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Remote Access / LogIn Comparisons

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Reference: Comparison of remote desktop software at Wikipedia

name price price per remote host (in office) price per local host (in home / vacation) price per username login price per simultaneous session windows server special price includes what updates? + mobile ios local mobile ios remote mobile android local mobile android remote + remote maint spontan support unattended computers online meetings / presentations / training sessions editing collaboration bidirectional sharing + remote printing clipboard file transfer file transfer from mapped drives picture transfer (they are large) video transfer (they are large) + share files from pc w/ others audio multiple remote monitor support log in as administrator / windows system service encryption uses THEIR server (security / privacy concern) thru firewall / NAT (works behind router) + remote install required? remote removed after session local install required / optional / not available local in browser InternetExplorer (IE) FireFox Chrome + hd quality available remote reboot remote reboot – UNATTENDED reboot and reconnect safe mode UAC ability to remote install any program Keyboard locking Screen blanking + Notes
TeamViewer free free n/a n/a ? ? ? ? TeamViewer free ? ? ? ? TeamViewer free ? ? ? ? ? ? TeamViewer free yes ? yes ? ? ? TeamViewer free ? ? ? yes yes yes TeamViewer free ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TeamViewer free ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TeamViewer free ?
TeamViewer commercial $1166 = $749 + $139 * 3 addl loc ? free ? $139 ? ? ? w/in main ver forever TeamViewer com ? ? ? ? TeamViewer com yes yes yes yes yes ? TeamViewer com yes ? yes ? ? ? TeamViewer com ? ? ? yes yes yes TeamViewer com ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TeamViewer com yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TeamViewer com ?
name price price / remote price / local pri / usr logi price / simul win srv special price includes? + ios loc ios rem android loc android rem + remote maintenance spontaneous support unattended computers online mtg / pres / train editing collaboration bidir shar + remote printing clipboard file transfer file xfer mapd picture transfer video transfer + share files w/ oth audio multi mon admin login sys srvc encryption uses THEIR server thru FW / NAT + rem inst reqd rem rem loc inst reqd browser IE FireFox Chrome + hd rem reb rem reb unat reboot reconnect safe mode UAC rem inst any pgm kbd lck Scrn blank + Notes
logmein pro w/o central (refs) $300/yr for 6 $99/2/yr $249/5/yr $449/10/yr free ONLY 1 USERNAME ? no ? logmein pro yes ? yes ? logmein pro ? ? yes installs as sys srvc ? ? ? logmein pro yes yes yes ? yes yes logmein pro ? yes ? ssl established thru their server; then direct http logmein pro full no logmein rmt ctrl client pro limited web inteface yes (limited) yes (limited) yes (limited) logmein pro yes yes yes yes yes ? yes ? ? logmein pro ?
logmein central w/basic only ? 299/year ? 0-100 included free free free no ? logmein central basic yes in free ? yes in free ? logmein central basic ? ? yes installs as sys srvc ? ? ? logmein central basic no yes no ? no no logmein central basic ? no ? ssl established thru their server; then direct http logmein central basic full no logmein client rmt ctrl basic ? ? ? ? logmein central basic yes yes yes yes yes ? yes ? ? logmein central basic ?
logmein central w/ pro, console completely web based; with instl app rem ctrl $299 + 6 * $50 = $600 $50 free free free no ? logmein central pro yes in free ? yes in free ? logmein central pro ? ? yes installs as sys srvc ? ? ? logmein central pro yes yes yes ? yes yes logmein central pro ? yes ? ssl established thru their server; then direct http logmein central pro full no logmein rmt ctrl client pro ? ? ? ? logmein central pro yes yes yes yes yes ? yes ? ? logmein central pro ?
logmein rescue (refs) $1188 / yr (+ $768 mobile) free free $1188 / yr 10 max included no 1yr maint only logmein rescue no yes $768 ? no yes $768 ? logmein rescue ? ? yes applet starts a sys srvc ? ? yes logmein rescue no yes yes ? yes yes logmein rescue ? no yes ssl established thru their server; then direct http logmein rescue lightweight applet w/ sys srvc opt yes yes ? yes (addon) ? yes yes yes logmein rescue yes yes yes yes w/ sys srvc yes w/ sys srvc ? yes ? ? logmein rescue ?
