Pulseway vs. SimpleHelp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pulseway
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Pulseway is an IT monitoring and management solution that enables users to monitor, manage and control all systems and servers from a smartphone, tablet or browser. For system administrators, Pulseway sends a notification, so they can see an issue and sort it in seconds. Pulseway features: Automation: Auto-remediation workflows, so that IT issues are fixed before users even notice them. Mobile Access: Customers can monitor, manage, connect with…
$0.80
per month per installation
SimpleHelp
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$450
one-time fee
Pricing
PulsewaySimpleHelp
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
$0.80
per month per installation
Basic
$450
one-time fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PulsewaySimpleHelp
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo hidden fees or contracts. Term-based discounts.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
PulsewaySimpleHelp
Features
PulsewaySimpleHelp
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Pulseway
-
Ratings
SimpleHelp
8.5
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Screen sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
File transfer00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Instant message00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Session record00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Annotations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
PulsewaySimpleHelp
Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
(13 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PulsewaySimpleHelp
Likelihood to Recommend
Pulseway
If you have to manage a large number of computers, especially spread over multiple clients or a large physical area. This is one of the main products that allows us to act as a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and actually manage our clients devices and not just react to issues as clients call them in. Clients really love the proactive approach it allows us to take. Sadly as we became more familiar with options out there we found this area lacking and what was actually holding us back.
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NetX Information Systems
It's a great product that allows us simple easy to use access to all of our endpoints. I really don't see where its less appropriate other than I would always like the price to be less.
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Pros
Pulseway
  • It monitors computers and notifies us of any issues with any computer.
  • It allows remote control of computers, such as requesting a computer to reboot itself.
  • It is very highly configurable to monitor exactly what we need to monitor. For example, on server, we can have it notify us any time the server is shutdown or rebooted. On the other hand, for a desktop computer, we don't have to be bothered with notifications when a user decides to reboot his computer.
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NetX Information Systems
  • Easy access to pc's and servers
  • one pane of glass to our endpoints
  • simple to use
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Cons
Pulseway
  • It would be nice if they increased their scope of supported third-party apps.
  • It would be great if they would create an ios app for their ticket system.
  • If they could possibly build in a location service for tracking devices, that would be helpful.
  • If they had two-factor authentication, it would be nice.
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NetX Information Systems
  • easier reporting
  • more seemless access to our pc's
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Usability
Pulseway
The tool is easy to use however it is can be daunting with the amount of features available in it. Last I checked, their knowledge base was not very expansive and they relied a lot on the changelog for how to do some stuff. This can make it hard to learn how to do some more advanced things like the automation.
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NetX Information Systems
very easy to use and does what it needs to do for us which is ease of use to get to all of our endpoints.
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Support Rating
Pulseway
I have never had to use the support for Pulseway. However, when initially starting out, we would receive emails every so often asking how we are doing and if there is any support that they can provide. I would imagine that any request would be supplied with the same great support!
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NetX Information Systems
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Pulseway
Pulseway has the most features, the best looking app with the best design and better usability than any others we evaluated. We liked the uniformity of the app design across all platforms (Windows, Android, Apple) and the notifications displayed on each platform. The price was a major contributor to our selection of Pulseway compared to the competition.
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NetX Information Systems
It was the productd of choice for us for last few years based on what it gives us and price point.
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Return on Investment
Pulseway
  • Problems can be dealt with more rapidly because I have access to systems from anywhere. I don't have to carry a computer with me nor do I have to find a location with potentially non-secure wifi to gain access to my systems.
  • I can handle 99% of my system admin tasks using Pulseway and never have to touch a system or connect to the console.
  • Pulseway gives so much control over a system that I don't need to spend extra money on other software to perform management tasks.
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NetX Information Systems
  • easy to use
  • one pane of glass dashboard
  • reporting could be better
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ScreenShots

Pulseway Screenshots

Screenshot of Cross-device functionalityScreenshot of Auto-Remediate IT IssuesScreenshot of Visibility Across the Entire NetworkScreenshot of Remote Control to Any SystemScreenshot of Systems and Application patchingScreenshot of Detailed Custom Report