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BeyondTrust Remote Support vs TOPdesk comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Remote Support
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (14th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (18th)
TOPdesk
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (14th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

BeyondTrust Remote Support and TOPdesk aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BeyondTrust Remote Support is designed for Remote Access and holds a mindshare of 3.2%, down 3.4% compared to last year.
TOPdesk, on the other hand, focuses on Help Desk Software, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 1.5% since last year.
Remote Access
Help Desk Software
 

Featured Reviews

Justin Glasscock - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2022
You can connect to a system without end-user interaction.
I would say setting up the cloud version was fairly straightforward. BeyondTrust stood up the application and then handed it over just kind of blank, the company at the time did not want to pay the implementation cost. So integrated it with Azure for single sign on, set up the group policies, I would say it was pretty straightforward. So it was kind of an ongoing. Once we got the initials set up and core administrators that would be using the tool set up with local accounts, it did become a more back burner task. I was able to work on it as I was had free time from other tasks. I would say really getting it to the basic usability point of being able to log in on the tool and to be able to connect and help somebody was within a couple hours and then developing the customizations, client deployment installations via group policy, transitioning from using local accounts to Azure AD accounts. If able to tackle in one sitting, probably would've been a few days, but since it was using more free time from other tasks, it was an ongoing process that took weeks and even into a couple of months to kind of get to a very nice deployment flow where everything was set up and easily usable and easy to onboard somebody else into the tool. Just one person really. Just me.
Bruno Clemente - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2023
A highly scalable solution that has good reporting features
TOPdesk has features that allow only the financial managers to approve or deny the company's dealings With TOPdesk, we can concentrate all the requests from the company to only one system, and then we can manage the team's productivity. The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports. We…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is stable."
"We are able to be more effectively connected to computers and servers all over the world."
"The time savings that we experience from being able to get hands on with a device experiencing trouble, and the time to resolve an issue is substantial."
"I like Remote Support's ability to connect to a system without end-user interaction. A support engineer can log in to the system if a user is stuck and doesn't know where to go. This is helpful when conference room computers get locked down and the user can't access the guest OS."
"It is effective. It is a good way of making sure that you're auditing what's going on. It also makes the end-user feel safe that you're not getting into things that you shouldn't be getting into because they're authorizing different areas for you to see. It is a pretty secure tool. It is important as far as security is concerned. It is very effective in terms of the support personnel being able to get the job done when they need to. It is easy for the end-user or the person we're helping out to understand how to allow somebody in to get the work done."
"This product "just works" (without fail) and is dead-easy for clients to connect with."
"It's very secure, and it works very well. I like their remote support feature. It can be used for our clients' desktops or anywhere where the client can be working. I'd have to say the product is very good. It's a strong solution for us."
"This is a very secure product."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ticketing feature."
"This solution has provided me with a well-defined process and interaction, compared to my previous tool, GLPI."
"When it comes to implementing new features, they listen to what their customers want via a suggestion forum that they have."
"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"Its ITSM approach is quite useful."
"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is its ease of use if you have implemented it in the right way. If you're not implementing it in the right way, then it's very difficult."
"Change management is the most critical feature."
 

Cons

"I would like more insight into completed sessions. This would be nice, such as a historical log into the technician client application."
"I would like to see more integration with iOS devices along with better connectivity and communication with these devices."
"The Remote support solution based on Bomgar has physical appliances deployed and leveraged to serve our multiple customers. Aging appliances are going RMA now and then."
"The solution currently is not stable and we gave a road map of our expectations two or three days ago."
"The Bomgar representative console could do with modernising. The Web rep console introduced is a marked improvement, but is currently not at feature parity with the thick client. This is being worked on."
"This product has a lot of features that we do not currently use, so there may be some things that cause bloat and confusion."
"iOS interactive support would be a cool addition. Right now it's a non-interactive view."
"The screen annotation tools could be expanded. I would like to see a text/typing annotation tool."
"The solution's change management could be better."
"It is time-consuming to add new users."
"Change management implementation, facility management, and making reservations on assets can be improved."
"This solution is modular so you only buy what you need, but I prefer what some companies are doing where they include everything in the package."
"If I open a ticket on the infrastructure team, I can't move it to the financial team for them to manage the ticket."
"One of the disadvantages of TOPdesk is the reporting tool. It is very poor and not in real-time. You do not always receive the correct information."
"All companies have processes that need to be adjusted. When you have a change, you need to name it, and many companies have a set of changes you can use. It would be helpful if there were more space in TOPdesk to name the change or use metadata to record the kinds of changes."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to order more licenses. This would allow us to support more end users concurrently."
"We believe for the money, it is worth what you pay."
"I rate Remote Support eight out of 10 for affordability. It's definitely not the cheapest product, but you get a good return on your investment."
"Although the upfront cost is a bit overwhelming, the appliance will pay for itself in less than two years."
"The setup is complex. Purchase the remote implementation service and make them slow down and work with you."
"It is expensive. Performance-wise, it is pretty good, but we're less happy with the cost. Its licensing is on a yearly basis. It is also on a per-technician basis. A certain number of concurrent technicians can log in and access all the features."
"Their pricing is a little bit high but it's negotiable depending on the type of client. It is approximately R6,000 per year for a user. I would rate the pricing a four out of five."
"It is not the most cost effective solution on the market."
"The cost of the solution on a yearly basis is $20,000. Technical support is not extra. It's included in the yearly cost. Updates are also included. The solution is good at keeping its product up to date."
"Compared to other products in this segment, I think that they are priced well and not too expensive."
"TOPdesk's pricing is cheaper than Jira's."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not expensive."
"The solution is inexpensive compared to competitors."
"There are three fee options to choose from for a company and these options compared to market prices are very high. For example, if I use one of the first options for 10 assets, then it costs 20,000 Euros. If you went to competitors, then you pay less."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
60%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
3%
Financial Services Firm
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BeyondTrust Remote Support?
The most valuable feature of the solution concerns our company's main use case, which is for connection to our remote clients.
What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Remote Support?
The local partners for BeyondTrust Remote Support are not enough in numbers. There are not enough product partners in Turkey, making it difficult for me to get assistance. The aforementioned area c...
What advice do you have for others considering BeyondTrust Remote Support?
I can recommend the product, but it is important to note that it is expensive. Though I am not a very good expert with BeyondTrust Remote Support, I think one can get and use another product very c...
What do you like most about TOPdesk?
The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TOPdesk?
The solution's pricing is reasonable and not expensive.
What needs improvement with TOPdesk?
The solution should be made more user-friendly.
 

Also Known As

Bomgar Remote Support
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Sample Customers

InterContinental Hotels Group, Williams-Sonoma Inc., eBay, Carbonite, Computer Sciences Corporation
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