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Network Engineer at Saudi Customs
Real User
Quick installation, reliable, and free version available
Pros and Cons
  • "I have been satisfied with TeamViewer overall."
  • "The solution could have better scalability."

What is our primary use case?

We use TeamViewer because sometimes our Cisco switches get disconnected on the remote side, and we connect to someone that has TeamViewer that is able to connect us again. He does it through his mobile laptop and gets connected back to the switch.

I use TeamViewer for personal and business use.

What is most valuable?

I have been satisfied with TeamViewer overall.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using TeamViewer for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

TeamViewer is stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution could have better scalability.

We have six people in my organization that use TeamViewer.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is very easy and it takes a minute.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The version of the solution we are using is free.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate TeamViewer a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
User friendly, security options available, and good performance during remote sessions
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found the solution to be user-friendly even for beginners. It is not that sophisticated. There are different types of security features available, such as encryption and random machine ID."
  • "There is a paid version of this solution with more features available. However, they should provide more free features to the user, such as factor authentication."

What is our primary use case?

We use TeamViewer for remotely managing desktops. If a user is facing difficulties or has some technical problems we can easily connect to their system to troubleshoot the issue for a resolution. There is no need to attend to their location.

What is most valuable?

I have found the solution to be user-friendly even for beginners. It is not that sophisticated. There are different types of security features available, such as encryption and random machine ID.

What needs improvement?

There is a paid version of this solution with more features available. However, they should provide more free features to the user, such as factor authentication.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable and there is not a lot of delay in performance during a remote session.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 20 people using this solution in my organization.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previously used Microsoft Windows built-in remote desktop.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is very easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a free and paid version of this solution. I am currently using the free version.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others this is the best solution for administrators or IT personnel. You do not require very much knowledge on how to use it. You will be able to use all the features because it is user-friendly.

I rate TeamViewer a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Unemployed
Real User
Feature-rich, stable, and good support, but not a collaborative tool and requires a client to be installed for remote support
Pros and Cons
  • "It is fairly feature-rich and stable."
  • "I didn't like the fact that you had to install a client for remote support. If you didn't install the client, you were very limited in terms of what you could do. For a whole enterprise, it is just not an easy task to install a client on everything. Even if you're using SCCM, it is an undertaking. For transient clients that you don't necessarily support a hundred percent of the time, it would be nice to be able to connect to them and support their issues without having to install something on their machines. In my previous company, we were looking at this solution as being a collaborative tool for the enterprise in terms of video conferencing, calling, and scheduling. They were working on bringing a bunch of products together to make their suite a little more integrated, but it really wasn't at the point where we wanted it to be in terms of integration. We looked at it, reviewed it, and tested it out a bit. We then decided to go with Microsoft Teams. It has the clunkiness of having separate modules that aren't totally integrated. There are different methods for doing different things, which makes it a little bit more complicated. There should be the same way whether you are doing remote support or just calls."

What is our primary use case?

It is generally used for remote control for remote support.

What is most valuable?

It is fairly feature-rich and stable.

What needs improvement?

I didn't like the fact that you had to install a client for remote support. If you didn't install the client, you were very limited in terms of what you could do. For a whole enterprise, it is just not an easy task to install a client on everything. Even if you're using SCCM, it is an undertaking. For transient clients that you don't necessarily support a hundred percent of the time, it would be nice to be able to connect to them and support their issues without having to install something on their machines.

In my previous company, we were looking at this solution as being a collaborative tool for the enterprise in terms of video conferencing, calling, and scheduling. They were working on bringing a bunch of products together to make their suite a little more integrated, but it really wasn't at the point where we wanted it to be in terms of integration. We looked at it, reviewed it, and tested it out a bit. We then decided to go with Microsoft Teams. 

It has the clunkiness of having separate modules that aren't totally integrated. There are different methods for doing different things, which makes it a little bit more complicated. There should be the same way whether you are doing remote support or just calls.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it on and off for a number of years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has always been really stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe it is scalable, but the caveat is installing the client. 

