BeyondTrust Access Console vs Pockethernet 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeyondTrust Access Console
Securely access and manage critical endpoints remotely from your mobile device. Grant privileged users and vendors secure entry to systems and monitor access sessions in real-time. This solution prevents attacks on crucial assets without hindering productivity.
- Desktop-quality remote access
- Access Windows, Mac, Linux
- Collaborate with privileged users
- External authorization for access
- Remote Jump and RDP shortcuts
- Real-time session management
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The Beyondtrust Mobile Access Console for iOS allows Information and Security teams to access critical endpoints remotely, grant secure entry to systems, and monitor access sessions through the BeyondTrust Secure Remote Access Appliance. The Mobile Access Console offers an encrypted, WiFi/3G-friendly connection method to off-network vendors and privileged users, which prevents attacks on crucial assets without hindering remote access. • Receive desktop-quality remote access to endpoints. • Access Windows, Mac, and Linux computers with ease. • Collaborate with other privileged users. • Require external authorization for access requests to important systems. • Use Remote Jump and Remote Desktop Protocol shortcuts. • Manage sessions in real-time from your iPad. With BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access’s superior functionality, prevent even the most advanced cyber-attacks without sacrificing business productivity.
Pockethernet 2
This tool assists computer network professionals with Ethernet network installation and maintenance. It allows for measurements, remote control of functions, and report generation when used with a connected device.
- Network analysis
- Ethernet installation support
- Maintenance tool
- Remote function control
- Measurement capabilities
- Report generation
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Pockethernet 2 is a tool for computer network professionals. It's a smartphone connected cable and network analyzer that helps you in the installation and maintenance of Ethernet networks. The app enables you to make measurements with the Pockethernet device, remote control every function and generate a report of your findings.
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Verdict
BeyondTrust Access Console and Pockethernet 2 both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Pockethernet 2's written reviews are positive against 9% of BeyondTrust Access Console's. Pockethernet 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). BeyondTrust Access Console's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for BeyondTrust Access Console against 3.0 for Pockethernet 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeyondTrust Access Console has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 9% of BeyondTrust Access Console's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pockethernet 2's.
BeyondTrust Access Console ships an update every 5 months, Pockethernet 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | BeyondTrust Access Console | Pockethernet 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bomgar Corporation | Poket Hardware GmbH |
Customer experience
BeyondTrust Access Console
Pockethernet 2
In-app purchases
BeyondTrust Access Console
No in-app purchases
Pockethernet 2
No in-app purchases
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