ScreenConnect - fantastic for small teams!
Updated December 16, 2017

ScreenConnect - fantastic for small teams!

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

Overall Satisfaction with ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect)

ScreenConnect is being used by our IT department to troubleshoot workstations remotely.
  • Very simple automatic deployment via MSI.
  • Custom MSI files for deployment.
  • Easy to use interface - the last update is fantastic.
  • Performance isn't as nice as some alternatives. There may be ways to tweak that but we have't found them yet. It's still very good.
  • No local access - must go over the Internet. Alternatives offer both options.
  • The way it handles multiple screens could be improved. Hot switching would be nice.
  • Increased efficiency due to being able to handle multiple sessions.
  • No longer required to travel 30+ minutes to deal with remote tickets.
  • Inexpensive cost compared to alternatives.
I've used all three of the products identified above. We prefer ScreenConnect over all three. However, would love to see some sort of local IP-based connection inside. Requiring internet access is a [problematic] for production machines that can't reach it.
We are using the cloud-based version of ScreenConnect. We have a small technical team and it's very cost effective to use their environment rather than setting something up in house. We also have a lot of remote users so not requiring local or VPN access is fantastic.

ConnectWise ScreenConnect Feature Ratings

Screen sharing
8
File transfer
9
Instant message
9
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
Not Rated
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
Not Rated
Over-the-Internet remote session
10
Initiate remote control from mobile
7
Remote management of servers & workstations
9
Remote Active Directory® management
Not Rated
Centralized management dashboard
9
Session record
Not Rated
Annotations
8
Monitoring and Alerts
Not Rated
Multi-platform remote control
Not Rated

Using ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect)