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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AnyDesk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAnyDesk Software in Stuttgart offers their eponymous remote desktop software, designed to provide resilient remote access even with poor network access.

    $274.80

    per year 1 licensed user with 3 login devices

    N-able N-central

    Score9.2 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
    Pricing
    AnyDeskN-able N-central
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $22.90
    per month (billed annually) 1 licensed user with 3 login devices
    Standard
    $35.90
    per month (billed annually) 20 licensed users in a team
    Advanced
    $79.90
    per month (billed annually) 100 licensed users in a team
    Enterprise
    Custom
    per year billed annually
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AnyDeskN-able N-central
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAnyDesk is free for personal use and offers a limited set of features and support. Professional users need a license. Only the initiator of a session needs a license, participants are free.—
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    Community Pulse
    AnyDeskN-able N-central
    Considered Both Products
    AnyDesk Software
    No answer on this topic
    N-able
    Chose N-able N-central
    Tried another MSP software provider however the cost was not justified.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    73%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    56 Answers
    79%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    77%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    AnyDeskN-able N-central
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of AnyDesk and N-able N-central
    Feature
    AnyDesk
    8.6
    61 Ratings
    9% above category average
    N-able N-central
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing9.459 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer9.360 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message8.753 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.541 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.846 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.845 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record8.950 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations7.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control9.252 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AnyDeskN-able N-central
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (61 ratings)
    8.7
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (36 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    1.0
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AnyDeskN-able N-central
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AnyDesk Software
    AnyDesk helps you recommend it to teams that need fast and reliable remote access without unnecessary overhead. We believe it is best for small or not-so-big teams who need to connect to remote devices while working from home or while traveling. It is also good for some occasional IT troubleshooting and unattended access.
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    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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    Pros
    AnyDesk Software
    • It allows you to troubleshoot and fix system issues remotely
    • It enables you to give online training and presentations to your team and record it for future use.
    • It enhances you remote support experience with advanced tools
    • It offers affordable remote support solution
    • It offers higher availability
    Incentivized
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    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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    Cons
    AnyDesk Software
    • we should be able to connect from windows to iphone or ipad, it is now possible to connect to ipad or iphone. AnyDesk can work on this.
    • the field where we enter remote address should be more visible. New user cannot find where to enter the remote address that takes some time to connect. AnyDesk should change the placement of it.
    • If we can change the colour theme of the UI that will be an addon thing. when you daily use AnyDesk you get bored of the same UI.
    • Just like a Xmax UI. Any desk should constantly change somethings which makes the UI visually appealing.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    AnyDesk Software
    This is the best remote access tool to any pc/laptop/desktop. We can make sure that we are 24/7 monitored, connected and if any technical problem arises, there can be a solution remotely with the help of AnyDesk. As AnyDesk has a remote access tool, it is easy to show clients how to do simple technical tasks on their remote pc/laptop just by loggin in from abroad
    Incentivized
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    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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    Usability
    AnyDesk Software
    AnyDesk is easy to use; all its functions are visible, and the buttons with icons are easy to identify. It is very intuitive to use; no prior training is needed for its use or configuration. The functions are designed to be basic and easy to use, and it doesn't matter what operating system you have; it is cross-platform, so it doesn't have many limitations. stem you have; it is cross-platform, so it doesn't have many limitations.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Support Rating
    AnyDesk Software
    I didn't have any technical problems and I didn't suffer from bugs or errors. Customer service has improved a lot and I no longer need to leave the office to go to the user's computer. With AnyDesk I install and remove programs, printers, scanners, settings in general. Screen sharing is excellent and without delays. Overall, I recommend and approve AnyDesk.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    AnyDesk Software
    Its easy to implement
    Incentivized
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    AnyDesk Software
    Getscreen.me connects remotely directly from your browser, it's very convenient - no need to explain to customers what and how to install. Also, it has a very user-friendly interface. They also have all the necessary features for remote access (file sharing, WoL, black screen, session recording) and are significantly cheaper.
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    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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    Return on Investment
    AnyDesk Software
    • It helps us reduce in-person visits, saving time and money.
    • Being able to serve more than one client at a time is very profitable because, whereas before it was one agent per client in person, now that everything is online, productivity is multiplied
    Incentivized
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    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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