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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Syncfusion Essential Studio

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ASince 2002, Essential Studio® has supported the development of software applications across industries and economic sectors, in both public and private enterprises.

    $0

    per year the Essential Studio® product line is free to companies and individuals with less than $1M in annual revenue, up to 5 developers, and no more than 10 employees.

    Zoho Assist

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AZoho Assist from Zoho Corporation is a remote administration tool for SMBs and outsourced IT.

    $12

    per technician/per month

    Pricing
    Syncfusion Essential StudioZoho Assist
    Editions & Modules
    1. Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License
    $0
    free to companies and individuals with less than $1M in annual revenue, up to 5 developers, and no more than 10 employees. If you receive external funding from private equity or venture capital, you must receive less than $3M to be eligible for the Community License. No credit card required. Unlimited access to all 1,600+ components in Essential Studio®. Access demos, training, video tutorials, docs, and KB articles. The Community License supports startups until they need to upgrade to a paid license. Get support via public forums, a feedback page, and support tickets..
    5. PDF Viewer SDK
    $599
    per year per user
    3. Standalone UI SDKs
    $959
    per year per user
    2. UI Component Suite
    $1,199
    per year per user
    4. Document SDK
    $1,199
    per year per user
    Remote Support - Standard
    $12
    per technician/per month
    Unattended Access - Standard
    $12
    25 unattended computers/per month
    Remote Support - Professional
    $18
    per technician/per month
    Unattended Access - Professional
    $18
    25 unattended computers/per month
    Remote Support - Enterprise
    $28
    per technician/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Syncfusion Essential StudioZoho Assist
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details*Grid SDK, Chart SDK, and File Manager SDK are also included as part of the Essential Studio UI Edition. **The Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License includes free access to all 1,600+ controls and is available to companies and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees. Note: An entity or organization may not have ever received more than $3,000,000 USD in capital from an outside source, such as private equity or venture capital, in order to be eligible for the Community License.—
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Syncfusion
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Syncfusion Essential StudioZoho Assist
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Syncfusion Essential Studio and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Assist
    8.0
    24 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.322 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings7.414 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings4.43 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.318 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.515 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Syncfusion Essential StudioZoho Assist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (31 ratings)
    8.7
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    4.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Syncfusion Essential StudioZoho Assist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Syncfusion
    The datagrid is probably their most popular control I would think. It is so flexible and configurable. Most of mine are plain views in ASP.NET Core, but I have a whole bunch that are dynamically created at runtime in my controller. That is so powerful.
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    Zoho
    If you have many remote users in challenging-to-access locations and they use multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), Zoho Assist is the solution. If you have a limited budget, you'll like Zoho Assist pricing. If you have a large team of IT technicians, you'll appreciate Zoho Assist's concurrent usage licensing.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Syncfusion
    • Integrates well into Microsoft tech stack. i.e. ASP.NET, Blazor etc. So it acts as a plug-n-play, which is great!
    • Shrinks the development cycle without adding too much of its own ecosystem overhead.
    • Provides different UI skins so the controls don't appear as "stitched".
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    Zoho
    • One user's computer screen is black, no task bar and start button, after system crush, Unattended Access help me remote control it and use tools under quick Launch to change system settings and created new account for the user, so she can work few hours later.
    • One user computer need help vpn setup but it is not on Unattended Access list, so I create a temporarily Remote Support session, send the link to him by WhatsApp, after he download and install agent, I can connect and remote control it.
    • Sometimes user computer has randomly happening issue, I will connect it by Zoho Assist, record the remote screen, then will catch the issue and know it's triggered
    • sometimes I use video chat as a meeting tool with users
    • The file transfer by web client is useful for me, most of time is to upload files into user computer when it is not able to access our network drive
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Syncfusion
    • Sometimes links point to dead addresses in the documentation.
    • Some components have a difficult learning curve but that is usually due to the complexity of the control.
    • Minor version changes introduce breaking changes, for example updating from 20.1.x to 20.2.x gives us licensing errors, which in my opinion is a kind of breaking change as it requires all users to update their licenses.
    • Theming with CSS variables is not possible. Access to Theme Studio code is not possible. So a fully custom solution is needed to make Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition components themeable with CSS variables.
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    Zoho
    • Instructions to the tech and the person receiving support could be more clear.
    • Providing mobile support is still a bit clunky. Interacting with the user's device on the other end is not totally functional.
