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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    N-able N-central

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMSPs and IT professionals use N-able™ N-central® to monitor and manage devices and complex networks remotely. N-central provides visibility and efficiency as the user's needs scale. N-central can help users: 1. Proactively monitor everything on a customer network—not just servers and workstations—and troubleshoot. 2. Stay on top of threats with features like MFA, antivirus, integrated endpoint detection and response, data backup, disk encryption, email protection,…N/A

    TeamViewer

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ATeamViewer provides software for both remote management and online collaborations. With TeamViewer, users have access to fully integrated online conference solutions for audio and video communication, including interactive screen sharing and remote access features.

    $299

    per year

    Pricing
    N-able N-centralTeamViewer
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Remote Access
    $24.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 Licensed User
    Business
    $50.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 Licensed User
    Premium
    $102.90
    per month (billed annually) 15 Licensed Users
    Corporate
    $206.90
    per month (billed annually) 30 Licensed Users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    N-able N-centralTeamViewer
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    N-able N-centralTeamViewer
    Considered Both Products
    N-able
    Chose N-able N-central
    Tried another MSP software provider however the cost was not justified.
    Incentivized
    Chose N-able N-central
    I selected N-able N-central as I liked the idea of easy-to-work with pricing that integrates with other PSAs (specifically ConnectWise PSA aka Connectwise Manage). I did not succeed with that. I'd use any of the other tools instead. The integration is problematic as the default …
    Incentivized
    Chose N-able N-central
    It's much pricier than other remote support fools.
    Incentivized
    TeamViewer
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    73%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    79%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    342 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    234 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    77%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    290 Answers
    Features
    N-able N-centralTeamViewer
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of N-able N-central and TeamViewer
    Feature
    N-able N-central
    7.4
    6 Ratings
    0% below category average
    TeamViewer
    -
    Ratings
    Remote monitoring9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of N-able N-central and TeamViewer
    Feature
    N-able N-central
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    19% above category average
    TeamViewer
    -
    Ratings
    Patch Management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of N-able N-central and TeamViewer
    Feature
    N-able N-central
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.4
    470 Ratings
    4% below category average
    File transfer00 Ratings8.7440 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.5406 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings7.9305 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.5307 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings7.387 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    N-able N-centralTeamViewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (25 ratings)
    8.7
    (521 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (64 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (57 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.5
    (50 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (80 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    N-able N-centralTeamViewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    N-able
    N-Able is perfect for an MSP environment. It gives all the standard functionality an IT professional needs out of the box and can be configured to show almost anything required. For example, we have configured a dashboard to show when our backups need attention for each customer. This is achieved by running a small script on repeat via N-Central everyday/evening, and the result gives us information on the dashboard to help us identify exactly what is working and what needs looking into.
    Incentivized
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    TeamViewer
    If someone were to ask me for a recommendation, I would honestly say that it was the best option for me. Many times, my team members, other therapy department consultants, or doctors have encountered a problem with their systems that they are unable to resolve on their own. They just reached out to me and explained their concerns. Once their system is connected to me, I can resolve their situation in a very short amount of time.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    N-able
    • Remote tasks - entry-level techs can run basic tasks without physically touching a piece of equipment.
    • Remote support - remote controlling user devices is easy and saves a lot of time with having to initiate a remote session.
    • Management of devices, particularly patch management and anti-virus management - you can automatically approve and deploy patches and schedule automatic AV scans.
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    TeamViewer
    • Quick support is an nice feature to make it easy for the end user to download and use
    • Easy to connect using numbers
    • The connection is always good when connected to an end user
    • The tool is easy to use, the buttons are easy to understand what the use for it is
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    N-able
    • Customer support just points to online guides and I feel they aren't helpful.
    • During the trial they turn on a lot of features. In my experience, if you play around with the features, they charge you for them. Keep this in mind if you move forward with N-Able - they will charge for "trialed" services.
    • In my experience, some services that you're being charged for can't be disabled or monitored by you or your team. You only see them on the monthly invoice.
    • In my opinion, the "Scripting Automation" doesn't provide value. You're either going to be writing your own batch or Powershell to make scripting work.
    • In my opinion, monitoring software deployments is painful.
    • The default monitoring template can't be duplicated, edited, or referenced. You'll find that the default monitors in an unusual way and will throw needless recurring alerts into your ticketing system. To avoid this, you need to create a template from scratch which takes many hours to set up.
