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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AImpero Remote Manager, from the education management software company Impero Software in the UK, was a remote access and administration tool for troubleshooting and assistance. It is no longer available.N/A

    Kaseya VSA

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) is a cloud-based Remote Monitoring and Management software. VSA unifies the monitoring of system infrastructure and endpoints and is designed for use by IT teams and MSP’s. It offers a robust crowd-source automation scripts library, as well as antivirus and malware capabilities with real-time threat alerts.N/A
    Pricing
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Kaseya VSA
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Kaseya VSA
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Kaseya
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Kaseya VSA
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Kaseya VSA
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    Ratings
    Screen sharing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Virtualization monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Kaseya VSA
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    Remote Desktop Manager
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    Enterprises
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Kaseya VSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Kaseya VSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Where we use the Impero Remote Manager is in a school setting and it works really well for us. We have our teachers use it every day to make sure their students are always on track. It works really well for students that we know are likely to get off track. We can see their screen and know exactly when they get off track and can get them back on track quickly.
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    Kaseya
    If the software functioned as it was intended, it would be probably a 7 out of 10. It lacks the majority of customization that SolarWinds N-central supplies, but also supports some customization that other solutions we have tried do not. Again, if the software didn't consistently break, the ability to implement automated scripting via PowerShell and the capacity to manage 10+ endpoints at once in different windows is great.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • It allows us to keep track of our students.
    • The user interface is really easy to use and understand.
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    Kaseya
    • Being able to see systems that are not within the local network allows us to be able to troubleshoot and work with the end users no matter where they are or where we are as it is cloud based.
    • Several functions can be "automated" so staff do not have to keep going back and scanning for updates, push Windows updates and or push sensor updates.
    • VSA offers a variety of system information about all of the assets that have the endpoints installed on them so we can easily see the system specs without having to actually connect to them and pull up the SysInfo on each unit.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • It crashes frequently, so that could be fixed.
    • The ability to take over a student's screen could be a little easier as well.
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    Kaseya
    • Support - Like all other competitors support is OK but the product is robust enough to reduce support requirements.
    • Customer Service - another team that is a bit poor especially when the issue involves multiple departments. Otherwise, the direct rep is very friendly and professional.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Kaseya
    Excellent product with easy learning curve
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    Usability
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    Kaseya
    I think this is a solid tool for enterprise IT, however it would be higher if Kaseya VSA addresses the areas raised around recent stability, their support team, multiple session & screen support etc. It does do it's main job and allows an easy way for IT to operate and is mostly fine.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    The support for Impero Remote Manager is actually really good and I have been pleased every time I have had to work with them. Any time I've had an issue with the software, I've been able to call support and have the issue resolved very quickly and things start working again.
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    Kaseya
    It was lots of back and forth email communication whenever I tried to solve my connection issues. I would send them detailed logs of the date, time, computer, and more of when I was experiencing connection issues. All I would get is an email back a few days later saying that they didn't find an issue in the service
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    In overall features and what LanSchool can do, we actually like that product better than Impero. The reason why we went with Impero was because of the price. It has similar features but ultimately was a lot cheaper, so we chose Impero. We are a small charter school, so our budget is a lot smaller than in other school districts.
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    Kaseya
    There are other products that do some of what Kaseya does, but I've not personally worked with another product that does everything Kaseya does. Sure there are plenty of remote control products, but products that do as much as Kaseya are few and far between. Hard to go wrong with the sheer scope of functionality!
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • It keeps students on task.
    • It allows our teachers to better manage how their students are using Chromebooks.
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    Kaseya
    • It has increased the efficiency of operational tasks for our technicians
    • It has change the speed at which we are able to deploy updates and software patches
    • It caused us to spend additional money on more security tools due to concern from breaches
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