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ConnectWise PSA vs Datto Autotask Professional Services Automation (PSA) vs TeamViewer comparison

Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

Professional Services Automation (PSA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ConnectWise PSA10.4%
Bigtime14.4%
Planview ChangePoint11.9%
Other63.3%
Professional Services Automation (PSA)
Business Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datto Autotask Professional Services Automation (PSA)14.0%
ConnectWise PSA15.5%
Kaseya BMS10.6%
Other59.9%
Business Management Software
Remote Access Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TeamViewer8.2%
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services6.7%
Microsoft Intune6.3%
Other78.8%
Remote Access
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Associate Director at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
Centralized alerts and ticketing have improved SLA compliance and guided infrastructure decisions
For system monitoring and the alert system within ConnectWise PSA, we find it very useful, and its critical alerts are very important for us for ISOs and SOC compliances. The ticketing follow-up system is good, and there are many features that are very good in ConnectWise PSA. We use the time tracking feature with ConnectWise PSA, specifically for SLAs. The time tracking feature helps us improve billing accuracy, as it is really useful in improving the SLA of the tickets. We have different SLAs for different customers, including those who need a response within one hour and those who need a solution in one hour. According to those customer requirements, we have set the SLAs on the platform, and we get alerts if a ticket is going to be nearing the SLA. With the help of that, we improve the turnaround time and achieve the SLAs up to 90 percent maximum. ConnectWise PSA's reporting tools help our decision-making process a lot because, at certain points, we must make critical calls on moving and rebuilding servers. We can see the number of tickets and analyze server performance to make decisions, so it helps in that way.
JonMcWilliams - PeerSpot reviewer
vCTO - Technical Account Manager at CMIT Princeton
A rock solid and scalable product for ticketing
We use the solution for ticketing.  I am impressed with the product's integration with other applications.  The product is counter-intuitive for me.  I have been using the product for three years.  There is no issues with the product's stability. It is a rock solid product.  The product is…
Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Projects at Cognizant
Remote access has cut critical issue resolution time and supports faster production troubleshooting
Perhaps on the UI side of TeamViewer because we are connecting to different remote desktop connections or remote server connections. Whenever we are working on one of the production issues and we open multiple connections, it is very hectic or confusing to jump from one server to another server. Perhaps on the UI side, if they can improve something related to the view sessions or which session is connected to which remote server, that would be helpful. Perhaps something related to the authentication because it should have a proper authentication mechanism. Every developer should not access TeamViewer or the remote desktop by using TeamViewer. We always have a proper authentication or multifactor authentication mechanism in place, so only those on on-call support or P1 support at that time can access the remote server, but not anyone else. I chose nine out of 10 because sometimes we face the session timeout issue. Suppose during the production support, we connect to one of the remote servers, and if it is idle for approximately 10 or 15 minutes, the session timeout happens. We have to follow the same authentication mechanism to connect to the remote server again. During the session timeout, it delays our process or the troubleshooting steps, which is the reason I have given nine out of 10 instead of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Pretty much our whole company runs through ConnectWise Manage."
"Contact integration to customers faster way to update the ticket searching for tickets when it is needed."
"ConnectWise Manage has made a difference in the connection to all of the other employees."
"We like the way that ConnectWise is completely integrated. So you when you identify an opportunity, you can save it, and ConnectWise pushes it through to the whole invoicing process."
"ConnectWise has changed the way our entire business works."
"It handles ticketing pretty well, and it's not something I have many critiques for."
"We are able to use our ticket system to track any remediation of a device stored in our configurations."
"I have used other ticketing systems and they have not been as solid as ConnectWise."
"There is no issues with the product's stability. It is a rock solid product."
"I am impressed with the product's integration with other applications."
"I’d advise users to go for it and try it out as it saves time for IT, allowing them to remote in from wherever they are so they don’t have to come to you and it makes troubleshooting simple."
"I have never had to contact customer support for any connection issues."
"I have always felt that TeamViewer is extremely capable software and, in my many years of using its remote connection service, it has never let me down."
"There are only two of us in the core of the company and we manage about 500 machines based in the UK, mainland Europe, US, Hong Kong, China and South Africa."
"Their tech support is really good."
"I have found the solution to be user-friendly even for beginners. It is not that sophisticated. There are different types of security features available, such as encryption and random machine ID."
"I have been satisfied with TeamViewer overall."
"From just a cost perspective, it pays for itself within the first month, or probably less than that."
 

