We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and ConnectWise ScreenConnect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Remote Access solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The safety of online interactions when working with this product has enabled members to convene productive meetings without fear of being attacked."
"Check Point has been perfect for protecting us from any type of attack or data theft during remote management."
"I found the MEP feature the most valuable. This has improved users' latency allowing the users to connect to the nearest Azure Check Point VM."
"Access is browser-based only and requires no additional client installation."
"It allows everyone to work from home. If no one could work from home, then we wouldn't have a company, especially now during COVID-19. It's mission-critical, especially since it's currently being used. If there is a problem with it, we would really be screwed. We would be hard-pressed because we would have to figure out what solution we're going to go with, how to deploy it, how long it would take to deploy it, and how we'd even get it on people's computers if we couldn't VPN to them. It would be near impossible to just change to a new VPN solution right now."
"This platform has developed a reliable communication infrastructure that employees can use to communicate with remote workers."
"The initial set up is not complex."
"Setup using the manuals was easy."
"We like the fact that on our website we can have the ConnectWise bit embedded, and it has instructions for the end-user about what they need to do. Previously, on LogMeIn, we used to have to almost talk them through everything... ConnectWise has step-by-step instructions, depending on the browser."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."
"Valuable features include the responsiveness, ability to tune up and tune down the connection, and video."
"The product's two-factor authentication means we are not worried like before about the state of our security."
"I've noted an ROI while using the solution."
"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."
"Session groups and triggers are the most valuable features, because they make a greater degree of organization possible. Greater degree of organization is valuable to my organization, because we have many sessions to handle."
"Unattended access is the most important feature."
"We would like to implement HTML5 (clientless access) in the product without installing any additional software."
"We'd like to integrate Check Point into the Remote Access VPN solution and have the ability to integrate multiple devices as access points through the solution."
"For Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. For the users that utilize Linux, there needs to be an equivalent."
"Sometimes the application slows down the computing device, and this affects workflows."
"A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme."
"They need to increase their timeout. Right now, it will fail after ten seconds, however, it shouldn't fail until after 20. If you don't get on your phone right away and check on your authentications, it will kick you out."
"Price category and smooth renewal of agreement should be considered for flawless and quick onboarding of clients and partners."
"The Linux version may have an app (similar to Windows) instead of a shell script."
"There needs to be a way to run the agent without installing, like GoToAssist."
"There could be improvement to the remote command line tools."
"They could provide a toolbox for the plan I'm on."
"There is one back-end issue that I am running into at some of locations where I login to provide support, and sometimes port 443 is blocked. That is what it uses to connect. So, I am having to do workarounds to get a session started."
"On a Linux machine, there are different limitations that are not there on a Windows Server. Much more limitations exist on Linux deployments."
"At the moment, there's absolutely no specific feature that we actually need additionally since all the features that we need are available."
"I would like ConnectWise Control to be more transparent on the real costs to renew their license."
"Support for PAC files on the guest's side and support for proxy on the host's side. Currently, there is no support for guest-side PAC files or for the host-side proxy (which uses authentication)."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 4th in Remote Access with 57 reviews while ConnectWise ScreenConnect is ranked 8th in Remote Access with 37 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while ConnectWise ScreenConnect is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ConnectWise ScreenConnect writes "Multifeatured remote access software which offers security, stability, and easy scalability". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Fortinet FortiClient and TeamViewer, whereas ConnectWise ScreenConnect is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, TeamViewer, LogMeIn Pro, Splashtop Remote Support and BeyondTrust Remote Support. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. ConnectWise ScreenConnect report.
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