In one of the organizations, we used it for a health system, and we were supporting 16 hospitals. More recently, I used it in a small engineering architecture firm, and we supported a couple of hundred people through six different offices.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their tech support is really good. They were always very helpful. I would give them a ten out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

If you're going to go with TeamViewer, I would recommend going all-in on their suite of tools instead of trying to do a hybrid model because you always get into trouble with hybrid models for collaboration tools. I believe that integration is the key. The fewer tools you have out there, the less you have to support. Your infrastructure is also less complicated.

I would rate TeamViewer a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Very helpful for tech support with good stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is quite stable. The performance is good."
  • "They should release features such as Augmented Reality into both plain and standard versions of TeamViewer."

What is our primary use case?

TeamViewer is for desktop support. It's for giving remote support to users. If I was a member of tech support, for example, I could access your desktop remotely to see your screen, keyboard and mouse. I'd be able to access it from anywhere in the world and I can control it just as if I was sitting in front of your system.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution allows for remote tech support that has the capability for us to see a user's screens. We can do this from anywhere in the world. We don't need to be in the room with a user to help them.

What is most valuable?

The solution offers a very helpful tech support application. If you need help, the tech support can use the application to help you right on your desktop.

They have these options of TeamViewer such as Augmented Reality so that you can draw on it and you can ease somebody into a process, or assist somebody in doing some actions. They can also integrate that into the Pilot TeamViewer. Right now, they use it as a separate thing. They originally introduced it under Microsoft Hello and it should be integrated into the TeamViewer Pilot version soon.

The product is quite stable. The performance is good. 

We've found that the scalability is excellent.

What needs improvement?

They should release features such as Augmented Reality into both plain and standard versions of TeamViewer. Nowadays, you have to wait for another release, or another product version while Augmented Reality features should just be integrated into the standard version of TeamViewer.

The product could be less expensive. There are many similar products that are free these days.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for well over ten years. It's been more than a decade. I have a lot of experience with it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has very good stability. The performance and reliability are very high. There aren't bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of the solution is very good. A company shouldn't have any issues with scaling.

Just the administrators, like myself, have access to the solution. Everybody else gets support through the product via us.

We do plan to continue to use the service.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've never actually reached out the technical support. I can't speak to their level of helpfulness or responsiveness when it comes to troubleshooting issues. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previously used TightVNC and UltraVNC. UltraVNC was one of my favorites. Most of the free open-source products are quite good.

How was the initial setup?

The installation process is pretty plain and simple. It's not complex at all. A company shouldn't have any issues with the implementation.

It's simple software to install. There is no cloud or anything. The ID is maintained by the cloud, however. When we install the product, it also creates a unique ID. That unique ID is maintained in the cloud maybe, however, we don't do anything with that as they maintain it. The ID is unique to your system.

There is tech support application as well which is just small and easy. You just need to download it and it works for the one time whenever you want it.

There isn't a need for dedicated maintenance. It's pretty simple to use.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a subscription option for licensing the product.

The price could always be a bit less.

What other advice do I have?

We are using the latest version of the solution at this time.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would rate the solution at an eight. We've been very happy with the solution over a number of years. It's always been helpful.

I would recommend the solution, however, I'd be happier with the product overall if they could lower their prices.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1253304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Windows Server Administrator
Real User
Significantly increased our productivity, making it easy to access and troubleshoot remote sites
Pros and Cons
  • "We also use it a lot for remote site assistance. We've set up our internal authentication for unattended access to our remote sites. That makes it very easy and convenient to remotely connect with our users and our client machines whenever we need to. It's set as a direct, secure connection. As long as the station has internet access, we can see it and it makes remote support very simple."
  • "It's not the program itself that's an issue, but there is a need for some better documentation on how to use the web portal Management Console. That seems to be a bit lacking in directions, if you aren't paying attention and you don't know what to do. Better documentation would make it a little bit easier to set things up in different groups and share groups between people."

