N-able Take Control vs. Parallels Secure Workspace

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
N-able Take Control
Score 8.8 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
Parallels Secure Workspace
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Parallels Secure Workspace (formerly Awingu) is a unified workspace that offers secure and audited access to company files and legacy, web and SaaS applications in a browser-based workspace, accessible via any browser, on any device. The solution is described by the vendor as non-intrusive, and it builds on top of the user's current architecture. It is deployed as a virtual appliance on all common hypervisors and will connect with standard protocols to your existing IT assets (e.g.…
$90
per year per user
Pricing
N-able Take ControlParallels Secure Workspace
Editions & Modules
Take Control
$19
per month
Take Control Plus
$45
per month
Named users subscription
$90
per year per user
Concurrent users subscription
$120
per year per user
Concurrent users perpetual
$250
one-time fee per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
N-able Take ControlParallels Secure Workspace
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsNo credit card required. Login info sent directly to your email. Access technical support during your trial.Awingu can be deployed in your cloud of choice (on-prem, cloud or hybrid). Minimum order for named users is 50. Minimum order for concurrent users is 20. We have unique licensing models for M/CSPs!
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Features
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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
Parallels Secure Workspace
7.8
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Screen sharing8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer8.513 Ratings6.01 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 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.310 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Session record10.06 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Annotations8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(13 ratings)
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User Testimonials
N-able Take ControlParallels Secure Workspace
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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Alludo
In situations where we didn't need to pass through local disks, we found Awingu to be a good fit. Especially the multiscreen options in an HTML5 browser are pretty unique to them. The extensive options to do MFA are also very user-friendly.
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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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Alludo
  • The most fully featured HTML "remote app" experience
  • Very extensive SSO / MFA support (for example : Azure AD)
  • Multitenant capability
  • Multiscreen capability
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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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Alludo
  • Being only/mainly an HTML5 solution some resources can't be passed through (file shares)
  • Publishing apps to local desktops would be nicer if there was a "add to desktop" shortcut.
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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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Alludo
Awingu has more features in its HTML5 offering, which is the main advantage it has. Parallels RAS also has a local application which gives it some additional features (passing through drives)
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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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Alludo
  • Users picked up the new way of using the CRM right away, no long process to migrate to the new system
  • Almost no support cases when switching to Awingu
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ScreenShots

N-able Take Control Screenshots

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

Parallels Secure Workspace Screenshots

Screenshot of workspaceScreenshot of architectureScreenshot of filesScreenshot of applicationsScreenshot of Full remote desktopScreenshot of Legacy application AS400