Remote Desktop Manager vs. ManageEngine Remote Access Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 9.5 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.
$20
per month per user
ManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Remote Access Plus is a secure and comprehensive enterprise troubleshooting solution that helps system administrators and IT help desk technicians to remotely resolve troubleshooting requests. The vendor says this solution provides powerful remote desktop sharing, over 12 diagnostic tools, wake on LAN, remote shutdown and precise reporting system, which enables users to seamlessly access and rescue computers at lightning speed. According to the vendor key features and business…
$145
access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
Pricing
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Editions & Modules
Team Remote Access Management
$20
per month per user
Starter
$25
per month per user, up to 5 users
Team Remote Connection Management
$30
per month per user
Team Privileged Access Management
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
Platinum
Contact Sales
Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
Standard
$145
access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
Professional
$195
access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
Standard
200$
access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
Professional
300$
access for 5 techs and 50 computers billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsRemote Access Plus comes free with access up to 10 computers. Pricing options are determined by the number of technicians and the computer range needed. Pricing represented here allows for 5 technicians and a computer range of 50. Additional technician licenses can be purchased at an additional cost.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Features
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Remote Desktop Manager
9.1
54 Ratings
14% above category average
ManageEngine Remote Access Plus
6.2
7 Ratings
24% below category average
Screen sharing10.026 Ratings6.87 Ratings
File transfer9.736 Ratings5.67 Ratings
Instant message9.01 Ratings5.87 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.219 Ratings7.73 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.75 Ratings7.66 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session9.146 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile7.627 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations10.051 Ratings6.27 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.624 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard9.743 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Session record9.123 Ratings2.85 Ratings
Annotations10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.218 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control9.843 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Small Businesses
Getscreen.me
Getscreen.me
Score 9.6 out of 10
Getscreen.me
Getscreen.me
Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
Score 9.2 out of 10
Remote Desktop Manager
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
Score 9.2 out of 10
Remote Desktop Manager
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 9.5 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(54 ratings)
8.2
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.8
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Remote Desktop ManagerManageEngine Remote Access Plus
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,
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
Remote Access Plus works well within the LAN, but it's a bit slower outside of it. Its ease of connection is a plus. It is not very suitable for connection through the APP, and consumes too much RAM during the connection, sometimes even causing the endpoint to freeze.You can access the CMD and perform tests without disturbing the user, or review the underlying services.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • It is embedded with great features like voice support, video assistance, and even text support, which provides a great user experience.
  • It provides features like remotely shut down the end system, renaming the endpoints, full list of applications running, process use, memory consumption, disk usage which are very beneficial.
  • We can even uninstall unwanted applications, delete malicious files, kill heavily used process, modify registry values.
  • It helps in to keep track of windows event that occurs in the system, it also provides report in desired format.
Read full review
Cons
Devolutions
  • Occasionally there is a UI bug where the sidebar goes missing and you have to delete some files in %localappdata% to bring it back
  • Would be great if it could also connect to serverless SQL instances like Azure SQL
  • If computer sleeps and wakes with Remote Desktop Manager open it will comtimes ask you to re-login for no reason - as when you close and reopen Remote Desktop Manager it works
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • The mobile app is not very functional and causes a lot of problems.
  • The bandwidth it consumes on each connection is a lot.
  • It consumes too much RAM during connection.
  • The keyboard, and basic functions like pasting or transferring files are more complicated.
Read full review
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. :)
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
Usability
Devolutions
Due to the way our business works, the use of Remote Desktop Manager is limited to the IT staff. For that reason have given it a rating of 8, but only a limited number of employees benefit from this solution as the bulk of our consultants that support customers can not benefit from this solution due to security mandated separation between internal and external systems
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
My rating is due to the fact that there are still many things to improve, and things that could be opened up a little more to allow the administrator to have greater control, such as being able to have one more endpoint in a custom group, which is essential and cannot be done.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Devolutions
The implementation was completely successful. We had no issues!
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Devolutions
VisionApp is not in the list. This is the application we used before we got introduced to RDM. VisionApp was great but it did not have the same features as RDM did. Perhaps VisionApp has had some updates but we haven't found any reason to switch applications again
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
Remote Access Plus is a lot more user friendly and can easily be used by junior IT staff efficiently.
It is also a lot more powerful with a range of additional features and functions
Read full review
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.
Read full review
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • Faster recovery of issues from screen sharing
  • managing patches without manual intervention
  • deploying software to multiple workstations at the same time
Read full review
ScreenShots

Remote Desktop Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of the interface to manage remote connections.Screenshot of where entries can be customized.Screenshot of the interface for password analysis and policy enforcement.Screenshot of a user working with multiple connections at the same time.Screenshot of auditable activity, with customizable reports and logs.

ManageEngine Remote Access Plus Screenshots

Screenshot of One tap access to remote computers, with over 12 diagnostic toolsScreenshot of Seamlessly control multiple monitors connected to remote computersScreenshot of Integrated tools to perform administrative tasks in just clicksScreenshot of Perceive audit-ready and real-time reports