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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    The Lightning Conductor is a content aggregation tool for Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams. Users can build rich, modern content reports based upon SharePoint lists, SharePoint Search, Microsoft Graph or Microsoft 365 Groups. Content can be aggregated from lists and libraries, and other applications such as Planner, To Do, OneDrive, and Teams.

    $2,200

    per year per installation

    TeamViewer

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATeamviewer offers secure remote access, IT support and device management on a scalable platform. It speeds up problem resolution, reduces downtime and enhances control through automation, unattended access and complete visibility of every device and location.

    $299

    per year

    Pricing
    Lightning Tools Lightning ConductorTeamViewer
    Editions & Modules
    Lightning Conductor WSP
    From 1950
    per year One WFE
    Lightning Conductor Enterprise Edition
    POA
    per year Four or more WFE
    Lightning Conductor Online
    From 2200
    per year per installation
    Lightning Conductor Plus (Includes Data Viewer)
    From 2500
    per year per installation
    Lightning Conductor Online Enterprise Edition (>10,000 users)
    POA
    per year per installation
    Remote Access
    $24.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 Licensed User
    Business
    $50.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 Licensed User
    Premium
    $102.90
    per month (billed annually) 15 Licensed Users
    Corporate
    $206.90
    per month (billed annually) 30 Licensed Users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lightning Tools Lightning ConductorTeamViewer
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPrices stated are minimum per installation for "stock" products. $2.20 per user/year on top of base price. Enterprise editions can be amended to suit business needs if deemed necessary, additional costs incurred and TBD. All packages include free technical support. Free upgrades available to latest versions of tool as they are released. (online version)
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    Community Pulse
    Lightning Tools Lightning ConductorTeamViewer
    Considered Both Products
    Lightning Tools
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    377 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    348 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    411 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    283 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    351 Answers
    Features
    Lightning Tools Lightning ConductorTeamViewer
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor and TeamViewer
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    TeamViewer
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor and TeamViewer
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.8
    67 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.868 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor and TeamViewer
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.9
    552 Ratings
    4% above category average
    File transfer00 Ratings8.9521 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.8480 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings7.5365 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.4375 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings8.2142 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor and TeamViewer
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor and TeamViewer
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.6
    80 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings9.180 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings8.776 Ratings
    Mobile device access00 Ratings8.070 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings8.667 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings8.469 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Lightning Tools Lightning ConductorTeamViewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (610 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (68 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (59 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (51 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (166 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lightning Tools Lightning ConductorTeamViewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lightning Tools
    Having experience of SharePoint On Premise and also SharePoint Online, there isn't an out of the box app/webpart that enables you to 'roll up content' from a variety of source's (in my case SP Lists, but there are many other data sources it works with) across site collections with an easy to use and intuitive interface which is what Lightning tools excels at.
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    I would definitely recommend it, and that's why I've stuck with it so long: continuous improvement. Now AI has fully embraced it to help with faster monitoring and Troubleshooting, saving me a huge amount of time and effort. Affordable to use for both personal and Professional work to assist colleagues from different workstations.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Lightning Tools
    • Aggregate documents across SharePoint site & libraries
    • Filtering for owner/person responsible & due dates
    • Ease of end-user filtering on columns
    • Color-coding & other formatting
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    TeamViewer
    • It is secure and eliminates the need for VPN for remote users.
    • It offers a 2FA to insure that security is strong for our system.
    • Can save time with file transfer syncs for labels, batches and other files.
    • It supports multi device and cross platform usage within our warehouse.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Lightning Tools
    • Mobile Friendly
    • Calendar/Gantt views
    • Complex/Custom Logic
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    • MFA could be a lot better when connecting to the remote device. If a phone is added to security for the remote worker, then the admin cannot use Easy Access to access the device without interaction with the remote worker. Admins should have access to remote devices via other MFA methods.
    • App updates sometimes cause unstable status and computer must be restarted.
    • OS updates often require additional user interaction before completing the sign-in process, leaving TeamViewer in an incomplete startup state and preventing the Remote Worker from accessing the device. An admin then has to remote into the device using another remote desktop access tool (Apple Remote Desktop, for instance) and bypass the user interaction screens, which allows the login process to complete and TeamViewer to start up fully. It would be best if the TeamViewer Host could connect even when the OS is prompting for user interaction (e.g., clicking OK on modal dialog boxes post-update).
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    We need this tool in our day to day business. It is what we do all day remoting into clients devices. In this day and age we can access devices all over the world as long as we have secure internet connection. It certainly saves money in gas, and even if you are away you can help.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer is a reliable and really strong tool for accessing remote IT platforms secure and fast. We don't know any product that provide us such strong functionality to make our life as a internationally recognized MES provider with DIAMES with an international clientele so easy. We look forward for any new TeamViewer functionality that supports us even more.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer has always been available when we needed to use it. We have not noticed any outages or periods where the software functions were unavailable.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Performance
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer performance has always been very good. Pages load quickly and we can see what the remote engineers are doing on the computer in real time. This is very beneficial for our own technicians and engineers and helps their learning curve. Troubleshooting is much easier with TeamViewer. We have not noticed and lagging of our computers while using TeamViewer.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Lightning Tools
    The Lightning Tools support team responds quickly, and team members are very friendly and helpful.
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    the few times i have had to contact teamviewer support, they were very responsive and give me quick answers and seemed to understand my problems quickly and easily. I did not have to sit on the phone for hours on hold or get passed around to multiple phone support techs before finding a solution to my issues, so i would rate their support very highly.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    As expected without any problem! Alternate in-person training is another efficient way to learn how a product works. There are many third party supporters for TeamViewer courses available that can give additional ideas how to use TeamViewer for specific functions and features as we did require in respect of our usage.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    I have never used the online training either. I have watched a few informational videos that were helpful when learning how to do a specific procedure within TeamViewer and get the most out of the software by utilizing one of the many features that are available with the software. Again, 5 if for neutral.
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    Implementation Rating
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer installation and deployment to other devices is pretty straightforward and does not require much technical know-how. This makes ease of use attractive when supporting both new and existing clients with limited technical knowledge. I think ease of use is a huge factor in getting new clients. TeamViewer handles that extremely well.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lightning Tools
    I haven't found another product to compare this one to. Only in SharePoint Online which has a similar App 'Highlight Webpart' ... it's far too complicated to set up and requires learning yet another language and exporting and importing via PowerShell to get any real results that would be useful.
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    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer's cost is much lower than that of other solutions, and its security is far superior to RemotePC's. TeamViewer is also a request-based remote session manager, unlike other software that allows indefinite connection time. TeamViewer's free version makes it even better for one end of the group to find support, while the other end has the paid version.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    Stay up working. Easy to connect and disconnect. easy way to transfer files to another desktop
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Lightning Tools
    • Policies easier to portray
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    It took about 3 months.
    • Customer Support of our business has become more interactive with customers, leading to faster resolution of their problems.
    • Remotely accessing devices in our office allows employees to stay productive while working from home.
    • TeamViewer helps us to collaborate with other firms for projects we're doing.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Lightning Tools Lightning Conductor Screenshots