RemotelyAnywhere by logmein (refs) $700 = 5*99 + 199 $99 free (web) ? ? $199 (includes ws) 1year maint only RemotelyAnywhere by logmein pc-based-only yes pc-based-only yes RemotelyAnywhere by logmein yes yes ? ? ? ? RemotelyAnywhere by logmein ? ? ? ? ? ? RemotelyAnywhere by logmein ? ? ? ? not typically manual RemotelyAnywhere by logmein ? ? no yes yes yes yes (v11) RemotelyAnywhere by logmein yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? RemotelyAnywhere by logmein ?
join.me by logmein free free free ? ? free free join.me by logmein ? ? ? ? join.me by logmein ? ? NO ? ? ? join.me by logmein ? ? ? ? ? ? join.me by logmein ? ? ? ? ? ? join.me by logmein ? ? ? ? ? ? ? join.me by logmein yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? join.me by logmein ?
name price price / remote price / local pri / usr logi price / simul win srv special price includes? + ios loc ios rem android loc android rem + remote maintenance spontaneous support unattended computers online mtg / pres / train editing collaboration bidir shar + remote printing clipboard file transfer file xfer mapd picture transfer video transfer + share files w/ oth audio multi mon admin login sys srvc encryption uses THEIR server thru FW / NAT + rem inst reqd rem rem loc inst reqd browser IE FireFox Chrome + hd rem reb rem reb unat reboot reconnect safe mode UAC rem inst any pgm kbd lck Scrn blank + Notes
citrix GoToMyPc (refs) $613.90 / yr or $61.70 / mo for 6 rmt PCs $10.28 / rem @ 6 free? ? ? ? ? GoToMyPc yes ? yes ? GoToMyPc ? ? yes ? ? ? GoToMyPc yes yes yes ? ? ? GoToMyPc ? ? ? yes ? ? GoToMyPc ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GoToMyPc ? ? ? ? ? ? ? yes yes GoToMyPc ?
citrix GoToAssist (refs) $69 / mo = $828 / yr free unlim ? ? ? ? ? GoToAssist yes yes unclear yes yes unclear GoToAssist ? ? yes ? ? ? yes GoToAssist ? ? yes ? ? ? GoToAssist ? ? yes yes yes yes GoToAssist no “pre” ? ? ? ? ? ? GoToAssist ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GoToAssist notes ?
cicso webex support center (refs) $99 / mo = $1200 / yr free ? ? 5 ? ? webex supt ctr ? ? ? ? webex supt ctr ? ? no ? ? ? ? webex supt ctr yes ? yes ? ? ? webex supt ctr ? ? ? yes yes ? http/s webex supt ctr no n/a no yes ? ? ? webex supt ctr ? yes ? yes yes ? ? ? ? webex supt ctr notes ?
cicso webex support center w/ remote access (refs) $99 / mo = $1200 / yr + 6 * $60 = $2400 $60 / yr ? ? ? unclear ? webex SC w/ rmt acc ? ? ? ? webex SC w/ rmt acc ? ? yes ? ? ? webex SC w/ rmt acc yes ? yes ? ? ? webex SC w/ rmt acc ? ? ? yes yes ? yes webex SC w/ rmt acc no ? no ? ? ? ? webex SC w/ rmt acc ? yes ? yes ? ? ? ? ? webex SC w/ rmt acc notes ?
name price price / remote price / local pri / usr logi price / simul win srv special price includes? + ios loc ios rem android loc android rem + remote maintenance spontaneous support unattended computers online mtg / pres / train editing collaboration bidir shar + remote printing clipboard file transfer file xfer mapd picture transfer video transfer + share files w/ oth audio multi mon admin login sys srvc encryption uses THEIR server thru FW / NAT + rem inst reqd rem rem loc inst reqd browser IE FireFox Chrome + hd rem reb rem reb unat reboot reconnect safe mode UAC rem inst any pgm kbd lck Scrn blank + Notes
UltraVNC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? UltraVNC ? ? ? ? UltraVNC ? ? yes ? ? ? UltraVNC ? ? ? ? ? ? UltraVNC ? ? ? ? no 1 yes, 2 ? UltraVNC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? UltraVNC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? UltraVNC ?
RealVNC free free free free ? ? no unlim free upd to free ver RealVNC free ? ? ? ? RealVNC free ? ? yes ? ? ? RealVNC free yes yes yes ? ? ? RealVNC free with other simultaneously connected no ? no no 1 yes, 2 ? RealVNC free ? ? ? ? ? ? ? RealVNC free ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? RealVNC free ?