    • In my opinion, they're more concerned about a quick buck than customer service. "Buyer beware" company.
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    TeamViewer
    • The update Cycle of the Desktop app is sometimes unstable. We downloaded the latest TeamViewer Desktop App from the official site, and it immediately asks us to update.
    • Pricing tier for small teams can be improved.
    • Live subtitles for audio from remote device can be implemented.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    N-able
    Overall we have liked our solar winds experience, however, as our company has grown to support larger enterprises, this product does not have the functionality that our teams need in order to fully support them. The lack of granularity with backups and lack of ability to support nutanix environments is slowly drawing us into the use of other tools.
    Incentivized
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    TeamViewer
    We need this tool in our day to day business. It is what we do all day remoting into clients devices. In this day and age we can access devices all over the world as long as we have secure internet connection. It certainly saves money in gas, and even if you are away you can help.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    N-able
    The user interface is fairly straight forward, with logic groupings for objects. I did not deploy this software, but am one of the daily administrators. Once you get the correct agent package (Which can be a challenge) the integration into AD is not bad. The UI could be more customized, but that may have been a design choice.
    Incentivized
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    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer is a reliable and really strong tool for accessing remote IT platforms secure and fast. We don't know any product that provide us such strong functionality to make our life as a internationally recognized MES provider with DIAMES with an international clientele so easy. We look forward for any new TeamViewer functionality that supports us even more.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    Always available if setup correctly.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    The application is built on VNC which is a very stable technology.
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    Support Rating
    N-able
    Every time we have reached out to SolarWinds they are quick to respond, even offering support chat 24/7. Their support team is great and works with you to find solutions to issues. They have taken items we had issues with before and used those to create updates so that the issue is handled better in the future.
    Incentivized
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    TeamViewer
    the few times i have had to contact teamviewer support, they were very responsive and give me quick answers and seemed to understand my problems quickly and easily. I did not have to sit on the phone for hours on hold or get passed around to multiple phone support techs before finding a solution to my issues, so i would rate their support very highly.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    As expected without any problem! Alternate in-person training is another efficient way to learn how a product works. There are many third party supporters for TeamViewer courses available that can give additional ideas how to use TeamViewer for specific functions and features as we did require in respect of our usage.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    I have never used the online training either. I have watched a few informational videos that were helpful when learning how to do a specific procedure within TeamViewer and get the most out of the software by utilizing one of the many features that are available with the software. Again, 5 if for neutral.
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    Implementation Rating
    N-able
    Make sure if you your using a vm you follow the instructions for provisioning to the letter or it will be starting from square one
    Incentivized
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    TeamViewer
    We used TeamViewer within our scope of a unified endpoint management. Access rights are managed by location and user, both in regard to the state legislation and the company’s regulations. Our IT dashboard has now integrated the remote support KPIs which i derived from TeamViewer usage data.
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    Alternatives Considered
    N-able
    Our version of SolarWinds was old and running on old hardware, but it was way easier to setup and do things with. It did not do everything N-able does such as patch management, or at least we didn't have a module to do so if one existed. However it definitely seemed easier to use and possibly more stable.
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    TeamViewer
    AnyDesk, despite being relatively light on system utilization, didn’t offer some of the pro collaboration features that we required. All the functionalities that were part of TeamViewer matched well with the functionality, ease, and cost aspects needed to support our team's work.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    Stay up working. Easy to connect and disconnect. easy way to transfer files to another desktop
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    N-able
    • We have lost hundreds of hours on the phone/emailing support with no resolution for any of our issues
    • We had to move all of our services away which was very painful
    • Staff satisfaction was low having to deal with this company
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    TeamViewer
    Almost immediately. We could not support our clients effectively without TeamViewer. Its reliable, fast and allows us to do our work in a moments notice.
    • The core of our business is providing remote IT support to unmanned stations. Without a program like TeamViewer, we would be unable to operate.
    • On numerous occasions, we have avoided having to travel to site on top as well as raise a callout with local agents, saving us many thousands.
    • We can work from home or support our service technicians on the field any place, any time.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    N-able N-central Screenshots

    Screenshot of N-able N-central DashboardScreenshot of Remote desktop access with Take Control

    TeamViewer Screenshots

    Screenshot of how TeamViewer lets users connect to devices and provide remote support.Screenshot of where devices are a few clicks away.Screenshot of the interface to monitor and manage devices proactively.Screenshot of some of TeamViewer's integrations