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Adobe Connect vs ScreenConnect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Connect
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
16th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ScreenConnect
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
21st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (17th), Remote Visual Support (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Adobe Connect is 1.9%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ScreenConnect is 2.3%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Adobe Connect1.9%
ScreenConnect2.3%
Other95.8%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Emad Mokhatab - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution & Software System Architect at Shaparak
Stable product but hard to integrate
Adobe Connect is not bad for connecting and integrating for remote connecting and video streaming. I think it was not bad, actually.  I don't integrate it in my project. Some other guys work on that. But I think they had some sort of problems with integration with that product. But, they managed to…
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Specialist at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Simple to set up, reasonable pricing, and useful remote control capabilities
I'm on the latest version of the solution. I just updated it yesterday. While we have the solution on-premises at this time, we'll likely move to the cloud later this year. They have a trial version that you can try. They have a free version that you can try as well. I use it myself to support my family. I would try the free version or the trial version depending on your business. They can set you up and you can get to see all the features. I would also advocate going to the cloud version. Don't bother with the on-prem. It's just easier to jump to the cloud. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Connect helped us move away from WebEx and use a tool more suitable for learning."
"The solution is very stable, with no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze, making it highly reliable for our training and webinar needs."
"The solution can scale well."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"It trains providers for on-premise deployment in several locations."
"We have a lot of people using the product, board members and senior staff and we also have support staff running the meetings."
"Persistence for webinar rooms Fast video playing Integration and reusability of the same webinar."
"I like Adobe Connect because of its flexibility."
"Remote support is efficient and easy for our end users to receive support."
"If you are looking for a quick and easy web-based connection session without the need to be on intranet, then this is the solution for you."
"The unattended access functionality is a valuable feature, because I can go in at any time that I want, deploy fixes, or do maintenance."
"You can set up the remote access and get pretty granular as far as permissions go, but it's just been a fantastic tool and I would highly recommend it to anybody."
"You can bring up a command prompt remotely and execute commands without having to disturb the user."
"We switched over from LogMeIn Rescue, which was okay but became very expensive, and while ConnectWise is our backup method and we don't use it as much as we do our RMM software and remote support, it has definitely really helped in terms of speed and ease."
"Being able to quickly remotely access other computers from anywhere, supporting our other users is simple and quick to do."
"Offers more security than TeamViewer, Google Remote Desktop, and Zoom. It's a stable, feature-rich solution that's easy to set up and easy to scale."
 

Cons

"Adobe's products are difficult to grasp. They don't have a good explanation."
"I think that both the interface and the layout options, the ability to organize the different components for an online meeting on your screen, could be improved."
"Other solutions have more marketing and more visibility. Nobody knows Adobe Connect exists."
"It needs faster and easier upgrades."
"The solution is quite expensive. In Brazil, Connect is only for obtaining international standards for international companies."
"The price is a problem."
"I would like to see btter integration."
"Interface and layout options could be improved."
"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."
"They could provide a toolbox for the plan I'm on."
"For my company, just installing the software and using it is very easy. But if I need to give one of my customers access to their machines, the process that you have to go through is some 15 to 20 steps. You have to create a group, and then you have to assign a policy. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to set up someone for remote access to their own machine."
"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."
"The only issues I’ve dealt with are display issues when the end user has a dual monitor setup."
"We have had issues. We have had circumstances, for reasons we don't know, where the service will stop running, and when the service stops running that computer no longer becomes reachable. We haven't really seen that so much on desktops, but we have seen that happen quite frequently on server operating systems, Server 2008, Server 2012. You can install the product and then a week down the road it will just stop."
"There can be some complexities when running patches or when building up all the profiles, making them areas where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive."
"Adobe Connect is free of cost."
"The purchasing process is complicated. It would be beneficial if it were more simplified."
"Make sure you have enough licensing for all the techs that you have."
"Good price and works well."
"I download the product for free with ConnectWise RMM's license."
"We pay $85 per month for each user for a ConnectWise package with multiple solutions."
"It is priced fairly."
"Pricing is fair for Control and the licensing is simple."
"We pay an annual licensing fee."
"The cloud version is relatively inexpensive, but the on-premise version is expensive if you do not need three technicians, only one or two for concurrent sessions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Government
10%
Logistics Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Adobe Connect?
I would like to see btter integration and better features on integrating, especially in the UI, because it's so obvious when you use Adobe Connect.
What is your primary use case for Adobe Connect?
Adobe Connect is not bad for connecting and integrating for remote connecting and video streaming. I think it was not bad, actually. I don't integrate it in my project. Some other guys work on that...
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Sample Customers

Blue Sky Broadcast, Wiley and Georgetown University, New South Wales (NSW) Schools, BMO Financial Group, The Ministry of Education, Church, Culture & Gender Equality in Greenland, HealthSTAR Communications, IDEXX Laboratories, Philips Healthcare
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