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    Lightspeed Filter

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALightspeed Filter (formerly Relay), from Lightspeed Systems in Austin, offers insights to help understand and maximize the use of 1:1 classroom devices, keep users safe and increase the educational return on technology investments. Lightspeed Systems aims to help users make decisions to enhance technology use, report up administrators, present to your board, reassure concerned parents, empower teachers, and direct students on appropriate use. According to the vendor, Lightspeed Filter powers…N/A

    Norton Small Business

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ACybercriminals increasingly target small businesses because they expect it to be easy. Norton Small Business is an antivirus service available as a subscription for protecting a multitude of endpoints, from NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).

    $99.99

    per year

    Pricing
    Lightspeed FilterNorton Small Business
    Editions & Modules
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    5 Devices
    $99.99
    per year
    10 Devices
    $149.99
    per year
    20 Devices
    $249.99
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lightspeed FilterNorton Small Business
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPriced per student device. Quote available upon request.—
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    Lightspeed FilterNorton Small Business
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    Lightspeed Systems
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Lightspeed FilterNorton Small Business
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Lightspeed FilterNorton Small Business
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lightspeed Systems
    Lightspeed web filtering using the Chromebook Relay agent is amazing and does a great job for a cloud filtering solution. The reports that are available are great and can be customized and retains data for 90 days. Reports are easily shared with staff and/or parents for transparency and disciplinary reasons. The agent for Lightspeed (Relay) does not work well with OSX and works okay in Windows, but doesn't allow you to access local IP addresses in the web browser. There needs to be a way to bypass filtering for local network access. This can make it unusable in some cases.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    We are a small company; Norton Small Business gives us the freedom for our remote employees to work securely using their personal laptop /smartphone. Less appropriate: Someone with a few separate locations that require separate cybersecurity environment but would still benefit from centralized management.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Lightspeed Systems
    • Reduces bandwidth consumption.
    • Improves network performance.
    • It is compatible with a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
    • It can be implemented in both wired and wireless networks.
    • It can be installed in minutes and you can configure its settings with a few clicks.
    • Learning environments work.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Effective Outcomes
    • Transparent & Customised Pricing
    • Ease of Use
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Lightspeed Systems
    • It sometimes takes longer than expected for new filtering rules to apply.
    • Sometimes a site is blocked due to sub-sites or links, but it does not easily identify the source of the block if it is buried in the site.
    • They have several reports included, but it would be nice to create custom reports.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • perfectly works for us, nothing as of now
    • works as expected, found reasonable for us
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    Usability
    Lightspeed Systems
    It is unreliable and does not function as it is supposed to do so. As previously mentioned, there is a glitch when creating a block list.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    It's good for a small business that needs cybersecurity without needing to spend a lot of money. Besides being affordable it seems to be extremely, reliable, and easy to use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lightspeed Systems
    We were already a [Lightspeed] customer so the transition was seamless to Relay. Their support and team at [Lightspeed] are top-notch. We have been with Lightspeed for over 20 years and have evaluated on occasions other options and [ended] up back with [Lightspeed] each time. Their price point, ease of use, great team of engineers, and overall customer focus keep them on top in my eyes.
    Incentivized
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    We did not actively consider any other software. Overall we did do a basic understanding of a pricing & features and found that the offerings from Symantec were better than others even prima facie. At the current time for an organisation such as ours we do not believe that there is any other option worth active consideration
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Lightspeed Systems
    • Very costly per year
    • Does a great job with 1:1 filtering on Chromebooks
    • Safety Check checks student for possible self harm and alerts staff
    Incentivized
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Money saved on cybersecurity products
    • Time saved: ease of use
    • Reliable
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Relay dashboardScreenshot of Relay apps reportScreenshot of Relay blocked contentScreenshot of Sample Relay parent reportScreenshot of Screenshot of Classroom, free with Relay for a limited timeScreenshot of Screenshot of Classroom, free with Relay for a limited time