FoxDen (Discontinued) vs. ShowMyPC

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FoxDen (Discontinued)
Score 2.0 out of 10
N/A
ReadyTalk was acquired by PGi in 2017. Former ReadyTalk products are now offered as part of GlobalMeet Webcast.N/A
ShowMyPC
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
ShowMyPC is a web conferencing and remote administration and help / support tool from the small company of the same name in San Francisco, California.N/A
Pricing
FoxDen (Discontinued)ShowMyPC
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FoxDen (Discontinued)ShowMyPC
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FoxDen (Discontinued)ShowMyPC
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
FoxDen (Discontinued)ShowMyPC
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
3.0
1 Ratings
90% below category average
ShowMyPC
-
Ratings
High quality audio5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
4.0
1 Ratings
66% below category average
ShowMyPC
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
2% below category average
ShowMyPC
-
Ratings
Meeting initiation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
5% below category average
ShowMyPC
-
Ratings
Live chat8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
ShowMyPC
7.4
2 Ratings
11% below category average
Screen sharing00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
File transfer00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Instant message00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Session record00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Annotations00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
FoxDen (Discontinued)ShowMyPC
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
FoxDen (Discontinued)ShowMyPC
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
FoxDen tended to work slightly better for very small video conferences. The audio was typically reliable, so it would be ok to use for audio conferencing. It is definitely not ready for prime time: it cannot handle very large conferences. It didn't seem ready to be used on mobile either. I also think it's better suited for a smaller company.
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ShowMyPc.com
If you need unattended remote access, you will need one of the paid plans, so for a quick always on remote support option, [ShowMyPC] may not be the best suited. If security is an issue and your client's compliance rules won't allow always on remote access, then ShowMyPC is probably the best on-[the]-fly remote access on the market. On demand access is always free and can be done via browser or via a very small client download.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Easy to join meetings
  • Audio is fairly reliable
  • Moderately easy to host meetings
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ShowMyPc.com
  • Easy access to help with software issues.
  • Technical support
  • Access to Remote desktop control
  • Recording sessions for paper trails
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Horrible video quality. It basically never worked, and we stopped using the video feature.
  • Buggy behavior all the time. Dropped calls, loss of screen sharing, rendered unusable most of the time.
  • Poor response by the vendor to issues. The answer was basically "we know it's unusable, and we're trying to figure that out. There's nothing we can do right now."
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ShowMyPc.com
  • Free level should have automatic reconnect on reboot
  • Being a remote access only software pricing plans could be better
  • Branding should be allowed on lower plans
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
I believe they selected FoxDen because we use ReadyTalk for voice conferencing and FoxDen represented a cost savings compared to our previous Skype for Business investment. However, in the end, most of our company has abandoned ever using FoxDen and, instead, still uses all of the products listed above (Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, Slack) or just plain ReadyTalk voice conferencing.
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ShowMyPc.com
ShowMyPC lags behind its competition when it comes to usability and smoothness in operations, its UI on the web is complicated and seems out of place. The high point of this product is its customer service provided through chat support for any issues which is instant. The product also lacks integration with rd party CSPs for file sharing and it does not have a MAC client which works against it.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Increased the length of our meetings due to copious amounts of time spent trying to fix the video and screen sharing.
  • Added frustration for everyone who attempted to use it.
  • Ultimately resulted in a lot of money lost on video equipment that everyone stopped using in favor of voice-only conferencing due to the faulty video.
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ShowMyPc.com
  • The on-demand access is free - can't get a better ROI than that
  • Plans are relatively inexpensive - as long as you are not managing large amounts of devices
  • Having a go to remote access solution that enables clients to control access is priceless
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