Vasion Print: Reliable and Functional
February 16, 2024

Vasion Print: Reliable and Functional

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Vasion Print

We use Vasion Print to administer and map all 150 printers spread across each of our 6 sites. Our scope includes production & manufacturing as well as office administration. The challenges we faced before implementing Vasion Print were an inconsistent user experience when mapping via traditional Windows print server. Connectivity issues at remote locations were due to traversing an unreliable MPLS circuit to send the print jobs to a print server than back to the physical print device on location. We needed a solution to allow users to print directly via IP to the print device in physical proximity but without the headache of singular user mappings at the device level. With Vasion Print we were able to set up default profiles for each device, organize them by location, and allow the users to easily map and use each device. Print jobs became consistent. Speed of print jobs sent to devices were drastically improved due to the core architecture of printing directly via IP without a print server. Monitoring of our printer inventory became much less of a hassle as we now could proactively receive usage reports as well as printer supply warnings.

Pros

  • Ease of use. UI is well designed
  • Core architecture, printing via IP is reliable
  • Administration of devices and profiles
  • Importing from old print server into Vasion Print is a simple process

Cons

  • MacOS usage. The plugin requires specific browser usage and is not clearly defined what will work and what will not. It was a lot of trial and error to find a consistent solution for our end users.
  • Major reduction in support time for devices, 25 hours a week down to 5
  • Proactive approach to printer maintenance
  • Usage reports and additional visibility into each printer's lifecycle
We attempted to utilize Microsoft's universal print cloud solution but found many issues with core functionality and architecture. Microsoft universal cloud print solution had limitations on administration, driver usage, as well as a cost per page printed. Vasion Print resolved these core concerns and gave us a solution that was easy to manage, maintain and implement.

Do you think Vasion Print delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Vasion Print's feature set?

Yes

Did Vasion Print live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Vasion Print go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Vasion Print again?

Yes

Vasion Print is best suited for industrial and office locations where printing reliability must be at the highest level. The ease of setup, core design using IP mapping and administration is why Vasion Print is highly recommended. We have had the best experience with Windows devices printing to general office printers as well as Zebra label printers of all sizes. Adding a printer via the client is fast and easy, with a few caveats on the MacOS side. The client requires a bit more setup for Macs and is more particular about which web browser is the default.

Vasion Print Support

Whenever I've contacted Vasion Print support the responses are always rapid and thorough. The support staff is knowledgeable and always happy to answer any questions I have. Most of the time we needed support was at the beginning of our implementation. Our account rep as well as technical support were skilled and responsive.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
We purchased premium support for the first year, I believe. Due to the importance of the project going well we thought it would be appropriate to have. Due to the products reliability and simplicity, we have not needed to use support very often.
When setting up the initial profiles, we needed some assistance in regards to users with Macbooks. Support was very helpful and resolved our issues within a day or two. They brought in the right resources with the skillset and knowledge to help and rapidly brought a solution to our organization.

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