LogMeIn Alternative

By Evandro Felippe
in Smart Home, Network & Security

 Share

Recommended Posts

Apprentice

Evandro Felippe

Posted
Posted

Hello!

(if TL;DR, go direct to problem bellow):

Today, in our company we have remote access using VNC through VPN.

But we also use LogMeIn as a "backup", if something happens with VPN, we still can remote access other computers via internet to help users and it is really easy to use via browser.

The remote access is needed because the head office is at one city, and branch in other city (as usual).

Problem:

LogMeIn will be limited to 10 remote PCs, and we have more than 10 remote PCs.

Any good free alternative that we can use in a company with no remote PC limit? (We really can't afford to pay any extra at the moment).

PS: Yes, I know if no alternative is found there is a workaround, create more than one account at LogMeIn, put 10 in the first account, more 10 in a second account and so on...

Link to comment
https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142614-logmein-alternative/
Share on other sites
Grand Master

+BudMan MVC

Posted
  • MVC
Posted

I doubt your going to find a service like logmein that doesn't charge you for professional/commercial use. TeamViewer comes to mind, which is free for personal use. But you have to pay for what your asking.

Your VPN solution is the way to do it without having to pay for a service. Problem ones that use a system that manages the connections are going to have cost, they allow personal use to let people as a method to showcasing their system, etc. But they are in the business of making money - if your a business and want to use their system to support your business.. Then you should pay them ;)

Grand Master

sc302 Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

teamviewer is great but they have a monthly time limit, which I believe is 25 hrs of use (I could be wrong here). After you reach that point teamviewer self destructs and requires you to purchase...they don't say this anywhere on their website as to the time out. Search this term "teamviewer Commercial Use Suspected" you will get some related hits.

Logmein has changed their model where they require you to purchase their logmein central product. It is a really good way to manage your clients if you have a lot of them, you can put them in groups and allow others access to those computers without having access to your entire library of computers/clients. We managed about 40 clients with about 10 computers each and it was a lot easier to deal with them in groups than a entire list of computers.

Apprentice

Evandro Felippe

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I doubt your going to find a service like logmein that doesn't charge you for professional/commercial use. TeamViewer comes to mind, which is free for personal use. But you have to pay for what your asking.

...

your a business and want to use their system to support your business.. Then you should pay them ;)

Yes, a good service like LogMeIn for free will be hard to find. But, I was just checking if there was any free alternative first.

teamviewer is great but they have a monthly time limit, which I believe is 25 hrs of use (I could be wrong here). After you reach that point teamviewer self destructs and requires you to purchase...they don't say this anywhere on their website as to the time out. Search this term "teamviewer Commercial Use Suspected" you will get some related hits.

Logmein has changed their model where they require you to purchase their logmein central product. It is a really good way to manage your clients if you have a lot of them, you can put them in groups and allow others access to those computers without having access to your entire library of computers/clients. We managed about 40 clients with about 10 computers each and it was a lot easier to deal with them in groups than a entire list of computers.

I think you are right, TeamViewer is good for personal use. I heard about the time limit and the commercial use is not free.

Try ammyy...

I've never heard about Ammyy. I will take a look.

Thank you very much Koshur :)

Grand Master

xpablo

Posted
Posted

Yes I agree with Budman, LMI is excellent alternative to VPN and VNC, but if you're a business using it for business use then you should get LMI pro at least.

I use LMI Free for personal use and for friends and family computers that I support. I used to have a business and used LMI Pro for that and my clients, it was simple and cost effective,

best part is LMI gets through most software based firewalls.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • It's about to become harder to turn off your Samsung TV, thanks to Instagram

      By ad47uk · Posted

      I have a TV, but it is not used for normal linear TV, only streaming and it is not a Samsung and the best bit is, I don;'t and never have had a Instagram account. The only thing I have to do with Meta is Faceache and I only keep that just for the messaging part.
    • Valve finally confirms Steam Machine prices, starts at $1049 for 512GB option

      By Co-ords · Posted

      What about HL3?
    • Valve finally confirms Steam Machine prices, starts at $1049 for 512GB option

      By ShadeOfBlue · Posted

      But building your own.. what? You can't build anything like the Steam Machine yourself. Even trying to get close costs a good deal more. Even just the CPU cooler in their price comparison is as big as the entire Steam Machine. If you want a regular gaming PC, then by all means, build that. If you want a a small console-like PC for the living room that is good for gaming, I'm not sure what else is a better deal. In the GN review, they only mentioned a small form factor Dell, which is like twice the size and hundreds of dollars more expensive.
    • Valve finally confirms Steam Machine prices, starts at $1049 for 512GB option

      By ShadeOfBlue · Posted

      Those are some popular multiplayer games. But hardly "all". Just those that don't work on Linux currently due to specific anti-cheat implementations. I think it's also fair to point out the literally thousands of games that don't work on the PS5. And it's not locked at 1080p. That's the default, which you can change.
    • Ubuntu Livepatch arrives on Arm64 to eliminate system reboots for kernel updates

      By zikalify · Posted

      Ubuntu Livepatch arrives on Arm64 to eliminate system reboots for kernel updates by Paul Hill Canonical has just announced that its Livepatch service now supports computers with Arm64 processors. For those who are not familiar, Livepatch allows users to apply important kernel updates without any service interruption or rebooting. While home users will benefit from this, it’s even more important for critical machines that absolutely should not be going offline at all. The feature is available as part of Ubuntu Core 26 for Arm64 and Ubuntu Core 20 and onwards for AMD64. According to Canonical, this will improve the security of systems that aren’t security-maintained daily or weekly, and it helps organizations work towards Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance. If you are familiar with Ubuntu, you probably know that most packages can be updated without having to restart the system. There is one big exception to this, and that’s the kernel; it typically requires you to reload the system to boot into the new kernel. With Livepatch, Canonical has done something so that you don’t need to restart to begin using the new kernel. Aside from Ubuntu Core 26, users with Arm64 chips running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS can also use Livepatch. If you want to learn more about Livepatch, check out its product page. There, you can also find a button to join Ubuntu Pro (it’s free for several home devices) so that you can enable Livepatch. By linking your computer to Ubuntu Pro, you will also extend the life of your Ubuntu install from five years to ten years. If you are running Ubuntu, let us know in the comments if you have been looking forward to this feature on your ARM-based computer. If you’ve had a compatible AMD64 machine for a while and never used this feature, let us know why in the comments!

  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      nates earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      Almohandis earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Rookie
      dorf went up a rank
      Rookie
    • First Post
      mike_rumble earned a badge
      First Post
    • Dedicated
      tuben earned a badge
      Dedicated

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      497
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      205
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      94
    4. 4
      Michael Scrip
      89
    5. 5
      neufuse
      71
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!