N-able Take Control vs. NoMachine Enterprise Desktop

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
N-able Take Control
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
N-able™ Take Control (formerly Solarwinds Take Control) and Take Control Plus are cloud-based remote control solutions built for MSPs and IT service businesses that need to securely access and troubleshoot end devices. With support for Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® machines, MSPs can work from those platforms or their iOS® or Android® devices with the N-able native app. With N-able Take Control, users can assign techs or whole departments to specific customers or individuals so that…
$19
per month
NoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
NoMachine, headquartered in Luxembourg, offers the NoMachine Enterprise Desktop software solution for fast, easy and secure access to remote desktops. Business users can use Enterprise Desktop to remotely access their work computers while traveling or working from offsite locations.N/A
Pricing
N-able Take ControlNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Editions & Modules
Take Control
$19
per month
Take Control Plus
$45
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
N-able Take ControlNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo credit card required. Login info sent directly to your email. Access technical support during your trial.
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Community Pulse
N-able Take ControlNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
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Features
N-able Take ControlNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
N-able Take Control
8.2
13 Ratings
1% below category average
NoMachine Enterprise Desktop
8.0
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Screen sharing8.712 Ratings8.01 Ratings
File transfer8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant message8.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers2.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.612 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.512 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.310 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.910 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
N-able Take ControlNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(13 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
N-able Take ControlNoMachine Enterprise Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
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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NoMachine
If you just want to connect to the server and do work (like Linux server-workstation type), NoMachine Enterprise Desktop is great, except for the keyboard mapping issue, which you have to correct in a setup of the remote server (almost) every time you log on. The graphics are smooth and fast. Overall response speed is very good, too. I like it.
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Pros
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.
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NoMachine
  • Secure connection
  • Fast response over internet
  • Really look like you are sitting in front of the machine you are connecting.
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Cons
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.
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NoMachine
  • Keyboard mapping between client and host is often screwed up.
  • Cut and paste between client and host is not convenient
  • Would be nice if there was a function of simple file transfer between client and host
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Support Rating
N-able
No answers on this topic
NoMachine
I haven't consulted with customer support, so I don't have an opinion. However, from the usefulness of the product, I think the support is also good
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Alternatives Considered
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
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NoMachine
Again, the NoMachine is a real virtual terminal, and you don't need to install another Linux on your machine to fully exploit the X-terminal function. This makes the disk and memory usage of the client minimum. No issue on the screen. It is really good.
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Return on Investment
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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NoMachine
  • It makes the access to server much easier and convenient
  • Connection is very stable, which makes works very efficient
  • I don't need to reboot my Windows PC to switch to Linux in order to fully exploit the working environment of the server.
  • No negative impact
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ScreenShots

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