Remote Desktop Manager vs. Help Lightning

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 8.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) from Canadian software company Devolutions is a remote administration and credential management tool for securely centralizing multiple remote connections and sensitive data.
$299.99
per year
Help Lightning
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Help Lightning in Birmingham aims to reimagine how businesses, customers and employees are able to give and receive help using Virtual Expertise. The vendor states their merged reality adds missing visual cues, gestures, and non-verbal communication methods to any session. While providing remote assitance, users simply simply reach into a device's field of view and a colleague will see the user's hand merged into their field of view. Users can telestrate, freeze images, use hand gestures,…
$580
per user, per year
Pricing
Remote Desktop ManagerHelp Lightning
Editions & Modules
Single User
$299.99
per year
Enterprise
$9999.99
per year
Platinum
Contact Sales
Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
Enterprise
$580
per user, per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Remote Desktop ManagerHelp Lightning
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsWe offer our solution as an annual subscription and the pricing is based on the number of licenses required within your organization. The price per license will vary based on your needs including the number of experts providing help and the number of technicians or engineers needing help.
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Community Pulse
Remote Desktop ManagerHelp Lightning
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Remote Desktop ManagerHelp Lightning
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Remote Desktop Manager
8.1
44 Ratings
2% below category average
Help Lightning
-
Ratings
Screen sharing7.823 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer7.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.438 Ratings00 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile7.922 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.142 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.535 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record8.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations9.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts5.214 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.335 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Remote Desktop ManagerHelp Lightning
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(44 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Remote Desktop ManagerHelp Lightning
Likelihood to Recommend
Devolutions
If you have lots of servers to manage, lots of credentials, different protocols, documents, other files, and need a single tool to manage it, this is the tool. Active Directory integrated, user and groups permissions, audit everything, keep data in encrypted files or in a database, customize everything, even the installer,
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Help Lightning
I think that there are different scenarios where the platform can be used, an example is the realization of remote consultancies, individually or in the group. In this sense, I must highlight that it is great whenever you need to work with other people while sharing information, videos, or specific content.
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Pros
Devolutions
  • Customer service delivery, whereby you can connect to clients to assist and resolve an incident.
  • Working from home logging onto office based machine.
  • It helps to attend to a problem more quickly, thereby saving the cost of relocation and commuting to distant places.
  • Speed and cost elements are critical here.
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Help Lightning
  • Sharing graphics, images and other resources.
  • Connect remotely with different experts.
  • Favors team work, even remotely.
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Cons
Devolutions
  • I would like to see advanced auditing in the Devolution's drive data source like there are in some of the others. But that's just something I'd like to see, it doesn't hinder my using the app.
  • I would love to see even more addons available from even more software and service developers, but again the addon manager is great already so it's not a hindrance what so ever.
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Help Lightning
  • It needs a strong network or signal connection.
  • Nothing else.
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Likelihood to Renew
Devolutions
I've been using RDM for about 10 years now. I started with the free version, which I used for a few years, and eventually switched to the Enterprise version. I can never go back now! I use this tool for everything and cannot see doing my job without it! Whenever we have someone new come in or bring in a vendor/contractor, they always ask me what RDP tool I'm using. Once I explain about it's features and all, they're usually instantly sold on it. :)
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Help Lightning
No answers on this topic
Usability
Devolutions
I use this tool for almost everything in my day to day job. I launch the VMware VI Client from RDM. I launch vSphere Web Client Sessions from RDM. I RDP from RDM. Access Dell iDRAC and HP iLO via RDM, as well as Cisco UCS Manager and iKVM. I have saved SSH Sessions to my VMware hosts. I have URLs saved to get to things like IPAM, etc
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Help Lightning
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Devolutions
I've never had to use support as I've never had an issue. That said, you can open a support ticket right from the UI. The user forums are active, and there are thousands of threads covering many topics. Very easy to get support if needed. This is an easy ten.
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Help Lightning
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Devolutions
The implementation was completely successful. We had no issues!
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Help Lightning
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Devolutions
  1. The types of sessions. You are not limited to just RDP sessions, you can do SSH, Web Browser, iLO, or really any session you can imagine that you might use to connect to a remote service
  2. The extensions, add-ons, and features of RDM. You simply can do a lot more.
  3. Automation - There's additional things you can do that help automate your workday to make things easier
  4. The interface - It's easier to navigate and deal with multiple sessions at a time.
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Help Lightning
I think it is very important to make it clear that most of these tools compliment and complement each other rather than oppose or surpass each other. In this sense, it is important to know when to apply one or the other, in addition to taking the time to get to know them thoroughly and master their functionalities. However, the different tools that Help Lightning contain put it above most platforms used for remote conferencing.
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Return on Investment
Devolutions
  • A common place for storage for all users. Instead of employees using multiple different password management systems, they all use Remote Desktop Manager to store them now.
  • We don't have to buy licenses from multiple vendors when everyone uses Remote Desktop Manager.
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Help Lightning
  • Makes work team better, even remotely.
  • Allows to share important information and get constantly retro alimentations.
  • Helps us to respect the Covid-19 prevention measures, while continue working.
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ScreenShots

Remote Desktop Manager Screenshots

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Help Lightning Screenshots

Screenshot of Our AR-enabled remote assistance software.Screenshot of An expert providing help can reach into the field of view of an onsite technician or customer.Screenshot of Common tools can also be brought into the field of view to help solve problems.Screenshot of Tour experts can be made available to work virtually side-by-side with anyone, anywhere in the world.Screenshot of Are we support your ability to solve problems evolving complex and critical equipment.