What is our primary use case?

It allows us to access some of our remote sites, especially if we're having internal issues such as a VPN tunnel dropped from site-to-site. We can still connect to the local machines at the different offices as long as we still have an internet connection, and we can log in and troubleshoot networking issues remotely.

TeamViewer is installed specifically on our desktop machines. We do also use some laptops that are on Windows 10, and there are a couple of Mac OS X machines we've used to remotely connect.

How has it helped my organization?

It allows for quick, easy access to our remote sites. It increases our ability to troubleshoot, as needed, at critical times.

In addition, some department managers have people split between sites. For example, part of operations is out here in Olathe, Kansas, and the other part is in Oklahoma. They're able to hold team meetings and present through the TeamViewer meeting sessions. The HR department is also able to hold meetings with the people here and those in other offices.

What is most valuable?

We've been using the team meetings, the collaboration portion. It's pretty simple to share and presents screens during team meetings.

We also use it a lot for remote site assistance. We've set up our internal authentication for unattended access to our remote sites. That makes it very easy and convenient to remotely connect with our users and our client machines whenever we need to. It's set as a direct, secure connection. As long as the station has internet access, we can see it and it makes remote support very simple. 

As far as the security goes, we've decided that it does set up a pretty good, secure tunnel from point to point.

Overall, it's pretty simple. It does the jobs that we need it to do.

What needs improvement?

It's not the program itself that's an issue, but there is a need for some better documentation on how to use the web portal Management Console. That seems to be a bit lacking in directions, if you aren't paying attention and you don't know what to do. Better documentation would make it a little bit easier to set things up in different groups and share groups between people.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using it for 14 to 15 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a very stable program. We haven't noticed any issues with it dropping in and out of service.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales. Since we have the corporate license, we're not limited to any number of machines. We install it on all our devices. The scalability is fine.

Between people who have a laptop or a desktop, and some of them have both, about 100 people utilize it. It's the company standard.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not used their technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were only utilizing internal RDP, for the most part. TeamViewer is about five times faster for remote assistance.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is pretty simple. It is a small install-MSI. You can either install it through group policy or push it out through your normal deployment methods onto Windows machines. You set up the services during the deployment for it to connect to the main account, and you can share different computer groups, for the different site locations, from the main account to any of the other admin accounts. You can show who has default access and what groups are already tied into it. It's pretty straightforward.

Our deployment took a couple of hours for 120 machines. We deployed the MSI out through normal deployment processes.

What was our ROI?

It has been useful and it has increased our productivity by some 400 percent. It's helped us a lot.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have the corporate license. It's extremely cheap.

For what we utilize it for it's not a super-expensive license. It was about the same or a little bit cheaper than LogMeIn but it's more stable and a better program for what we need in our company.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked into VNC and LogMeIn. TeamViewer was a much simpler, easier way to connect up. It's a fast and simple setup and it just works.

What other advice do I have?

The product is simple to set up and install and use.

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GIS Developer at a transportation company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Excels when I want to take control of a remote computer
Pros and Cons
  • "The best feature is the remote access and being able to control another person's computer when you're showing them something, or teaching them how to do something during training, or fixing a problem they're having."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use it for interacting with other employees. They'll have TeamViewer, but they're working from home in another state. We link up our computers and, that way, it's almost like we're sitting next to each other. We can see what the other is doing on his computer.

    We do use the technical support mode sometimes, which is the same thing as collaboration. You just log in to somebody's computer and fix that computer remotely.

    How has it helped my organization?

    It's smoother. It's faster. It stays on. It seems to have a really good connection and it's consistent.

    Once we got it for the company, the IT manager deployed it and started using it for technical support. He doesn't use it a whole lot, but when he does need it, it really helps him. He can get in there and see what problem another computer is having.

    What is most valuable?

    The best feature is the remote access and being able to control another person's computer when you're showing them something, or teaching them how to do something during training, or fixing a problem they're having. Also, if I'm at home or even on the other side of the country like I am right now, I can log in to my computer at work.

