BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Privileged Remo...
Ranking in Remote Access
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (3rd)
ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Ranking in Remote Access
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is 3.4%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ConnectWise ScreenConnect is 1.1%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Access
Unique Categories:
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
6.0%
Virtual Meetings
0.6%
 

Featured Reviews

ES
Jun 26, 2022
Offers an excellent all-in-one desktop security solution with great customer support
The project goal was to allow staff to run applications with admin privileges without being admins, which was the product's most important feature. The company had distinct groups of staff with different requirements, which weren't fulfilled by giving them all admin rights. The solution's data granularity allowed us to define specific use cases and population types and categorize users based on that. This gave us good control over the system. Privileged Remote Access not needing a VPN was a requirement in this case, as the user didn't implement a VPN, nor did they want to. This feature was a plus for the customer. From what we observed the security provided by RPA is very good. The solution being available in multiple formats was necessary in this case, as the client was adamant that the solution needed to be SaaS; a requirement for their IT configuration. The ability to test issues was crucial to them. The solution has improved the security of the client's network. Not needing to share passwords was crucial to the client. They were hesitant about credential sharing because of the suffered cryptographic attack. Having an all-in-one solution was vital in this case, as most of the users did not have technical expertise. This necessitated a solution that is easy to use and implement, and an all-in-one solution simplifies the process significantly.
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
May 9, 2023
Simple to set up, reasonable pricing, and useful remote control capabilities
I'm on the latest version of the solution. I just updated it yesterday. While we have the solution on-premises at this time, we'll likely move to the cloud later this year. They have a trial version that you can try. They have a free version that you can try as well. I use it myself to support my family. I would try the free version or the trial version depending on your business. They can set you up and you can get to see all the features. I would also advocate going to the cloud version. Don't bother with the on-prem. It's just easier to jump to the cloud. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We can truly elevate our admin rights while we're in there to fully take control of a system and manage it as if it was sitting right here on our desk. Most of the organization has gone to remote work or work from home. With that being the case, this solution allows us to be able to still work with our end-users, even though they're not always sitting on our network."
"I like all of it. You can access computers that are on a DMZ. You can access computers that are off the network and on the network. You pretty much have access to computers wherever they are. As long as they have the client on them, you can get to them. So, it is convenient, but its main feature is that you can use your smart card to elevate your privileges remotely. That's a great feature."
"Its initial setup process is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is that this solution can be implemented regardless of the operating system."
"One of the features that I really like about it is the ability to set a start date, time, and end date for the access. For example, you can set the access for a person from tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday and ending on a specific period of the day or a specific date. That's really quite helpful."
"The project goal was to allow staff to run applications with admin privileges without being admins, which was the product's most important feature."
"The visibility of the solution's Vault works as it is supposed to: out-of-the-box for domain accounts, endpoints, and local accounts associated with discovery jobs."
"We like the integration with Active Directory. It allows us to discover the endpoints and user accounts that need protection. It's a good way of securing our privileged access."
"It's very easy to use, very easy to understand. It gives us remote access to the PC without any issues."
"The unattended access functionality is a valuable feature, because I can go in at any time that I want, deploy fixes, or do maintenance."
"You can bring up a command prompt remotely and execute commands without having to disturb the user."
"Due to the fact that we can help our clients virtually, the solution has allowed us to reduce our travel costs by about 90%."
"It is super easy to use and relatively inexpensive."
"Remote support is efficient and easy for our end users to receive support."
"The product's two-factor authentication means we are not worried like before about the state of our security."
"It's very easy to use. Provides connections that are always on. It was nice to be able to see a list of end-points and see whether or not they were connected so I could troubleshoot any network issues I had."
 

