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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DeskRoll Remote Desktop

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ADeskRoll was built to be easy to use by end-users and IT teams alike. It's browser-based, so users being helped do not need to install any applications on their local device; DeskRoll Remote Desktop Sharing requires only a small app on the remote (controlling) computer. DeskRoll guides users through setup and connection processes for 3 basic scenarios: providing remote assistance to a customer, configuring unattended remote access to a remote computer, or configuring unattended remote…

    $8.25

    per user/per month

    N-able Take Control

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AN-able™ Take Control is a cloud-based remote control solution for MSPs, to access & troubleshoot end devices. With support for Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® machines, MSPs can work from these or iOS® or Android® devices with the N-able native app.

    $45

    per month

    TeamViewer

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATeamviewer offers secure remote access, IT support and device management on a scalable platform. It speeds up problem resolution, reduces downtime and enhances control through automation, unattended access and complete visibility of every device and location.

    $299

    per year

    Pricing
    DeskRoll Remote DesktopN-able Take ControlTeamViewer
    Editions & Modules
    DeskRoll Lite
    $8.25
    per user/per month
    DeskRoll Pro 1 Month
    $29.95
    per seat
    DeskRoll Starter
    $39
    per user/per year
    DeskRoll Lite
    $99
    per user/per year
    DeskRoll Pro 1 Year
    $299.40
    per seat
    Take Control Plus
    $45
    per month
    Take Control Plus
    Contact Vendor
    Take Control
    Contact Vendor
    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
    DeskRoll Remote DesktopN-able Take ControlTeamViewer
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$3.25 per seat/per monthNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsWith each license a user can configure unlimited remote computers to access from any location. Also, users can make unlimited parallel remote connections - each will open in a new browser tab. Users can pause and resume remote sessions.No credit card required. Login info sent directly to your email. Access technical support during your trial.
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    Community Pulse
    DeskRoll Remote DesktopN-able Take ControlTeamViewer
    Considered Multiple Products
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    Chose DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    Cost, ease of use, file transfer and chat capabilities.
    Incentivized
    N-able
    Chose N-able Take Control
    Bad experiences with ConnectWise platforms in general ruled it out for us at this point in time. To be fair this was not really ConnectWise's fault more the team that set things up poorly leading to significant issues across the system.

