AnyDesk vs. GoTo Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AnyDesk
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
AnyDesk Software in Stuttgart offers their eponymous remote desktop software, designed to provide resilient remote access even with poor network access.
$22.90
per month (billed annually) 1 licensed user with 3 login devices
GoTo Connect
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
GoToConnect, from GoTo, is a cloud-based business phone system with built-in web-based video conferencing solutions. It includes features such as call analytics, call recording, softphone, fax to email, voicemail to email, and desktop integration.
$27
per month per user
Pricing
AnyDeskGoTo Connect
Editions & Modules
Solo
$22.90
per month (billed annually) 1 licensed user with 3 login devices
Standard
$35.90
per month (billed annually) 20 licensed users in a team
Advanced
$79.90
per month (billed annually) 100 licensed users in a team
Enterprise
Custom
per year billed annually
Basic
Starting at $27
per month per user
Standard
Starting at $32
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnyDeskGoTo Connect
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAnyDesk is free for personal use and offers a limited set of features and support. Professional users need a license. Only the initiator of a session needs a license, participants are free.No-obligation month-to-month account are available, or a long-term contract is available for better deals on service pricing and hardware. GoToConnect provides all features with unlimited use. Customer & Technical support is available 24/7 to resolve any issue. A dedicated onboarding team will help to the phone system set up for any plan.
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Community Pulse
AnyDeskGoTo Connect
Considered Both Products
AnyDesk
Chose AnyDesk
I have used AnyDesk before, and am familiar with how it works, so I didn't need to test other products as AnyDesk provided what I needed.
Chose AnyDesk
AnyDesk is so much easier to use than any of the alternatives I've tried, and actually has basic features like remembering passwords for unattended access. The file transfer is also a heck of a lot better on AnyDesk, as the copy and paste function just saves so much time …
Chose AnyDesk
We selected AnyDesk due to its faster deployment and end-user friendliness, which helps speed up the implementation process.
Chose AnyDesk
TeamViewer, Splashtop, GoToMyPC and Join.me (discontinued)
Chose AnyDesk
The most important thing is ease of use and easy to understand. zoom, Google Meet and TeamViewer and very complicated as compared to AnyDesk. Within 2-3 clicks we can connect get access and get the work done. It doesn't need the user to be well worse with the system even a noob …
Chose AnyDesk
AnyDesk is primarily remote software which allows to access and control other devices remotely. AnyDesk allows full remote control of another device whereas Google meet not allow you to access the remote desktop So, You don't have any remote control. The speed, ease of use, of …
Chose AnyDesk
This is an easy to use software, the features, functionalities, and interface is top notch.
Chose AnyDesk
Not only we can do screen sharing in AnyDesk, but it also allows us to access the file, document, and software installation remotely by another user. It is easy and the fastest remote access tool. It can connect from anywhere, I can collaborate with my teammates for viewing the …
Chose AnyDesk
Getscreen.me connects remotely directly from your browser, it's very convenient - no need to explain to customers what and how to install. Also, it has a very user-friendly interface. They also have all the necessary features for remote access (file sharing, WoL, black screen, …
Chose AnyDesk
The free version of TeamViewer is unstable; the remote connection is frequently lost. Anydesk's remote connection is much more reliable and consistent. Even so, I prefer AnyDesk over other software because it's a lot easier to install and runs very well. Aside from that, its …
Chose AnyDesk
Our previously used application has limited features and may not be the only version of the computer we are connected to when using the software. And Anydesk app is relatively easy to use and hassle-free.
Chose AnyDesk
AnyDesk is fast and easy to use for large companies and startups alike. It is powerful remote assistance software that is free of cost.
Chose AnyDesk
AnyDesk offered us many features that help us to diversify care and problems quickly and from any device.
Chose AnyDesk
We were using LogmeIn before for user support. The package we bought was already expensive without the file transfer feature. Last year it came to a point where we cannot even afford it. So we looked in some alternate solutions and found AnyDesk. The software is a fraction of …
Chose AnyDesk
  • As the AnyDesk address is constant, we do not have to share the ID multiple times with the same person.
  • Always shows a list of recent sessions so it will be easier to connect with people we frequently contact.
  • Innovative, reliable, and secure.
Chose AnyDesk
They share great qualities between one another. One, however, has the advantage and that is AnyDesk. it is much more user friendly and a lighter program for computers. I recommend it highly over teamviewer.
Chose AnyDesk
Because AnyDesk works excellently, and GoToAssist was slow sometimes, and AnyDesk was straightforward to implement.
GoTo Connect
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo Connect was more complete and affordable than Zoom for what we needed. Much more affordable than teams, some features were sacrificed, but the overall experience is better in my opinion.
Chose GoTo Connect
As I mentioned, the system has given us the freedom to make changes without depending on the provider. It has also given us options we couldn't imagine being possible in a telephone system. The previous system was too controlled by the provider and didn't show us any reports …
Chose GoTo Connect
I have not managed other phone systems before and have not used phones as a large part of positions that I have had
Chose GoTo Connect
Mounds above any of the compitition. They not only beat them on price but again the customer service part in even winning the bid for us was amazing. They truley went far above any other vendor.
