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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TeamViewer

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATeamviewer offers secure remote access, IT support and device management on a scalable platform. It speeds up problem resolution, reduces downtime and enhances control through automation, unattended access and complete visibility of every device and location.

    $299

    per year

    VMware Workstation Player

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AVMware Workstation 17 Player is a platform for running a single virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC to deliver managed corporate desktops. Organizations can use Workstation Player to deliver managed corporate desktops, while students and educators use it for learning and training.N/A
    Pricing
    TeamViewerVMware Workstation Player
    Editions & Modules
    Remote Access
    $24.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 Licensed User
    Business
    $50.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 Licensed User
    Premium
    $102.90
    per month (billed annually) 15 Licensed Users
    Corporate
    $206.90
    per month (billed annually) 30 Licensed Users
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TeamViewerVMware Workstation Player
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    TeamViewerVMware Workstation Player
    Considered Both Products
    TeamViewer
    No answer on this topic
    VMware by Broadcom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    383 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    354 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    417 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    288 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    356 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    TeamViewerVMware Workstation Player
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of TeamViewer and VMware Workstation Player
    Feature
    TeamViewer
    8.8
    68 Ratings
    0% above category average
    VMware Workstation Player
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.869 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of TeamViewer and VMware Workstation Player
    Feature
    TeamViewer
    8.9
    553 Ratings
    4% above category average
    VMware Workstation Player
    -
    Ratings
    File transfer8.9521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message8.8481 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.5366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record8.4376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations8.2143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of TeamViewer and VMware Workstation Player
    Feature
    TeamViewer
    8.0
    48 Ratings
    1% below category average
    VMware Workstation Player
    -
    Ratings
    Third-party software integrations8.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of TeamViewer and VMware Workstation Player
    Feature
    TeamViewer
    8.6
    81 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VMware Workstation Player
    -
    Ratings
    Attended device access9.180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access8.777 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access8.071 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access8.667 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support8.668 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions8.470 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    TeamViewerVMware Workstation Player
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (611 ratings)
    6.9
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (68 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (59 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (51 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.7
    (166 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TeamViewerVMware Workstation Player
    Likelihood to Recommend
    TeamViewer
    I would definitely recommend it, and that's why I've stuck with it so long: continuous improvement. Now AI has fully embraced it to help with faster monitoring and Troubleshooting, saving me a huge amount of time and effort. Affordable to use for both personal and Professional work to assist colleagues from different workstations.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware will work great for the following test scenarios:
    • Testing windows updates on a system
    • Testing a new software or a new software version
    • Creating a sandbox to test options/features of an OS
    • Creating different VM to test a software on different OS without the need to have physical machines for all of them
    You can also use it as a "player" only where you have that static VM that you run from time to time as with my use for SAS University. Whenever you need to use the software, you simply start that VM.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    TeamViewer
    • It is secure and eliminates the need for VPN for remote users.
    • It offers a 2FA to insure that security is strong for our system.
    • Can save time with file transfer syncs for labels, batches and other files.
    • It supports multi device and cross platform usage within our warehouse.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VMware Player is easy to use.
    • VMware Player supports a wide variety operating systems.
    • Unity mode makes it easy for the end user to utilize needed legacy applications while maintaining their familiar Host OS desktop. It's seamless to the point where the end user doesn't know they're running applications from a VM.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    TeamViewer
    • MFA could be a lot better when connecting to the remote device. If a phone is added to security for the remote worker, then the admin cannot use Easy Access to access the device without interaction with the remote worker. Admins should have access to remote devices via other MFA methods.
    • App updates sometimes cause unstable status and computer must be restarted.
    • OS updates often require additional user interaction before completing the sign-in process, leaving TeamViewer in an incomplete startup state and preventing the Remote Worker from accessing the device. An admin then has to remote into the device using another remote desktop access tool (Apple Remote Desktop, for instance) and bypass the user interaction screens, which allows the login process to complete and TeamViewer to start up fully. It would be best if the TeamViewer Host could connect even when the OS is prompting for user interaction (e.g., clicking OK on modal dialog boxes post-update).
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Would be nice to use more VMs at once, but this is basically trial software, so it's hard to fault them.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    TeamViewer
