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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ISL Light

    Score8.9 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)

    VMware Fusion

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AVmware Fusion is a virtual user session software built to run Windows applications on Macintosh to run any Windows applications.N/A
    Pricing
    ISL LightVMware Fusion
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $16.90
    per month
    Standard
    $34.90
    per month
    Self-Hosted
    $44.90
    per month
    Premium
    $54.90
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ISL LightVMware Fusion
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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 LightVMware Fusion
    Considered Both Products
    ISL Online
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    101 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    107 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    101 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ISL LightVMware Fusion
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ISL Light and VMware Fusion
    Feature
    ISL Light
    8.1
    108 Ratings
    3% above category average
    VMware Fusion
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing8.6102 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer8.3102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message8.183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.378 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.799 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.964 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.787 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record7.671 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations8.456 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.179 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ISL LightVMware Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (108 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (71 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ISL LightVMware Fusion
    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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    VMware by Broadcom
    Due to its perpetual licensing model, VMware Fusion is a great option for users whose needs do not change as much over time. It is also great for occasional-use scenarios such as testing and preparing code to run on newer platforms. Fusion is not really recommended for running graphics-intense applications as graphics acceleration in Fusion is fairly limited in both performance and API support. It has, however, come a very long way and offers near-native performance for many tasks.
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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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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Allows users to run Windows only applications on their Mac without switching devices.
    • Fusion is excellent for Windows image creation, and works exceptionally well on the Mac environment.
    • Assists a Mac user to virtualize Windows apps.
    • Excellent for installing Linux distros for penetration testing.
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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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    VMware by Broadcom
    • With OSX - 10.14.1 and the latest version of Fusion - 11.0.2 the user interface has taken a step back IMHO.
    • I would like to see price decrease.
    • Better remote host connection capabilities - remote server connections are available but connections are spotty.
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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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    VMware by Broadcom
    For Apple workstations VMware Fusion is the virtualization software to use. No other application (free or paid) can do what Fusion can. The features and constant updates make Fusion an application that cant be beat.
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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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    VMware by Broadcom
    I made an 8 because it's good in almost every aspect. As I said if you are on macos and you need both windows and linux I think is the best options out there. Otherwise if you need only windows there is a competitor that could be better for performance and integration.
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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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    VMware by Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ISL Online
    High performance!
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    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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    VMware by Broadcom
    I have never contacted VMware, but there is a lot of support online on message boards, forums, StackOverflow, YouTube tutorial videos, and the like. VMware has been around nine years longer than its leading competitor, VirtualBox, although both seem to have a good presence of online user communities who can help solve issues that come up.
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    Implementation Rating
    ISL Online
    It was so easy!
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    VMware by Broadcom
    This is a workstation application and no install insights are needed.
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    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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    VMware by Broadcom
    I've heard of other/competitive software but frankly once I tried VMware, I never looked back. There is absolutely nothing that I need that this product does not deliver. It's fast, effective and seems to be extremely durable and reliable. My only concern (and minor) might have to do with memory resources, but frankly it has not been an issue yet.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ISL Online
    tot perfecte
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    VMware by Broadcom
    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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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Professional Services
    ISL Online
    No professional services used
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Return on Investment
    ISL Online
    • It allows you to hold meetings with clients from other cities.
    • Ease of training staff from large groups
    • Resolving problems in a short time, which is an optimal strategy for improving delivery times
    • permite realizar reuniones con clientes de otras ciudades
    • Facilidad de capacitar personal de grupos numerosos
    • Resolucion de problemas en tiempo corto, lo cual es una estrategia optima para mejorar los tiempos de entrega
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Users using a VM often don't need something as "fancy" as VMware Fusion, and instead can use a free option like Virtual Box, so we waste money on using an extra amount of VMware Fusion licenses.
    • Developers using and IT admins using VMware Fusion for testing saves us time and money. Simply, we know mistakes would take time and money to fix, but VMware is powerful, allows for proper and fast testing.
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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.