pcAnywhere (Discontinued) vs. Radmin Remote Administrator

Synmantec pcAnywhere is excellent when you require a secure remote connection, and you have enough computational power and internet bandwidth.

Incentivized

Basic network administration for unclassified systems is appropriate. I would never use it in a secure/classified environment based on its company ownership. We do not use the current version 3, so any improvements made may not be addressed in this review.

Incentivized

• Multiple connections
• Cross-platform
• Decent UX

Incentivized

• Easy list of clients
• Easy to use for end users
• No external VPN connection required

Incentivized

• Sometimes it is too slow
• Consumes too much bandwidth

Incentivized

• Slow or intermittent connectivity if there is no good communication link between connected equipment
• They could add functionality so that the user of the tool can take full control of the equipment when changing users
• Provide more detailed information about the user that makes the remote connection to the computer

[We chose Synamtec pcAnywhere because] its embedded both-direction encryption exceeds the industry requirements.

Incentivized

We actually use both products, but our primary tool for corporate user access by our IT staff is Radmin. We use Microsoft RDP for access to our network servers since we can better secure our server access with Microsoft's product.

Incentivized

• It allows us to comply with the latest safe browsing requirements.

Incentivized

• Easy remote work troubleshooting
• Easy staff training
• it is not possible to connect to Radmin with smartphone apps

Incentivized