NetSupport Manager vs. Wayk Bastion (Discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
NetSupport Manager
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
NetSupport Manager is the flagship remote administration software from Netsupport, a global education technology company headquartered in the UK, which allows IT professional to provide remote assistance.N/A
Wayk Bastion (Discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Wayk Bastion is a self-hosted remote access management server for machines running Wayk Agent. All remote desktop connections made by technicians using Wayk Client are authorized and monitored with corresponding session audit trails. Allowing remote access is one thing, but keep track of who accessed what, when and for how long is just as important for security. Zero Trust Security Freedom Devolutions Gateway relay servers configured with Wayk Bastion ensure independence from…
$99.99
Per Technician
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Technician CAL License
$99.99
Per Technician
Site License
$2,499.99
Unlimited Technicians, Single Site
Country License
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Unlimited Technicians, Multiples Sites, Single Country
Global License
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Unlimited Technicians, Multiples Sites, Worldwide
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NetSupport ManagerWayk Bastion (Discontinued)
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
NetSupport ManagerWayk Bastion (Discontinued)
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
NetSupport Manager
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Wayk Bastion (Discontinued)
8.7
10 Ratings
5% above category average
Screen sharing10.01 Ratings9.110 Ratings
File transfer10.01 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Instant message10.01 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers10.01 Ratings6.14 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard10.01 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Annotations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control10.01 Ratings9.18 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings9.18 Ratings
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User Ratings
NetSupport ManagerWayk Bastion (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
NetSupport ManagerWayk Bastion (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
NetSupport
It's handy for smaller to larger units, where time management is most important. But it will not suitable for those who have partial units across the country.
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Devolutions
It is a product that is very small footprint that allows remote control.Can be used very efficiently and effectively in a small environment. That would be up to 50 computers. You can use this in a larger environment but it would require multiple techs to cover. Currently I am the only helpdesk tech in my company.
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Pros
NetSupport
  • It's a robust corporate remote support tool for admin.
  • Admin can deploy an installation in the background without knowing a client.
  • For those who frequently forget their password, you can access it in glimpse & take total control of it.
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Devolutions
  • Wayk Now has 3 authentication methods to use when connecting in to a remote Wayk Now instance - Secure Remote Password (the app password), Secure Remote Delegation (the OS credentials which is used to gain elevated rights should they be required) and finally Prompt for Permission which is very handy if your client isn't IT literate so they just get a prompt to click on to authenticate with the app that way. From what I've seen in other remote assist apps, this is fairly unique.
  • Another new feature that I think gives Wayk a slight edge over the competition is a new graphics codec for the video feed from the client app called GFWX. Again its certainly a unique take on this problem of streaming the video to the client ends app. Basically it means that the image quality is a lot better for a lot less bandwidth because of the codec's compression.
  • The last point that Wayk Now does well is its integration with the other Devolutions products such as Remote Desktop Manager in which you can create Wayk Now session entries so that you can build up a DB of your clients/your own unattended Wayk Now instances that you can open from within RDM.
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Cons
NetSupport
  • The only cons are that it's hard to access other networks besides the internal one of the organization like how TeamViewer works.
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Devolutions
  • Requires an agent install on the remote computer (or a full Wayk install). Would like to see a tool that allowed someone to connect to my WAYK invite, and use the services remotely so that it is a true no-touch on the remote server.
  • Limited feature set (by design, but if you are looking for a full featured remote support product, this probably isn't it). Of course since this is by design it could be considered a pro.
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Likelihood to Renew
NetSupport
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
Considering that Wayk Now comes in a free edition that can be used commercially, even if I wasn't to renew Wayk Now for whatever reason, I would still use it, but I do actually require the unattended access feature which is available for free now with the new free business licence.
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Usability
NetSupport
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
I feel Wayk Now is very useable as it's still a very simple concept packaged basically the same way that the competition does with their remote assist type apps
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Support Rating
NetSupport
No answers on this topic
Devolutions
My experience with their support is for a related product, not Wayk Now; however Devolutions support has always been superior to most regardless of the product being used. I left it at a 9 instead of a 10 simply because I haven't used it, but I would expect nothing less than a 10 from my experiences with RDM - both free and paid versions.
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Alternatives Considered
NetSupport
I think if you are using it after its tutorial then you may not need any other apps to control the operation. Its file transfer, voice & text sharing features are truly working. A complete system of inventory where you can set smart alerts. Capable to connect multiple users at once.
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Devolutions
I think they're great tools also. But. Skype for Business, it's only for 365 users or, with external users, be prepared to download a nice 50Mb PLUGIN.... And TeamViewer, I think it's great, but lots of companies around the world block it thinking it's a malware, more than a support tool.
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Return on Investment
NetSupport
  • It allow's us to update apps instantly
  • It gives user quick response to overcome headache issues
  • It's saves crucial time from both ends
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Devolutions
  • There is a no-cost version of the tool which has an immediate positive Return on Investment as it allows remote support users to efficiently assist users
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