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Atera vs N-able N-central

Atera
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80 Ratings
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64 Ratings

Atera

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Score 8.8 out of 100

Based on 80 reviews and ratings

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N-able N-central

64 Ratings
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Score 7.4 out of 100

Based on 64 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Monitoring Tasks

    8.5

    Atera

    85%

    N-able N-central

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Atera ranks higher in 5/5 features
    Atera ranks higher in 5/5 features

    Remote monitoring

    8.5
    85%
    51 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Network device monitoring

    7.8
    78%
    41 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Multiple Server Monitoring

    8.9
    89%
    50 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Multi-device monitoring

    8.7
    87%
    51 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Automated alerts and notifications

    8.5
    85%
    52 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Management Tasks

    7.8

    Atera

    78%

    N-able N-central

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Atera ranks higher in 4/4 features
    Atera ranks higher in 4/4 features

    Patch Management

    7.9
    79%
    50 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Service configuration management

    7.8
    78%
    44 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Software and hardware inventory

    8.4
    84%
    51 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Policy-based automation

    7.0
    70%
    39 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Reporting

    8.0

    Atera

    80%

    N-able N-central

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Atera ranks higher in 4/4 features
    Atera ranks higher in 4/4 features

    Performance data reports

    8.5
    85%
    46 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Customizable reporting

    7.8
    78%
    42 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Data visualization

    7.8
    78%
    43 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Risk analysis

    8.0
    80%
    35 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Security

    7.8

    Atera

    78%

    N-able N-central

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Atera ranks higher in 3/3 features
    Atera ranks higher in 3/3 features

    Data backup and recovery

    7.6
    76%
    26 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Antivirus and malware management

    7.8
    78%
    33 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Administrator access control

    8.0
    80%
    83 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Atera is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
    • Atera and N-able N-central are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew

    Likelihood to Recommend

    8.8

    Atera

    88%
    53 Ratings
    6.5

    N-able N-central

    65%
    19 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    9.1

    Atera

    91%
    1 Rating
    9.1

    N-able N-central

    91%
    2 Ratings

    Usability

    Atera

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.1

    N-able N-central

    91%
    3 Ratings

    Support Rating

    8.9

    Atera

    89%
    7 Ratings
    8.7

    N-able N-central

    87%
    14 Ratings

    Implementation Rating

    Atera

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4

    N-able N-central

    84%
    4 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Atera

    For me, Atera has been a great tool that I added to my arsenal. I wanted something where I could manage my clients' Windows updates. As I used the software, I began to realize all of the various things Atera could do. Now it is a critical component of my business and I would not be able to properly function without it.

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    Mike Ward | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    N-able N-central

    N-Central would be most appropriate in a situation where an experienced admin would like a product that is as customizable as possible. The products allows for a lot of customization, but would be less appropriate in a situation where a less experienced admin is looking for a product that requires less set up.

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    Pros

    Atera

    • Easy to deploy, both in general or to a specific customer.
    • Remote management tools that are in line with every other major solution out there.
    • Real-time alerts that allow for easy monitoring of vital systems.
    • Configurable threshholds on alerts so the system can be tuned to only notify when there is a problem according to certain metrics.

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    Caleb Yankus | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    N-able N-central

    • 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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    Nicolas Poague | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    Atera

    • Ticket automation, more options to specific cases or conditions, and change client assigned to ticket, or be able to assign a ticket for the client without hassle of emailing them back or having to create a fake contact.
    • Include notes for client that are not file attachments, maybe integration with a cloud service like Google Docs or OneDrive.
    • Integration with other remote access tools would be helpful.

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    Maycon Menezes | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    N-able N-central

    • Expensive software
    • The support team are terrible
    • Sales team will promise the world to get you over the line
    • Subscription management is tedious
    • Old software with very little development and the support team will not provide any further information on this - no roadmap
    • Integrations galore - but none of them are effective

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    Jason Stocker | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pricing Details

    Atera

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $79 Per Technician

    Atera Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Pro$791
    Growth$1191
    Power$1491
    1. Per Technician
    Additional Pricing Details
    Unlimited devices & agents. No hidden fees. No contracts.

    N-able N-central

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    —

    N-able N-central Editions & Modules

    —
    Additional Pricing Details
    —

    Likelihood to Renew

    Atera

    Atera 9.1
    Based on 1 answer
    As of right now, we have found nothing that can offer as many features as Atera does along with the affordability. They are doing monthly releases each month and not just making small changes (shared scripting library, chocolatey support, Install packages, Splashtop SOS support, Scheduled tickets to name a few). The uptimes are great and accessibility to the dashboard has yet to be limited. We are a happy customer and bordering on fanboy status now

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    Chris Miller | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    N-able N-central

    N-able N-central 9.1
    Based on 2 answers
    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.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Usability

    Atera

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    N-able N-central

    N-able N-central 9.1
    Based on 3 answers
    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.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Support Rating

    Atera

    Atera 8.9
    Based on 7 answers
    Atera support provides answers to my questions lightning fast. They have never left me feeling like I'm out there on my own. I can ask questions by email, or by chat, or by opening a ticket with them and they are always on it quickly. They also have a forum where other Atera users can help you if you need it, and you can also add feature requests via the forum.

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    Terry Irwin | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    N-able N-central

    N-able N-central 8.7
    Based on 14 answers
    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.

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    chris maddox | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Implementation Rating

    Atera

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    N-able N-central

    N-able N-central 8.4
    Based on 4 answers
    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

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    Howard Magnes | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Alternatives Considered

    Atera

    We had tried Syncro, Naverisk, Pulseway - dollar for dollar stack for stack, Atera blew them out of the water. Atera is easy to use, easy to manage, has flourishing facebook and reddit groups for support and they update their knowledge bases daily. Their communication and support has been bar none.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    N-able N-central

    SolarWinds N-central is on the more unique side of tools because it can do so many things, and do most of them quite well. For patching, it is much easier to use than SCCM. In terms of monitoring, it is not great out of the box and requires tweaking to take full advantage. Since it is agent-based, any time an agent fails to check in, it means that that device is effectively no longer being managed. It can take a great deal of effort to maintain and remediate agent issues.
    It is a great tool to manage small to medium-sized environments, but would struggle to cover all the angles required in a larger enterprise setting.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Return on Investment

    Atera

    • The lack of cost per unit is a great asset. Our team consists of two members who really use the product, and the cost being per member means we can have hundreds of machines and still only pay for two users.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    N-able N-central

    • Reduced time to manage and support servers and endpoints.
    • Provides support dept with more accurate information to assess and resolve issues quicker and more efficiently.
    • The subscription cost associated with N-central, to our clients has a good profit margin for us.

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    Robert Guy | TrustRadius Reviewer
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