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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ConnectWise Automate

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AConnectWise Automate, formerly LabTech, is a remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. It provides powerful automation to discover and manage devices, monitor for problems, and scripts repetitive action.

    $700

    LogDNA

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ALogDNA headquartered in Mountain View offers their eponymous cloud log management or on-prem/self-hosted log management solution.N/A

    Logz.io

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Logz.io in Boston offers their enterprise-grade log analytics application, oriented towards providing data security and eliminating the need for capacity management.

    $0.84

    per ingested GB 3 day of log retention

    Pricing
    ConnectWise AutomateLogDNALogz.io
    Editions & Modules
    Agents
    $1.00-$6.00
    per month/per agent
    Implementation Fee
    $700
    No answers on this topic
    Log Management - Community
    $0
    1 day of log retention.
    Log Management - Pro
    $.92
    per ingested GB. 7 days retention.
    Distributed Tracing - Pro
    $5
    Per million spans.
    Infrastructure Monitoring - Pro
    $12
    per month per 1000 time-series metrics.
    Log Management - Enterprise
    Custom
    Cloud SIEM - Enterprise
    from $1.49
    per ingested GB. Price includes Logz.io Log Management
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ConnectWise AutomateLogDNALogz.io
    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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    Considered Multiple Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
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    67%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    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%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    73%
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    5 Answers
    Features
    ConnectWise AutomateLogDNALogz.io
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of ConnectWise Automate and LogDNA and Logz.io
    Feature
    ConnectWise Automate
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    LogDNA
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    Virtualization monitoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of ConnectWise Automate and LogDNA and Logz.io
    Feature
    ConnectWise Automate
    7.4
    22 Ratings
    4% above category average
    LogDNA
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    Remote monitoring10.022 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring8.021 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of ConnectWise Automate and LogDNA and Logz.io
    Feature
    ConnectWise Automate
    7.8
    22 Ratings
    15% above category average
    LogDNA
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    Patch Management10.021 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation9.022 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of ConnectWise Automate and LogDNA and Logz.io
    Feature
    ConnectWise Automate
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    LogDNA
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    Logz.io
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    Attended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access5.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ConnectWise AutomateLogDNALogz.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (59 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    3.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    ConnectWise AutomateLogDNALogz.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConnectWise
    I recommend it to all IT colleagues; regardless of the size of the PCs with which you work most of the time, the application allows connection stability between computers that make it possible to continue working or taking care of the infrastructure from afar.
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    LogDNA
    Anytime we need to make any kind of log on any platform that we use, LogDNA is well suited. It is primarily used for logging errors on our server but also used for checking issues within our iOS apps when we need to identify a critical issue that is occurring. The search feature is very very good!
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    Logz.io
    Logz.io is an effective solution if your alerting needs are fairly straightforward and you don't need long-term retention of logs with easy access. If being able to maintain easy access to logs longer than this is necessary, another solution might be better. If you need a high degree of precision with alerting triggers and the ability to suppress alerts, you will need to combine Logz.io with an integration to get this or you might consider a different solution.
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    Pros
    ConnectWise
    • Desktop sharing / view with chat to the operator, file sharing and pass-through for keyboard strokes
    • Computer/server monitoring with thresholds and warning
    • Search - tracking down computers when you have many by name, logged in user, IP
    • End user ticket raising is built into the tray icon which make access really easy
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    LogDNA
    • The UI is simple to use and hasn't ever been confusing for anyone to use on our team.
    • Backups are great since we do occasionally need to access logs from the past and it has helped us solve some problems.
    • Searching/filtering is great and I've always been able to get exactly what I need.
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    Logz.io
    • Well documented and easy to set up.
    • Their alerting mechanism is really great especially when it comes to application monitoring.
    • Our data analysis in Kibana is made easy with the solution for Logz.io.
    • The issue checking and fixing is escalated quickly and is reported in time.
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    Cons
    ConnectWise
    • They have conflicting scheduling paradigms. When scheduling patching for clients, the 1st Friday is interpreted as the very first Friday of the month, even if this is the 1st of the month. For scripting, the 1st Friday of the month is interpreted as the 1st Friday of the 1st FULL WEEK of the month. This makes no sense to have two different interpretations, and makes it unreliable to schedule recurring scripts to fall when recurring maintenance does. The scripts need to be done manually because of this.
    • There is no way to dictate reboot orders for patch policies. This tied directly in with my first point. We have some clients that require reboot orders. This is not possible without having different patch policies for each server and specifying a time this way. But, there aren't small enough increments of time to make this reliable, plus patching duration might vary. Excluding reboots with patching and scheduling reboot scripts fixes this. However, this can't be done once on a recurring schedule due to the different scheduling paradigms already discussed. We have to schedule these manually each month.
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    LogDNA
    • There isn't really much I would change
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    Logz.io
