LogMeIn Pro vs Parallels Access comparison

GoTo and Parallels are both solutions in the Remote Access category. GoTo is ranked #24, while Parallels is ranked #23. GoTo holds a 1.7% mindshare in VUS, compared to Parallels’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of GoTo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Parallels users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 7, 2024

LogMeIn Pro and Parallels Access are both remote access solutions with distinct strengths. LogMeIn Pro offers superior customer support and scalability, making it a strong contender for businesses with complex needs. Parallels Access stands out due to its ease of use and seamless performance on mobile devices, which many users find valuable.

Features: LogMeIn Pro is praised for its robust security features, file sharing capabilities, and multi-monitor support. Parallels Access, on the other hand, is noted for its mobile accessibility, application-specific support, and intuitive touch controls.

Room for Improvement: Users of LogMeIn Pro report the need for more competitive pricing and occasional performance lags. Parallels Access users seek improvements in desktop navigation and a more comprehensive set of business tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: LogMeIn Pro deployment is straightforward with extensive customer service support, making it reliable for larger organizations. Parallels Access has a quick installation process but minimal customer service feedback in comparison.

Pricing and ROI: LogMeIn Pro’s higher cost is justified by its extensive feature set and superior customer support, leading to a generally favorable ROI despite a steep initial setup. Parallels Access offers a cost-effective solution with lower upfront costs and quick adaptability, delivering a notable ROI, particularly for smaller setups and individual users.

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 6.3%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LogMeIn Pro is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parallels Access is 1.7%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Remote Access Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	6.3%
Parallels Access	1.7%
LogMeIn Pro	1.7%
Other	90.3%

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Featured Reviews

OluwashileAdeniyi

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Centralized endpoint security has improved and supports hybrid work and BYOD policies

Regarding what I dislike about Microsoft Intune and its downsides, I would say that more Mac controls are needed because we have limited Mac and Linux control. When comparing controls and policies between Windows, Mac, and Linux, Windows has almost everything you can think of, while Mac and Linux have limited types of control. You cannot implement certain things on Mac and Linux that you can on Windows. The limited controls are a major issue. Additionally, if Microsoft could find a way to embed servers into Microsoft Intune, that would be beneficial. Microsoft Intune is not really designed for servers or Windows servers. It is more tailored towards Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Windows servers are not fully supported. Enterprise organizations usually have both servers and endpoints, which are users' workstations. For servers, most people look for other solutions such as SCCM, which is Configuration Manager. However, SCCM is what Microsoft Intune is trying to replace. Both SCCM and Microsoft Intune belong to Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to transition organizations into Microsoft Intune, the native cloud solution. However, because this update is still in process, servers are not fully compatible with Microsoft Intune and cannot be managed by it. The current policy that has emerged from issues with clients is what they call co-management, which is relatively new, and I do not know if adoption is significant. Many legacy or older customers who have been using these products for decades still have SCCM. When it is time for them to manage their Windows devices, they use what is called cloud attach. Cloud attach is a term whereby your SCCM is connected to your Microsoft Intune. Most people do not know about it, but I have deployed it for several organizations. Cloud attach and co-management work together so that your device is in SCCM, but some policies are pushed from Microsoft Intune. It is like two different solutions working hand in hand. That is what they call co-management. Microsoft Intune does not bring all of your endpoint and security management tools into one place, which is the goal and how it should be. However, as I mentioned, servers are not included. If we talk about end users, Microsoft Intune does bring all your devices together. In a typical enterprise environment, you have end users with workstations, laptops, company-issued phones, and bring your own devices. You can create policies for all of these. However, for the backend, your servers do not have much coverage. Servers are not really covered by Microsoft Intune in that way.

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Kelsey Braun

Information Technology Specialist at Allegheny Coupling

Good remote services feature and easy to setup

With LogMeIn Pro, we could connect up to 10 computers, and having an option for something in between would be good. Like, we went from 10 to the next level, which was around 50 or so. If there was a tier, perhaps around 20, that I would have probably purchased, and it would have been a better fit for what I needed.

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Binish Parikh

Vice President at ARK Infosolutions Pvt Ltd

Easy-to-deploy and good for small as well as large setups

There is room for improvement in the pricing policy. The price point is pretty aggressive. Since it is not very resource hungry, it doesn't require dedicated servers like high-end solutions do, so it's easier for customers to integrate it into their own solutions. In future releases, maybe more support for Macs and Unix so that customers with setups on those platforms can also benefit from the solutions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The user experience is good; we could work and deploy many controls through Microsoft Intune."

