CC

Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/29/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Excellent software to protect public computers"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

The simplicity and the protection provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Nothing so far. I have installed it on 4 computers used by guest at the customer service center and it’s running fine till now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AE

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/29/2020

"Faronics review"

5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Reboot and all is reset back to your chosen state of operation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

The configuration was a bit tedious but well laid out, small icons for older eyes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AP

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/2/2019

"Makes managing computers easy and keeps them clean!"

5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

I like that when a user has an issue or downloads a virus or deletes anything pertaining to the OS that if I restart, it is a clean slate! Also if our students decide to place their homework or anything on the desktop, it is gone the next day or restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

The enterprise console is a little picky at times on waking computers on LAN, but that could be our network making it an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SB

Seth B.

Applications Administrator

Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/17/2019

"DF Enterprise (within Higher Ed)"

4/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Love how you can install it, and let students pretty much do whatever on the machine. then once rebooted, it goes back to "default" and ready for the next user. I also like using the Admin Console where i can see all the computers, who is logged in, if the computer is frozen or thawed, and what version of DF. Also like the idea of having different configs for different rooms\labs. The program also is password protected so to even use it, you have to type a password. And it does not show up in Add\Remove Programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

What i don't like is the non-cloud version console does not support Macs. So we have a console for windows computers then on a Mac, we have it install for the Mac clients. Sometimes when we thawed lock the machine, and do our stuff, then freeze the machine, it sometimes shows us in the console the machine is frozen, but it's still lock. We then have to reboot the machine and try again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Faronics Deep Freeze:

The Enterprise Edition is great, but maybe getting the Cloud-based edition would be even better, but since we don't have a lot of Macs currently, our current setup is ok to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Faronics Deep Freeze solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allow us to let students use computers with few restrictions, and if they delete files\folders, then a simple reboot will restore them. The flip side if they save files to the hard drive, and reboot, those files are not recoverable. We have it configured to reboot daily and every weekend they thaw and install updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/28/2018

"Great but could be more user friendly"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

It is a great software! Plenty of utility and works well all the time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Not user friendly for beginners and lacks some premium features. No comete remote control of devices supported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AE

Verified User in Education Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/19/2018

"Tool for Public Computer Sustainability"

4/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Product reliably restores the set configuration on each reboot. We can comfortably leave the public computers in use after hours and not expect support calls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Without a license upgrade, updates take some consideration to implement through scheduled tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Faronics Deep Freeze:

There are licensing tiers depending on what options you want to include in your Deep Freeze subscription. the base package is cloud portal, but also includes some limited update options. Higher tiers allow easier updates for frequently used software, but cost more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Faronics Deep Freeze solving and how is that benefiting you?

Deep Freeze prevents users from modifying configurations on the computer in a lasting manner (such as sound or video settings) . Because of this, we can reliably assert that after a reboot, the computer will be functional for the next user in a public setting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RB

RAVI B.

EXCEL & DATA PARSING EXPERT

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/6/2017

"BEST SOFTWARE FOR A SAFE SYSTEM"

5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

The deep freeze software is one of the most useful software's I use. I no more need any kind of anti virus software's since I started using the deep freeze software.

This deep freeze software saved me lots of time, effort and money for other antivirus software's etc.

.The Deep Freeze software allows the users to freeze the system attributes at a position where you want.

.This position of the system is changeable.

.If there was any crash in the system, with a restart of the system, everything will be back to the previous stage where the system is frozen using the deep freeze.

.There is no scope for retaining any kind of virus because of the presence of deep freeze.

.The system retains the previous frozen state when ever it is restarted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

There is nothing i dislike about the deep freeze software. This software saved my system from effecting with any kind of virus since years. I dint get a need of any kind of anti virus software's all these years.

This software reduced most of my work of deleting the unnecessary files which are saved in my system. All the cache and unnecessary files will be deleted and my system regains its old state with every restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Faronics Deep Freeze:

I highly recommend the users to go for Deep Freeze instead of all other Anti virus softwares. This is an easy way of saving your system from the virus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Faronics Deep Freeze solving and how is that benefiting you?

. It removed the need of antivirus software.

.This freezes my system at desired attributes.

.I can save all files that are unnecessary in a particular location and freeze that location with no files using deep freeze, this will retain the location with no files.

.This reduces the time and strain on deleting the unnecessary files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Nidhi S.

Author

Publishing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/19/2017

"Excellent Product"

5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

While trying to install a new product from internet, unknown and unwanted tools are also installed may be of our unawareness or ignorance, so i always try to install it with Deep Freeze. Once it works as i desire, then i boot thawed. Then reinstalled... a great facility.

1. Prevents all unsafe installations.

2. Best protection from viruses

3. The best for data recovery

4. Worth a lot more than the price

5. Very handy and easy to use

6. Unique security option Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

i think i like this most and a bit difficult to find dislikes, but still i would like to mention few. we need to take care and be conscious about the frozen or thawed condition is active otherwise ....

1. Saving a file in a frozen drive and reboot. we should remember to relocate the file to an unfrozen drive, otherwise we will loose the entire file data.

2. Any driver installations may will not work if installed in frozen condition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Faronics Deep Freeze:

i feel every PC need this now a days. As it is very easy to use and learn about what it does i suggest everyone to use it for the most safe and secured use of your PC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Faronics Deep Freeze solving and how is that benefiting you?

Many to explain in brief but still i will put some of them.

1. My staff cannot install unwanted apps.

2. None can delete my crucial data

3. None of the file get corruputed

4. No need to do regular software maintenance

5. No antivirus required

6. Performance of the system remains the same always

7. Settings and notifications can never change by any other users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AC

Verified User in Computer Networking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/12/2017

"Great for Lab Management"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

You can control the PCs that are used. You can wake, sleep, or even remote into them from the command console. You can also easily unfreeze and refreeze machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

The interface feels clunky and outdated. Sometimes PCs are not reachable from the command center interface, and require hands on assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Faronics Deep Freeze:

If you have labs that need to be in a certain state or have software that needs specific configurations, use this. It also acts well as an antivirus. If a PC gets infected, all you need to do is restart the PC, and you are back to the original configuration that you set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Faronics Deep Freeze solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have labs that do not need users saving anything to, and also have software configured in a certain way that shouldn't be messed with. Deep Freeze allows us to keep those labs in one state. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AC

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/3/2018

"Efficient, but behind the times"

1/5

What do you like best about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Restores On Reboot easily enough

Can be remotely managed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Faronics Deep Freeze?

Expensive

Too many costly add-ons

Many incompatibilities (Encryption, Windows Updates, etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Faronics Deep Freeze:

Make sure you find out costs for features you'd otherwise expect (ie Update Management, Remote Management) as these costs can easily put Deep Freeze at three to four times the cost of competitors with similar features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Faronics Deep Freeze solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping machines clean Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.