Using ConnectWise Control for Remote Support
March 08, 2018

Using ConnectWise Control for Remote Support

Benjamin Tate | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect)

We use the product to view our customer's screen to do training and help resolve issues with our software.
  • It leaves the product installed on the customer workstation so that after the initial connection, the next one is easier.
  • It allows viewing both monitors if there are two. And allows selecting which monitor to view as a single monitor.
  • When ending a session, the prompt says "Do you want to end this session". If you answer yes, the session is permanently deleted. Instead, you have to choose "Leave this Session open" which is not intuitive. It sounds like you are going to stay connected.
  • When trying to set up a computer for remote unattended access, the button is called "Build". This is not intuitive. I'm not sure what Build means but I spent a long time trying to figure it out and was about to contact support when I decided to click "Build" just see what happened.
  • We were using GoToAssist but the product became too expensive. So we looked for a cheaper alternative.
It was less expensive
It's helpful in connecting to a customer's workstation and being able to share a session.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect Feature Ratings

Screen sharing
6
File transfer
Not Rated
Instant message
Not Rated
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
Not Rated
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
6
Over-the-Internet remote session
6
Initiate remote control from mobile
Not Rated
Remote management of servers & workstations
6
Remote Active Directory® management
Not Rated
Centralized management dashboard
Not Rated
Session record
Not Rated
Annotations
Not Rated
Monitoring and Alerts
Not Rated
Multi-platform remote control
Not Rated