ISL Light vs. NoMachine Enterprise Desktop

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ISL Light
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
ISL Light is remote support and remote access software that enables SMBs and large enterprises to offer fast and efficient support and maintenance for Windows, Mac and Linux computers as well as mobile device support for Android and iOS.
$16.90
per month (1 concurrent user)
NoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
NoMachine Enterprise Desktop enables access to remote desktops, including via any Web browser. It offers performance for mobile workers and support staff alike, letting them securely access their desktop over any network as if they were sitting in front of it.
$44.50
per year
Pricing
ISL LightNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Editions & Modules
Starter
$16.90
per month
Standard
$34.90
per month
Self-Hosted
$44.90
per month
Premium
$54.90
per month
NoMachine Enterprise Desktop
$44.50
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ISL LightNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsISL Online's pricing model considers the number of licenses purchased, which determines the maximum number of concurrent users within the organization. A concurrent user is defined as anyone running one or more sessions simultaneously from any device. There are no restrictions on the number of ISL Light users within a company or the remote devices managed. For example, with three licenses, an unlimited number of people in a company can use ISL Light and can access an unlimited number of remote devices, but only three users can use it concurrently. When one of these three users ends their session, a fourth user can begin their session, and so on.
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Community Pulse
ISL LightNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Features
ISL LightNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
ISL Light
8.1
101 Ratings
2% above category average
NoMachine Enterprise Desktop
8.0
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Screen sharing8.595 Ratings8.01 Ratings
File transfer9.295 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant message7.677 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication7.921 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers5.972 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.592 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile7.761 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.681 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.725 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.158 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record8.266 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations8.452 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.041 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control7.872 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
ISL LightNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(91 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(54 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ISL LightNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
ISL Online
ISL light is suitable for anyone who plans to provide remote assistance services on a medium to large scale. Due to the high entry price, it is less suitable for consultants with a smaller number of clients or remote stations that need management. Their smallest package in which minutes are rented does not seem suitable for most cases.
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NoMachine
If you just want to connect to the server and do work (like Linux server-workstation type), NoMachine Enterprise Desktop is great, except for the keyboard mapping issue, which you have to correct in a setup of the remote server (almost) every time you log on. The graphics are smooth and fast. Overall response speed is very good, too. I like it.
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Pros
ISL Online
  • Prikaz strani na kateri se nahaja uporabnik
  • Prikaz kontaktov uporabnikov
  • Zgodovina pogovorov s strankami
  • Možnost spreminjanja statusa dosegljivosti
  • Nalaganje datotek, zajemov slik,..
  • Klepetalnik, ki je enostaven za uporabo
  • Nas obvesti, da smo dobili sporočilo, tudi če smo izven klepetalnika
  • Display the page the user is on
  • Displaying user contacts
  • Customer conversation history
  • Ability to change availability status
  • Uploading files, capturing images, etc.
  • An easy-to-use chatbot
  • Notifies us that we have received a message, even if we are outside the chat room
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NoMachine
  • Secure connection
  • Fast response over internet
  • Really look like you are sitting in front of the machine you are connecting.
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Cons
ISL Online
  • Need a control toggle at least on AlwaysOn. User moves the mouse and you lose all control instantly.
  • Clipboard features are a bit wonky still, and your clipboard seems to get emptied a lot. So if you're trying to copy and paste you might lose something
  • Passwords for the systems are saved per machine, so if you work from multiple devices it can be tricky if you have complex passwords
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NoMachine
  • Keyboard mapping between client and host is often screwed up.
  • Cut and paste between client and host is not convenient
  • Would be nice if there was a function of simple file transfer between client and host
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Likelihood to Renew
ISL Online
We are renew the license for 10 years now and we do not see why would change that. It just gets better with every new version.
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Usability
ISL Online
Everything works well and quickly, and that's all we need. ISL Light always works, and we've never had a situation where the server was inaccessible or the website was down. It simply gives us a 100% guarantee that we can always log in to our customers' systems. We can install the ISL Light client at our customers' sites without any problems, even though security is high.
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
ISL Online
During the entere time of use, I have never come across any availability issues.
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Performance
ISL Online
High performance!
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ISL Online
We had issues with mouse skipping on mobile devices. Support is immediatly availabe, they examined our case and in one of the new versions of the app this problem was gone.
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NoMachine
I haven't consulted with customer support, so I don't have an opinion. However, from the usefulness of the product, I think the support is also good
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Implementation Rating
ISL Online
It was so easy!
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ISL Online
The main reason was price initially, after TeamViewer jacked up the price 3 fold come covid in start of 2020, told them to get stuffed and went elsewhere, back then they had a good reliable product, then after I switched to another provider, the came crawling back and offer me the same price I was paying before the COVID tax (3 times increase in price) like I said, told them to get stuffed, ISL on the other hand didn’t increase their price when covid started, so have been with them ever since.
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NoMachine
Again, the NoMachine is a real virtual terminal, and you don't need to install another Linux on your machine to fully exploit the X-terminal function. This makes the disk and memory usage of the client minimum. No issue on the screen. It is really good.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ISL Online
tot perfecte
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Scalability
ISL Online
Easy to deploy onto new devices. Ability to group devices so they can managed remotely efficiently.
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
ISL Online
No professional services used
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NoMachine
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ISL Online
  • Saves time: able to help our customers right-away. No need to visit them physically
  • Fastest aid in problem-solving: customer happy and more likely to return
  • Negative: not much negativity about ISL Light, although I get even less in-person contact with clients :-)
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NoMachine
  • It makes the access to server much easier and convenient
  • Connection is very stable, which makes works very efficient
  • I don't need to reboot my Windows PC to switch to Linux in order to fully exploit the working environment of the server.
  • No negative impact
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ScreenShots

ISL Light Screenshots

Screenshot of remote access control in ISL Light.Screenshot of unattended access setup. Access can be allowed to as many computers as desired.Screenshot of a connection with a remote client, which can be set up by sending an email or sharing a link.Screenshot of interactions with the Windows UAC on a remote device.Screenshot of the dual panel File Manager, used to transfer files.Screenshot of the web console where remote desktop sessions can be managed from a web browser.

NoMachine Enterprise Desktop Screenshots

Screenshot of a NoMachine Enterprise Desktop flowchartScreenshot of the NoMachine interfaceScreenshot of the NoMachine connectionScreenshot of remote desktop connections using NoMachine