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 thousands of respondents. Listed below are the top choices for each category and also the schedule for the 2016 Readers' Choice Awards.
- Help Desk - BMC Software Trackit
- Administration Tools - Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds
- AD Management - SystemTools Hyena
- Software-Based Backup Solution - Veeam Backup & Replication
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Email Archiving Software - Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange
- Data Recovery Software - Veeam Backup & Replication
- IP PBX Servers - Asterisk
- Anti Spam Hardware - Barracuda Spam Firewall
- Network Monitoring - Spiceworks' Network Monitoring Software
- Remote Control - TeamViewer
Help Desk - December 2015
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BMC Software Trackit| Results | ||
| 1st | BMC Software Trackit | 27% |
| 2nd | ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus | 14% |
| 3rd | SolarWinds Web Help Desk | 11% |
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Administration Tools - November 2015
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Network Performance Monitor| Results | ||
| 1st | Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds | 21% |
| 2nd | Spiceworks Network Management | 19% |
| 3rd | SystemTools Hyena | 14% |
See the full results of the Administration tools category.
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AD Management - September 201
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SystemTools| Results | ||
| 1st | SystemTools Hyena | 23% |
| 2nd | ManageEngine ADManager Plus | 17% |
| 3rd | Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory | 16% |
See the full results for the AD Management category.
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Software-Based Backup Solution - August 2015
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Backup & Replication| Results | ||
| 1st | Veeam Backup & Replication | 30% |
| 2nd | EMC NetWorker | 13% |
| 3rd | Dell NetVault Backup | 10% |
See the full results for the Software-Based Backup category.
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Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2015
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ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition |
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| 1st | Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition | 25% |
| 2nd | FortiGate Enterprise Series | 18% |
| 3rd | Juniper Networks NetScreen | 12% |
See the full results for the Firewalls & VPN Hardware category.
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Email Archiving Software - June 2015
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Archive Manager for Exchange| Results | ||
| 1st | Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange | 21% |
| 2nd | Symantec Enterprise Vault | 20% |
| 3rd | MailStore Server | 16% |
See the full results for the Email Archiving Software category.
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Data Recovery Software - May 2015
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| 1st | Veeam Backup & Replication | 29% |
| 2nd | Symantec System Recovery Server Edition | 18% |
| 3rd | EMC NetWorker | 10% |
See the full results of the Data Recovery Software category.
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IP PBX Servers - April 2015
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| 1st | Asterisk | 24% |
| 2nd | Cisco Unified Communications Manager | 21% |
| 3rd | 3CX Phone System for Windows | 18% |
See the full results for the IP PBX Servers category.
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Anti Spam Hardware - March 2015
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Spam & Virus Firewall| Results | ||
| 1st | Barracuda Spam Firewall | 29% |
| 2nd | Cisco Web Security Appliance | 15% |
| 3rd | Dell SonicWALL Email Security | 14% |
See the full results for the Anti Spam Hardware category.
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Network Monitoring - February 2015
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Network Monitoring Software| Results | ||
| 1st | Spiceworks' Network Monitoring Software | 24% |
| 2nd | Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds | 18% |
| 3rd | ManageEngine OpManager | 11% |
See the full results for the Network Monitoring category.
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Remote Control - January 2015
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TeamViewer |
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| 1st | TeamViewer | 35% |
| 2nd | DameWare Remote Support | 23% |
| 3rd | VNC Enterprise Edition | 13% |
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 2014
2016 Readers' Choice Awards
Even more awards will be given out during 2016. 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 2016 - TeamViewer
- Network Monitoring - February 2016 - Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds
- Anti Malware Hardware - March 2016 - Barracuda Spam Firewall
- IP PBX Servers - April 2016 - Asterisk
- Data Recovery Software - May 2016 - Veeam Backup & Replication
- Email Archiving Software - June 2016 - Symantec Enterprise Vault
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2016 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Software-Based Backup Solution - August 2016 - Veeam Backup & Replication
- AD Management - September 2016 - Dell Active Administrator
- Network Inventory - October 2016 - Hemoco Lansweeper
- Administration Tools - November 2016 - Netwrix Password Manager
- Help Desk - December 2016