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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apple Remote Desktop

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AApple Remote Desktop (ARD), from Apple, is a remote administration tool for managing Apple computers running OS X across a network.

    $79.99

    one-time fee

    ISL Light

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ISL Light is remote support and remote access software that enables SMBs and large enterprises to offer fast and efficient support and maintenance for Windows, Mac and Linux computers as well as mobile device support for Android and iOS.

    $418

    per year (1 concurrent user)

    Pricing
    Apple Remote DesktopISL Light
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $34.90
    per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
    Self-Hosted
    $44.90
    per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
    Premium
    $54.90
    per month (billed annually) per concurrent user
    Enterprise (Managed Private Cloud)
    $23,976
    per year 20 concurrent users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Apple Remote DesktopISL Light
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsISL Online's pricing model considers the number of licenses purchased, which determines the maximum number of concurrent users within the organization. A concurrent user is defined as anyone running one or more sessions simultaneously from any device. There are no restrictions on the number of ISL Light users within a company or the remote devices managed. For example, with three licenses, an unlimited number of people in a company can use ISL Light and can access an unlimited number of remote devices, but only three users can use it concurrently. When one of these three users ends their session, a fourth user can begin their session, and so on.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Apple Remote DesktopISL Light
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    Apple
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    ISL Online
    Chose ISL Light
    None of these work when trying to connect from my personal computer. Guys in our IT offered to use ISL Light and it worked without a glitch ever since.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Apple Remote DesktopISL Light
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Apple Remote Desktop and ISL Light
    Feature
    Apple Remote Desktop
    8.0
    25 Ratings
    ISL Light
    8.0
    63 Ratings
    Screen sharing8.925 Ratings8.358 Ratings
    File transfer9.024 Ratings7.758 Ratings
    Instant message9.320 Ratings7.647 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.53 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.219 Ratings6.745 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.019 Ratings8.659 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.06 Ratings7.441 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.421 Ratings8.551 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management7.08 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.516 Ratings8.237 Ratings
    Session record7.39 Ratings8.243 Ratings
    Annotations7.05 Ratings8.235 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.312 Ratings7.927 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control6.37 Ratings8.247 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Apple Remote DesktopISL Light
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    8.6
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)