    On slow internet connections, TeamViewer works much better than other products. It seems to deal with slow internet connections better. If we are in a remote location and we want to access our computers at work, or a server, we can just log in to TeamViewer and it seems to connect.

    There's a lot more you can do with it as far as collaboration and team co-operation go. You can get a lot of people on it. We're not utilizing it for that. For example, if the boss wants to hold a meeting, and have everybody join the meeting, he can do so and have different people do presentations. They can do their presentations and interact on one computer. If the boss is showing something and he says, "Well, take over and you show me what you think," that person can take over the cursor and start running it as if he's sitting right there in the meeting. I don't see other products doing that very well. 

    With the other products that we're currently using, somebody has to say, "Well, let me share my screen and then they have to start sharing their screen and they have to turn it over to somebody else. Everybody has to load the program and get on the same page on their own computers, rather than just switching the control of the presentation to somebody, wherever that person happens to. With TeamViewer, they can take over the presentation right on the same computer that the presenter was using and give their presentation without having to switch screens. I love that part.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using TeamViewer for a couple of years, but we just got the licenses in June.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The scalability has great potential. We could be using this for a lot more people in our company.

    Our company has free products in use, like Microsoft Teams. The problem with Teams is that it's not as clear. It locks up and sometimes just doesn't work as well. But it's free, and everybody's using it, so it's hard to get people to move to something that's not free.

    Although TeamViewer is a little more dependable and works much better, the cost is high. I can have a meeting online and have 35 people on it, as long as they have installed TeamViewer or log in to the website. They can all get on and they don't have to pay. But since everybody is using another product, and they've been using it for years, it's hard to scale up and get them convinced to use something different.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I've used the vendor's technical support a few times. They're responsive and they took care of my concerns. They showed me how to do things correctly. They were really good, easy to work with.

    How was the initial setup?

    The setup is fairly easy. The basic connection is easy. When I started using the different services, I didn't know how to go in and start up a meeting. It seems to have a lot of features that have a little bit of a learning curve. I don't have time to learn all those features, so I just use the basic stuff.

    On average, deployment takes 30 minutes.

    I deployed it myself, as did my co-worker who is also a developer.

    What was our ROI?

    We haven't seen ROI. We're using it strictly for IT and technical, internal use.

    I do use it a lot for remote accessing of my computer at work. I don't have to do anything, such as turn my work computer on. It just logs right in and I can start using it. I can also log in to other peoples' computers. All you have to do is hit a button and say, "Yes, allow me in." It makes it so simple to connect. It's worth the money, even though it's a little bit expensive.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    It does what I need it to do but I think it's expensive. It wasn't easy for me to get approval from the company to get it. Not a whole lot of people in our company use it, but the five or six of us who do use it get a lot out of it.

    It's costing us about $700 a year, per license. For the company it was $2,000, and that was on a deal. I think it would have been $2,200 or $2,300. 

    I also got it for a friend who was working remotely. At the end of his year's subscription to TeamViewer, he wasn't using it much anymore. He was using something else. He called them to tell them that he did not want to continue with it for another year, but they said, "No, you didn't give us the 30-day buffer at the end of the year which is required to cancel for the coming year, so there's no way you can cancel now." They wouldn't let him out of the contract. He didn't read the fine print. We then read the fine print it did say that you have to give that number of days' prior notice before you cancel at the end of the year. If you don't give them that prior notice, you're stuck. I didn't like that.

    I've looked at other companies that provide the same type of thing and their pricing is about the same.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I tried using WebEx and another product as well. They didn't work as smoothly as TeamViewer. We've tried using Microsoft Teams. Using that, you can take over and control the other person's cursor, but it's really cumbersome. When I use TeamViewer and get it up and going, it's almost like I'm just sitting in front of that computer. Aside from the couple of icons and menus that are off to the side, you can't even tell that you're not using the actual computer.

    WebEx is great for doing meetings. TeamViewer may be doing great for doing that but I haven't really used it for that.