Cons

"The solution is very flexible, which is a plus, but I would say the implementation requires someone with knowledge and experience, as it can be easy to get lost in all the details. The implementation process could be streamlined and simplified. Though the complexity of the solution provides greater flexibility, it requires a lot of time to understand it fully."
"Some of the capabilities in the solution were not as available or not as outstanding as CyberArk. We had to manage whatever little was available for us, especially its recording capabilities, logs, and a number of things."
"One of our gaps or pain points is having multi-factor authentication at the endpoint and using the PRA password injection from BeyondTrust, which does not work in our environment. We can only have MFA at the login of BeyondTrust to check out the password. Therefore, we can't meet our security requirements of having it on the endpoint."
"When doing protocol panel jumps, the tool does not restrict what is recorded on the user's computer."
"At the moment, I don't see any major problems with it. If anything, they can just change the look and feel of the login screen because it looks too simple to me. It does not have so much information. When you get to the login screen of the solution, you should have more information. We also have BeyondTrust Remote Support, and the login page looks similar to BeyondTrust Privilege Remote Access. I would love to see more rich information on the login screen or landing page so that rather than having a regular sign-in screen or page where you just provide a username and password and get into the solution, you should have more insight into what the solution does. I've mentioned this to them every time I have had an opportunity."
"It would be very nice if it has an enterprise vault. Currently, it can interact with Password Safe, which is a separate solution and equivalent to Thycotic Secret Server. Instead of having Password Safe as a separate entity, they should combine it with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. They have done it in some way, but it is not an enterprise tech solution."
"The issue I found with the product revolves around the fact that RDP and SSH sessions take too much time, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The price is pretty expensive."
"At the moment, there's absolutely no specific feature that we actually need additionally since all the features that we need are available."
"On a Linux machine, there are different limitations that are not there on a Windows Server. Much more limitations exist on Linux deployments."
"Mobile interface."
"I would like ConnectWise Control to be more transparent on the real costs to renew their license."
"The solution is a little bit complicated when you want to implement it."
"There could be improvement to the remote command line tools."
"I really didn't care for the onboarding process and it is something that should be improved."
"There needs to be a way to run the agent without installing, like GoToAssist."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"PRA's pricing is competitive."
"Don't get into a situation where you are licensing per desktop or per person until you fully understand the licensing."
"The price is pretty expensive, but you get what you pay for and this is a great product."
"I wasn't directly involved in the licensing and pricing, but I can say that PRA is licensed per endpoint added to the Vault. I would advise users to take frequent exports of their license usage package; it's a simple feature that provides a spreadsheet of every machine in the Vault. This helps to cut down on duplicate licenses, which can happen by adding the same endpoint using an IP address and a fully qualified domain name, for instance. The implementation is an additional cost, and they offer several tiers, so the price varies. There are also some optional add-ons, so I would advise people to research the product well and find out precisely what they need regarding features. The Advanced Web Access add-on provides some required functionality when interfacing with websites; that's one to consider."
"I wish it was a little bit cheaper, but when a product is as solid as this, I understand what the cost does. It helps them to make sure it stays that way. If you want a reliable, solid product, you're going to pay more."
"Its price is pretty good for the features and services that it provides. It is not outrageous. I'm not aware of any additional charges or anything like that."
"Though the solution was a bit expensive, the overall pricing was average."
"PRA was one of the cheapest solutions that we evaluated."
"ConnectWise Control is not an overly expensive tool. Its pricing is reasonable."
"Pricing is fair for Control and the licensing is simple."
"It is priced fairly."
"We pay an annual licensing fee."
"Their licensing model is good, their pricing model is good, their service is good; bandwidth is excellent. They're consistent."
"The cloud version is relatively inexpensive, but the on-premise version is expensive if you do not need three technicians, only one or two for concurrent sessions."
"We pay $3,000 USD for the service, yearly upfront."
"For the price we pay, we definitely feel it's worth it, but there are some contenders in the market that are coming out now, whose products are as good; they are offering more features and the price is actually less than ConnectWise. All things considered, the biggest thing is the lack of patching in ConnectWise. If they could integrate that into the product, that would be a game changer, if offered at the same price point."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?
The product has improved remote support capabilities since it works fine.
What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?
The issue I found with the product revolves around the fact that RDP and SSH sessions take too much time, making it an area of concern where improvements are required. The product should be able to...
What is your primary use case for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?
I use the tool in my lab. I am involved in the product's testing phase in my lab, where I am trying to check out the solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ConnectWise Control?
I download the product for free with ConnectWise RMM's license.
What needs improvement with ConnectWise Control?
All the features provided by the product in terms of screen connectors have been good. There can be some complexities when running patches or when building up all the profiles, making them areas wh...
 

Also Known As

Bomgar Privileged Access
ConnectWise Control, ScreenConnect
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Horizon Beverage, Air Liquide, Gateway Bank of Florida
Jon Rosen Systems
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