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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ISL Light

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ISL Light is remote support and remote access software that enables SMBs and large enterprises to offer fast and efficient support and maintenance for Windows, Mac and Linux computers as well as mobile device support for Android and iOS.

    $16.90

    per month (1 concurrent user)

    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

    Pricing
    ISL LightN-able Take Control
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $16.90
    per month
    Standard
    $34.90
    per month
    Self-Hosted
    $44.90
    per month
    Premium
    $54.90
    per month
    Take Control Plus
    $45
    per month
    Take Control Plus
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    Take Control
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ISL LightN-able Take Control
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsISL Online's pricing model considers the number of licenses purchased, which determines the maximum number of concurrent users within the organization. A concurrent user is defined as anyone running one or more sessions simultaneously from any device. There are no restrictions on the number of ISL Light users within a company or the remote devices managed. For example, with three licenses, an unlimited number of people in a company can use ISL Light and can access an unlimited number of remote devices, but only three users can use it concurrently. When one of these three users ends their session, a fourth user can begin their session, and so on.No credit card required. Login info sent directly to your email. Access technical support during your trial.
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    Community Pulse
    ISL LightN-able Take Control
    Considered Both Products
    ISL Online
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    N-able
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    101 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    107 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    101 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ISL LightN-able Take Control
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of ISL Light and N-able Take Control
    Feature
    ISL Light
    8.1
    108 Ratings
    3% above category average
    N-able Take Control
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Screen sharing8.6102 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    File transfer8.3102 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Instant message8.183 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.125 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.378 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.799 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.964 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.787 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.832 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.364 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Session record7.671 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Annotations8.456 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.947 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.179 Ratings7.011 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ISL LightN-able Take Control
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (108 ratings)
    6.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (71 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ISL LightN-able Take Control
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ISL Online
    ISL light is suitable for anyone who plans to provide remote assistance services on a medium to large scale. Due to the high entry price, it is less suitable for consultants with a smaller number of clients or remote stations that need management. Their smallest package in which minutes are rented does not seem suitable for most cases.
    Incentivized
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    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
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    Pros
    ISL Online
    • Prikaz strani na kateri se nahaja uporabnik
    • Prikaz kontaktov uporabnikov
    • Zgodovina pogovorov s strankami
    • Možnost spreminjanja statusa dosegljivosti
    • Nalaganje datotek, zajemov slik,..
    • Klepetalnik, ki je enostaven za uporabo
    • Nas obvesti, da smo dobili sporočilo, tudi če smo izven klepetalnika
    • Display the page the user is on
    • Displaying user contacts
    • Customer conversation history
    • Ability to change availability status
    • Uploading files, capturing images, etc.
    • An easy-to-use chatbot
    • Notifies us that we have received a message, even if we are outside the chat room
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    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
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    Cons
    ISL Online
    • Need a control toggle at least on AlwaysOn. User moves the mouse and you lose all control instantly.
    • Clipboard features are a bit wonky still, and your clipboard seems to get emptied a lot. So if you're trying to copy and paste you might lose something
    • Passwords for the systems are saved per machine, so if you work from multiple devices it can be tricky if you have complex passwords
    Incentivized
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    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
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ISL Online
    We are renew the license for 10 years now and we do not see why would change that. It just gets better with every new version.
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    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    ISL Online
    Everything works well and quickly, and that's all we need. ISL Light always works, and we've never had a situation where the server was inaccessible or the website was down. It simply gives us a 100% guarantee that we can always log in to our customers' systems. We can install the ISL Light client at our customers' sites without any problems, even though security is high.
    Incentivized
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    N-able
    The interface needs a lot of updating. It's just too "busy."
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    ISL Online
    During the entere time of use, I have never come across any availability issues.
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    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ISL Online
    High performance!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ISL Online
    We had issues with mouse skipping on mobile devices. Support is immediatly availabe, they examined our case and in one of the new versions of the app this problem was gone.
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    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ISL Online
    It was so easy!
    Incentivized
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    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ISL Online
    The main reason was price initially, after TeamViewer jacked up the price 3 fold come covid in start of 2020, told them to get stuffed and went elsewhere, back then they had a good reliable product, then after I switched to another provider, the came crawling back and offer me the same price I was paying before the COVID tax (3 times increase in price) like I said, told them to get stuffed, ISL on the other hand didn’t increase their price when covid started, so have been with them ever since.
    Incentivized
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    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
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ISL Online
    tot perfecte
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    ISL Online
    Easy to deploy onto new devices. Ability to group devices so they can managed remotely efficiently.
    Read full review
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    ISL Online
    No professional services used
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ISL Online
    • It allows you to hold meetings with clients from other cities.
    • Ease of training staff from large groups
    • Resolving problems in a short time, which is an optimal strategy for improving delivery times
    • permite realizar reuniones con clientes de otras ciudades
    • Facilidad de capacitar personal de grupos numerosos
    • Resolucion de problemas en tiempo corto, lo cual es una estrategia optima para mejorar los tiempos de entrega
    Incentivized
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    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
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    ScreenShots

    ISL Light Screenshots

    Screenshot of remote access control in ISL Light.Screenshot of unattended access setup. Access can be allowed to as many computers as desired.Screenshot of a connection with a remote client, which can be set up by sending an email or sharing a link.Screenshot of interactions with the Windows UAC on a remote device.Screenshot of the dual panel File Manager, used to transfer files.Screenshot of the web console where remote desktop sessions can be managed from a web browser.

    N-able Take Control Screenshots

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