    • It would be nice to have a PC app to use instead of accessing via the browser.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Syncfusion
    It takes effort to include a new component library into existing software, especially in our case where we have 5 large applications that are written and maintained by about 100 developers. So changing such a core thing comes with a lot of effort. The other reason we will very likely renew our use of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition is that it works really well and has helped us to speed up the development process.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Syncfusion
    I would rate Syncfusion® Essential Studio® a 10 out of 10 for overall usability. The components are intuitive to implement, with clear APIs and consistent design patterns across the suite. This makes it easy for developers to get started quickly and reduces the learning curve even when working with new controls.
    In addition, the documentation and sample projects provide practical guidance that helps accelerate development. The built-in customization options also allow us to adapt the components to fit our branding and business requirements without excessive effort. Overall, the usability is one of the key reasons why Syncfusion has become an essential part of our development toolset.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Assist has proven to be a highly effective and reliable tool that I use on a daily basis. While the "wake up" feature occasionally fails to respond, this seems more likely due to network connectivity issues rather than a flaw in Zoho Assist itself. On rare occasions, the unattended access installation doesn't appear on the administrator's dashboard, which could potentially be caused by firewall restrictions rather than a problem with the software. Aside from these minor and infrequent issues, the platform has consistently performed well and has become an essential part of my workflow.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Syncfusion
    Although I have decades of software development experience, I had never created a website from scratch before, and my html and css skills are not particularly strong. Between documentation and incredible dedication from the support team they helped me overcome all of my challenges. It's amazing that they typically create sample code for most of the issues that I submitted. On rare occasions where I uncovered a defect they kept me informed as to its status, and typically resolved it in a short-term release, and/or gave me a reasonable workaround. They hopped on zoom calls with me on multiple occasions when necessary.
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    Zoho
    Support is terrible. Quick to initially respond with the boilerplate "The information provided by you should be sufficient for my development team to analyse this further. I shall also write back to you as soon as I get an update from them on this
    regard." And then you will hear nothing more from them. Chase further and you'll get stock responses such as "Our development team are still looking into this," etc.
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    Implementation Rating
    Syncfusion
    Feedback from the team has been very positive.
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    Zoho
    Make it easier to deploy mulitple agents for different departments.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Syncfusion
    Firstly, there is a free version for small businesses and it allows you to jump start without risk. I found one of the other products a bit short in the number of out-of-the-box supported events handlers for each control and, although you can manually add them, I feel more comfortable to just have them ready. After using the free version I just felt in love with Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition controls and decided to stay with them; they have all I need and more. The usage of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition controls is straightforward and intuitive. Support is world-class even for the free version; you get answers in 24 hours at most. Also, the support team is ready to remotely connect to your project in case it is needed; we have had one situation like this, and the issue was solved.
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    Zoho
    The value for Zoho Assist and the functionality is superior to what is now known as LogMeIn Resolve. I knew it before as Goto Assist. My decision to try out and ultimately purchase Zoho Assist has been a great one for my business. I am glad I heard about Zoho Assist and will continue using them for years to come.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Syncfusion
    • First of all, I think the best positive impact is the reduce of time development. I do not know exactly how much time, but certainly, using the framework we save a lot of effort and time.
    • About negative impact, sometimes using the controls of the framewrok have a signifcant impact in the execution time and page load.
    • And of course, the use of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition has a significant impact of the learning of javascript and JQUERY.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Assist helped in managing our files and records even if ours is not an Enterprise version.
    • Connectivity is maintained despite having faced some latency issues, thus allowing us to save more time and money.
    • Low maintenance costs, since Zoho Assist is cloud-based
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Syncfusion Essential Studio Screenshots

    Screenshot of An overview of Syncfusion® Essential Studio®, which is a software package that includes more than 1,600 components and frameworks for WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC, Core), UWP, WinUI, Flutter, Blazor, JavaScript, Angular, Vue, and React.Screenshot of The Data Grid control, which is a grid component that helps display and manipulate large amounts of data in a tabular format. Its feature set includes functionalities like data binding, sorting, grouping, editing, filtering, swiping, dragging, resizing, loading more items, pull-to-refresh, and exporting to Excel and PDF file formats.Screenshot of The PDF Viewer, which is .NET PDF class library developed with 100% managed C# code that can be used to create, read, and write PDFs.

    Zoho Assist Screenshots

    Screenshot of On-demand Remote SupportScreenshot of Browser-based Remote SupportScreenshot of Unattended Access to remote computersScreenshot of Detailed Analytics