"The compliance and configuration policies in Microsoft Intune are the most valuable features, saving significant time compared to manual implementation."

"Comparing this to having an endpoint management solution, the efficiency gain may be up to 80%."

"This solution saves us a lot of time once it's implemented."

"The thing I appreciate most about Microsoft Intune is that the management of the devices was very simplified. We have all machines connected to it at all times, whether they are in the office or working from home."

"Microsoft Intune is a core product, and it's very stable"

"I can control applications, and I can secure applications by using the MAM policy, which is very effective and very helpful in protecting our users' data on mobile devices such as iPhones and Android phones."

"It meets the basic security needs and management needs for most organizations."

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"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"I can use it for training, which I have done. As a person sits in front of the computer they can watch what I do, or I can watch what they do."

"You don't have to remember the password and the login all the time. Once you get it in there, it's in there, and you can go about your business."

"I can login to my office computer, go into all of my software, and work from a remote location."

"It must have been straightforward. My IT person set it up for me. It is a friendly program."

"User interface."

"If I could give it an 11 out of 10 I would, but I definitely give it a 10. It saves me time, it saves me headaches, it saves me a lot of problems, and I'm able to fix things quickly and move on. I can get in and out of the computer without anyone really even knowing that I fixed something."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to seamlessly launch a Calling Card on a user’s desktop to quickly and securely access their computer with reboot integration and data transfer."

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"What seems to be the most valuable from the customer side is the ease of operation, and the overall experience they have."

"Parallels Access has flexible licensing policies, which is beneficial for customers who have intermittent usage or users who are on and off the system."

"The application used to publish for mobile devices is very good and the desktop publishing is very, very good."

"We don't have problems with stability. Everything is good."

"It's great that the total deployment can happen completely remotely."

"Parallels Access gives me full access and control of the computer, and I can do anything I want remotely."

"It's got a very easy-to-use interface."

Cons

"The installation could be improved to be simplified."

"What would make this product better is adding more security policies and features in the next upgrade."

"There is room for improvement in Microsoft Intune regarding Linux and Mac compatibility because some limitations exist."

"Its integration with Mac and Linux devices can be better. They should provide more features similar to Windows. We should be able to manage policies within Linux and Mac machines. If we can have more granular controls for these two operating systems, it will be really helpful."

"The solution can have some compliance problems in general and the end-point user can bypass easily the company policies in Intune."

"Sometimes the syncing is inconsistent. I'm confident that the devices are checking in every eight hours, but sometimes the devices aren't picking up the settings as quickly as I would expect. Some features haven't been updated in a while, and Microsoft doesn't seem interested in developing them. Unless you talk to an engineer, you don't know whether there will be an update."

"Microsoft Intune lags market leaders, such as Apperian, in its MAM capabilities."

"The reports aren't complete, and it's not easy to build custom reports."

More Microsoft Intune cons

"Would like for the client to be searchable."

"Pricing has been going up for just going back and forth between two computers. That's crazy."

"The only drawback with LogMeIn is that the pricing structure has been increasing so rapidly, that's a turnoff."

"It's never cheap enough. If we got it for free, that would be perfect. But I know it's not and won't be free. It's always going to be too expensive for me because we're a small company."

"The UI could be a little bit more robust."

"Remote Access for external and internal customers."

"LogMeIn is a great product, and unfortunately, is a necessary evil."

"To be honest with you, I use it just for login and the prices are getting too high so we're going to look for an alternative solution."

More LogMeIn Pro cons

"The scalability is great for small or medium-sized businesses. However, it may not scale well for enterprise-level entities."

"They could improve the reporting."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing policy. The price point is pretty aggressive."

"When you want to transfer a file from your iPad or remote device to the computer, the copy-and-paste feature doesn't always work."

"One challenge we do notice is that the application is limited to Windows servers only. If a customer has a Linux server, things get complicated. They should open it up a bit to be more compatible with different types of servers."

"The solution may not scale well for enterprises."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's reasonable. They're not giving it away, but it's reasonable."

"It is not a cheap solution. The price for a device when you start using it at a large scale can be improved. It is covered under our enterprise agreement. We pay once a year. I am not aware of any additional costs."

"I liked the tool's pricing until P2 came into effect. I am unsure about the current value versus the cost of the new licensing model."

"Intune is included with our F3 and E5 licenses."