    TeamViewer is much better for doing remote access than WebEx. For the stuff that I use every day, TeamViewer works better than other products, especially when I want to take over control of another computer. The other products that I've tried are not nearly as good when I do that. TeamViewer is the best.

    What other advice do I have?

    The biggest thing I've learned from using TeamViewer is that you shouldn't spend a whole lot of time trying to find other products to save a little bit of money, when you already have a product that you know is working great. Don't waste your time. Get the product you know is working well, one you have confidence in and a little bit of experience in. Don't try to cut corners. I spend a lot of time trying to find other products because the company doesn't want to spend a few thousand dollars for just me and one other person, but when the IT person got on, then he was able to get them to use it.

    In my opinion, it's the best remote access product on the market. The service is great. The product is great.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    ROV Technical Superintendent at a energy/utilities company with 1-10 employees
    Real User
    Provides easy-to-use and very capable remote meeting functionality
    Pros and Cons
    • "It's pretty easy to use. Just key in an ID and password and connect. For meetings, just enter the meeting ID and connect."
    • "If were to I put myself in the seat of a small business owner, I would prefer TeamViewer to be more of a pay-once-and-own-it solution, rather than paying via a subscription model (although I am using the free version). Only annual subscriptions are available. It makes paying for it the first time seem a little daunting."

    What is our primary use case?

    I am using it more for meetings with my colleagues who happen to be at another worksite. I am using the meeting functionality more often now, compared to the remote-control functionality which I used more often previously.

    I use it on a Windows PC.

    What is most valuable?

    It's pretty easy to use. Just key in an ID and password and connect. For meetings, just enter the meeting ID and connect.

    What needs improvement?

    If were to I put myself in the seat of a small business owner, I would prefer TeamViewer to be more of a pay-once-and-own-it solution, rather than paying via a subscription model (although I am using the free version). Only annual subscriptions are available. It makes paying for it the first time seem a little daunting.

    It also renews automatically, annually, and you are only allowed to cancel it by applying for the cancellation 28 days in advance through a support ticket. They should really tend to that.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using TeamViewer for a very long time. Previously, I used it as a personal tool to log in to my parents' or friends' computers to help them troubleshoot issues. About a year ago, I started looking for an alternative to using Skype for video meetings. In the end, I found TeamViewer’s meeting solution to be pretty smooth and suitable for use in China. I have been using that functionality, occasionally, for about a year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is very stable. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I haven't used technical support.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We were previously trying to use Skype for Business for meetings. It did not work very well in China so we had to find something else.

    How was the initial setup?

    In my opinion, the setup was not that complicated. I found it more difficult setting up the local Chinese version of Skype for Business. When I got the company to install TeamViewer instead, they found it much easier to register and connect.

    It took just a few minutes of downloading, installation, and registration on the site and it was good to go.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The price is reasonable. However, it doesn't seem that anybody in my company wants
    to spend.

    What other advice do I have?

    My advice is to try it for free first.

    For security reasons, we do not have an IT department that connects to the main IT infrastructure in our parent companies. So we have to come up with our own solutions at minimal costs.

    At the moment, I only have three close colleagues using it in my organization. They are all on the technical side. We discuss engineering solutions and procedures during our meetings.

    I have always felt that TeamViewer is extremely capable software and, in my many years of using its remote connection service, it has never let me down.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    I like the ability to add any TeamViewer ID

    What is our primary use case?

    I wanted something which I could use to control other computers over the internet, and then I found TeamViewer, and it worked great. I can control any customer's PC right from my computer with ease.

    How has it helped my organization?

    TeamViewer improved my business because I can help my customer directly from here in very less time.

    What is most valuable?

    • Ability to share any files among others
    • Easy to use, and has a clean user interface
    • Value for money
    • Ability to add any TeamViewer ID.

    What needs improvement?

    There is nothing to improve; TeamViewer already works perfectly. But still, I think the price factor for small business.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    One to three years.
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