Great program for remote desktop sessions...great value in terms of cost to reward!
April 26, 2017

Great program for remote desktop sessions...great value in terms of cost to reward!

Ryan Finchum | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ScreenConnect

I use it to do remote support for my various clients. They have small and large issues that need remote IT help. It makes it a lot easier to manage a computer without having to go in the field to troubleshoot most problems. I can either have them connect up remotely with an invitation I send or I can set up anytime access for myself to log in anytime until the problem is resolved...this is great for problems I have to wait for or babysit.
  • Allows me to get users connected quickly via email
  • Allows me to set up a permanent connection for anytime access
  • Is quick and generally reliable
  • Support is responsive when I've needed them
  • Connecting Mac computers is challenging
  • A remote keyboard for when I need to press certain key combinations or use function keys I don't have on my keyboard
  • Increased efficiency of technicians through support for multiple sessions
  • Efficiency gain through fast connection time
  • Remote session speed
  • The cost is reasonable for what you get...it's easy to make up the monthly cost with 1 remote session
MANY others! TeamViewer is by far the best I've used but is EXPENSIVE...splashtop was slow and unreliable, and AnyDesk was feature poor...
Users who understand what a remote desktop session is and what it takes to get connected will use this without issue. Users who are "tech-tarded" will have trouble using this and will need some assistance getting it up and running, even with an invitation.
The mobile app is not very useful and is very challenging to use...I have not connected to a client who is ON a mobile device.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect Feature Ratings

Screen sharing
9
File transfer
8
Instant message
Not Rated
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
Not Rated
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
Not Rated
Over-the-Internet remote session
9
Initiate remote control from mobile
6
Remote management of servers & workstations
8
Remote Active Directory® management
Not Rated
Centralized management dashboard
9
Session record
8
Annotations
7
Monitoring and Alerts
7
Multi-platform remote control
5