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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADameWare Remote Support from Austin IT company SolarWinds is remote administration software for the remote control of desktops, laptops, and servers behind or outside the firewall, allowing registry editing, restart services, logging activity, account and password management, and more. The mobile app also provides access from a phone or tablet. DameWare Remote Support licensing is per technician, the number of end-user remote machines is irrelevant; one technician may receive a license for…

    $520

    one-time fee

    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGenesys PureConnect was an omnichannel contact center platform that offered cloud-based or on-premise deployments. It featured a SIP-based architecture with VoIP capabilities, allowing companies to connect legacy voice systems and use existing phones. A legacy product, new users are encouraged to investigate Genesys Cloud.N/A
    Pricing
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Dameware Mini Remote Control
    $370
    one-time fee
    Dameware Remote Support
    $520
    one-time fee
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDameWare Remote Support and Mini Remote Control are licensed based on the number of technician users that use the software for remote administration. There are no limits or restrictions for the number of end-users supported or the number of remote endpoints/computers supported. As you buy higher counts of licenses, the per-seat pricing goes down giving you a reduced total price.—
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    Community Pulse
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    SolarWinds
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    60%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS) and Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Feature
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
    8.6
    65 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing10.053 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message8.347 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers9.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.548 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations9.158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management7.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.238 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control7.131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS) and Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Feature
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
    -
    Ratings
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    7.9
    64 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings6.755 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings7.548 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings8.541 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings7.756 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.043 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings8.357 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings7.037 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings7.755 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings9.044 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS) and Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Feature
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
    -
    Ratings
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    5.5
    54 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings6.551 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings6.539 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings4.552 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings4.546 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings3.043 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings5.052 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings6.548 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings5.030 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    N-able Take Control
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Remote Desktop Manager
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (66 ratings)
    5.3
    (116 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.3
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (9 ratings)
    4.0
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    6.1
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SolarWinds
    I feel like this is a very robust solution that I would recommend to anyone who relies heavily on remote support. Most of the colleagues I work with already use SolarWinds products to one extent or the other. I feel the price for the solution is very fair and a good value for the product.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    CIC is best suited for business models that rely on heavily leverage Data Integration especially one like ours that require real-time and high-speed data access for billing and customer integration. CIC is not well suited for small organizations < 50 where they are only answering phones in the course of doing business VS. the business is the phone.
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    Pros
    SolarWinds
    • Troubleshooting computers remotely without the need for the user to even be around.
    • Install software that needs to be installed manually without having to travel.
    • Viewing what the user is doing specifically that triggers the issue, making replicating issues way simpler.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Purely Software Based System: On Microsoft OS. It is an all software-based system making it easy to manage, integrate and interface with other systems
    • One Vendor: All modules, IVR, ACD, Dialer, WFM are from one vendor. So, no compatibility and latency issues at all.
    • Superb Notifier Service: You don't have to restart any process or service for a change to take effect.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    • It would be nice if the installed agent would be able to check in with the server so that I can connect to laptops, etc that have the agent pre-installed for when they are off network.
    • DameWare could do better with the mobile app. I cannot connect in from the outside with the mobile app to provide quick support if needed. This kind of defeats the purpose of a mobile app. If I am on the network, I probably have access to my workstation.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Licensing can be challenging and very expensive.
    • Client templates are hard to administer and are built very different than the rest of the functionality.
    • Web desktop has been slow to come along and include all the features.
    • Optimizer is very sub-par product.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SolarWinds
    This application is one of my most used tools when it comes to supporting end users and the network as well. I don't have to run all over the place to get things done when I can access multiple computers on the network at the same time to accomplish multiple tasks in a minimal amount of time.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We are so embedded on Pure Connect that we like to progress with it. For instance, we are looking into ways to provide different solutions to our customers, help our business to succeed, and work in a better CX.
    One of the biggest advantages is that all is in one platform.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    SolarWinds
