LogMeIn Central vs Microsoft Configuration Manager comparison

The compared GoTo and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. GoTo is ranked #8 in RMM , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 4.2% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #4 in SM , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 6.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GoTo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

LogMeIn Central

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (8th)

Microsoft Configuration Man...

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (4th), Configuration Management (3rd), Patch Management (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. LogMeIn Central is designed for Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) and holds a mindshare of 4.2%, down 4.8% compared to last year.
Microsoft Configuration Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Server Monitoring, holds 6.6% mindshare, down 8.7% since last year.

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Kelsey Braun

Information Technology Specialist at Allegheny Coupling

Has good stability and an easy initial setup process

We use the solution for remote access control and endpoint protection features The solution has the best remote access control and protection features. They should provide intermediate device limit options. It would be helpful for users who require more remote control capabilities than the lower…

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MikeNelson2

IT Infrastructure Coordinator at NSW Government

Deployment recovery works well but requires configuration improvements

While I do not use the product frequently, many issues were due to configuration rather than the product itself. I cannot give an exact recommendation as it is not my area of responsibility. The team that uses it finds it adequate. It is presently good enough for us not to investigate other options. Overall, I rate the product a six out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the improvements they made was a LogMeIn Central client - that was a couple years ago - and that has been great. You no longer have to use their web interface. There's actually a client that you can install, which lists all of the machines and servers that you can access. That works really well."

"I have called for help to their technical support, and they have been extremely helpful."

"Using the product, we provide a quicker response when supporting customers."

"Unattended Access, allows me to do support on machines that people are having trouble with, during non-working hours."

"The ability to remotely access machines with no user intervention required at the remote terminal. Other software we used needed someone to click a link and do a download for me to provide support. Now, with LogMeIn Central, I can get in and fix things while they are away from their desks."

"It is a scalable solution."

"Provides remote access, allows me to get inside our network to be able to fix problems."

"The ability to manipulate and do things to the computer and file manager, then boot to safe mode, and see what is going on and track alerts. I use it all."

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"The initial setup is straightforward and not too complicated."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is the software deployment. Additionally, Microsoft integrates most of the other solutions well with one another."

"It gives us the ability to set up schedules, according to what our security requirements are, to automate the patching of our servers and desktops."

"The solution is user-friendly and easy to learn."

"With the right administrator, application deployment can do wonders."

"The tool's most valuable features include security updates and patch management, which are critical functions for maintaining security. The automated software distribution and the ability to manage deployments are also highly useful. Enforcing compliance with set policies on systems is another key functionality we leverage."

"Microsoft Configuration Manager gives different tools in one solution."

"The technical support is good."

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Cons

"Sometimes it just fails to load."

"The initial load is terribly slow and often has delays with the login page loading."

"It needs backwards compatibility for non-Microsoft-supported operating systems, for example, XP and 2003. In situations where I have no options but to run older operating systems, I would like for it to be backwards compatible."

"They should provide intermediate device limit options for the users."

"Our clients are having issues with printing."

"Compared to other products, I feel that their biggest weakness has been customer service. They are very nice, but things take forever to resolve. It has been a major issue there. Otherwise, we're happy. We haven't moved away from them because we haven't found anybody with comparable pricing for our business model."

"There are some screens that are just ugly and difficult to manipulate."

"The file transfer could be better. They could make it a lot easier to deal with. LogMeIn Central is not that intuitive. It's a lot harder to figure out."

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"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager can improve by allowing us to schedule the scripts, we don't have a script scheduling option and have to do it manually."

"Their compliance reporting is not accurate, and they admitted it on the phone when we had a call with them. We were trying to understand why their numbers didn't match on our compliance reports. It is not accurate and you cannot depend on the compliance reports. The numbers just don't match, and we can't figure out why. We called Microsoft and they said, "Yeah, that's a known issue." But there is no word that they're working on it."

"The solution is on-premises. The cloud version of the product, if a person needs to be on the cloud, would be InTune, which already exists as an option. SCCM doesn't need to offer cloud features for this reason."

"The cost of the product can be improved."

"Management of Linux devices could be improved."

"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."

"It does seem a bit buggy from time to time."

"There's no way to say, "I want this maintenance window to be on the second Tuesday of the month." It's strict. This window is this and that's it. You can't fluctuate."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is a little on the expensive side, compared to what TeamViewer has offered."

"The price needs improvement. It is ridiculously expensive now, and no features have really changed."

"The only thing I found is that they've gotten very, very expensive over the years. I started out with about about 100 users on it. Two years ago it was about $600 for 100 users. Now, it's that price for 25 users."

"It is a little pricey. I have more than five seats, so I pay a $1000/year."

"It's getting more expensive and we are starting to evaluate other products. It's starting to become unaffordable."

"We went with it for pricing reasons, that it was the biggest bang for our buck, by combining the ability to have a central security console, as well as a central point for user administration."

"We are an educational institution, so anything to make it cheaper would be better because we don’t grow money on trees."

"I complain about the price all the time. It's gone up from relatively inexpensively to, right now, about $2000 a year for me, based upon the number of machines I have. You say $2000 is not that bad, but the price has jumped up significantly over the past few years. They went three or four years without any price increases, and then they did a dramatic increase, three or four times the annual fee, two years in a row. But last year and this year it has been pretty stable."

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"Pricing and licensing are a downside of SCCM. It's expensive. I'd have to confirm this, but I think they changed the licensing to core-based instead of socket-based. It's not cheap, because you have to buy the software, you have to buy SQL. Another thing we learned from talking to Microsoft is that they provide you a license for SQL if you run it on the same box as the primary server. If you run it outside that box, you have to buy SQL. Microsoft does recommend you running it on the same box because of performance. But then, in order to run SQL, SCCM, and everything on the same box, you better have some resources. It's an expensive solution. There's no doubt about it."

"The price of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is expensive."

"We use the tool's free license. It is expensive."

"For enterprises, there is an annual license required to use this solution. The price of the solution could be cheaper. However, this is mostly because of the exchange rate from the dollar to the Nigerian currency."

"Its licensing is quite complicated because we are getting the license not only for SCCM but for the full Microsoft package. We don't need to pay for a separate license. We need to have one license that includes everything we need, such as Windows, Microsoft 365, SCCM, encryption, and so on. So, we don't have a specific price for it. Perhaps, it is good that it includes the full suite of licensing of Microsoft. It is expensive, but we are getting a lot of features."

"Microsoft provides a steep price for their enterprise products, but they offer very competitive pricing for their legacy customers."

"The price of SCCM depends on the size of the organization. The price is competitive."

"We have to pay for a license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

University

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LogMeIn Central?

It is a scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogMeIn Central?

The solution's price is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with LogMeIn Central?

They should provide intermediate device limit options. It would be helpful for users who require more remote control capabilities than the lower device limit plans.

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What do you like most about SCCM?

One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined ...

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Also Known As

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Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )

Overview

LogMeIn Central enables you to effectively monitor, manage, and secure your endpoint infrastructure with a robust endpoint management feature set.

GoTo

Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.

New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.

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