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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Gist

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AGist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.

    $29

    per month

    LogMeIn Rescue

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ALogMeIn 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

    Pricing
    GistLogMeIn Rescue
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $29.00
    per month
    Premium
    $99.00
    per month
    Remote Device Support
    $149
    per month per seat
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    Pricing Offerings
    GistLogMeIn Rescue
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing. Contact sales for Enterprise pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    GistLogMeIn Rescue
    Considered Both Products
    Gist
    No answer on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    146 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    120 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    152 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    106 Answers
    Features
    GistLogMeIn Rescue
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Gist and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Gist
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
    -
    Ratings
    Chat history and transcripts8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat reporting8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Gist and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Gist and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    209 Ratings
    2% below category average
    File transfer00 Ratings8.6188 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.1128 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings9.363 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.7144 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Gist and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Gist and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
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    GistLogMeIn Rescue
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    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
    TeamViewer
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Remote Support
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    TeamViewer
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GistLogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    7.9
    (228 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    9.1
    (39 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GistLogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gist
    If your marketing model is selling products, services, or SAAS where you are doing inbound marketing and your website will do most of the lead generation and conversion, this is a great product. From live chat, support, event tracking, and automation, you could almost put your entire business on autopilot. If your marketing model is mostly outreach to cold leads and conversion, this software currently does not have any type of sales stages or task generation. I would still use Gist for website inbound but use another software for outreach and cold leads then when they become a lead put them into Gist for marketing automation.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    LogMeIn is extremely appopriate when you have to perform something remotely or mutltask and perform work from your location. It gives you the ability to almost be at the site and perform work. While LogMeIn is an excellent toolkit. It can not always save the day. Sometimes it is more efficient to be on site to perform hardware upgrades, multiple software upgrades, technology refresehes and or have someone send you their hardware for rescue and repair as it is too messed up to fix and or perform the tasks remotely. However if you win 60 percent of the time - it's still a great benefit
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Gist
    • Customer service via a unified inbox so you dont have to separately monitor your twitter, Facebook or IG account for consumer communication there. Gist unified all into one inbox, better than anyone else I've seen in the market. They archive all communications and tie them back to a single user so you get unified customer history / data.
    • Marketing segmentation and automation: they track user history and behavior across the site and have super detailed segmenting capability, on par with ActiveCampaign's, but better I'd say. Better UI for the marketing admin person, and more unified data than in AC.
    • Live chat and chatbot. Usually it's either one or the other but with Gist you can do both seamlessly.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • To be able to connect through email or through the website.
    • To be able to remotely control our client's computers.
    • To be able to see what is on our clients' screens after a remote session has been established.
    • To be able to chat with our clients through both the web and the desktop app versions in case we get disconnected.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Gist
    • Plan limits can be confusing. For example, there is a monthly charge for support and a monthly charge for "growth," plus there's a separate charge depending on how many contacts and seats you have. Perhaps this is normal in the industry, but it can make it a little challenging to understand the bill every month.
    • The vast amount of features means development will never be as fast as you'd like it to be (even though they release updates all the time). This may not actually be a valid concern, and it certainly isn't unique to Gist (who doesn't have a wishlist they're waiting on their favorite SaaS to get to?), but I do believe the likelihood of being stuck without your desired feature being developed goes up a lot as the product gets bigger and bigger.
    • Email deliverability has been less than perfect in the past, but it has improved drastically in the last year.
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • 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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gist
    Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Gist
    It’s pretty simple, but it does a lot so there are more complicated features which depend on an individuals ability for software implementation. I am not an IT expert and I’ve managed to implement everything myself, others that are more tech-minded may find everything easier.
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Sometimes connecting with a PIN has a delay that confuses users. If there is a way to minimize the delay, that would be ideal. If the user's individual account does have administrator permissions, the user has to click on elevated prompts even if administrator credentials are on hand. Yes, except if the user's individual account does not have administrator permissions. I have never gotten the option to input the admin credentials and start as system server to work across hundreds of sessions. I absolutely dread using LogMeIn Rescue during this type of scenario and may even need to use an alternative temporarily. Frequently clashes with users' security software. Otherwise, I love the application.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Gist
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Log me in has never failed me
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Gist
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    no complaints
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Gist
    Fantastic support. Ask a question, get an answer within 24 hours every time. And sometimes within a few minutes. They've always come through for me, helpful and, even when it's an issue on my end, they point me in the right direction.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Gist
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Make sure you have your LogMeIn Rescue account sign-in details handy when installing on multiple support systems.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gist
    Gist combines all our previous products into one application and adds many more features that would require more apps. Gist is excellent and a no-brainer all-in-one application when compared to having to manage multiple applications at higher cost. The support from the whole Gist team has been extremely responsive.
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I haven’t reviewed other platforms like LogMeIn Rescue because I am not aware of any alternative tools available to us for assisting clients and performing troubleshooting. Additionally, LogMeIn Rescue is the first tool I have used that allows me to view a client’s screen, which is why I am unable to compare it with others.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Gist
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    it's perfect
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Gist
    • They are perfect for me as a someone who needs a lot of bang for the buck. The chat messenger device on my website alone has brought me new prospects that I did not have to spend money recruiting.
    • I am able to save hours of time with the automated emails that are GDPR compliant.
    • I don't have to pay for a designer to have excellent looking emails either.
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Gist Screenshots

    Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings

    LogMeIn Rescue Screenshots

    Screenshot of Technician Group Configuration - Where users can create technician groups and subgroups with granular agent permissionsScreenshot of The console where repetitive tasks automated by running pre written scripts in the background, without disturbing end usersScreenshot of A smartphone camera being used to troubleshoot offline computers and hardwareScreenshot of Remote control of Macs, PCs and Linux/AndroidScreenshot of Reboot sessions and automationScreenshot of The central dashboard where common mobile device issues on iPhone and Android can be identified and addressed without the need to navigate the end user's device.