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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    per month

    Unidesk (Discontinued)

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/AUnidesk was a virtual desktop technology from the Massachusetts company of the same name, and acquired by Citrix. It has reached End of Life (EOL).N/A
    Pricing
    LogMeIn RescueUnidesk (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Remote Device Support
    $149
    per month per seat
    Rescue Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LogMeIn RescueUnidesk (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing. Contact sales for Enterprise pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    LogMeIn RescueUnidesk (Discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    146 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    120 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    106 Answers
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    Features
    LogMeIn RescueUnidesk (Discontinued)
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of LogMeIn Rescue and Unidesk (Discontinued)
    Feature
    LogMeIn Rescue
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Unidesk (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of LogMeIn Rescue and Unidesk (Discontinued)
    Feature
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    209 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Unidesk (Discontinued)
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    File transfer8.6188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message8.1128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers9.363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record8.6144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of LogMeIn Rescue and Unidesk (Discontinued)
    Feature
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Unidesk (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Third-party software integrations8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of LogMeIn Rescue and Unidesk (Discontinued)
    Feature
    LogMeIn Rescue
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Unidesk (Discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Attended device access8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LogMeIn RescueUnidesk (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (228 ratings)
    8.1
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (81 ratings)
    -
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    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.1
    (39 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LogMeIn RescueUnidesk (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Right now, I would advise it to anybody who has 1,500 or fewer users they wish to provide desktops for. I would advise to go with persistent desktops or use a UEM solution like AppSense or RES Workspace Manager when trying the non-persistent desktops. I would suggest that using an AppVirt product like App-V with Unidesk still makes a lot of sense as you can use Shared Content Store Mode and sequence once for many. AppVirt solutions still have value with isolation. I would suggest looking at Turbo browsers for their redirect feature to an sandboxed browser running legacy IE or a browser with Java or Flash (to eliminate security threats related to these running locally on the system). Also, I would suggest looking at Atlantis for deduplicating those desktops and allow them to perform quicker with less storage required. Unidesk by itself is awesome. It really simplifies things. Throw it together with other products and each compliments the other well. Also, Unidesk makes some of those other products more valuable as you're not completely reliant on them like you would be without Unidesk.
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    Pros
    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.
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    • Creating application layers is easy to do. It's just a matter of installing the applications as you would normally do on a computer.
    • Unidesk's technology isn't sandbox like VMware's ThinApp technology so it works much better and is more compatible with other software.
    • The admin console and technology in general is easy to learn for the administrator while it's transparent to the end users.
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    Cons
    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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    • Disaster recovery options for the Unidesk solution are not easily accessible or require personalized attention from support.
    • Issues when creating software layers do not always have a obvious fix. Make sure to look for and follow Unidesk's published "recipes."
    • The software/OS layering introduced by Unidesk is not "sanctioned" behavior by Microsoft, and thus you're at the mercy of Unidesk's ability to keep up with widespread changes to operating systems.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Unidesk has been a solid product for us. We continue to rely on its simplicity and scalability.
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    Usability
    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
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Log me in has never failed me
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    Performance
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    no complaints
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    Support Rating
    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
    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
    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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    Discontinued Products
    AppVolumes seems to be a lot less mature as a product. It does have some benefits over Unidesk e.g. the fact it doesn't include the OS Layer (image management) side means I can just use it for the app layering piece if I like. I can also deploy my application layers to physical desktops BUT I have had less success compatibility wise with my applications as AppVolumes 'AppStacks'. I believe Unidesk has a better handle on the do's and don'ts, or at least may be a little more honest about them. I also don't enjoy the Console with AppVolumes and while I can use it without the image management or tied into the stack the way Unidesk is...you also lose that image management and need to couple it with another product in some scenarios. FlexApp to me is stronger than AppVolumes. FlexApp is coupled with a profile management solution called ProfileUnity which makes it a more attractive alternative (at least at the time of me posting this). However, I prefer other UEM products at this moment in time. I also value the image management and ease of a single console for all of Virt Desktop management that Unidesk provides.
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    Scalability
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    it's perfect
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    • Storage density with Unidesk (via the use of OS/application layering) is 60-70% improved over standard persistent one-to-one virtual desktops.
    • Unidesk virtual machines can be deployed in under 10 minutes by a lower tier of technician without the need to "touch" the vCenter hypervisor.
    • Reliable performance across Unidesk virtual workstations. Added desktops/layers does not adversely effect performance nearly as bad as older persistent desktops.
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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.