mRemoteNG vs. pcAnywhere (Discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
mRemoteNG
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
mRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote, an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.N/A
pcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Score 3.2 out of 10
N/A
PcAnywhere was remote administration software from established security software vendor Symantec. The application reached end of life in 2014.N/A
Pricing
mRemoteNGpcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
mRemoteNGpcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
mRemoteNGpcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Features
mRemoteNGpcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
mRemoteNG
8.6
6 Ratings
8% above category average
pcAnywhere (Discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Screen sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer5.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session9.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
mRemoteNGpcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(6 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
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(3 ratings)
-
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User Testimonials
mRemoteNGpcAnywhere (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
Well suited to environments where IT staff need to access multiple servers/systems at the same time, cutting down on time wasted opening multiple windows. Not so useful for users that only need to access one system remotely, as most of its functions are largely unused in that case.
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Discontinued Products
Synmantec pcAnywhere is excellent when you require a secure remote connection, and you have enough computational power and internet bandwidth.
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Pros
Open Source
  • Easy to organize and group servers.
  • Many different protocols for remote access.
  • The ability to make use of external applications for non-directly supported protocols.
  • Servers can inherit settings from nodes above so you can set up properties once making adding new servers/devices very quick.
  • Easy to export and share config with new team members (be mindful of what you do with passwords though).
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Discontinued Products
  • Multiple connections
  • Cross-platform
  • Decent UX
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Cons
Open Source
  • The user interface for configuration is a little basic, and not obvious for a new user to set up connections. It could be a bit clearer how to do that.
  • It does not seem to automatically update itself to new versions - though older ones work fine, you can miss out on some new functions if you don't check for updates manually.
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  • Sometimes it is too slow
  • Consumes too much bandwidth
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Usability
Open Source
Because it is easy to use once installing. The interface is very intuitive and there are help files available for anyone needing further set up assistance. For someone who is currently overwhelmed with managing too many things in too many places, mRemote simplifies this and puts the power back in the administrators hands with their intuitive interface.
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Discontinued Products
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Support Rating
Open Source
Never actually needed to use support so have no idea - honestly it's simple enough to use I'd be surprised if anyone really needs support with it.
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Discontinued Products
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Every now and then I do look to see if there is any other software that can bring together multiple remote access protocols in a single interface that can contain multiple connections to remote devices with image scaling to mage use of a windowed interface and have yet to find an alternative that does all that but doesn't cost a huge amount. Don't get me wrong I would happily pay for an alternative that could provide an overall better, more convenient experience, but I have yet to find one that has made me think it's worth jumping ship from mRemoteNG.
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Discontinued Products
[We chose Synamtec pcAnywhere because] its embedded both-direction encryption exceeds the industry requirements.
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Very easy to hand over connections to new starters.
  • Having multiple remote protocols in one place is a massive time saver.
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Discontinued Products
  • It allows us to comply with the latest safe browsing requirements.
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