    TeamViewer had long been our go to, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose N-able Take Control
    In my previous job we used Dameware which was a very good tool but lacked the managing capabilities of N-able. It has been a few years, so maybe Dameware has improved in that regard.
    Incentivized
    Chose N-able Take Control
    N-able Take Control combines AV and Internet Security with Remote control whereas the others are isolated products and requires multiple products to achieve what N-able Take Control can
    Incentivized
    Chose N-able Take Control
    It's not half as easy as Solarwinds, and Solarwinds has more features.
    Incentivized
    Chose N-able Take Control
    We were primarily a team-viewer customer before this point but the continued increases on cost, feature issues as well as core functionality and load issues we were beginning to see on the host machines we started looking for other options. As we were already a solar-winds …
    Incentivized
    TeamViewer
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    348 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    411 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    283 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    351 Answers
    Features
    DeskRoll Remote DesktopN-able Take ControlTeamViewer
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of DeskRoll Remote Desktop and N-able Take Control and TeamViewer
    Feature
    DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    N-able Take Control
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    0% above category average
    TeamViewer
    8.9
    551 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Screen sharing8.02 Ratings8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer8.02 Ratings10.014 Ratings8.9520 Ratings
    Instant message7.01 Ratings5.012 Ratings8.8479 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.02 Ratings10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile8.01 Ratings9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.01 Ratings7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings1.05 Ratings7.5364 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.07 Ratings8.4374 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings9.05 Ratings8.1141 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of DeskRoll Remote Desktop and N-able Take Control and TeamViewer
    Feature
    DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    N-able Take Control
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.8
    66 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings00 Ratings8.867 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of DeskRoll Remote Desktop and N-able Take Control and TeamViewer
    Feature
    DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    N-able Take Control
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    7.9
    46 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings00 Ratings7.946 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of DeskRoll Remote Desktop and N-able Take Control and TeamViewer
    Feature
    DeskRoll Remote Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    N-able Take Control
    -
    Ratings
    TeamViewer
    8.6
    79 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings00 Ratings9.179 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings00 Ratings8.775 Ratings
    Mobile device access00 Ratings00 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings00 Ratings8.665 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings00 Ratings8.468 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DeskRoll Remote DesktopN-able Take ControlTeamViewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.8
    (609 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (68 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (59 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (51 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (165 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DeskRoll Remote DesktopN-able Take ControlTeamViewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    During the pandemic, our company worked remotely. Various staff in our company had technical difficulties or needed assistance installing software in order to work. DeskRoll Remote Desktop helped us to make this process seamless. Rather than deal with the aggravation of trying to walk someone through something over the phone, we were able to get things established in a simple, easy way.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    I have used a number of remote access systems over my IT/MSP career, and Take Control stands out as the best I have ever used. If you are using the N-Able RMM I highly recommend, Take Control over the other options that can be integrated into the platform
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    I would definitely recommend it, and that's why I've stuck with it so long: continuous improvement. Now AI has fully embraced it to help with faster monitoring and Troubleshooting, saving me a huge amount of time and effort. Affordable to use for both personal and Professional work to assist colleagues from different workstations.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    • Ability to remote in at any time
    • Can support unlimited clients with hardware and software issues
    • Multiple remote client logins
    • Cost!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    • Take Control is really good at accessing a device with no end-user involvement. The user doesn't have to click on permissions or visit a particular site. We simply can take control of their device from the RMM dashboard.
    • If Microsoft issues a patch/update, I can schedule a release of a mass install to all client sites at the click of a mouse from within my office.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    • It is secure and eliminates the need for VPN for remote users.
    • It offers a 2FA to insure that security is strong for our system.
    • Can save time with file transfer syncs for labels, batches and other files.
    • It supports multi device and cross platform usage within our warehouse.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    • It could be more cost-effective.
    • It could include better "help" or "how-to" sections for people who are not as tech savvy.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    • Performance on low-end machines.
    • Verbosity when changing stream quality.
    • File manager needs improving, dragging files causes graphical issues.
    • Connection time needs to be reduced.
    • Ability to adjust re-connection time.
    • Integration with more password-storage applications.
    • Screen blanking is buggy in some instances and makes the session unusable.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    • MFA could be a lot better when connecting to the remote device. If a phone is added to security for the remote worker, then the admin cannot use Easy Access to access the device without interaction with the remote worker. Admins should have access to remote devices via other MFA methods.
    • App updates sometimes cause unstable status and computer must be restarted.
    • OS updates often require additional user interaction before completing the sign-in process, leaving TeamViewer in an incomplete startup state and preventing the Remote Worker from accessing the device. An admin then has to remote into the device using another remote desktop access tool (Apple Remote Desktop, for instance) and bypass the user interaction screens, which allows the login process to complete and TeamViewer to start up fully. It would be best if the TeamViewer Host could connect even when the OS is prompting for user interaction (e.g., clicking OK on modal dialog boxes post-update).
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Read full review
    Usability
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    The interface needs a lot of updating. It's just too "busy."
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer has always been available when we needed to use it. We have not noticed any outages or periods where the software functions were unavailable.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Performance
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer performance has always been very good. Pages load quickly and we can see what the remote engineers are doing on the computer in real time. This is very beneficial for our own technicians and engineers and helps their learning curve. Troubleshooting is much easier with TeamViewer. We have not noticed and lagging of our computers while using TeamViewer.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Read full review
    In-Person Training
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Read full review
    Online Training
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer installation and deployment to other devices is pretty straightforward and does not require much technical know-how. This makes ease of use attractive when supporting both new and existing clients with limited technical knowledge. I think ease of use is a huge factor in getting new clients. TeamViewer handles that extremely well.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    Cost, ease of use, file transfer and chat capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    We were primarily a team-viewer customer before this point but the continued increases on cost, feature issues as well as core functionality and load issues we were beginning to see on the host machines we started looking for other options. As we were already a solar-winds customer utilizing the SAAS and Take Control for our Managed customers it was a no-brainer to look into Take Control. After a short review and the fact that we are already very familiar with the system via our management dashboard, it was an easy yes
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    TeamViewer's cost is much lower than that of other solutions, and its security is far superior to RemotePC's. TeamViewer is also a request-based remote session manager, unlike other software that allows indefinite connection time. TeamViewer's free version makes it even better for one end of the group to find support, while the other end has the paid version.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Damiko Inc. (DeskRoll)
    • It saved time, which always saves money!
    • It allowed us to save money on additional software licensing - we now use Quickbooks through the use of DeskRoll Remote Desktop.
    • DeskRoll Remote Desktop allowed us to transition to work-from-home easily, which saved us valuable time during the pandemic.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    • We we're able to bundle Take Control into our RMM pricing removing the need to pay for a separate system and maintain its intergration
    • Remote access is only a click away saving our techs time
    • Reliable connection mean issues are resolved without having to 'fix' the remote access first
    Read full review
    TeamViewer
    It took about 3 months.
    • Customer Support of our business has become more interactive with customers, leading to faster resolution of their problems.
    • Remotely accessing devices in our office allows employees to stay productive while working from home.
    • TeamViewer helps us to collaborate with other firms for projects we're doing.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    DeskRoll Remote Desktop Screenshots

    Screenshot of DeskRoll remote connection view - Windows remote desktop.Screenshot of DeskRoll wizard that quickly guides you through basic remote access scenarios.

    N-able Take Control Screenshots

    Screenshot of N-able Take Control DashboardScreenshot of Take Control - home

    TeamViewer Screenshots

    Screenshot of how TeamViewer lets users connect to devices and provide remote support.Screenshot of AI, automation and remediation.Screenshot of the interface to monitor and manage devices proactively.Screenshot of some of TeamViewer's integrations.