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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ChangePoint (discontinued)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AChangepoint, a discontinued product, began as a professional services automation and portfolio management product, was acquired by Compuware in 2004, and was later divested to Marlin Equity Partners in 2014. Under Changepoint, the company acquired Daptiv that same year, combining its professional services automation capabilities with SaaS project portfolio management. Planview acquired Changepoint in 2021 and offered it as Planview ChangePoint. It is no longer available to new customers.N/A

    DeskRoll Remote Desktop

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ADeskRoll was built to be easy to use by end-users and IT teams alike. It's browser-based, so users being helped do not need to install any applications on their local device; DeskRoll Remote Desktop Sharing requires only a small app on the remote (controlling) computer. DeskRoll guides users through setup and connection processes for 3 basic scenarios: providing remote assistance to a customer, configuring unattended remote access to a remote computer, or configuring unattended remote…

    $8.25

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    ChangePoint (discontinued)DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    DeskRoll Lite
    $8.25
    per user/per month
    DeskRoll Pro 1 Month
    $29.95
    per seat
    DeskRoll Starter
    $39
    per user/per year
    DeskRoll Lite
    $99
    per user/per year
    DeskRoll Pro 1 Year
    $299.40
    per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChangePoint (discontinued)DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$3.25 per seat/per month
    Additional Details—With each license a user can configure unlimited remote computers to access from any location. Also, users can make unlimited parallel remote connections - each will open in a new browser tab. Users can pause and resume remote sessions.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    ChangePoint (discontinued)DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ChangePoint (discontinued) and DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Feature
    ChangePoint (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ChangePoint (discontinued)DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (16 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChangePoint (discontinued)DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Changepoint is basic and would, therefore, work for businesses with uncomplicated requests, pretty straightforward workflows and willingness to work with an unsightly solution. It is basic, from the UI to the search option and the way the information is captured, which can be frustrating and counter-intuitive at times. It is relatively robust (i.e. I have been using it for almost 2 years and have not seen it crash once) but it does log me out when the system has been inactive for about 30 minutes - and I am only notified about being logged out upon clicking the Submit button, meaning many a line of text have been typed more than once!
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    During the pandemic, our company worked remotely. Various staff in our company had technical difficulties or needed assistance installing software in order to work. DeskRoll Remote Desktop helped us to make this process seamless. Rather than deal with the aggravation of trying to walk someone through something over the phone, we were able to get things established in a simple, easy way.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Changepoint has significant reporting capabilities, though of course, the data that comes out is only as good as the data that goes in. I enjoy being able to use the standard reports to understand exactly how much a project has cost us and to compare it to how much we are charging. This allows us to more accurately set our prices. Though we have not used the report designer capability, I understand that custom reports can be designed with relative ease.
    • Changepoint has a versioning capability for changes made to user profiles in the system manager, which I find particularly helpful. As a non-power user, it is valuable to be able to see what changes I have made to various profiles so that I can troubleshoot a problem down the line.
    • Changepoint has significant functionality well beyond the features that we are currently using, and for this reason, I think it is affordable and a good deal. Particularly if your organization is interested in dedicating the time and resources into using all of the features around project planning, resource allocation, etc., the price is well worth the value.
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    • Ability to remote in at any time
    • Can support unlimited clients with hardware and software issues
    • Multiple remote client logins
    • Cost!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • We use Changepoint to manage the IS organization. I would like to see more advancement in order to do benefits management.
    • I would like to see a capability where a project manager can build a very detailed work breakdown structure, but only require project resources to charge time and provide a task status at a higher level.
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    • It could be more cost-effective.
    • It could include better "help" or "how-to" sections for people who are not as tech savvy.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Sometimes the decision to renew boils down to an old adage "if it isn't broken don't fix it". Previous to moving to Changepoint, it was obvious that we needed a better project management tool. Projects we completed on time but the time zone difference between the teams and several iterations of back and forth caused a number of communication issues with projects. The difference is night and day.
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It could be more intuitive and user friendly.
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Planview Changepoint helps us to understand our key customers enabling us to capitalize on every financial opportunity and helps us to forecast demand against the capacities required for new opportunities, and also it automates and monitors contractual terms and conditions. It gives us visibility into our employees' skills and helps to optimize resource allocation.
    Incentivized
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    Cost, ease of use, file transfer and chat capabilities.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Employee efficiency has decreased significantly within our Project MAnagement team. The main causes are lack of logical steps/not user-friendly and the slowness of the entire program.
    • Changepoint PSA has greatly improved being able to track budgets for all projects. Before this software, budgets were done manually by hand and cross-referenced with Accounting. Now, we can pull a report out of the system, as long as all parties entered their time and data correctly.
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    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    • It saved time, which always saves money!
    • It allowed us to save money on additional software licensing - we now use Quickbooks through the use of DeskRoll Remote Desktop.
    • DeskRoll Remote Desktop allowed us to transition to work-from-home easily, which saved us valuable time during the pandemic.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of DeskRoll remote connection view - Windows remote desktop.Screenshot of DeskRoll wizard that quickly guides you through basic remote access scenarios.