    • Its price can be very high, so you should have good control of it to avoid exaggerated figures.
    • Some functions can be confusing.
    • It has limits to create subaccounts, which is a big problem for large companies.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ConnectWise
    The primary reason for this rating is that ConnectWise Automate is currently so integral to our operations that moving away would involve more man hours than we would realistically have to invest. However, ConnectWise Automate is also completely capable of meeting all of our business needs and customizable to the point where if something is not meeting those needs out of the box, it can be modified to do what we want. From only installing software on machines if a different software package exists, to push a new version of that software is available, to check if credentials for user/machine have been updated to our new standards and then updating them if they have not, ConnectWise Automate is capable of doing everything we ask of it.
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    LogDNA
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    Logz.io
    Really easy to use and ship the logs Good customer support Easy integration with the modules
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    Usability
    ConnectWise
    Basic use of the product is fairly easy. Information about the machines you manage can be found in customizable dashboards, which can be unique for each user, and, therefore, properly suited to the users' needs/job function. This is not a 10 because some of the interfaces are very clunky (Patch Management), and some features are not intuitive and not well documented (reporting). Scripting and Patch Management have a fairly steep learning curve (For structure in patch management and syntax in scripting), but once learned, they work well.
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    LogDNA
    It's really easy to use and powerful. But at a few times, the UI may feel sluggish, which is a bit expected, since it's displaying live stream of heavy data.
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    Logz.io
    I initially struggled trying to ensure the correct data was returned in the Kibana search, but I found it overall easy to use. Some of the UI is not as seamless as I'd expect, like changing the environment completely resets your search criteria and filters, which is annoying since it's a common use case to search something in multiple environments
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    Performance
    ConnectWise
    It used to be great, but then they broke reporting, speed and responsiveness with version 11 and the new Patch Manager. It's really bad and their support people are way behind on fixing so many bugs. They have really gone downhill. If they don't get it together soon, we'll start looking around.
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    LogDNA
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    Logz.io
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ConnectWise
    ConnectWise Automate lets you manage more endpoints, with enhanced productivity and improved service, all without increasing expenses. It can manage patches and updates across thousands of computers. We also use it for customized monitoring and alerting on workstations and servers. Monitoring is really robust and granular. It does a great job of gathering a TON of data about the network, and that data is searchable. There are a bunch of different reports built in. Integrates with Manage, Control, and other applications. It does a ton of stuff out of the box, and has endless customization options.
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    LogDNA
    It is very very good. They are responsive and very helpful. They also take the time to walk you through the issues you are having. But honestly, it is so straightforward that you rarely need to get support from their team. They are very helpful when you do need their support though.
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    Logz.io
    Their support team is the best in the world! They supported us in most of the critical times and helped to resolve the issue in real time. Also their email support is well maintained and never a mail is missed unanswered. Kudos to the support team of logz.io for maintaining professionalism.
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    Online Training
    ConnectWise
    The Online training has been re-done and needs a lot more work. When you look at training in different roles, it shows a lot of the same topics but no explanation to what is different about them. Several times that topics are the exact same, but they make you re-take the same information for a different topic, instead of marking that you have already completed that portion of training.
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    LogDNA
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    Logz.io
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ConnectWise
    Start small and learn the in's and out's before making policies and rolling things out company wide. Ask the questions of why if you don't agree with something or your company does things a different way. Usually they are done a certain way for a reason. Start simple with roll out and slowly enable or add on the functionality that is needed.
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    LogDNA
    No answers on this topic
    Logz.io
    Implementation of logzio is easy. Exporting the logs with filebeat agent is our main key source.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConnectWise
    I believe the monitoring and alerts in Continuum command is better, but [ConnectWise Automate (formerly LabTech)] does have stronger scripting, and perhaps a better interface. N-Central is inferior on all fronts to both. I did not make the purchasing decision. I would myself likely pick Continuum if I had to make a on the spot choice.
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    LogDNA
    LogDNA was already setup when I started and it is offered through Heroku so that's why it was chosen. It's also cheaper I believe. Compared to Logentries, it does the same thing.
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    Logz.io
    Logz.io is more affordable, less work to maintain, and has more features. It was an easy choice. After my last team had to manage their own ELK stack, this was a no brainer. It helps us be focused on our core competencies.
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    Return on Investment
    ConnectWise
    • We found we were able to provide good monitoring of our customers sites which was an objective. However, that came at a significant time investment that never seemed to be finished.
    • We were able to negotiate a price that worked for us for an up-front purchase which was nice.
    • We found the pricing to be very competitive.
    • Bottom line for us was despite the pros of the product, we found other RMM solutions to be a better overall "value" due to not having to dedicate technicians to maintaining the product.
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    LogDNA
    • LogDNA is 30% cheaper than our previous solution
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    Logz.io
    • about the investment, this tool is helping in our day to day activities
    • easy to troubleshoot the errors
    • simple and powerful
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