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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ScreenConnect

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote support, access, and meeting solution. With it, users can utilize remote support and access to repair computers, provide updates, and manage machines. Users can also conduct online seminars and presentations using remote meetings.

    $39

    per month

    Lifesize Video Conferencing

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ALifesize is a web conferencing platform focused on making video conferencing systems and video conferencing apps work well together, while still being easy-to-use. Their platform incorporates web conferencing software with meeting room devices and wireless screen sharing.

    $12.95

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    Pricing
    ScreenConnectLifesize Video Conferencing
    Editions & Modules
    One
    $39
    per month
    Standard
    $59
    per month
    Premium
    $69
    per month
    Enterprise
    $12.95 per user/month
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    Plus
    $14.95 per user/month
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    Standard
    $16.95 per user/month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ScreenConnectLifesize Video Conferencing
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWith every plan, you get the collaboration features you use everyday, at no additional cost: • Unlimited video conferences • Downloadable desktop and mobile apps • Secure encryption set by default • Unlimited meeting duration • Free, browser-based web app • Two-way and group chat with popular chat integrations • Centralized, name-based directory • Online reporting and account management • Email and calendar scheduling
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ScreenConnectLifesize Video Conferencing
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
    Chose ScreenConnect
    The big distinguisher between ConnectWise Control and LogMeIn Pro comes down to price. LogMeIn Pro continued to hike up the price each time we renewed for a year, and they simply didn't improve considering the amount of money we had to pay more with each renewal. ConnectWise …
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    Lifesize
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    ScreenConnectLifesize Video Conferencing
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ScreenConnect and Lifesize Video Conferencing
    Feature
    ScreenConnect
    8.4
    626 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Lifesize Video Conferencing
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    Ratings
    Screen sharing9.8596 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer8.6569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message8.3501 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication7.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.9311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.0602 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.1389 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.8517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management9.2172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard7.7479 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record8.1316 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations7.8266 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts9.1188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.6399 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of ScreenConnect and Lifesize Video Conferencing
    Feature
    ScreenConnect
    -
    Ratings
    Lifesize Video Conferencing
    8.9
    160 Ratings
    12% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.9160 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.9158 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.9150 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of ScreenConnect and Lifesize Video Conferencing
    Feature
    ScreenConnect
    -
    Ratings
    Lifesize Video Conferencing
    9.0
    155 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.0155 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of ScreenConnect and Lifesize Video Conferencing
    Feature
    ScreenConnect
    -
    Ratings
    Lifesize Video Conferencing
    8.9
    148 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.9112 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.9141 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.9112 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.996 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of ScreenConnect and Lifesize Video Conferencing
    Feature
    ScreenConnect
    -
    Ratings
    Lifesize Video Conferencing
    9.0
    93 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings9.092 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of ScreenConnect and Lifesize Video Conferencing
    Feature
    ScreenConnect
    -
    Ratings
    Lifesize Video Conferencing
    9.0
    113 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.0113 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ScreenConnectLifesize Video Conferencing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (626 ratings)
    8.0
    (161 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (40 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (55 ratings)
    8.4
    (36 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (63 ratings)
    7.0
    (48 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.5
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    8.0
    (135 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.2
    (18 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ScreenConnectLifesize Video Conferencing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConnectWise
    We often need to create an ad-hoc session with a device that is not under our management. We find ourselves doing this more than ever in the COVID world. Many people are working from home on personal machines with their employer, our client's permission and we are facilitating more support for these personal machines. Connectwise Control [(formerly ScreenConnect)] gives us a robust resource to control the device, navigate anywhere we need, execute various commands, and engage in an on-screen chat with the client. The session is very simple to create and very user-friendly to initiate. We do not recommend it for Android, Apple, or Chromebook applications. There is little to no support for these platforms.
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    Lifesize
    Lifesize Video Conferencing is a real-time meeting and video conferencing solution that works simply and immediately with features that fit our needs. I recommend it because it is professional, easy to configure, with maximum security, and where collaboration and teamwork are essential. possible, increasing workflow and productivity, to increase communication and efficiency in projects, it offers positive results and a pleasant experience for all.