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo works as expected, unlike other VOIP providers that often have unfriendly user interfaces and products that don't function as intended.
Chose GoTo Connect
Honestly, we still need to use LogMeIn Rescue because of differences in use cases, and GoTo Meetings leaves a lot to be desired if you are trying to demonstrate how to use different features of Windows or Apple products.
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo Connect's pricing is VERY competitive, and, in my opinion, their customer service is MUCH better than Zoom's. Easy to understand their tech support agents' English, and most of their support folks are VERY well trained. You don't typically have to go into "Tier2" or …
Chose GoTo Connect
Avaya IP office was for us a complicated and inflexible on-prem solution. It could be made to do a great many things similar to GoTo, however it was not flexible and scalable in the same way as GoTo, which is to be expected of a cloud solution. In particular, as we aimed to …
Chose GoTo Connect
I think Resolve is easy to navigate and features are constantly being added. It is also very affordable. Easy setup and installation on endpoints with the ability to look at the system without remoting in to pull information. You can easily see where there a security gaps and …
Chose GoTo Connect
It was a touch cheaper, but Goto seemed to provide better value, better support, and seemed easier from a user perspective.
Chose GoTo Connect
I gave RingCentral a chance and nearly switched, but, in my opinion, their platform was terrible and their customer service worse. I understood how they were able to offer such a cheap price. They also claimed they could switch us over seamlessly, but I doubt it highly.
Chose GoTo Connect
The faxes all come to an app that we can download and print the faxes. We have been using RingCentral before we switched to GoTo. We still have RingCentral because it is easy to download and see faxes in their app. I do find having faxes emailed is easy, but not everyone has …
Chose GoTo Connect
We went with GoTo Connect because Mitel was removing its offering of on -premises PBX and forcing users to switch to their cloud offerings. This did not sit well with us which had us looking for alternatives. We met with many vendors and GoTo was the one that made the best …
Chose GoTo Connect
User friendly PBX interface. The above products have a more complex and less intuitive interface design. Pricing is also a big factor, as other products can cost more compared with what GoTo offers. In addition, the access to customer support and the quality of support …
Chose GoTo Connect
We looked at several leading phone systems, ultimately choosing GoTo Connect for functionality we thought met our needs. We ultimately thought the reception console was the best one we saw and the admin screens seemed easy to navigate. In addition, their pricing was so …
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo has been a far superior system to both Avaya and Mitel - from available features to ease of administartion.
Chose GoTo Connect
I would say rank GoTo in this order from my list above

Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo Connect did not have the same functionality of Teams. Teams has better Meeting rooms
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo Connect is ranked at the top of the market options. Surely the best option for small and medium size companies accross the Americas region
Chose GoTo Connect
I’d recommend GoTo Connect, if you’re looking for a reliable, all-in-one communication tool. It’s user-friendly, comes with great support, and works well for teams of all sizes.
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo Connect serves the needs of medium-sized organizations like ours better than MS Teams. Its User Interface and call connectivity feel better than that of MS Teams. GoTo Connect was a better fit for our specific business needs, offering the right combination of telephony …
Chose GoTo Connect
GoTo Connect came from an old system called Jive. The online PBX is one of the best I have used due to is ease of setup and configuration. GoTo Connect is a setup above the rest in this aspect.
Chose GoTo Connect
Everything we need is in one system and have no connection issues and easy to access through phone and computer
Chose GoTo Connect
I just discovered the GoTo Connect here in my current company, I have been using other platform before, but this app is just right for me and in my remote set up job. Since then, I never used other platform since it has features that I really like, such as recordings, …
Chose GoTo Connect
We prefer GoTo to TeamViewer. Teamviewer had a good recording feature, but that was the only advantage.
Features
AnyDeskGoTo Connect
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
GoTo Connect
-
Ratings
Screen sharing9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant message8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers9.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
-
Ratings
GoTo Connect
8.1
Ratings
1% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
-
Ratings
GoTo Connect
7.9
Ratings
6% below category average
Answering rules00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
-
Ratings
GoTo Connect
8.2
Ratings
2% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
-
Ratings
GoTo Connect
5.4
Ratings
38% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
AnyDeskGoTo Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
4.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnyDeskGoTo Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
It is suited for every business. You can use it whether you are an individual, student, professional, or organization. You can simply download it, ask the user to share their ID, connect to their system, and support them remotely. You don't require any special skill or technical knowledge to use it.
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I would give it a 10 out of 10 rating just because of the service and easiness it has offered us, which made our work effortless and stress-free. I do recall an instance where one of our clients' medical conditions suddenly deteriorated while he was traveling overseas. The doctors there could not understand his situation at that time. He asked them to connect with our team, and our team guided them with his medical records, and his life was saved
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Pros
  • Minimises the physical involvement of our trainers for training new technicians joining the company.
  • Building better relationships with our clients by assisting them with bookings and understanding services.
  • Also we use it to manage clients feedbacks and share information with each other.
