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

30%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Healthcare Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Retailer

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

Cobus Burgers
Managing Director at NETCB
We've never had to raise a ticket with ConnectWise whatsoever.
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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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MikeChacker
IT Manager Global Service Delivery at a energy/utilities company
We haven't had to use technical support.
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Cobus Burgers
Managing Director at NETCB
Their support is pretty proactive. We have never had an issue except once. The one time we had an issue, it was...
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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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MikeChacker
IT Manager Global Service Delivery at a energy/utilities company
On a scale of one to ten, I would give their tech support a five.
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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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Anonymous User
Director of Information Technology at a hospitality company
Have not needed any support to date so cannot comment.
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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
System Administrator/Engineer
They support us perfectly.
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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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Vladislavs Dmuhovskis
IT System and Network Administrator at a maritime company
Support is great. They respond very fast on support tickets because we've had experience with other products and with...
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Anonymous User
Helpdesk Technician at a tech services company
The technical support varies greatly. The response is slow for non-critical issues. Many staff members do not appear...
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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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Anonymous User
Sr. IT Solutions Architect at a computer software company
They definitely need better tech support. There's a lot of instances where we are kind of forced to go to them for...
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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
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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Robert Shofkom
Senior IT and Telecommunications Consultant Extraordinaire~ at a tech services company
Tech support is very poor. We have asked for help on the issues we've encountered in the past and the support people...
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Marc Vazquez
IT Manager at Telecorp Inc.
Technical support is very quick. I've dealt with them both on the phone and in chat. For the most part, the product...
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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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Anonymous User
CEO & Senior Automation Administrator at a tech services company
Technical support is really good. They are helpful and responsive.
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Anonymous User
Sr. IT Solutions Architect at a computer software company
Their tech support is hit or miss from my experience. There are two support lines. You have the immediate chat where...
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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
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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Anonymous User
IT & Operations at a consumer goods company
N/A.
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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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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
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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Anonymous User
IT Support Specialist at a tech services company
The technical support could be improved. Their process method is not effective. There are no phone calls for example....
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Paul Christian
Owner
I have not had to deal with their tech support very much. When I have, I was not thrilled with their support. I do...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Technical Support

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