    Because it has enhanced my ability to trouble shoot more issues during the day. Instead of having to go to each machine and spend time at the machine, I can remote in from my desktop and assist the person 90 per cent of the time. I also use it from home to remote in which saves me the time from having to return back to the workplace.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    The interface is only semi user-friendly on almost every front. Agent experience is lacking and we have found many limitations within the system. Workforce forecasting is not as robust as expected. Quality continues to be a struggle. Interaction searches are not robust.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    SolarWinds
    Yes, always available.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    The application itself uses a hub and spoke model that can help isolate errors in one section of the application from the rest, creating a much more stable overall program. Of all of the outages that we've had with our contact center platform, I can count on one hand how often it was truly a Genesys issue rather than a network issue, server issue or issue with a platform relied upon for an integration (web services, db calls).
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    SolarWinds
    The application always seems responsive to me
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Some of the client applications take a bit of time on initial load, but with the move towards web based applications that issue is alleviated. You can tell that effort really isn't putting into the desktop apps any longer and that the client development effort is being put into bringing Interaction Connect closer to feature parity with the desktop (and bringing wholly new features to Connect). As far as IVR operations, web service calls, database operations: they all operate reasonably.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    SolarWinds
    I use a Samsung mobile device; DameWare Mobile was working and then after an Android update it started crashing. I reported the issue to DameWare and worked with the technicians and developers to gather data for them to correct the issue. They quickly published a beta release for me to test (which corrected the crashes) and then published an update to the Google Play Store.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Some cases are resolved quickly others are taking longer and the reseller sometimes has to chase support several times and explain the issue seen several times. While being a direct customer before, I recognise this and it seems that when a case moves to another engineer they don’t read the previous case notes or don’t understand what has been done. This, from a customers perspective, slows down resolution times.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    SolarWinds
    It was excellent
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I liked the setup of the whole class. The instructor knew the topic well enough to answer questions from entry level to a more advanced one.
    Instructor encouraged participation of the whole class and was able to engage every one. Also provided "real live" examples so everyone can relate to it.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    SolarWinds
    The videos were more than sufficient to learn the product
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    The online training itself is good. You are provided resources and can self study to a certain point, but the pacing always felt off. Either snails pace or like trying to drink from a fire hose. I think this easily could have had to do with course material and my personal preparations, though. I would say my main gripe is that since the acquisition the team responsible for actually booking training is very unresponsive and often not knowledgeable about the courses they offer. Booking my last training was a real chore.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    SolarWinds
    It helps greatly if you know someone already using DameWare Remote Support. I was fortunate as my tech support guys were using it at their hospital and assisted me through the purchase, download and implementation of remote support. As well as, knowing how many licenses to purchase at the time. You have to make sure that anyone assisting in IT can have access to the program with their own license.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Don't try to go the perfect solution as a first target. Work on answer the more needs with a simple solution. Then analyse and try again to answer the most needs with adding a bit if complexity only if require. No needs to customise straight from the beginning or deployment takes too long.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SolarWinds
    We previously utilized LogMeIn. They increased the pricing of their solution which made us reconsider it. I inherited LogMeIn. I am not a big fan of hosted solutions for some vital IT processes. There was convenience in LogMeIn, but there were also risks about the solution that I was never completely comfortable with. I had utilized DameWare at a previous company, so I knew what I was getting with it. It was an easy decision for me to make. DameWare is an exceptional product.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Call Manager, you had to buy all the components that are out of the box for PureConnect. The licensing model is more expensive on the Cisco side vs the Genesys PureConnect side. Lastly was on the Cisco side since you have to connect/integrate all the components on the cisco side you have to have so many vendors to install those parts. This drives the cost up even more so it was not worth going that route for our organization.
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    Scalability
    SolarWinds
    You get an 8 because of the constant initial freeze on most connections. Takes a reconnect to have it work.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Genesys PureConnect's core and adjunct model allows for fairly easy growth in satellite locations via off site session managers, remote located media servers, remote content servers, etc to allow you to spread the infrastructure out while not pushing as much network traffic to your core data centers.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SolarWinds
    • DameWare has allowed us to maintain our non-traditional approach to IT support. It allows our administrators to work from anywhere and has extended their reach to clients domestic and abroad.
    • Return on investment was realized as soon as we purchased the licenses. We don't have to maintain a large office space or overhead costs due to the flexibility it allows our administrators.
    • First call resolution has increased drastically since implementing DameWare company-wide. The user no longer has to wait to reproduce an error. We can screen share and view it as it happens and mitigate the issues.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • We're improving our CX by optimizing our call centers, using additional attributes and keys to identify the best rep for the job.
    • We are also streamlining the journey of each individual customer by using PureConnect as the central interface for omnichannel interactions, allowing us to pick up the conversation where we left off.
    • Using additional attributes that start with the contact center interaction, we're able to track a student journey and proactively step in - increasing our individualized support to focus on the student outcome.
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    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued) Screenshots

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