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Polycom RealPresence Clariti vs ScreenConnect comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Polycom RealPresence Clariti
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ScreenConnect
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (14th), Remote Visual Support (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Polycom RealPresence Clariti is 2.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ScreenConnect is 2.4%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Polycom RealPresence Clariti2.1%
ScreenConnect2.4%
Other95.5%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

NH
Network Technical Advisor at a government with 10,001+ employees
The ability to track call flow and history simplifies call management while bridging issues persist
I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable. It improved from a support model perspective. It simplified the licensing, reduced administration since it's based on calls, not based on users. It's about managing the calls and verifying we have enough space as opposed to always adding licenses for endpoints or users.
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

"It's on-prem, which is great."
"The most valuable feature is its integration with solutions like Zoom and Teams for endpoints. The picture quality is high, and the conference sessions are stable."
"It simplified the licensing, reduced administration since it's based on calls, not based on users."
"Some proprietary Polycom features include speaker tracking, acoustic fencing, noise cancellation, active noise cancellation, and noise cancellation AI."
"It does a good job of integrating with other software."
"The solution is stable, there are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"The product increases the ability of Teams in cases when we need to collaborate with whiteboards or specific video-coms or audio-coms to install a meeting presence room."
"I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable."
"It's much easier to use ProtectWise Control than to use, for instance, TightVNC or VNC Viewer."
"The product's two-factor authentication means we are not worried like before about the state of our security."
"The ConnectWise ScreenConnect tool is very good for remote access."
"Being able to flip quickly between however many monitors that I have running, detune the video for black and white, or with fewer colors to make it faster, is amazing."
"I've noted an ROI while using the solution."
"Valuable features include the responsiveness, ability to tune up and tune down the connection, and video."
"ConnectWise Connect is very convenient as we can remote to a PC even when it is not within our LAN."
"We researched prior to evaluating any remote access solutions and decided that Screenconnect was our first choice; we initiated a trial and have not looked back at any other solutions."
 

Cons

"The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls."
"The customer needs this platform to be a little bit more customized."
"I'd like to see a wider range of use cases for this product."
"Could have a wider range of use cases."
"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is very bad when moving towards the cloud."
"The idea of the Clariti 2.0 is good, however, they're still moving too slowly."
"There could be improvement to the remote command line tools."
"At the moment, there's absolutely no specific feature that we actually need additionally since all the features that we need are available."
"I have not had to deal with their tech support very much. When I have, I was not thrilled with their support."
"I would like ConnectWise Control to be more transparent on the real costs to renew their license."
"The file transfer function could be a little more robust for multi-file transfers."
"Something that I would like to see in the future is mobile video streaming. They do provide audio conferencing, but seeing the problem makes it easier to solve the problem. If they had video streaming, if a client had a physical problem with something and I couldn't get remote access, the client could use his mobile phone to show me the problem. In these cases, even if a client's systems were down, I could help, so long as I had a mobile phone environment."
"Reporting could definitely use improvement."
"They could provide a toolbox for the plan I'm on."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is definitely more expensive than others in the market because of its high quality."
"Make sure you have enough licensing for all the techs that you have."
"For the price we pay, we definitely feel it's worth it, but there are some contenders in the market that are coming out now, whose products are as good; they are offering more features and the price is actually less than ConnectWise. All things considered, the biggest thing is the lack of patching in ConnectWise. If they could integrate that into the product, that would be a game changer, if offered at the same price point."
"We pay $85 per month for each user for a ConnectWise package with multiple solutions."
"I download the product for free with ConnectWise RMM's license."
"Their licensing model is good, their pricing model is good, their service is good; bandwidth is excellent. They're consistent."
"Good price and works well."
"We pay $3,000 USD for the service, yearly upfront."
"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

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12%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

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Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
They are discontinuing the product and they are moving over to Pexip. The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls. That's our big...
What is your primary use case for Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
We use it both nationally and internationally with our partners, however, it's used in a closed environment.
What advice do you have for others considering Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
I would recommend it, however, it depends on the environment. We have a lot of users but not a lot of usage, so the price model is really good for that environment. Overall, I would give it a nine ...
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Also Known As

RealPresence Clariti, Clariti
ConnectWise Control
 

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Sample Customers

Baptist Health Corbin, North Carolina Central University
Jon Rosen Systems
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