Azure Bastion vs LogMeIn Central comparison

Microsoft and GoTo are both solutions in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category. Microsoft is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while GoTo is ranked #8 with an average rating of 10.0. Microsoft holds a 2.0% mindshare in RMM, compared to GoTo’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of GoTo users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

LogMeIn Central and Azure Bastion compete in remote access and security solutions. LogMeIn Central has an advantage in pricing and support, while Azure Bastion excels with its feature set.

Features: LogMeIn Central offers remote device management, automation capabilities, and endpoint security. Azure Bastion provides seamless integration with Azure services, secure clientless connectivity, and robust security features without VPN reliance.

Room for Improvement: LogMeIn Central could enhance its integration options, improve scalability, and bolster security features to better compete in larger environments. Azure Bastion may benefit from a more user-friendly deployment process, better cost efficiency for smaller operations, and improved documentation to ease setup complexities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: LogMeIn Central boasts a straightforward deployment process with minimal configuration, supported by responsive customer service. Azure Bastion's deployment is more complex due to its integration within Azure infrastructure, but Azure provides comprehensive customer support to assist users with its setup.

Pricing and ROI: LogMeIn Central's competitive pricing model and quick deployment contribute to a clear ROI. In contrast, Azure Bastion's higher setup costs are offset by its advanced security features and scalability, offering higher ROI in cloud-intensive environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Bastion

Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

6th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (24th), Microsoft Security Suite (19th)

LogMeIn Central

Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category, the mindshare of Azure Bastion is 2.0%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LogMeIn Central is 4.4%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Aladin Steiner

Head of Value Stream Azure at SmartIT Services AG

Has good scalability and provides secure access to the virtual machines

The product improved the security posture of our organization. We don’t have open ports and connect them to servers using it. We can carry out two-factor authentication to protect the devices with conditional access features. It would be nice to have a feature to copy and paste the files into servers. I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The interface is available in the edit portal."

"Azure Bastion eliminates the need for a jump server by providing secure access to servers without hitting the public network."

"As an Azure consultant, for me, it is the best way to give the administrator access as you can manage the permission - including who can access Bastion."

"The most significant advantage lies in its runbook features, particularly beneficial for our infrastructure team."

"Overall, I had a very positive experience."

"The connection to virtual machines is very useful."

"It provides all the security to us. Without getting on the internet, we can access our servers. We can access our desktop through our web browser. We don't need to run the mstsc command and login to the VM. All those things are not required."

"The ability to operate the product with scripting is excellent."

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"The initial setup was very easy."

"I would not want to tell other companies about it because it is so powerful, it does so much, and it makes me look so good."

"I like the options for multiple displays. The unattended access is very useful, but it can also be misused. So, it is something you have to be careful with."

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

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

"It is a scalable solution."

"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."

"LogMeIn Central allows numerous active clients, say... 50, to use licenses for remotely accessing a computer from home, taking advantage of all the solution's built-in security features."

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Cons

"When you have a boot issue on Windows, you cannot use Azure Bastion to fix it. You have to use the Azure console or the VM console, and it is very limited."

"You are charged for retrieving your own data."

"There are some challenges because Bastion is more compatible with Edge but not with the other browsers. As an organization, it doesn't make sense that we have to use only Edge. We should be able to access Bastion over Chrome, Mozilla, or Opera. It should be our choice."

"We are not able to copy and paste files directly into the server over the patch host. We have to transfer files over to Azure Storage."

"Azure Bastion does its job. However, it would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote Desktop emulation."

"The protocol speed could be faster."

"Speaking of AI, having Microsoft Copilot in Azure Bastion would be good."

"Currently, Azure Bastion does not allow for direct data transfer between desktops. A storage solution must be created to transfer data, and this requires additional permissions like ACL or NFS."

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"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."

"The update issues are an absolute pain. It says it is updating things, but the updates do not go through, and you try your hardest to get the updates to go through and they don't. You go to the PC, but there is no update there, then you go back and it says there are updates."

"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."

"The solution is expensive as hell."

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

"I have had issues where LogMeIn has not been useful, then we have not been able to work that day. This happens probably two or three times a year."

"The screen. Make it clearer. The screen resolutions don't always line up. So clarity of the screen, and speed."

"Do not use the technical support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a lower decision point than high-quality security for our organization. Better security comes at a cost, but it's worth it, and that's what we tell our customers."

"It does not save money for us."

"Azure Bastion's pricing is good."

"The tool is cheaply priced. I would say that the product is free to use."

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

"Having to spend so much money on remote access is what I feel to be a necessary evil."

"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."

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"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."

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

"The price is a little high but it's competitive. The licensing process is fairly easy."

"Pricing is a little high. They require for LogMeIn Central to go into brackets. If you go over a certain amount of PCs or servers to access, going up to the next bracket is a big jump."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion makes it easy to provide quick virtual machine access to our customers.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Bastion?

The price is not necessarily cheaper, but it is acceptable. We are satisfied with the licensing on a yearly basis.

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What needs improvement with Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion does its job. However, it would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote ( /products/remote-reviews ) Desktop emulation. I am u...

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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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Overview

Azure Bastion is a service you deploy that lets you connect to a virtual machine using your browser and the Azure portal. The Azure Bastion service is a fully platform-managed PaaS service that you provision inside your virtual network. It provides secure and seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your virtual machines directly from the Azure portal over TLS. When you connect via Azure Bastion, your virtual machines do not need a public IP address, agent, or special client software.

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

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