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Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) vs. Parallels Secure Workspace

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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

    Parallels Secure Workspace

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AParallels Secure Workspace (formerly Awingu) is a unified workspace that offers secure and audited access to company files and legacy, web and SaaS applications in a browser-based workspace, accessible via any browser, on any device. The solution is described by the vendor as non-intrusive, and it builds on top of the user's current architecture. It is deployed as a virtual appliance on all common hypervisors and will connect with standard protocols to your existing IT assets (e.g.…

    $90

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Parallels Secure Workspace
    Editions & Modules
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    Named users subscription
    $90
    per year per user
    Concurrent users subscription
    $120
    per year per user
    Concurrent users perpetual
    $250
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Parallels Secure Workspace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsAwingu can be deployed in your cloud of choice (on-prem, cloud or hybrid). Minimum order for named users is 50. Minimum order for concurrent users is 20. We have unique licensing models for M/CSPs!
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    Features
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Parallels Secure Workspace
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Impero Remote Manager (discontinued) and Parallels Secure Workspace
    Feature
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Parallels Secure Workspace
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Screen sharing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer4.01 Ratings6.01 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 Ratings9.01 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 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Session record6.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Annotations3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Parallels Secure Workspace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Impero Remote Manager (discontinued)Parallels Secure Workspace
    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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    Parallels
    In situations where we didn't need to pass through local disks, we found Awingu to be a good fit. Especially the multiscreen options in an HTML5 browser are pretty unique to them. The extensive options to do MFA are also very user-friendly.
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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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    Parallels
    • The most fully featured HTML "remote app" experience
    • Very extensive SSO / MFA support (for example : Azure AD)
    • Multitenant capability
    • Multiscreen capability
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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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    Parallels
    • Being only/mainly an HTML5 solution some resources can't be passed through (file shares)
    • Publishing apps to local desktops would be nicer if there was a "add to desktop" shortcut.
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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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    Parallels
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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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    Parallels
    Awingu has more features in its HTML5 offering, which is the main advantage it has. Parallels RAS also has a local application which gives it some additional features (passing through drives)
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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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    Parallels
    • Users picked up the new way of using the CRM right away, no long process to migrate to the new system
    • Almost no support cases when switching to Awingu
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