Parental Controls

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We've tested every program with parental controls available very thoroughly. We'll tell you what we liked and what we didn't like. Then you can decide which, if any of the available monitoring/filtering software is the right choice for you.

	With all of the software with parental controls on the market today, and all of the websites that exist just to take your money, it can be a daunting task trying to choose the right software with parental controls to meet your needs. That's where we come in. Our mission is to take all of the guesswork out of picking the best parental controls. To make that easy, we've done all of the research for you. No matter what your needs are, by the time you finish reading this page, you'll know which software with parental controls is right for you. How do we know? Because we've done all of the research for you. We firmly believe the proof is in the pudding. That's why we've personally spent countless hours using, researching, and testing the parental controls that we've recommended here. Not only do we test the products ourselves, we also test the companies behind them. So when you buy one of our recommendations, you can buy with confidence. We give you the real story so that you can make a decision based on facts and not just the empty hype of the manufacturers.
WebWatcher's parental controls are hands down, the top choice for overall quality, reliablity, customer support and that indescribable "wow" factor. You'll be amazed at the parental controls you have with WebWatcher. For our full spy software review of WebWatcher, click here. WebWatcher is head and shoulders above the competition. In test after test, with a few exceptions, it never let us down. It made us feel like we could see everything. Amazingly, it allowed us to monitor a computer from the internet, as all of the information from the computer being monitored is accessible from your own private, password-protected website. The importance of this feature simply cannot be overstated... (read more) Read Full Review Buy Now Click here to speak with one of our live testers who can answer ANY of your questions. For an in-depth comparison of all the programs that we reviewed, check out our comparison grid below:

	WebWatcher	SpectorPro 6.0	SpyAgent	IamBigBrother	Content Protect

Rank	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place
Overall Rating (out of 10)	9.5/10	8.8/10	8.2/10	8.0/10	7.4/10
Overall Comments	The best monitoring and filtering software we have tested. It allows you to monitor a computer from the web so that you don’t have to keep checking from the computer you’re monitoring.	Reliable and easy to use. You will need to access the computer you are monitoring to retrieve the recorded information but if that’s not a problem, this is a very solid choice.	Has some great features that offer lots of control but best for computer savvy buyers only.	Does all of the things that you would expect Parental Control software to do, and can do it remotely, but ultimately, IAmBigBrother falls a bit short of its more robust competition.	By far the best of the stand alone filtering applications we reviewed. If you also need to monitor activity, however, this product is not for you.
Appropriate for Monitoring	Very Young Children, Tweens & Teens, Employees, Family Members	Children, Family Members	Children, Family Members	Tweens & Teens	Very young children, Tweens & Teens
Remote Monitoring Be sure to read Remote Access and Why It's Important	Complete Remote Access	No	Very Limited	Limited	No
Stealth Be sure to read The Truth About Stealth and Undetectability	Very Good	Good	Fair	Good	None
Internet Filtering / Blocking Capabilities Be sure to read The Truth About Blocking	Strong	Weak	Weak	None	Strong
Ease of Use	Easy	Easy	Moderate	Easy	Easy
Reliability	High	High	High	Moderate	High
Designed to Monitor Multiple Computers Be sure to read The Truth About Monitoring Multiple Computers	Yes	No	No	No	No
MAC Support	No	No	No	No	No
P2P Blocking	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Scheduled Monitoring	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Phone Support	Yes	Limited to 2 calls	No	No	No
Email Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Live Chat Support	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Price	$97.00	$99.95	$79.95	$29.95 ($150/year for Remote Viewing)	$39.99

The team here at Well Researched Reviews has spent months testing software with parental controls and the program that was the clear winner is called WebWatcher.

It's extremely reliable and easy to use and offers several features that aren't available anywhere else. For our full review on WebWatcher, click here.

One of WebWatcher's most important features is that it offers web-based remote access. This feature really can't be overstated. What remote access means is that once the software is installed, you no longer need to physically access the computer to see what is being recorded. Many of our users are surprised when they realize that not all software with parental controls offer this feature. In fact, while some other programs claim to offer remote access, they really don't. At best, they offer emailed reports. While we'll go into more detail on emailed reports later, we recommend against emailed reports because they are not secure. Also, they are extremely cumbersome to use.

WebWatcher's parental control sofware lets you see everything that has been recorded, pretty much in real-time (as it happens) from any computer in the world over the Internet. Bottom line: you don't need to kick the person that you're trying to monitor off of the computer in order to see what they're doing. In addition, by being web-based, WebWatcher allows you to monitor as many computers as you want from one central login. Without using a web-based application, you have to physically go from machine to machine to see what is being recorded on each machine. That makes remote access a very important feature in our estimation, and is one of the many reasons why we've crowned WebWatcher as our champion.

With WebWatcher, to see what has been recorded, all you do is log into your online account. All of the emails, IMs, keystrokes, etc will be there waiting for you. Everything is beautifully displayed and easy to find.

Another key component which has landed Webwatcher at the top of our heap is its invisibility. According to their site, WebWatcher was originally designed for use in counterterrorism, which is why their product's invisibility had to be so top-notch. We're inclined to believe them after trying our best to find any trace of the application without any luck. If invisibility is important to you, you can rest assured WebWatcher will meet your needs.

In addition to an unparalleled level of invisibility, WebWatcher is the only one to perform an anti-virus/anti-Spyware scan to insure the software isn't detected and then disabled. This was very important to us as every other program we tested was ultimately detected and disabled, some within seconds.

As an added bonus, WebWatcher comes standard with a full-featured suite of Internet bLocking and filtering tools that are as good as anything that we've seen, even at the Enterprise level. They offer three types of blocking (more detail can be found in the full review here):

1. Category Blocking (automatically updated frequently)
2. Content Filtering
3. White Listing

With their category blocking, you don't have to add sites by hand and they have the largest list of inappropriate sites available from any consumer application.

As mentioned, customer support was a huge factor in our reviews, and WebWatcher really shines in this area. They offer 24/7 support - and claim to be reachable in 60 seconds or less through their live chat feature. Occasionally, it took a bit longer but we never had to wait for more than two minutes. Plus, as far as we've seen, they're the only software company to offer free phone, email and live chat support. Add 24/7 coverage on top of that, and you've got a real gem. This is definitely not a company trying to hide from their customers.