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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    KVM

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AKernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization solution developed by small Israeli software company Qumranet and supported by Red Hat since that company's acquisition in 2008.N/A

    LogMeIn Rescue

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ALogMeIn Rescue is an enterprise remote support solution that provides IT helpdesks and customer support organizations with the ability to remotely access, diagnose, and resolve issues across endpoint devices. The platform includes in-session diagnostic tools, security controls, and workflow configuration features. The solution is utilized by IT help desks, global enterprises, Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs), and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). It is designed to support…

    $149

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    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
    Editions & Modules
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    Remote Device Support
    $149
    per month per seat
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    Pricing Offerings
    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
    Considered Both Products
    Red Hat
    No answer on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Would buy again
    146 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    120 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    152 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    106 Answers
    Features
    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    LogMeIn Rescue
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    209 Ratings
    2% below category average
    File transfer00 Ratings8.6188 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.1128 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings9.363 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.6144 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and LogMeIn Rescue
    Feature
    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
    -
    Ratings
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
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    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    VMware vSOM (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Remote Support
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM PowerVM
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (228 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (39 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KVMLogMeIn Rescue
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Red Hat
    KVM is the best solution in the case you need to test and turn up any virtual environment with limited vCPU/RAM resources. The obvious area of its use is a network environment when we want to avoid being tied to one type of hardware/vendor and being able to swap from one instance to another with no downtimes. The use of a vSwitch (that supports VLAN tagging) is a significant bonus for network engineers that some other hypervisors do not provide.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    LogMeIn is extremely appopriate when you have to perform something remotely or mutltask and perform work from your location. It gives you the ability to almost be at the site and perform work. While LogMeIn is an excellent toolkit. It can not always save the day. Sometimes it is more efficient to be on site to perform hardware upgrades, multiple software upgrades, technology refresehes and or have someone send you their hardware for rescue and repair as it is too messed up to fix and or perform the tasks remotely. However if you win 60 percent of the time - it's still a great benefit
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    Pros
    Red Hat
    • KVM is really good at providing fast and reliable virtualization for Linux guests
    • Since KVM is a kernel module, every VM is a Linux process which can be managed by Linux system tools
    • KVM integrates very well with the management framework libvirt, which is why KVM can be integrated in automation tools as well
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • To be able to connect through email or through the website.
    • To be able to remotely control our client's computers.
    • To be able to see what is on our clients' screens after a remote session has been established.
    • To be able to chat with our clients through both the web and the desktop app versions in case we get disconnected.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Red Hat
    • KVM itself doesn't ship with a management interface
    • KVM itself is a bit complicated to handle
    • KVM needs Qemu to virtualize Windows guests
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • By default it would be good to have clipboard sync enabled - disabled instead. So difficult when copying from my computer doesn’t work because of an agent sharing the connection and it will not let us copy information into the client’s computer.
    • Copying into excel is difficult. It will deselect things that you have highlighted when copying.
    • Would be nice to make the hierarchy easier when sharing files between clients and us.
    • Logging into certain environments can be challenging and require customers to be fairly techy to be able to understand how to get logged into client’s computers.
    • Sometimes login is pretty unstable on certain internet connections even though they are fine when they use team viewer with their IT.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Since we have not had anything other than a couple minor hiccups with LogMeIn Rescue and due to the overwhelming success we have had in implementing as well as utilizing LogMeIn Rescue, I cannot see any reason why would consider looking elsewhere. Overall, we have been highly satisfied with LogMeIn Rescue and have no intentions of making a switch.
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    Usability
    Red Hat
    It does the job and stays out of the way. The specifics of usability relies on the implementation, but with things like Icarus and libvirt, things are standardizing nicely.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Sometimes connecting with a PIN has a delay that confuses users. If there is a way to minimize the delay, that would be ideal. If the user's individual account does have administrator permissions, the user has to click on elevated prompts even if administrator credentials are on hand. Yes, except if the user's individual account does not have administrator permissions. I have never gotten the option to input the admin credentials and start as system server to work across hundreds of sessions. I absolutely dread using LogMeIn Rescue during this type of scenario and may even need to use an alternative temporarily. Frequently clashes with users' security software. Otherwise, I love the application.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Log me in has never failed me
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    no complaints
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    We have never had to access support because the software has always worked as expected. It is great to have a software vendor from whom we know we will have no issue with glitches or incompatibility. We do know, however, that if we did have an issue, we would have our issue resolved quickly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Make sure you have your LogMeIn Rescue account sign-in details handy when installing on multiple support systems.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Red Hat
    It is a very reliable solution that can be used for x86 architecture virtualization with low overhead. It is a free and open source software. Easy to use withOpenStack.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I haven’t reviewed other platforms like LogMeIn Rescue because I am not aware of any alternative tools available to us for assisting clients and performing troubleshooting. Additionally, LogMeIn Rescue is the first tool I have used that allows me to view a client’s screen, which is why I am unable to compare it with others.
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    Scalability
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    it's perfect
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Red Hat
    • Fast provisioning of new servers.
    • Huge drop of the cost of servers compared to bare metal.
    • Easy upgrades of resources, sometimes now even requiring a server restart.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • For businesses with small to midsize IT staff, the ability to remotely control devices that are not on-site and occasionally out of state is extremely cost-effective.
    • The speedy response time of LogMeIn Rescue has been very helpful in resolving issues for IT staff.
    • The administrative process has been made more efficient by the ability to remotely log into servers.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    LogMeIn Rescue Screenshots

    Screenshot of Technician Group Configuration - Where users can create technician groups and subgroups with granular agent permissionsScreenshot of The console where repetitive tasks automated by running pre written scripts in the background, without disturbing end usersScreenshot of A smartphone camera being used to troubleshoot offline computers and hardwareScreenshot of Remote control of Macs, PCs and Linux/AndroidScreenshot of Reboot sessions and automationScreenshot of The central dashboard where common mobile device issues on iPhone and Android can be identified and addressed without the need to navigate the end user's device.