LogMeIn Central by GoTo vs. N-able N-central

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LogMeIn Central by GoTo
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Central is a cloud-based remote monitoring and endpoint management solution enabling IT professionals to monitor, manage, and secure their endpoint infrastructure. Whether it is used for remote employees or endpoints scattered across the globe, the vendor promises that Central provides IT organizations with the speed, flexibility, and insight needed to increase productivity, reduce IT costs, and mitigate risk.
$80
per month
N-able N-central
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
MSPs 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
LogMeIn Central by GoToN-able N-central
Editions & Modules
LogMeIn Central
$80
per month (minimum 25 computers)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LogMeIn Central by GoToN-able N-central
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
LogMeIn Central by GoToN-able N-central
Considered Both Products
LogMeIn Central by GoTo
Chose LogMeIn Central by GoTo
LogmeIn Central is the fastest RMM in terms of remote connection. It generally performs well on networks that have low bandwidth too. In terms of features, Datto RMM does best it because it offers such a good platform for integrations and also for scripting. The community is …
Chose LogMeIn Central by GoTo
We switched to TeamViewer because of the pricing. Then we switched to N-central because of the functionality. However, LogMeIn is still our go-to for secondary user remote access.
N-able N-central

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
LogMeIn Central by GoToN-able N-central
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
LogMeIn Central by GoTo
8.7
96 Ratings
7% above category average
N-able N-central
-
Ratings
Screen sharing9.788 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer9.393 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant message9.263 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.114 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.766 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session9.794 Ratings00 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile8.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.486 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.834 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.083 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record8.446 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations8.535 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.958 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring Tasks
Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Product A and Product B
LogMeIn Central by GoTo
-
Ratings
N-able N-central
7.2
6 Ratings
3% below category average
Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
Network device monitoring00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Management Tasks
Comparison of Management Tasks features of Product A and Product B
LogMeIn Central by GoTo
-
Ratings
N-able N-central
8.7
7 Ratings
15% above category average
Patch Management00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
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User Ratings
LogMeIn Central by GoToN-able N-central
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(96 ratings)
8.0
(25 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(4 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(84 ratings)
7.0
(7 ratings)
Availability
9.7
(82 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(5 ratings)
1.0
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(3 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
LogMeIn Central by GoToN-able N-central
Likelihood to Recommend
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
LogMeIn Central by GoTo is well suited for easy, direct access to specific, perhaps mission critical, machines. Its remote control functionality and speed is very good - best in class, really. However, it simply can't replace a true and traditional RMM product in terms of robustness and overall ability (or lack thereof).
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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.
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Pros
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • IT professionals can explore and use the platform more easily because to its intuitive interfaces and user-friendly features.
  • It keeps an eye on the functionality and health of the gadgets, sending out notifications in real time if anything seems wrong.
  • It expands to meet the demands of expanding companies and can handle a higher volume of devices.
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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
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It could pull up the user's login in addition to the hostname
  • Employee shortcuts like "win+r", "Ctrl+shitf+dell", on the computer that is connected remotely. This is needed
  • Being able to minimize the bar in the top corner of the screen that is left when you are connected to a remote computer
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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
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
What I dont like is when I run out of licenses that the only way to get more is to buy large amounts. this is very frustrating and as a small business I need to watch how much i am spending. smaller license packs would be better
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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.
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Usability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
It is wonderful after the initial setup and implementation.It's fairly intuitive and easy to use for more of our tech and users. These types of products have come a long way. I've been in tech for 20+ years, and thinking back to tools like PC anywhere things have become just so much more user friendly on both ends of the device.
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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.
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Reliability and Availability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
During our 6 years of use, we [have] never seen any downtime from their side. The application simply works. We have had incidents when we were not able to connect to remote servers by any means, but LogMeIn Central always worked. It has saved us trips to other offices. We have few users are who live in rural areas where internet speeds are not great. Supporting these users is a big challenge, but LogMeIn Central was always a lifesaver.
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N-able
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Support Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Every time I called in with a question or concern, your support team always provided the right information. It's great to call in to support and everyone that answers is very knowledgeable of the product.
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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.
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Implementation Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I was not involved in the implementation of the product.
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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
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Alternatives Considered
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
LogmeIn Central is the fastest RMM in terms of remote connection. It generally performs well on networks that have low bandwidth too. In terms of features, Datto RMM does best it because it offers such a good platform for integrations and also for scripting. The community is very open with that software which really gives it a boost, and this is something LogMein Central could work on.
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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
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • Its a very comprehensive and cost effective solution from Central that is very easy to use and user friendly.
  • Its compliant with many security policies. Hence boost security for our clients and end users.
  • The downtime was very low, hence making it more reliable and top-notch.
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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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