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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoToMyPC

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AGoToMyPC is a remote administration offering from GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) with mobile deployment to work on files, programs, and networks from home or while traveling.N/A

    VMware ESXi

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AA bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto a physical server. With direct access to and control of underlying resources, VMware ESXi partitions hardware to consolidate applications and cut costs.N/A
    Pricing
    GoToMyPCVMware ESXi
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoToMyPCVMware ESXi
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GoToMyPCVMware ESXi
    Considered Both Products
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answer on this topic
    VMware by Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    95 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    93 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    94 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    95 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    91 Answers
    Features
    GoToMyPCVMware ESXi
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of GoToMyPC and VMware ESXi
    Feature
    GoToMyPC
    3.8
    103 Ratings
    70% below category average
    VMware ESXi
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing7.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer5.383 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message2.320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication2.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers1.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.084 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile2.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations3.656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management2.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard2.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record2.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations2.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control2.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of GoToMyPC and VMware ESXi
    Feature
    GoToMyPC
    -
    Ratings
    VMware ESXi
    8.2
    128 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Management console00 Ratings9.0128 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoToMyPCVMware ESXi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (106 ratings)
    9.0
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (55 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoToMyPCVMware ESXi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I think GoToMyPC is well-suited for any scenario I have encountered, although I only have experience using it in a small firm setting. Otherwise, for working from home and traveling or file retrieval, it has proved more than adequate. I have not encountered a scenario that I thought was less than appropriate.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    If you're looking for the industry standard in server virtualization, I would recommend ESXi. After decades of expertise in the field, VMware continues to provide a strong product, production-ready, with an easy-to-learn interface that allows for quick management along with less costly upfront onboarding and training. Grab the free personal-use license and install in your homelab to start!
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    Pros
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • I am able to easily access both of my home monitors on GoToMyPC by simply clicking on a slider bar.
    • I have access to all of my drives and programs as if I were sitting in my office.
    • GoToMyPC allows me to print to my office printers so I can complete paperwork and print it for my colleagues back in the office to use.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Resource management. The automatic load balancing works very well to ensure no host is taxed disproportionately compared to the others.
    • Templates and cloning. It is very easy to set up a template and spin up new servers based on a specific setup. This makes server management very streamlined.
    • VM management. The vSphere interface is very easy to use and navigate. Everything is responsive and it works when you need it to. The options are also robust while also being arranged in a straightforward manner.
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    Cons
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • Transfer or copy files from the computer drive (c drive) to your active desktop file folders.
    • The ability to set your own "Time Out" too often I have to log back in if switching between computer screens.
    • Easier way to print documents to printers not connected to the computer being accessed.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VMware ESXi can improve on the UI that is installed on the bare metal machine. The menus can be hard to navigate when looking for simple configuration items.
    • VMware ESXi can improve on the stability of their overall hypervisor. There have been a few times we had to reinstall due to corruption of VMware ESXi.
    • I would like to see VMware ESXi do better at adding more standard free features in their consumer version of VMware ESXi. For example, having the ability to back up virtual machines is good practice and something that would be very nice if offered in their free version.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I have been using GotomyPC for 20 years and it's gotten better with time. It's the best remote app that I've tried. The others were harder to use and not as functional. It allows us to work from anywhere just as if we were in the office. Even being able to print to my remote location is a wonderful way of doing work. I don't have to drag it to my remote device, It will just print without any hassle
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    VMware by Broadcom
    It is critical to our business, what started out as a way to do certain functions, it has now become core to ensuring our product is available to our customers and reducing our costs to operate and reduce our recovery time and provisioning servers. Their support is great and the costs to renew is reasonable.
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    Usability
