never failed me
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
no complaints
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I'd say support for LogMeIn is ideal because I haven't ever been in a situation where additional support was necessary. The program runs so efficiently and simply that nothing was needed beyond initial training that was provided by my company. I am saying this as a user that strictly uses the technician console
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Make sure you have your LogMeIn Rescue account sign-in details handy when installing on multiple support systems.
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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.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo is by far superior feature wise when it comes to other solutions we've trialed. The cost of rescue is the only part that makes you have to stop and think before procurement, we had to significantly justify our reasons for this product over some of the others due to the higher license cost. But worth every moment and penny.
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
it's perfect
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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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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It helps us to increase our remote resolution from offshore personnel, so you can redeploy the activity of a local resource at your facility to specifically address more of the hardware or physical IT problems.
  • Increase FCR "First Call Resolution" if you have this within your SLA
  • Improve end user experience, Non IT personnel doesn't have to struggle explaining an issue, it makes it very easy once you get on the affected user computer.
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ScreenShots

LogMeIn Rescue Screenshots

Screenshot of Technician Group Configuration - Where users can create technician groups and subgroups with granular agent permissionsScreenshot of the console where repetitive tasks automated by running pre written scripts in the background, without disturbing end usersScreenshot of a smartphone camera being used to troubleshoot offline computers and hardwareScreenshot of remote control of Macs, PCs and Linux/AndroidScreenshot of reboot sessions and automationScreenshot of the central dashboard where common mobile device issues on iPhone and Android can be identified and addressed without the need to navigate the end user's device.