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

4 reviews

ConnectWise PSA

2 reviews

ConnectWise Automate

0 reviews

CRITICALSTART

0 reviews

Top Industries

Educational Organization

29%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Healthcare Company

10%

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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Joe Reagan
Help Desk Manager at MYERS NETWORK SOLUTIONS
MSP Help Desk (Dispatcher & Help Deskt Engineer/Tech). Clients call, I create, assign, schedule, update... tickets in...
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Anonymous User
Field Service Tech at a retailer
It enables us to respond to issues quickly and efficiently. Before using this technology, a customer would call our...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Manager at a energy/utilities company
We're a small shop on the security side and our goal with CRITICALSTART was to alleviate some of the constant looking...
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Customer Service

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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Cobus Burgers
Managing Director at NETCB
We've never had to raise a ticket with ConnectWise whatsoever.
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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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Anonymous User
NOC Manager at a tech services company
An eight out of 10.
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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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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
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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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
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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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
Information Security Manager at a recruiting/HR firm
While I'm sure that they offer technical support, I have no direct experience dealing with them and therefore I can't...
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Anonymous User
Sage X3 Consultant at a tech services company
I can’t say as I haven’t needed them yet. The service just works.
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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
Senior System Administrator at a tech company
I have not had the need to contact support.
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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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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
System Administrator/Engineer
They support us perfectly.
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Anonymous User
Senior Marketing Analyst at a comms service provider
I would rate their technical support as 10 out of 10.
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Rick Maiolo
Director of Business Development at FrontBlade Systems Inc.
There are two levels of support. We have the lower level, which isn't done over the phone, and they've been very...
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Anonymous User
Managing Director at a tech services company
The technical support has been fantastic.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager
Tech support was very good. I got through in one or two pass-throughs, and that was it.
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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
Network Admin at a hospitality company
Technical Support wasn’t and hasn’t been needed.
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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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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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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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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
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 Instrustor of IT at a computer software company
The technical support was easy. They have been very helpful.
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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