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    Pros
    ConnectWise
    • The interface is easy to use and makes sense. It's easy to understand how to organize a large number of machines involving multiple clients. But, it's also applicable for smaller set of machines too.
    • The connection speed is very quick. I've used solutions in the past that take a variable amount of time to connect, or they just take a long time every time. Control is quick every time. It doesn't get in the way of being able to support the machines on the other end.
    • The connections are reliable. I haven't experienced random disconnects throughout hundreds of instances. It was a breath of fresh air coming from the previous solution we used. I consider Control a gold standard for what a great remote connection solution can be.
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    Lifesize
    • The touchpad makes it extremely easy to join or start conference calls with a single pushbutton.
    • The Lifesize solution is affordable and has been extremely reliable for our video conference calls.
    • Camera quality is great and provides clear video for our organization.
    • The pan/tilt/zoom features are very helpful to focus in on specific people or items during a training or demonstration.
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    Cons
    ConnectWise
    • I'd like to see the ability to selectively log off the remote machine via a button on the toolbar. Currently it's a setting to always lock on disconnect, or never lock on disconnect, requiring the tech to manually lock the machine if called for at the end of a session. Its a small time save that would add up!
    • The chat feature could be expanded to be a lot more useful. Allowing clients to start conversations, and have conversations ping an email address if no one is monitoring the dashboard would be extremely valuable.
    • Some clarity on licensing when providing host-passes to guest technicians would be a boon, especially for one-off support sessions with vendors.
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    Lifesize
    • Lack of features or options to integrate with other solutions
    • Audio was just ok. If it was a meeting with more than 3-4 people, it seemed it was too much
    • I had a hard time with support. They were not very responsive and felt like an up-hill battle at times.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ConnectWise
    I would recommend this product for both internal remote control of end user workstations and remote access to other clients over the internet. It provides a secure and feature rich product that allows me to complete any necessary tasks without ever leaving the office. I will continue to renew as I'm eager to see what they do next. I would however wish the cloud service had a better API to work in conjunction with team collaboration or chat services to make it easier to connect with end users who use multiple workstations. (Slack or Stride provide this functionality)
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    Lifesize
    Other than the HIPAA compliance, we have no compelling reason to retain LifeSize when we can already pay for similar services included with our UCaaS service. Our UCaaS vendor, Fuze, includes video conferencing with the VoIP services via single, integrated client software package. Additional limitations include minimal implementation assistance, training service, training materials and assistance driving internal adoption. Issues with slow speed for desktop sharing and audio quality make the technical aspects of Lifesize inferior to competitors.
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    Usability
    ConnectWise
    On the whole SC is a very powerful tool that is a vital part of the IT service arsenal. On-site visits are an "emergency" only type of scenario. Just "showing your face" is not winning any browny points for me. If my client sees my face, it's usually just to upgrade hardware or to deal other aspects of business. SC provides me and my client the bulk of the info I need to get projects done.
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    Lifesize
    Overall experience with Lifesize Video Conferencing has been great. While it serves it's basic purpose of allowing smooth video/audio meetings of people located at different places with option of screen sharing/chatting/ recording, what add to it's pros are it's accessibility from various platforms, flexibility to switch to a listen only mode in case of network issues and ease of operation.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ConnectWise
    In my 5 years of using the product, I am only aware of one time when the service was down and is was due to a backbone outage upstream.
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    Lifesize
    Since we are an educational institution we not only have scheduled classes which must be available, but we have staff members in a variety of areas ranging from recruiting and admissions to advancement and the President's office who need to connect with students, alumni and other interest groups, often at odd hours. I have not, since using Lifesize had anyone complain of not being able to connect
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    Performance
    ConnectWise
    It performs well. It also has full control over windows security and does not get hung up like GoToMeeting when trying to install remote software at the prompt to install as admin / override. I have used TeamViewer, WebEx, LogMeIn and GoToMeeting. This is by far the best at spontaneous, remote control. It is also very easy to get a novice user connected to the session.
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    Lifesize
    Lifesize is an amazing platform for VC. However, it is a costly solution for any scaling startup. However, implementation and user acceptability was fairly easy and worth the additional spend. Quality has always been on point and support has always taken care of us. Our account manager also ensured a seamless transition process for Google Hangouts. Will go with this solution again at any other organization.
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    Support Rating
    ConnectWise
    There have been two times when something has went wrong and I needed immediate assistance in order to be able to use Screenconnect to be able to help clients and response has not been immediate. The response time has been within 24 hours. Both times if there had been easier to navigate self help I would have been able to help myself. With better self help and a speedier response it would definitely be a 10 as they always respond and help. Just a little more difficult or slow than it should be at times