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  • GoTo Connect is a much more cost-effective solution rather than separate phone lines and video conferencing tools.
  • I conduct daily team meetings and project brainstorming sessions using video conferencing using GoTo Connect.
  • It integrates smoothly with our regularly used tools like Google Drive and has become very easy to share the documents we use.
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Cons
  • Notification or Addition:
  • AnyDesk provides codes to connect room, which is complicated sometimes, if it is manageable same as a call then it can be much user friendly though current system is unique in its way for AnyDesk.
  • Use of AI more:
  • If AnyDesk can provide Summary, previous call data and recording data storage with summarized way that can be useful.
  • Multi user experience:
  • While discussion itself if we want to add another user for help this quick feature is not easy currently.
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  • Making a dedicated button for "mute all" (other than yourself) for when someone "walks off before they mute"/has to quickly leave their computer....and FORGOT to Mute. Particularly when dogs are barking when someone working from home has a visitor at the door
  • I'd like to see some of the functionality from GoTo Webinar enabled for GoTo Connect: see who's "actively watching" vs has their computer screen on another application
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Likelihood to Renew
I don't have any reason to change
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They are knocking it out of the park on all fronts. I love the service and support I am receiving and have no complaints. If they raised their prices substantially I would reconsider but I don't think that will happen anytime soon. They would have to mess up something consistently moving forward to make me want to move
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Usability
My personal experience with AnyDesk has been good. I found that it is easy to use for both technical and nontechnical users to get started. It offers fast and Responsive performance, with Low latency even over an average internet connection
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Overall, it's a decent product for the price. It has the basic features our company needed when it was brand new and was not overly difficult to set up. As we've grown, it's become increasingly difficult to build out the features we want to implement within the PBX, and customer support can be less than helpful. Many of the more advanced features (dial plans, queues, etc.) take a lot of research to understand how to implement. Some of the features we paid for weren't even available when we were attempting to set them up.
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
I have never experienced or heard of unplanned outages when it comes to GoTo Connect. Most of the time the unplanned outage is always local power at a site or internet service provider having an unplanned outage. GoTo's service has never failed any of our orgs yet that I know of.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
There is no lag in phone calls. There is no background noise or static/fuzz. Calls are crystal clear. With other dialers and phone systems, I have experienced delays between dialogue or delays with the caller picking up the phone and then being able to hear you. We do not experience this with Go To Connect.
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Support Rating
I didn't have any technical problems and I didn't suffer from bugs or errors. Customer service has improved a lot and I no longer need to leave the office to go to the user's computer. With AnyDesk I install and remove programs, printers, scanners, settings in general. Screen sharing is excellent and without delays. Overall, I recommend and approve AnyDesk.
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Support used to be great when it was Jive support out of Utah. Now that they've offshored support it can be difficult to get a response. Our most common issues are least cost routing, and we run into support pushing back in stead of just figuring out which upstream carrier is having an issue like they used to. We often have to get our account manager involved, who is pretty strong.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
The training videos could be more in-depth. This would help our user base so that they can feel impowered to look up information that they need without having to ask our admins every time they have a question about the system. Online training videos are also inferior to an actual person explaining systems.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
The biggest challenge from implementation was deconstructing the mess that was our old system's config. After doing so, I believe there were primarily some methods that have worked better in the long run to implement up front, such as separating menus into separate dial plans for simpler updates, routing/re-routing.
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Alternatives Considered
AnyDesk is simpler to use than BeyondTrust. Beyond trust is suitable for a bit, but it's a bit heavy. Major guidance is required to guide the next person. Multiple steps are involved before we get remote access. Sometimes, it gets stuck in between. Beyond trust, data transfer is comparatively slower. It cannot be ready within a few minutes.
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I have nothing personal against Broadvoice and found their team pleasant to work with. The greatest difference has been the administrative portals. Where Broadvoice was confusing and I still hadn't really been able to figure it out over a period of years past some basic functions, I still had to call to get support just to provision or update phones. With GoTo, I had a functional understanding within a week and a couple years in, it is smooth sailing and no angst when needing to update or troubleshoot an issue and I have access to everything without a phone call. It is true freedom to meet my company's needs.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
Its not readily apparent to me, other than cost, where you would run into any issues with larger scale deployments. When we went live on the product, the Jive team was always willing to do mass updates for us on our extensions, users, etc. in the system, so we didn't have to do too much manual one-by-one updates.
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Return on Investment
  • The most positive impact is time saving, in all the aspects using any other thing then AnyDesk consumes a lot of productive time and that cost you a lot more than a single subscription. Using this time in productive works pays you well in the the sales or any other process.
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  • We stopped losing calls due to poor routing or not being able to make them.
  • It has helped us to be able to answer calls at any time or place, even outside of company hours.
  • We have the possibility to access these conversations from our CRM system.
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ScreenShots

GoTo Connect Screenshots

Screenshot of GoTo App - contact center general settingsScreenshot of GoTo App - meeting chat (in-session)Screenshot of simple setupScreenshot of mobile app - ongoing callScreenshot of session controlsScreenshot of call menu