RealVNC personal $180 = 6 * 30 30 free ? ? yes ∞, upds 1 yr RealVNC personal yes ? yes ? RealVNC personal ? ? yes ? ? ? RealVNC personal yes yes yes ? yes yes RealVNC personal with other simultaneously connected no ? yes no 1 yes, 2 ? RealVNC personal yes no yes no n/a n/a n/a RealVNC personal ? yes ? yes ? yes ? ? ? yes ? ? RealVNC personal ?
TightVNC
TurboVNC
name price price / remote price / local pri / usr logi price / simul win srv special price includes? + ios loc ios rem android loc android rem + remote maintenance spontaneous support unattended computers online mtg / pres / train editing collaboration bidir shar + remote printing clipboard file transfer file xfer mapd picture transfer video transfer + share files w/ oth audio multi mon admin login sys srvc encryption uses THEIR server thru FW / NAT + rem inst reqd rem rem loc inst reqd browser IE FireFox Chrome + hd rem reb rem reb unat reboot reconnect safe mode UAC rem inst any pgm kbd lck Scrn blank + Notes
splashtop ? personal free up to 5 PCs; $60/yser free, unlm ? $60 ? no ? Splashtop yes yes yes yes Splashtop ? ? ? ? ? ? Splashtop ? ? no no no no Splashtop ? ? ? ? ? ? Splashtop ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Splashtop yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Splashtop ?
remotepc $49.75 / yr / 10 PCs ? ? free free free ? no ? Remotepc yes ? yes ? Remotepc ? ? seems like it ? ? ? Remotepc yes ? yes yes ? ? Remotepc ? yes ? yes ? yes Remotepc yes no yes yes ? ? ? Remotepc ? think yes seems like it maybe? ? ? ? ? ? Remotepc ?
remotepc helpdesk basic $14.95 / mo / 3 concur ? 100 free ? ? ? ? ? Remotepc helpdesk ? ? ? ? Remotepc helpdesk ? ? ? ? ? ? Remotepc helpdesk yes yes yes ? ? ? Remotepc helpdesk ? ? ? yes ? ? Remotepc helpdesk yes yes optional optional ? ? ? Remotepc helpdesk ? yes ? yes ? ? ? ? ? Remotepc helpdesk ?
remote utilities ? (refs) per rmt or per techn free <=10 $29.95 ? free $549 ? free unlim no major 1 yr + minor ∞ ? remote utilities yes ? yes ? remote utilities ? ? yes ? ? ? remote utilities yes yes yes no ? yes yes remote utilities ? ? ? yes ? ? remote utilities yes ? yes no ? ? ? remote utilities ? yes yes yes yes ? yes seems yes ? ? remote utilities ?
name price price / remote price / local pri / usr logi price / simul win srv special price includes? + ios loc ios rem android loc android rem + remote maintenance spontaneous support unattended computers online mtg / pres / train editing collaboration bidir shar + remote printing clipboard file transfer file xfer mapd picture transfer video transfer + share files w/ oth audio multi mon admin login sys srvc encryption uses THEIR server thru FW / NAT + rem inst reqd rem rem loc inst reqd browser IE FireFox Chrome + hd rem reb rem reb unat reboot reconnect safe mode UAC rem inst any pgm kbd lck Scrn blank + Notes
radmin ? not lower
BeAnywhere no price ?
crossloop gone ?
aeroadmin free free free free free seems like yes ? ? aeroadmin no no no no aeroadmin ? ? yes ? ? ? ? aeroadmin looks like no yes yes ? yes yes yes aeroadmin ? ? ? yes ? yes aeroadmin no dont think so no looks like no ? ? ? aeroadmin ? yes yes ? yes looks like no maybe not assume so ? ? aeroadmin ?
ammyy ? ? $66.90 * 10 = $669.00 ? $66.90 1-time ? 2 rem 4 loc ? all minor upg
Remote Graphics by HP linux only
name price price / remote price / local pri / usr logi price / simul win srv special price includes? + ios loc ios rem android loc android rem + remote maintenance spontaneous support unattended computers online mtg / pres / train editing collaboration bidir shar + remote printing clipboard file transfer file xfer mapd picture transfer video transfer + share files w/ oth audio multi mon admin login sys srvc encryption uses THEIR server thru FW / NAT + rem inst reqd rem rem loc inst reqd browser IE FireFox Chrome + hd rem reb rem reb unat reboot reconnect safe mode UAC rem inst any pgm kbd lck Scrn blank + Notes

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