DameWare 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
LogMeIn Rescue
Score8.2 out of 10
N/A
LogMeIn Rescue is an enterprise remote support solution that provides IT helpdesks and customer support organizations with the ability to remotely access, diagnose, and resolve issues across endpoint devices. The platform includes in-session diagnostic tools, security controls, and workflow configuration features. The solution is utilized by IT help desks, global enterprises, Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs), and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). It is designed to support…
$149
per month
pcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Score3 out of 10
N/A
PcAnywhere was remote administration software from established security software vendor Symantec. The application reached end of life in 2014.
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Pricing
SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
LogMeIn Rescue
pcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Dameware Mini Remote Control
$370
one-time fee
Dameware Remote Support
$520
one-time fee
Remote Device Support
$149
per month per seat
Rescue Enterprise
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SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
LogMeIn Rescue
pcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
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Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Additional Details
DameWare 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.
Contact sales for Enterprise pricing. A discount is available for annual billing.
We have tried countless other solutions (Bomgar, TeamViewer, LogMeIn) and I can safely say nothing comes close to Dameware. It's fast, efficient and has a simple interface. Very easy for users to use and cost less than other solutions. If your company currently uses something …
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System/Network Administrator in Information Technology at Legend Brands (Business Supplies and Equipment, 51-200 employees)
Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
In my opinion DameWare is the leader of the pack when it comes to internal support and access. However it falls behind for computers that are not connected directly to your network. For our remote users we use LogMeIn Rescue as it gives us the ability to get past the UCA.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
IT Manager in Information Technology at Travel Planners International (Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
We still have licenses with some competitors software for other reasons, such as large webinars. But the way that Dameware Remote Support tops all of the solutions is with all the included features to manage the network and users, active directory, software, services, and more, …
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Director of Information Technology in Information Technology at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School-Baltimore (Education Management, 11-50 employees)
Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
DameWare is nice in that it is relatively inexpensive, stable, and "just works" for 90% of what I need. What is lacking, however, is an easier to deploy method of managing clients over the internet.
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Verified User
Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
VNC and RDP are free solutions that do not have all the features in DameWare. While you might be able to remotely connect, DameWare Remote Support allows you to transfer files, lock out the screen, see the console session, take screen shots, reboot, etc... Plus it is supported …
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IT Manager in Information Technology at Johnny Londoff Chevrolet (Automotive, 51-200 employees)
Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
The only product that beats the price is Real VNC. And that does not have the feature set that DameWare includes. Both LogMeIn and TeamVeiwer cost way too much to justify them and you have to rely on a third party service for them to work. With the combination of feature and …
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Verified User
Chose SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)
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 …
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Service Desk Manager in Information Technology at NTT DATA Services (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees)
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
UI (user interface) is pretty easy to use, you can use rescue from a desktop version or the web when others such as dameware you needed to have the software installed and the affected user needed to be on VPN, so you could take over their system. TeamViewer is good but with …
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Verified User
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo allows for more features and simplicity
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Sr. Test Engineer in Engineering at UTEC (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 10,001+ employees)
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
SolarWinds Dameware is the cheaper option by far and had the ability to be remotely deployed, but it was limited to PCs and users within our domain. Rescue allows us to connect to our systems that are in locations that are off our primary domain and gives us a secure …
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Verified User
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
LogMeIn product was purchased without evaluation by a manager that is no longer with our company.
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Managing Partner in Corporate at Provident Technology (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
Chose LogMeIn Rescue
TeamViewer Enterprise is very similar to LogMeIn Rescue, so much so that switching to it wasn't really going to get us any new features. Dameware is much less expensive, but definitely inferior remote control. Splashtop is similar but doesn't provide as seamless a process. It …
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Service Delivery Leader in Information Technology at Contegix (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees)
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.
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Discontinued Products
Verified User
Chose pcAnywhere (Discontinued)
[We chose Synamtec pcAnywhere because] its embedded both-direction encryption exceeds the industry requirements.
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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.
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This remote support tool is essential for the IT environment and is a must-have compared to other applications. From my point of view, it's well suited: it's easy to use, access, and transfer data, and it reduces time and workload. Occasionally, it is unstable and freezes due to network issues, and session quality can be affected. Overall Works best for IT organizations.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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.
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By default it would be good to have clipboard sync enabled - disabled instead. So difficult when copying from my computer doesn’t work because of an agent sharing the connection and it will not let us copy information into the client’s computer.
Copying into excel is difficult. It will deselect things that you have highlighted when copying.
Would be nice to make the hierarchy easier when sharing files between clients and us.
Logging into certain environments can be challenging and require customers to be fairly techy to be able to understand how to get logged into client’s computers.
Sometimes login is pretty unstable on certain internet connections even though they are fine when they use team viewer with their IT.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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.
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Since we have not had anything other than a couple minor hiccups with LogMeIn Rescue and due to the overwhelming success we have had in implementing as well as utilizing LogMeIn Rescue, I cannot see any reason why would consider looking elsewhere. Overall, we have been highly satisfied with LogMeIn Rescue and have no intentions of making a switch.
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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.
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LogMeIn allows end users the ability to get help when they are needing it and scheduling it at a time that is optimal pretty much world wide with good connectivity. This can be accomplished when they are a cafeteria if they do not have a suitable internet connection affording them good support.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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.
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We have never had to access support because the software has always worked as expected. It is great to have a software vendor from whom we know we will have no issue with glitches or incompatibility. We do know, however, that if we did have an issue, we would have our issue resolved quickly.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
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.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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.
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Teams is less secure and poses a higher risk of exposing tech Support and clients to additional sharing of info, i.e., face and personal email addresses; however, Teams is used when the client has a firewall that prevents rescue and no IT support nearby to bypass or enter the firewall password.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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.
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For businesses with small to midsize IT staff, the ability to remotely control devices that are not on-site and occasionally out of state is extremely cost-effective.
The speedy response time of LogMeIn Rescue has been very helpful in resolving issues for IT staff.
The administrative process has been made more efficient by the ability to remotely log into servers.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
