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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Hangouts (Classic)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe classic version of Google Hangouts included messaging, voice, VoIP, and video call capabilities. It was replaced by the Hangouts Chat collaboration tool, and Google continues to support conferencing via the new Hangouts Meet.N/A

    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…

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    Pricing
    Google Hangouts (Classic)LogMeIn Rescue
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    Remote Device Support
    $149
    per month per seat
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    Google Hangouts (Classic)LogMeIn Rescue
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google Hangouts (Classic)LogMeIn Rescue
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    44 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    146 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    46 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    120 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    152 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Google Hangouts (Classic)LogMeIn Rescue
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    6.3
    57 Ratings
    23% below category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX6.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.725 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates5.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports9.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names3.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    3% below category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording7.937 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening9.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    8% above category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
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    Video conferencing9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing7.148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    85 Ratings
    2% above category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
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    Mobile app for iOS8.173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.071 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    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 Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    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 Ratings8.6144 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    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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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)LogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (91 ratings)
    7.9
    (228 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.3
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    9.1
    (39 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Hangouts (Classic)LogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Had I completed this review a couple years ago, I would have given a rating of 9 or 10 as Hangouts (Classic) is an excellent product. However, now that Google Chat has succeeded Hangouts, I would not recommend that any new users begin using it where other more modern options are available. Android users who want an internet based instant messaging that also supports calling and video calling could benefit from using Hangouts (Classic) as Google Chat requires the user to also have Google Meet installed to make video calls and there is no voice only calling option.
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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
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    Pros
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    • Google Hangouts (Classic) is embedded within Gmail's scheduler, so setting up the link is as quick as a click of the button. It's a one-step process.
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) is user-friendly and [has] features to share screens easily.
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) is much easier to use than its competitors.
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) have [a] good connection time and there are few glitches.
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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.
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    Cons
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    • I would like to see improved video support, so that saved videos can be sent back and forth via Hangouts more easily, without having to start a separate meet chat
    • More pronounced notifications of messages would be helpful; pop up notifications are good, but once there is one, additional messages do not pop up
    • Custom muting times would be great, so that if I am in a 90 minute Zoom meeting, I can set it for that time; right now, it is 1 hour or 2 hours. Easy to forget.
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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
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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.
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    Usability
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    The tool is almost self-implemented. It is likely to be available in every pc or mobile device a user or potential user might have, and all you need to do is adding the company's account and you are done. Once you are setted up, you have almost all actual communication methods available in one tool
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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.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Log me in has never failed me
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    Performance
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    no complaints
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    Support Rating
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    Google Hangouts works great and does not require a lot of work to troubleshoot. Everything is simple and easy to use. Google provides all of the tools that one requires to utilize Google Hangouts and any information can be found in the built-in help tools. There is also a forum for users to report issues and typically, Google responds well and will try to work out any issues.
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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.
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    Implementation Rating
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Make sure you have your LogMeIn Rescue account sign-in details handy when installing on multiple support systems.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Google is the white cotton socks of the conferencing world. It’s a great ad-hoc tool, but not too much more. If you are not looking to spend money or operate completely on WiFi (without data charges), it’s a great free option as well. The benefit of being free and open is also the liability. It doesn’t have a great integration story with other corporate tools, but [it doesn’t have to] if you aren’t looking for that. All in all, it’s as helpful and ubiquitous as a public payphone…without the pay…and with a video capability.
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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.
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    Scalability
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    it's perfect
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    Return on Investment
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    • I believe it was part of the google suite that was purchased. It was worth the cost as it was cheaper. I believe it is now free, but also becoming deprecated. It is much better to use Teams, Discord, Telegram, etc. Google does not provide enough support or features to make using hangouts worth it these days.
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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.
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    ScreenShots

    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.