Last year WindowsNetworking.com conducted a number of Readers' Choice Award contests to find out which products most network administrators recommended. A variety of different products were listed on the site and visitors had a chance to cast their vote for their favorite products.
Throughout the year there were thousands of responses for the various Enterprise Networking products people preferred. The following results are taken from over 3,000 respondents. Listed below are the top choices for each category and also the schedule for the 2015 Readers' Choice Awards.
- Help Desk - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Administration Tools - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Network Inventory - Hemoco Lansweeper
- AD Management - Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory
- Software-Based Backup Solution - Acronis Backup
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Email Archiving Software - Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange
- Data Recovery Software - Acronis Backup
- IP PBX Servers - Asterisk
- Anti Spam Hardware - Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
- Network Monitoring - Netwrix Auditor
- Remote Control - TeamViewer
Help Desk - December 2014
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ServiceDesk Plus| Results | ||
| 1st | ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus | 31% |
| 2nd | BMC Software Trackit | 15% |
| 3rd | Help Desk Pilot | 8% |
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Administration Tools - November 2014
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| 1st | Netwrix Password Manager | 23% |
| 2nd | NETsec Enterprise Permission Reporter | 16% |
| 3rd | Hemoco Lansweeper | 14% |
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Network Inventory - October 2014
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Hemoco Lansweeper| Results | ||
| 1st | Hemoco Lansweeper | 21% |
| 2nd | ClearApps Network Inventory Advisor | 17% |
| 3rd | Solarwinds Network Topology Mapper | 15% |
See the full results of the Network Inventory category.
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AD Management - September 2014
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| 1st | Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory | 22% |
| 2nd | ManageEngine ADManager Plus | 17% |
| 3rd | SystemTools Hyena | 15% |
See the full results for the AD Management category.
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Software-Based Backup Solution - August 2014
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Backup| Results | ||
| 1st | Acronis Backup | 26% |
| 2nd | Symantec Backup Exec | 19% |
| 3rd | Veeam Backup & Replication v7 | 16% |
See the full results for the Software-Based Backup category.
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Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2014
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ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition |
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| 1st | Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition | 32% |
| 2nd | Palo Alto Networks PA-5000 Series | 15% |
| 3rd | FortiGate Enterprise Series | 14% |
See the full results for the Firewalls & VPN Hardware category.
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Email Archiving Software - June 2014
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Archive Manager for Exchange| Results | ||
| 1st | Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange | 20% |
| 2nd | Athena Archiver Email Archiving | 18% |
| 3rd | GFI MailArchiver for Exchange | 13% |
See the full results for the Email Archiving Software category.
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Data Recovery Software - May 2014
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| 1st | Acronis Backup | 28% |
| 2nd | Veeam Backup & Replication v7 | 20% |
| 3rd | ShadowProtect Server | 12% |
See the full results of the Data Recovery Software category.
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IP PBX Servers - April 2014
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| 1st | Asterisk | 56% |
| 2nd | 3CX Phone System for Windows | 22% |
| 3rd | Dial-Office IP-PBX | 5% |
See the full results for the IP PBX Servers category.
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Anti Spam Hardware - March 2014
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| 1st | Barracuda Spam Firewall | 32% |
| 2nd | Cisco Web Security Appliance | 15% |
| 3rd | Dell SonicWALL Email Security | 11% |
See the full results for the Anti Spam Hardware category.
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Network Monitoring - February 2014
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| 1st | Netwrix Auditor | 26% |
| 2nd | Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor | 25% |
| 3rd | AdRem NetCrunch | 10% |
See the full results for the Network Monitoring category.
Get more information on other Network Monitoring solutions.
Remote Control - January 2014
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TeamViewer |
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| 1st | TeamViewer | 48% |
| 2nd | DameWare Remote Support | 17% |
| 3rd | VNC Enterprise Edition | 6% |
See the full results for the Remote Control category.
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If you’d like to see past Readers’ Choice winners, please take a look at last years' Readers’ Choice Awards Yearly Roundup 2013.
2015 Readers' Choice Awards
Even more awards will be given out during 2015. Visitors to WindowsNetworking.com will once again have the opportunity to vote for their preferred Enterprise Networking products by submitting their votes for the Readers' Choice Award poll in the site's right-hand bar. Below is a list of the Readers' Choice categories and the month that visitors can submit their votes.
- Remote Control - January 2015 - TeamViewer
- Network Monitoring - February 2015 - Spiceworks' Network Monitoring Software
- Anti Malware Hardware - March 2015 - Barracuda Spam Firewall
- IP PBX Servers - April 2015 - Asterisk
- Data Recovery Software - May 2015 - Veeam Backup & Replication
- Email Archiving Software - June 2015 - Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2015 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Software-Based Backup Solution - August 2015 - Veeam Backup & Replication
- AD Management - September 2015 - SystemTools Hyena
- Administration Tools - November 2015 - Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds
- Help Desk - December 2015 - BMC Software Trackit