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    Lifesize
    Support has been decent throughout our use of Lifesize Video Conferencing. There were times we needed to make changes, customizations and additions to the application which took a little longer than expected. Overall the support team for Lifesize was very responsive to our requests. When we experienced issues with the application they were resolved to our expectations.
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    In-Person Training
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    Lifesize
    Sensus was really helpful in the initial setup and training of our technical Support Team. Sensus gave us training on site so that it would be our own equipment that was set up. Then the in house tech team took over to train other users who would be using the system. When needed the Sensus and Lifesize tech support were really helpful in trouble shooting or guiding us through any difficulty.
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    Online Training
    ConnectWise
    I find ScreenConnect to be very simple and effective overall, with the main problem being that a number of my clients can't download the app due to existing firewalls and so on. Otherwise it does its job well, and I'm happy with it.
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    Lifesize
    I gave this rating because Lifesize's website offers multiple quality videos that shows you exactly how the software works. The videos are divided into different categories which makes searching for a video fairly simple! If for some reason you have a question not answered in one of the how-tos you can always contact support. Excellent product, excellent service!
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    Implementation Rating
    ConnectWise
    ConnectWise has done everything they could to help us in any situation. Great support team and their new updates are always providing features that we need. Its a simple solution that works the way we need it to. Their legacy pricing model is still much better than their subscription based model however it is still fair pricing
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    Lifesize
    Great for companies that need to accomplish multiple things at once while at different places. From our experience, broadcasting news is most favorable considering the level of excellence you get with the product plus the affordability. It can be used both privately amongst employees, or shared publicly through covering events
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConnectWise
    I have worked with Citrix, AnyDesk, LogMeIn, VNC Connect, and many others. I ultimately installed ConnectWise as a self-hosted solution, based on the incredible list of features and capabilities, and the pricing at the time. I continue to use the product as it is still one of the best solutions out there and is certainly capable of growing and expanding to meet the needs of my business.
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    Lifesize
    When compared to Zoom, one of the massive benefits that Lifesize brings is total peace of mind with security. Call encryption is part of the core in Lifesize and not an optional feature as in Zoom. I don't know about you, but every conversation can contain private and confidential information, so protecting me, my team, and my customers is totally covered with Lifesize! When compared with other providers, the quality of the video and lip sync on Lifesize is simply flawless. With the ability to deliver a call at 4k ultra high definition at 60 frames per second, the platform is simply awesome! Zoom is only 720p and the data share is only 5 frames per second. Zoom is simply substandard when compared to Lifesize. We often speak with clients who are using Teams or Skype for Business, but when you compare the video and audio quality with that achieved by Lifesize, they simply do not match up. If you want excellent quality video and ultra-sharp audio, then Lifesize is the only way to go!
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    Scalability
    ConnectWise
    I have used multiple remote desktop support software in the past (Bomgar, Team Viewer, Logmein and Join.me) and this is far the easiest of the bunch to use. It is very easy to create a session and easy to maintain remote desktops from their access view (where you install the software and can get in at any time) I highly recommend this product from ConnectWise!
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    Lifesize
    With LifeSize Cloud, it's very easy to simply add another Icon to your system and join it to your cloud. You can easily and instantly create meetings and add users both in your organization and out without any difficulty. The cooperation between the Icons and cloud users running on their laptops makes it easy to scale this out to your entire company, including joint venture without difficulty.
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    Return on Investment
    ConnectWise
    • Instead of waiting 30+ seconds to initiate sessions, they initiate and display a desktop in two or three seconds. The amount of frustration this avoids is immeasurable.
    • Once installed it doesn't need more handholding, i.e., having the remote enter a username/password. It is always just there.
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    Lifesize
    • Training users on how to use the software is quick and easy.
    • Calling abroad saves a good chunk of money for both the end user and company.
    • Does save on travel as remote users are able to have a similar experience as the people attending the meetings and no need to travel to the other locations for meetings.
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    ScreenShots

    ScreenConnect Screenshots

    Screenshot of the guest page, where end-users enter a code to join a session with a technicianScreenshot of connecting from a Windows machine to a macOS machineScreenshot of the Extension Marketplace, where administrators can install and configure new features and integrationsScreenshot of the Access view of the Host page, where a technician can connect to unattended machinesScreenshot of the toolbox menu, which allows technicians to store and run executables, scripts, and other frequently-used filesScreenshot of the Host page, where a command can be run directly without connecting to the machine

    Lifesize Video Conferencing Screenshots

    Screenshot of Lifesize Web App directoryScreenshot of Lifesize Web App screen sharing and five-way callScreenshot of Lifesize Desktop App home screenScreenshot of Lifesize Desktop App group video call with moderator controlsScreenshot of Lifesize Record & Share personal video libraryScreenshot of Lifesize Record & Share personal video library - video feed