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Pulseway

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

7.5 /10

56 Reviews Write a Review

What is Pulseway?

Used by over 10,000 MSPs and internal IT departments around the world, Pulseway is a simple, yet powerful RMM platform designed to make the life of IT professionals easier. We have the most advanced mobile app in the industry that gives users the ability to monitor, manage and resolve issues wherever they are – from a smartphone or tablet. Our powerful automation engine allows you to build a powerful and sophisticated auto-remediation workflow to speed up issue resolution. The platform also offers integrated backup, endpoint protection, built-in remote control, application & operating system patching, and network device monitoring.

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Awards & Recognition

Pulseway won the following awards in the Remote Monitoring and Management category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Pulseway Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Pulseway?

5% Negative

7% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Remote Control

Real User Monitoring

Remote NOC, SOC, Helpdesk Integration

Mobile Device Management

Patch Management

Network Management

Support for IoT Devices

Discovery

Process Automation

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Endpoint Backup

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Pulseway Reviews

Michael G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Simplifies server and workstation management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Pulseway from other similar products?

Many features, easy to set up, very easy to get started and then can get more detailed once you get used to it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

No remoting into servers or establishing VPN connections to do simple tasks.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Would like to see more Windows server tools like DHCP and DNS management.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you dread pulling out a laptop, firing up a hotspot, connecting to VPN and then RDPing into a server to unlock your bosses AD account, give this a try.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Mike R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Easy to use, has enhanced our remote manageability

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Pulseway from other similar products?

Easy to use with a small team and full cloud visibility gives a great oversite of all remote assets

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Patch management of third party products Also the ability to interact via a mobile device

What do you dislike most about this product?

Flexibility around the restart times for patching

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Trial the software on critical assets first

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Alexander P.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Fantastic product, easy integration, great app!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Pulseway from other similar products?

Most approachable product we reviewed, great over all remote management.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The app makes identifying and often fixing issues on the go a delight.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Linux console integration lacks refinement, not suitable for patching, since it can't output prompts properly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Give it a try, worth it!

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Commodity Features
Less Generous

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Awards & Recognition

Pulseway Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Pulseway?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Remote Control Allows users access to the devices remotely, taking control of the physical screen, keyboard and other inputs.

Real User Monitoring Enables observation of actual end-user interactions with applications, users’ behaviours, how they navigate, and where they drop off the application.

Remote NOC, SOC, Helpdesk Integration Integration into a 3rd party NOC, SOC, or helpdesk operated by the software vendor or a partner organization.

Mobile Device Management The ability to deploy management settings to iOS and Android devices, either corporate-issued or personally-owned.

Patch Management Ability to deliver patches, releases, and upgrades to O/s and affiliated systems.

Network Management Includes network device monitoring, performance analysis, and intelligent notifications.

Support for IoT Devices Supports the discovery, inventory, monitoring and management of IoT devices.

Discovery Automated discovery and identification of devices and associated applications on the network.

Process Automation The automation of the sequence of tasks within a process, to be executed without manual intervention.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

Endpoint Backup Includes modules for backing up endpoint devices such as Laptops, PCs, and Tablets.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Pulseway Reviews

Michael G.

Simplifies server and workstation management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mike R.

Easy to use, has enhanced our remote manageability

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alexander P.

Fantastic product, easy integration, great app!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

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Real User Monitoring

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Mobile Device Management

Patch Management

Network Management

Support for IoT Devices

Discovery

Process Automation

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Endpoint Backup

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

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Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

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Ease of Data Integration

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