Remote Desktop Manager vs. LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 8.4 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) from Canadian software company Devolutions is a remote administration and credential management tool for securely centralizing multiple remote connections and sensitive data.
$299.99
per year
LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Rescue is a remote support solution for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. Rescue is designed to help IT teams to offer fast technical support and ensure a secure remote support session for both the IT professional and the end user. From small teams of IT helpdesk technicians to enterprise-level organizations, Rescue aims to offer the…N/A
Pricing
Remote Desktop ManagerLogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Editions & Modules
Single User
$299.99
per year
Enterprise
$9999.99
per year
Platinum
Contact Sales
Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Remote Desktop ManagerLogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Remote Desktop ManagerLogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Considered Both Products
Remote Desktop Manager

No answer on this topic

LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Chose LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
This product was in place upon my arrival at the company and have found no reason to ever research or test an alternative. Should I ever leave for another company and a product like this is needed this will be my first choice.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Remote Desktop ManagerLogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Remote Desktop Manager
8.1
44 Ratings
2% below category average
LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
8.2
165 Ratings
1% below category average
Screen sharing7.823 Ratings9.6160 Ratings
File transfer7.629 Ratings8.6150 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.116 Ratings8.327 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.75 Ratings7.340 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.438 Ratings9.1160 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile7.922 Ratings7.142 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.142 Ratings9.768 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.018 Ratings8.432 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.535 Ratings9.849 Ratings
Session record8.918 Ratings7.6113 Ratings
Annotations9.125 Ratings6.941 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts5.314 Ratings6.776 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.335 Ratings8.8116 Ratings
Instant message00 Ratings7.189 Ratings
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User Ratings
Remote Desktop ManagerLogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(44 ratings)
8.8
(181 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.9
(19 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(2 ratings)
7.8
(33 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(7 ratings)
8.0
(38 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.9
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Remote Desktop ManagerLogMeIn Rescue by GoTo
Likelihood to Recommend
Devolutions
If you have lots of servers to manage, lots of credentials, different protocols, documents, other files, and need a single tool to manage it, this is the tool. Active Directory integrated, user and groups permissions, audit everything, keep data in encrypted files or in a database, customize everything, even the installer,
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Not all of our team members are as PC computer savvy as we would like, Rescue allows any issue that arises to be quickly and correctly solved the first time no matter the level of comfort with our systems. We have not come across any situations where it did not work for our set up.
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Pros
Devolutions
  • Customer service delivery, whereby you can connect to clients to assist and resolve an incident.
  • Working from home logging onto office based machine.
  • It helps to attend to a problem more quickly, thereby saving the cost of relocation and commuting to distant places.
  • Speed and cost elements are critical here.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • The rescue lens feature has come in handy to save us plenty of times. being able to have eyes on the end users' side to see how things are actually physically connected.
  • Having the ability to collaborate with other technicians is a feature that I have not seen in other applications. normally the other person has to connect as well which results in lowered connection speed on the end user's side since 2 connections are running.
  • The tools to be able to locate and audit sessions are also very valuable for measuring the performance of my technicians.
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Cons
Devolutions
  • I would like to see advanced auditing in the Devolution's drive data source like there are in some of the others. But that's just something I'd like to see, it doesn't hinder my using the app.
  • I would love to see even more addons available from even more software and service developers, but again the addon manager is great already so it's not a hindrance what so ever.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • one of the prompt in windows users is not vissible, somethimes users missed it and you must start from scratch
  • more documentation for apple users
  • never could record a session, all the time was a permissions issue, don't know how to do it
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Likelihood to Renew
Devolutions
I've been using RDM for about 10 years now. I started with the free version, which I used for a few years, and eventually switched to the Enterprise version. I can never go back now! I use this tool for everything and cannot see doing my job without it! Whenever we have someone new come in or bring in a vendor/contractor, they always ask me what RDP tool I'm using. Once I explain about it's features and all, they're usually instantly sold on it. :)
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
We may continue using Logmein as it is the best remote support application in terms of connection latency and control. However, since several of our client sites have stricter security policies they block this application and we have to switch to other ways which is inconvenient
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Usability
Devolutions
I use this tool for almost everything in my day to day job. I launch the VMware VI Client from RDM. I launch vSphere Web Client Sessions from RDM. I RDP from RDM. Access Dell iDRAC and HP iLO via RDM, as well as Cisco UCS Manager and iKVM. I have saved SSH Sessions to my VMware hosts. I have URLs saved to get to things like IPAM, etc
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
LogMeIn Rescue is easy to start and use and does not consume resources on your computer slowing it down. We are also often providing support for non-tech savvy end users who might have a hard time downloading and installing remote access software, especially when firewall warnings start to appear. LogMeIn Rescue's process is intuitive and easy to follow for our users.
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Reliability and Availability
Devolutions
No answers on this topic
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Log me in has never failed me
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Performance
Devolutions
No answers on this topic
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
no complaints
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Support Rating
Devolutions
I've never had to use support as I've never had an issue. That said, you can open a support ticket right from the UI. The user forums are active, and there are thousands of threads covering many topics. Very easy to get support if needed. This is an easy ten.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I'd say support for LogMeIn is ideal because I haven't ever been in a situation where additional support was necessary. The program runs so efficiently and simply that nothing was needed beyond initial training that was provided by my company. I am saying this as a user that strictly uses the technician console
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Implementation Rating
Devolutions
The implementation was completely successful. We had no issues!
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Make sure you have your LogMeIn Rescue account sign-in details handy when installing on multiple support systems.
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Alternatives Considered
Devolutions
  1. The types of sessions. You are not limited to just RDP sessions, you can do SSH, Web Browser, iLO, or really any session you can imagine that you might use to connect to a remote service
  2. The extensions, add-ons, and features of RDM. You simply can do a lot more.
  3. Automation - There's additional things you can do that help automate your workday to make things easier
  4. The interface - It's easier to navigate and deal with multiple sessions at a time.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
UI (user interface) is pretty easy to use, you can use rescue from a desktop version or the web when others such as dameware you needed to have the software installed and the affected user needed to be on VPN, so you could take over their system. TeamViewer is good but with Rescue you can link your chat support team members and rescue to work from the same system. Other benefits in rescue is that you can add Ticket to track your IT personnel usage for reporting purpose. For instance if you want to track-down how many sessions the agent A did on a day and link the Ticket from your ITSM system with the information in rescue. I didn't see this option in other tools
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Scalability
Devolutions
No answers on this topic
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
it's perfect
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Return on Investment
Devolutions
  • A common place for storage for all users. Instead of employees using multiple different password management systems, they all use Remote Desktop Manager to store them now.
  • We don't have to buy licenses from multiple vendors when everyone uses Remote Desktop Manager.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • We kept our help desk staff to a minimum since we no longer needed a tech on each floor.
  • Time of resolution went up 65% since our techs were able to quickly see the problem and resolve [it].
  • We no longer needed additional software to transfer files, saving us up to $5000 in subscription fees.
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ScreenShots

Remote Desktop Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of EntryScreenshot of Main ScreenScreenshot of Tree ViewScreenshot of Overview

LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo 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.