    Screenshot of MODERN SHAREPOINT LIST ROLLUP
The Lightning Conductor is a SharePoint Content Aggregator that can be configured quickly by business users. The Lightning Conductor can be used to aggregate content from SharePoint Lists such as Tasks, Document Libraries, Contact Lists, and Custom Lists making it easy to view content in one place even if it is distributed across many sites and site collections. Key data can be highlighted using conditional formatting and data-bars as shown. Content from Search and Microsoft Graph can also be aggregated with the Lightning Conductor.Screenshot of CONTENT AGGREGATION WITHIN MICROSOFT TEAMS
The Lightning Conductor Web Part can be used within Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft Teams. Even if content is stored within SharePoint sites, it is useful to have aggregated Documents, Tasks, Announcements, Calendars or Custom Lists from multiple sites displayed in a single handy view in Microsoft Teams. The Lightning Conductor can be added as a Teams Tab in any Microsoft Teams Channel.Screenshot of BUILDING REPORTS ON MICROSOFT GRAPH
The Lightning Conductor can be used (without code) to aggregate content from Microsoft Graph as well as Search and SharePoint Lists. This example displays Microsoft Planner Plans and Microsoft Planner Tasks where users can Add new Tasks, Assign Users to Planner Tasks, Delete Tasks, and Complete Tasks. The same can be performed on Microsoft To Do items and displayed within Modern SharePoint pages or Microsoft Teams Tabs. The Lighting Conductor can also contain multiple views of content, making it ideal to display all of your tasks from SharePoint Task lists, Microsoft To Do and Microsoft Planner in a single web part or Teams Tab.

*Microsoft Graph Reports are only available for SharePoint Online and not SharePoint 2019.Screenshot of BUILDING REPORTS ON MICROSOFT 365 GROUPS
Powered by Microsoft Graph, the Microsoft 365 Group Rollup Provider enables users to aggregate content by browsing and selecting Microsoft 365 Groups. Within Microsoft 365 Groups, you’ll be able to select entities such as Drive Items, Owners, Members, Planner Plans, Planner Tasks, Events, Posts,  Sites, Lists, and Calendars.

*Microsoft Graph Reports are only available for SharePoint Online and not SharePoint 2019.Screenshot of AGGREGATING USING SEARCH
When performance is critical, search can be used for rollups. The Lightning Conductor offers three data source configurations to get to content. Object Model (Real Time Aggregation from SharePoint Lists), Microsoft Graph (Aggregation from Graph Entities such as Planner, OneDrive, Outlook), and Search. The Search Data Source enables the aggregation of content from large SharePoint lists and libraries when performance is critical. Thousands of documents can be displayed in under a second using Search.Screenshot of HIGHLIGHTING KEY BUSINESS DATA WITHIN VIEWS
End users and Site Owners can highlight the data that is important to them, the data that they need to prioritize. Using conditional formatting, data bars, and icons, conditions can be configured to highlight the data that is most important. Icons and Data Bars can be any color or size desired. Examples include highlighting High Priority tasks, Showing data bars for the completion progress of Tasks, or indicating which tasks are assigned to any particular user.

    TeamViewer Screenshots

    Screenshot of how TeamViewer lets users connect to devices and provide remote support.Screenshot of AI, automation and remediation.Screenshot of the interface to monitor and manage devices proactively.Screenshot of some of TeamViewer's integrations.