CW Review by user
September 22, 2017

CW Review by user

Steve Slansky | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect)

ConnectWise allows my company to access systems at my client sites so we can effectively, and in real time, access the information we need. Also, the cloud print capability is a tremendous advantage. ConnectWise is very user-friendly, and fairly easy to set-up and establish connectivity.
  • Reliability. Once a connection is established, we've experience no problems with connectivity (provided a reasonable Internet bandwidth is available).
  • Remote print capability. This is primarily why I switched to ConnectWise. Other 3rd party connectivity programs have inferior (or no) remote print capability.
  • Price. ConnectWise has the best value in 3rd party connectivity that I've found.
  • Initial Set-up. If you're not an I.T. geek (and I'm not), ConnectWise can be difficult to establish permissions, groups, etc.
  • In my case, the alternatives to ConnectWise are:
  • Other 3rd party connectivity programs with less functionality and value,
  • Faxing
  • Couriers, all of which are more costly and less time-efficient.
Problems with reliable connectivity and print capability with LogMeIn and GoToMyPC, coupled with the insane increase in price, forced me to seek alternatives - which is when I found ConnectWise.
ConnectWise does what the name implies; it connects to off site computers. In my field, I've opted to place my PCs at my client sites and use ConnectWise to connect to them and it works well. The basic ability to view remote PCs is a given. The ability to print, share files, transfer files provides excellent functionality. Also, for those remote sites with dual monitors, ConnectWise can accommodate this need as well.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect Feature Ratings

Screen sharing
9
File transfer
9
Instant message
9
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
Not Rated
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
8
Over-the-Internet remote session
10
Initiate remote control from mobile
Not Rated
Remote management of servers & workstations
10
Remote Active Directory® management
9
Centralized management dashboard
9
Session record
Not Rated
Annotations
Not Rated
Monitoring and Alerts
Not Rated
Multi-platform remote control
Not Rated