Cons

"ConnectWise PSA’s graphical interface is a little old."
"It was a little complex. For example, figuring out what table in the setup tables contains the areas you would like to change is somewhat difficult."
"The tracking inventory or the way it tracks the products is not very good."
"All other ticket systems can search previous tickets, whether they were homegrown in Oracle or something else. I'm talking about searching the actual contents of the discussions in the ticket. In ConnectWise, you can only search the summaries. It's ridiculous."
"There should be some improvements to the interface. It is not completely intuitive. When you click in a blank area of a screen, you'll find some options."
"ConnectWise Manage can improve third-party integrations and the UI. The UI is good but it could improve in the graphics."
"The UX for general users can be improved as the UI is quite clunky and complicated."
"A lot of times, it'll take a couple of moments for things to go through. If you're not patient about it, it may seem like things aren't working."
"The product is counter-intuitive for me."
"TeamViewer is expensive, and you get a limited number of connections for your money."
"I'm not sure if they provide good quality audio alongside screensharing."
"TeamViewer is publicly available and anyone can use it. This is the reason that many organizations do not permit the use of this solution. It is not considered to be secure enough."
"One thing that would really help with TeamViewer Business is if they were able to provide an easier way to deploy TeamViewer Business on all devices using group policy, as the current solution is quite clunky and very technical to set up; I have struggled and spent many days trying to get TeamViewer Business pushed out via group policy, and it has never worked as we would prefer, so we end up doing it manually, which is a drain on resources."
"We would like to have an option to create subgroups, where only members of the subgroup have access to the other members."
"I would like it to have the ability to stay connected for longer times."
"We’ve never really contacted technical support. I can’t really speak to how helpful they are as I don’t have much experience with them."
"They really need an AMT client and/or iLO client for business use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I have one monthly license for all of the ConnectWise products I use, and it's $85 per user."
"We're paying $940 a month for 14 users."
"The pricing of ConnectWise Manage is reasonable."
"The pricing is not based on my clients so much as it is on how many people I have accessing the system, and I think it's pretty good."
"The cost can be the main barrier. It's not a solution for a three person company. It just isn't going to be cost effective. Because ConnectWise Manage does have everything there, the licensing is a little bit restrictive as far as how they want to granularly assign licenses rather than having more of an all-inclusive package."
"There are some different add-ons and benefits that are optional and come at an additional cost."
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"The version of the solution we are using is free."
"It has probably saved us several thousands of dollars because we have quick access anywhere. We don't have to worry about finding people onsite or arranging conference calls. We also save time and money with it because we don't have to send somebody onsite to troubleshoot."
"TeamViewer is $600 or $700 per port per year..."
"We are using the free version of TeamViewer."
"I used the free version of TeamViewer."
"I rate pricing a ten on a scale from one to ten, where one is low and ten is high. There are no additional costs attached to the licensing of the solution."
"We have a corporate license. The maximum amount number of users changes based on the amount you pay. E.g., with our license, there is a maximum amount of users who can use the solution at the same time (10 users)."
"We are using the free version of TeamViewer."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Performing Arts
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise1
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Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise37
Large Enterprise39
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ConnectWise Manage?
We are purchasing 1,000 seats per year, so I am aware of the pricing and we are getting it at a dealer's price. The p...
What needs improvement with ConnectWise Manage?
The only area of ConnectWise PSA that I find could be improved is in configuring everything, as we have to take help ...
What is your primary use case for ConnectWise Manage?
I have been working with ConnectWise PSA for the past four years, and we are using the platform for our ticketing sys...
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Should I choose Teamviewer Tensor over the regular Teamviewer?
The number one advantage of TeamViewer for me is its ease of use, specifically as it relates to the client side. By f...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamViewer?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for TeamViewer Business are relatively very competitive and cost-effective.
What needs improvement with TeamViewer?
I believe latency can be optimized, and security control sometimes goes over the top and feels excessive. Virus scann...
 

Also Known As

ConnectWise Manage
Datto Autotask PSA, Autotask Professional Services Automation, Autotask PSA
TeamViewer Tensor
 

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Sample Customers

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