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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Help Lightning

    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ 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,…

    $75,000

    per year

    TSPlus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATSplus Remote Access solution enables remote connections to desktops and apps from any device, at any time. It is presented as an alternative to Windows Terminal Server,RDS & Citrix, enabling users to start applications and hold Remote Desktop sessions from any device, anywhere.

    $29

    per month per workstation

    Pricing
    Help LightningTSPlus
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    $75,000
    per year per installation
    Desktop Edition
    $180
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Web Mobile Edition
    $250
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Enterprise Edition
    $290
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Web Mobile Plus
    $970
    one-time fee up to 10 users
    Enterprise Plus
    $1,210
    one-time fee up to 10 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help LightningTSPlus
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSolutions are available as an annual subscription and the pricing is based on the number of licenses. The price per license will vary based on the number of experts providing help and the number of technicians or engineers needing help.Additional users incur an extra expense. Potential buyers may also purchase a monthly subscription or rent the product month-to-month.
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    Features
    Help LightningTSPlus
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Help Lightning and TSPlus
    Feature
    Help Lightning
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    Ratings
    TSPlus
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Help LightningTSPlus
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    LogMeIn Rescue
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Remote Desktop Manager
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    TeamViewer
    Score8.6 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Help LightningTSPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Help LightningTSPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    It is useful in all the cases where users have to work via rdp. The possibility of making available to users only the applications they need is very useful. However, it is less appropriate in environments where there is a need for large computing power such as design studios. It would require a hardware requirement that is too economically high to be justified
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    Pros
    Help Lightning
    • Sharing graphics, images and other resources.
    • Connect remotely with different experts.
    • Favors team work, even remotely.
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • Detailed management of users or user groups and the applications associated with them
    • Using MS app standard RDP or creating TS Plus runtime
    • license management and updates
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    Cons
    Help Lightning
    • It needs a strong network or signal connection.
    • Nothing else.
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • The custom client doesn't always work with all applications, I solved it by configuring connections with classic RDP on individual PCs
    • the procedure for activating and renewing the licenses was not very clear to me, I went by trial and error but in the end I was able to activate it
    • nothing else in particular, everything works in a simple and intuitive way
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    It is much easier to manage and implement. Even if it is not very intuitive the management of licenses is still better than that of the Remote Desktop environment of Microsoft. With Microsoft, the limit is the ability to simply access the remote desktop, while with TS Plus you can manage individual applications so as to give the user only the tools he needs.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • Flexibility in use that allows lean management by the IT manager
    • Wide compatibility with almost all sw
    • Speed ​​in configuring work sessions
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    ScreenShots

    Help Lightning Screenshots

    Screenshot of Help Lightning's AR-enabled Remote Visual Guidance 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 Product experts can work virtually side-by-side with anyone, anywhere in the world.Screenshot of Help Lightning supports problem solving involving complex and critical equipment.