Compare ConnectWise vs Critical Start

ConnectWise

Based on 79 reviews.

Critical Start

Based on 10 reviews.

Sample Customers

ConnectWise SIEM

Techvera, Syrex, Clark Integrated Technologies

Popular Solutions

ConnectWise ScreenConnect

3 reviews

ConnectWise PSA

2 reviews

ConnectWise Automate

0 reviews

CRITICALSTART

0 reviews

Top Industries

Educational Organization

28%

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

12%

Healthcare Company

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

10%

Financial Services Firm

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Giulio Valeri
Owner at SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SRL
ConnectWise Fortify is primarily cloud-based, and we use it to protect Microsoft, AWS, and Google. We use Fortisight...
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Sean Saeb
Partner and CIO at Caspian IT Group
ConnectWise Automate is ideal for an MSP because it includes patch management. It has monitoring, maintenance, and...
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Steve Schick
Technology and Logistics Director at a media company
We use ConnectWise Control as a great remote access tool.
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Tushar Shelar
CEO at Icon Technologies
We are a 100% services company. We don't give any software. Our clients are MSPs who are using Continuum,...
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Preston Broesche
Director of Information Technology at Kirby Corporation
I have a very small team and anytime I can maximize efficiencies within the work I'm trying to do with Kirby, it's a...
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Customer Service

Giulio Valeri
Owner at SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SRL
The technical support has been very good for us. When we had issues they were responsive.
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Todd Blake
Senior IT Specialist at COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS INC
I haven't had to use technical support almost at all. It's been three years or more since I've reached out to them...
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Sean Saeb
Partner and CIO at Caspian IT Group
Technical support is good. I would rate them a four out of five.
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JonMcWilliams
vCTO - Technical Account Manager at CMIT Princeton
Kaseya's support is a little better than ConnectWise. The technical support of ConnectWise PSA is not very good....
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Anonymous User
Vice President International Business Development at a tech services company
As a general rule, our engineers like to do things themselves rather than contacting the software developer or the...
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Support Specialist at a tech services company
I would give the technical support a 8/10. It has some great functions but coming from my past experience of using...
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Elmira Iravani
Network Administrator at Hanatech
Technical support has been good. Everyone we have been in contact with has responded to our queries in a reasonable...
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Anonymous User
Systems Administrator at a non-profit
10/10
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Steve Schick
Technology and Logistics Director at a media company
The only time I've ever had to contact tech support is to purchase additional licenses, and they would just send me...
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Anonymous User
Franchise Operations Specialist at a recreational facilities/services company
Their support is very good. The few times I have had to call up I’ve been able to talk with a real person right away...
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Anonymous User
Director of Information Technology at a hospitality company
Have not needed any support to date so cannot comment.
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Tom Cross
President at Fairoaks IT
Technical support is okay. I would rate them at a seven out of ten. They are mostly helpful and responsive.
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Anonymous User
Managing Director at a tech consulting company
Their technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
Support for Control is good, but support for Automate is a joke.
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Chris Walters
VoIP Network Engineer at Infinet Solutions
From an end-user standpoint, I would say that technical support is decent, probably a seven or an eight out of ten....
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Matt Ellery
Principal Consultant at Ellnet
The solution's technical support is good, and the response is quick. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten....
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Joe Reagan
Help Desk Manager at MYERS NETWORK SOLUTIONS
The few times I've had to call, when I first joined the company... Always excellent, professional, courtious,...
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Anonymous User
Labtech Administrator and System-Admin at a tech services company
Good. They have a good tech team.
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Anonymous User
IT Network Specialist at a educational organization
I have never had to call tech support.
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Anonymous User
Associate Director NSOC at a computer software company
I have had experience dealing with technical support. In the past, when I needed something, they were very helpful...
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Anonymous User
Principal at a healthcare company
Support has also been great - great demo and help with getting things set up for the first time. Haven't needed any...
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Mitchell Fitzpatrick
Junior Engineer at a tech services company
I have been in touch with technical support and I would say that they are thorough, but maybe not as quick of a...
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Anonymous User
Works at a tech company
We haven't needed their tech support. It's easy to understand, it works, it does what we need. The only reason I'd...
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Anonymous User
Senior NOC and Automation Consultant at a tech services company
Their premium support is great. If you don't have premium support, you can sometimes have a lot of difficulties with...
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Anonymous User
Field Service Tech at a retailer
I haven't had any issues getting assistance for a customer site using the vendor we partnered with. I've used them a...
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Sanjay Ahluwalia
Manager of Implementation and Support
Tech support has been perfect. No issues so far.
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Anonymous User
Network Admin at a hospitality company
Technical Support wasn’t and hasn’t been needed.
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Anonymous User
Senior Instrustor of IT at a computer software company
The technical support was easy. They have been very helpful.
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Anonymous User
IT Admin at a tech company
I had to use their technical support once. They were very straightforward. They called me, and they helped me pretty...
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Anonymous User
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company
They have some good technical people, but sometimes, getting the right person is a chore.
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DavidSun
IT Manager at a manufacturing company
If I have a question, I do talk to the service provider's analyst, though not very often. This is partly because...
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Justin Hadley
Sr. Manager, Security Engineering at a financial services firm
Our team members talk regularly with CRITICALSTART's analysts. They go back and forth with them regularly on...
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Charles F.
Senior Director of IT Security at a financial services firm
I occasionally talk with the service provider’s analyst. Mostly, my manager is in touch with him two to three times a...
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Dmitri Chernyshev
Director of Infrastructure and IT at a energy/utilities company
The customer support is great. Our expectations have been met in terms of service being delivered. We have met all...
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Anonymous User
Systems Administrator at a energy/utilities company
From a project management standpoint they have performed very well. They're very organized. They're very reliable and...
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Lynn Roth
Director of IT at Solana
We communicate with support mostly via the tools, via email and their security application. There is somebody...
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Anonymous User
CISO at a hospitality company
I would rate the customer support, post-deployment, as highly as it can be rated. Their focus on doing the right...
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Preston Broesche
Director of Information Technology at Kirby Corporation
If I have issues, all I have to do is either send a message or a ticket over and ZTAP will pick up the phone and call...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Manager at a energy/utilities company
I would say technical support is an A+. They respond quickly and they're quick to help find a resolution, especially...
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RyanCarter
Vice President, Security at StackPath
I lean towards evaluating their support as good. Occasionally, we have spoken with them about something we have had...
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