    We need this tool in our day to day business. It is what we do all day remoting into clients devices. In this day and age we can access devices all over the world as long as we have secure internet connection. It certainly saves money in gas, and even if you are away you can help.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    I give a rating of 8 because VMware Player has its use cases, for example it requires the host OS to be logged in, and the VMware Player application to be opened and the Guest VM started. Only one VM can run at a time. I'd give a 9/10 to VMware Workstation because you can run shared VMs at startup without logging in or starting the workstation application. and i'd give ESX a 10/10 because ESX is the leader in enterprise visualization.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer is a reliable and really strong tool for accessing remote IT platforms secure and fast. We don't know any product that provide us such strong functionality to make our life as a internationally recognized MES provider with DIAMES with an international clientele so easy. We look forward for any new TeamViewer functionality that supports us even more.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Great product. Its user-friendly GUI and overall performance are really the biggest strength of this tool. The reason why I don't give a higher note is because of the price. Although it's decent (starting at around $200 for a license), there is a good free alternative in VirtualBox. Not everyone values friendly GUI as something worth paying for. For people that are more tech-savvy, I would recommend looking into VirtualBox as they might actually like the model better (with downloadable add-ons and packages).
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer has always been available when we needed to use it. We have not noticed any outages or periods where the software functions were unavailable.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Performance
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer performance has always been very good. Pages load quickly and we can see what the remote engineers are doing on the computer in real time. This is very beneficial for our own technicians and engineers and helps their learning curve. Troubleshooting is much easier with TeamViewer. We have not noticed and lagging of our computers while using TeamViewer.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Integration isn't really relevant here but I see this question more as an OS compatibility for the VM. They state that they support over 200 different OS versions. I honestly have never tried anything else other than Ubuntu and Windows myself but nonetheless, this is impressive. I have not hit any limitation in my use of this software in terms of limitation or conflicts with other software.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    TeamViewer
    the few times i have had to contact teamviewer support, they were very responsive and give me quick answers and seemed to understand my problems quickly and easily. I did not have to sit on the phone for hours on hold or get passed around to multiple phone support techs before finding a solution to my issues, so i would rate their support very highly.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware support is very knowledgeable on their products, eveything from AirWatch to ESX clusters. VMware is easy to contact, they stay in touch and see the issue through to the end and a final resolution. They keep you up to date on your issue status and don't leave you waiting for answers.
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    In-Person Training
    TeamViewer
    As expected without any problem! Alternate in-person training is another efficient way to learn how a product works. There are many third party supporters for TeamViewer courses available that can give additional ideas how to use TeamViewer for specific functions and features as we did require in respect of our usage.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    TeamViewer
    I have never used the online training either. I have watched a few informational videos that were helpful when learning how to do a specific procedure within TeamViewer and get the most out of the software by utilizing one of the many features that are available with the software. Again, 5 if for neutral.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer installation and deployment to other devices is pretty straightforward and does not require much technical know-how. This makes ease of use attractive when supporting both new and existing clients with limited technical knowledge. I think ease of use is a huge factor in getting new clients. TeamViewer handles that extremely well.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Installing the application was easily completed on the twenty computers that needed VMware Player. Once those 20 users were configured we copied our virtual machine template to the 20 users and turned on their newly provisioned virtual machines. We then configured unity mode so the user could easily work from within the virtual machine from their host desktop.
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    Alternatives Considered
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer's cost is much lower than that of other solutions, and its security is far superior to RemotePC's. TeamViewer is also a request-based remote session manager, unlike other software that allows indefinite connection time. TeamViewer's free version makes it even better for one end of the group to find support, while the other end has the paid version.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Both free, VMware supports USB 3.0 while VirtualBox does not. VMware supports nested hardware-assisted virtualization while VirtualBox does not.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    TeamViewer
    Stay up working. Easy to connect and disconnect. easy way to transfer files to another desktop
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    VMware by Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    TeamViewer
    It took about 3 months.
    • Customer Support of our business has become more interactive with customers, leading to faster resolution of their problems.
    • Remotely accessing devices in our office allows employees to stay productive while working from home.
    • TeamViewer helps us to collaborate with other firms for projects we're doing.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • A positive impact is that it require little to no funding to use.
    • Negative impact is that because it is free it can be hard to get support.
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    ScreenShots

    TeamViewer Screenshots

    Screenshot of how TeamViewer lets users connect to devices and provide remote support.Screenshot of AI, automation and remediation.Screenshot of the interface to monitor and manage devices proactively.Screenshot of some of TeamViewer's integrations.