Zoho Assist vs. HelpWire

Zoho Assist is a cloud-based remote support and unattended access solution designed to help businesses deliver seamless IT support and manage remote devices effortlessly. Whether you're assisting customers in real time or managing unattended endpoints, Zoho Assist offers a fast, secure, and reliable platform that works across devices and operating systems. With zero setup required on the technician's end and a lightweight client for end users, Zoho Assist makes remote troubleshooting simple and efficient, no complicated configurations, no hassle.

HelpWire is remote access software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. IT teams and technicians can start sessions by sending a link, so the remote user clicks it and joins without creating an account or entering credentials. When follow-up is required, unattended access allows technicians to return to devices later without involving the remote user again. Sessions reconnect automatically after reboots. To keep remote access responsive, HelpWire uses direct peer-to-peer connections by default, with relay fallback when network conditions require it. All sessions are encrypted with TLS and AES-256.