"This cost is approximately $30 USD per user per month."

"The E5 license is expensive."

"The price of Microsoft Intune is reasonable."

"The pricing needs improvement."

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"If you subscribe the package of 100 Agents, but install 5, you are still paying for the 100 agent package."

"My company needs to make annual payments toward the licensing cost of the product. There are no extra costs in addition to the standard license fees of the product."

"I think it's competitively priced. I haven't priced it out since we started with it, but the yearly subscription fee is worth it. It's not outrageous, and I believe that it's worth it for our company to pay the fees for the use of the product."

"We're paying $839 a year, so we're paying about $70 a month. We're using the smallest version of Pro."

"Lower the price for an individual user. "

"It is expensive, but in the long run we still come out ahead, because it saves us so much labor and downtime driving from one location to the other. In the end it's well worth the expense."

"Pricing has been going up for just going back and forth between two computers. Last year I called and complained, they gave me a deal. This year, it's gone up to $350. I'm looking for a new source. It seems to be getting expensive for me to look back and forth. Come up with a different level of service for just communicating with two computers; I use it, maybe, five minutes a day."

"The company does not scale the price based upon use."

More LogMeIn Pro pricing and cost advice

"The licensing costs are about $100 per user."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Construction Company

14%

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

University

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Transportation Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	185

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Large Enterprise	5

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

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Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

Microsoft

LogMeIn Pro provides efficient remote access capabilities, enabling centralized management and secure connection from anywhere. It offers streamlined services for IT teams looking to optimize their remote operations and support systems.

LogMeIn Pro is a robust tool that enables seamless remote access, facilitating IT teams in supporting widespread locations without physical site visits. Its integration with Kaspersky Security Suite ensures dependable performance and secure access. Users benefit from features such as remote data transfer, remote printing, organizing computer groups, and secure server access. While it assists in reducing a company's operational footprint, there are areas for expansion, like more intuitive navigation, flexible pricing structures, and responsive data transfer rates during heavy usage periods. Additional desires include better remote printing in basic versions, enhanced file sharing methods, integrated communication tools, native PowerShell support, and smoother Windows updates.

What are the key features of LogMeIn Pro?

Seamless Remote Access: Provides easy connection to desktops and systems from any location.
Password Automation: Simplifies security management by automating user credentials.
Centralized Access: Facilitates management across multiple systems with a single interface.
Integration with Kaspersky Security: Enhances system protection and reliable performance.

What benefits and ROI can users expect from LogMeIn Pro?

Time Savings: Reduces need for on-site visits, allowing for efficient problem resolution.
Enhanced Productivity: Remote capabilities allow users to manage tasks from anywhere.
Cost Efficiency: Lowers travel and operational costs through centralized remote management.

Companies utilize LogMeIn Pro across sectors to manage IT systems, support clients without visits, and transfer data between locations. It's particularly useful in industries such as retail for managing convenience stores and for remote work, ensuring uninterrupted service while traveling or overseeing operations across states.

GoTo

Parallels Access is a fast and reliable remote access software, enabling users to connect to computers from anywhere. It streamlines operations by allowing access to applications, files, and multiple computers seamlessly.

Parallels Access provides a stable, user-friendly platform with superior desktop and mobile capabilities. Designed for both small and large businesses, it emphasizes ease of use and secure remote access, enhancing user independence, particularly for those with physical limitations. However, it faces challenges including scalability issues for enterprises and aggressive pricing. Reporting and compatibility particularly with Linux and Unix servers need enhancement, alongside integration issues like the copy-and-paste function between iPads and computers.

What are the key features of Parallels Access?

Remote Deployment: Facilitates easy setup for businesses.
Scalability: Supports small to large business needs.
User Independence: Assists users with physical limitations through enhanced control.
Mobile Publishing: Offers superior capabilities for mobile users.
Secure Platform: Ensures high-level security for remote operations.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Operational Efficiency: Offers flexibility by controlling computers via iPads.
Centralized Management: Saves hardware resources.
Application Publishing: Allows independent application deployment.
Use Case Flexibility: Supports CAD and ERP applications.

Entities integrate Parallels Access into their services for remote application access, focusing on efficiency through centralized management. It supports industries such as engineering and education with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solutions, enabling flexibility and enhancing operational efficiency. Companies work alongside system integrators and channel partners to tailor offerings to customer needs.

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

The North Face, Slingbox, Lutron, The Weather Company

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