ISL Light vs. Remote Utilities

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ISL Light
Score 8.8 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.
$418
per year (1 concurrent user)
Remote Utilities
Score 6.4 out of 10
N/A
Remote Utilities is a versatile remote desktop solution used to view and control a remote computer as though you were sitting right in front of it. For business users, Remote Utilities serves as a command center, maintaining IT infrastructure. It consolidates all PCs into a list for easy access, monitoring, and management. It is instrumental for optimizing inventory management, eliminating the need for physical access to remote PCs, allowing secure connections to…
$99
one-time fee per user
Pricing
ISL LightRemote Utilities
Editions & Modules
Standard
$34.90
per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
Self-Hosted
$44.90
per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
Premium
$54.90
per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
Enterprise (Managed Private Cloud)
$23,976
per year 20 concurrent users
Starter
$99
one-time fee per 10 endpoints
Plus
$249
one-time fee
Pro
$499
one-time fee
Site
$12,000
one-time fee
Site
$12,000
one-time fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ISL LightRemote Utilities
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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 LightRemote Utilities
Features
ISL LightRemote Utilities
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
ISL Light
8.1
91 Ratings
2% above category average
Remote Utilities
-
Ratings
Screen sharing8.585 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer9.385 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant message7.468 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.162 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.582 Ratings00 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile7.753 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.671 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record8.258 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations8.443 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts7.835 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control7.865 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ISL LightRemote Utilities
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(91 ratings)
-
(0 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)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ISL LightRemote Utilities
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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Remote Utilities
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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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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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Remote Utilities
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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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Remote Utilities
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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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Remote Utilities
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Reliability and Availability
ISL Online
During the entere time of use, I have never come across any availability issues.
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Remote Utilities
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Performance
ISL Online
High performance!
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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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Remote Utilities
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Implementation Rating
ISL Online
It was so easy!
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Remote Utilities
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Alternatives Considered
ISL Online
Multi-monitor handling is super easy with ISL Light. The licensing model of ISL Light's self-hosted version is unbeatable. Great technical support, which often used before I purchased. The unbelievable price increase during and after the covid time of remote tools, has ended, when I found ISL Light. ISL Light is really a underdog in the remote utility market. I'm glad that I found it.
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Remote Utilities
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Scalability
ISL Online
Easy to deploy onto new devices. Ability to group devices so they can managed remotely efficiently.
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Remote Utilities
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Professional Services
ISL Online
No professional services used
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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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Remote Utilities
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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.

Remote Utilities Screenshots

Screenshot of the Main Viewer windowScreenshot of the File Transfer mode windowScreenshot of the Full Control mode windowScreenshot of the ad hoc Agent window (customizable)Screenshot of the host settings dashboardScreenshot of the viewer options window