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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    TSPlus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATSplus Remote Access solution enables remote connections to desktops and apps from any device, at any time. It is presented as an alternative to Windows Terminal Server,RDS & Citrix, enabling users to start applications and hold Remote Desktop sessions from any device, anywhere.

    $29

    per month per workstation

    Pricing
    N-able Take ControlTSPlus
    Editions & Modules
    Take Control Plus
    $45
    per month
    Take Control Plus
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    Take Control
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    Desktop Edition
    $180
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Web Mobile Edition
    $250
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Enterprise Edition
    $290
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Web Mobile Plus
    $970
    one-time fee up to 10 users
    Enterprise Plus
    $1,210
    one-time fee up to 10 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    N-able Take ControlTSPlus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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.Additional users incur an extra expense. Potential buyers may also purchase a monthly subscription or rent the product month-to-month.
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    Community Pulse
    N-able Take ControlTSPlus
    Considered Both Products
    N-able
    No answer on this topic
    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    N-able Take ControlTSPlus
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of N-able Take Control and TSPlus
    Feature
    N-able Take Control
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    0% above category average
    TSPlus
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Screen sharing8.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    File transfer10.014 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant message5.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.21 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile9.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management10.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard7.011 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Session record8.07 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Annotations9.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.011 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control7.011 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    N-able Take ControlTSPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    N-able Take ControlTSPlus
    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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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    It is useful in all the cases where users have to work via rdp. The possibility of making available to users only the applications they need is very useful. However, it is less appropriate in environments where there is a need for large computing power such as design studios. It would require a hardware requirement that is too economically high to be justified
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • Detailed management of users or user groups and the applications associated with them
    • Using MS app standard RDP or creating TS Plus runtime
    • license management and updates
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • The custom client doesn't always work with all applications, I solved it by configuring connections with classic RDP on individual PCs
    • the procedure for activating and renewing the licenses was not very clear to me, I went by trial and error but in the end I was able to activate it
    • nothing else in particular, everything works in a simple and intuitive way
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    N-able
    The interface needs a lot of updating. It's just too "busy."
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    It is much easier to manage and implement. Even if it is not very intuitive the management of licenses is still better than that of the Remote Desktop environment of Microsoft. With Microsoft, the limit is the ability to simply access the remote desktop, while with TS Plus you can manage individual applications so as to give the user only the tools he needs.
    Incentivized
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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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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • Flexibility in use that allows lean management by the IT manager
    • Wide compatibility with almost all sw
    • Speed ​​in configuring work sessions
    Incentivized
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