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Really easy to use-even if you forget your password frequently like me. The reset password feature is not cumbersome and does not require phoning Customer Service. Just a few clicks and a bit of creativity to come up with a new password. I like this "easy button" approach. Definitely recommend.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    The interface is fairly intuitive for most things, and the areas that are a little less obvious usually have fantastic documentation in the online knowledgebase. In 3-4 years of managing our ESXi hosts, I think that I have only opened 4-5 support cases for things that I could not figure out myself or find answers to on the website.
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    Reliability and Availability
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I've never had a problem unless the host computer itself is having an issue - such as being off line.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Without the need to patch the servers with bug fixes and enhancements we whave not experienced any downtime with VMware issues. Even the bug fixes and updates do not cause of downtime as we just migrate the servers to the opposite node and update the one and then move servers back. Very simple and painless.
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    Performance
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Everything loads quickly. The only lag has been when our internet provider didn't fix our connection. Once that was resolved, no problems.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    We do not notice any difference between a physical and virtual server running the same workload. In fact we can scale quicker with the virtual server than we can with the physical.
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    Support Rating
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I have never had to contact support. The product is so easy to use I have not needed help (yet). But if I had to contact them, I am sure they would be just as great to work with as the product itself is.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    I can't say enough good about VMware's support team. To an individual they take ownership of the case, provide thorough answers, and follow up regularly. On one occasion, a problem we experienced with NSX Endpoint was escalated to development for a permanent resolution after a workaround was found. In my experience, most companies would have tried to find a way to close a case like that instead of taking it all the way. Most importantly, when production is down and every second counts, they VMware teams understand that urgency and treat your issue as if it were the only one they had to deal with. You can't ask for better.
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    Implementation Rating
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    It set up quickly and assigning log ins to various computers was simple. I don't think you need many insights into the product. It's easy to implement and easy to use. Since it's a work tool, it needs be that way. I wouldn't want the tool to have any learning curve when some of the people using it are not tech savvy. They are accessing their work computers for files or to work on apps that their remote devices might not have loaded.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Jsut read and follow anything your storage provider may require to allow the integration of VMware with storage operations, outside of that VMware jsut works.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I recently started having problems with Splashtop - slow response/freezes/drops, and after troubleshooting everything
    internet and hardware related, decided to check out GoToMyPC as one step
    in troubleshooting. GoToMyPC has better response
    time and has been more reliable. So far I am pleased with the switch with just a couple of minor matters mentioned earlier in review.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    As long as you're using Nutanix AOS on Nutanix hardware and are paying their software support fees, AOS is a valid competitor to VMware and can save money due to not needing a license and having their server management system built into the base host management system. If you aren't using Nutanix hardware, however, VMWare is in most cases the best way to go. I cannot comment on HyperV, but most IT people I know either use it because they have to (most) or they like it better (not many).
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answers on this topic
    VMware by Broadcom
    it has been fair and easy to understand. I know VMware is looking at wanting to change from CPU to core pricing so we will see what that looks like when it happens.
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    Scalability
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I can use it on all of my devices - even my Galaxy phone. Once you log into your device, you work on it as if you were physically in front of it. Not much complexity in that. If you can work on your own device, you can work on it through another device - even a phone.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    We started out with a two-server cluster and adding a third or fourth is very straightforward and simple with no issues. You just need to be aware of the size of your Vcenter Server to handle the workload, but still the resources needed is very minimal
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    Return on Investment
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • Increased productivity since I can access remotely
    • Ability to use my laptop making my desktop a mobile workstation
    • Ability to provide answers at closed-door meetings about budgeting, expenses, invoices without needing to leave the room to look it up on my desktop.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VMWare ESXi licensing is affordable for our business - and the licensing model is simplistic. Not like that of Microsoft with having to keep track of server licenses and CAL licenses for users.
    • VMWare ESXi also has hardware-monitoring built-in, so that further saves us money from having to be spent with another vendor.
    • As much as I hate the saying "a single pane of glass" does fit for this product. You can manage your servers, monitor hardware status, create and export backup snapshots, manage virtual NICs, connect to various storage devices. We're very happy with this product.
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