N-able Take Control vs. TSPlus

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
TSPlus
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
TSplus 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
$19
per month
Take Control Plus
$45
per month
TSPlus Remote Work
starting at $25
one-time fee per workstation
TSPlus Remote Support
starting at $1,250
one-time fee up to 25 agents
TSPlus Remote Access - Desktop Edition Plus
starting at $29
one-time fee
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.
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N-able Take ControlTSPlus
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Features
N-able Take ControlTSPlus
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
N-able Take Control
8.2
13 Ratings
0% below category average
TSPlus
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Screen sharing8.712 Ratings10.01 Ratings
File transfer8.513 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Instant message8.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.21 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers2.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.612 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile10.07 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.512 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.310 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Session record10.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Annotations8.64 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.310 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.810 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
N-able Take ControlTSPlus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(13 ratings)
10.0
(1 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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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.
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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
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ScreenShots

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