Audience

IT service providers and managed service providers (MSPs)

About N-able N‑central

Join the thousands of MSPs and IT professionals who use N-able™ N-central® to remotely monitor and manage devices and complex networks.

Key features include:

• Monitor almost any device, including support for Windows, Linux, and macOS
• Gain complete insight across your network and cloud services without the need for extra network monitoring software
• Create automated patch management policies to ensure devices are up to date
• Streamline your workflow with drag-and-drop scripting in automation manager—no need to write a line of code
• Provide remote support across devices and platforms with the integrated Take Control feature
• Integrate your existing PSA software or use N-able MSP Manager to manage tickets and billing
• Manage security with integrated backup, EDR, AV, and disk encryption
• Available as an on-premises or hosted cloud solution to fit your business

Pricing

Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

Integrations

Ratings/Reviews - 7 User Reviews

Overall 3.6 / 5
ease 4.1 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.1 / 5
support 3.7 / 5

Company Information

N-able
Founded: 2014
United States
www.n-able.com/products/n-central-rmm

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Cloud
Windows
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Android
On-Premises
Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Support
24/7 Live Support

N-able N‑central Frequently Asked Questions

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N-able N‑central Product Features

Help Desk

Live Chat Not Supported
Community Forums Not Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Automated Routing Not Supported
Multiple Brands / Products Not Supported
Knowledge Base Not Supported
Incident Management Not Supported
Ticket Management Not Supported
Alerts / Escalation Not Supported
Known Issue Management Not Supported
Interaction Tracking Not Supported
Document Storage Not Supported
Multi-Channel Communication Not Supported
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management Not Supported
Network Monitoring Not Supported
Customizable Branding Not Supported
IT Asset Management Not Supported
Real-time Chat Not Supported
Email Integration Not Supported

IT Asset Management

Asset Tracking Supported
Audit Management Supported
Compliance Management Supported
Configuration Management Supported
Contract/License Management Supported
Cost Tracking Supported
IT Service Management Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Maintenance Management Supported
Procurement Management Supported
Supplier Management Supported
Depreciation Management Not Supported
Requisition Management Not Supported

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

Health Monitoring Not Supported
Performance Monitoring Not Supported
Alerts / Notifications Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics Not Supported
Data Movement Monitoring Not Supported
Point-in-Time Visibility Not Supported
Capacity Planning Not Supported
Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
Multi-Platform Support Not Supported
Bandwidth Monitoring Not Supported
Application Monitoring Not Supported
Configuration Change Management Not Supported

IT Management

Capacity Monitoring Supported
Compliance Management Supported
Event Logs Supported
Hardware Inventory Supported
IT Budgeting Supported
License Management Supported
Patch Management Supported
Remote Access Supported
Scheduling Supported
Software Inventory Supported
User Activity Monitoring Supported

IT Service

Contract Management Supported
IT Asset Management Supported
Incident Management Supported
Knowledge Management Supported
Release Management Supported
Self Service Portal Supported
Service Catalog Supported
Service Reporting Supported
Ticket Management Supported

ITSM

Change Management Not Supported
Problem Management Not Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Configuration Management Not Supported
Dashboard Not Supported
Incident Management Not Supported
Availability Management Not Supported
Contract/License Management Not Supported
Release & Deployment Management Not Supported
Asset Tracking Not Supported
Project Management Not Supported

MSP

Backup Management Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Dashboard Supported
Help Desk Supported
Issue Management Supported
Patch Management Supported
Project Management Supported
Remote Access Supported
Remote Systems Monitoring Supported
Scheduling Supported
CRM Not Supported
Live Chat Not Supported
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Not Supported

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Automatic Device Recognition Supported
Data Management Supported
Deployment Management Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Maintenance Utilities Supported
Remote Update / Installation Supported
Software Management Supported
Synchronization Management Supported
Wireless Network Support Supported
Procurement Management Not Supported

Network Mapping

Self-Updating Maps Not Supported
Location-Based Mapping Not Supported
Compliance Management Not Supported
Device Auto Discovery Not Supported
Color Codes / Icons Not Supported
Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported
Map Exporting Not Supported
On-Demand Mapping Not Supported
Hierarchical Mapping Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Not Supported

Network Monitoring

Bandwidth Monitoring Supported
Baseline Manager Supported
Diagnostic Tools Supported
IP Address Monitoring Supported
Internet Usage Monitoring Supported
Real Time Analytics Supported
Resource Management Supported
SLA Monitoring Supported
Server Monitoring Supported
Uptime Monitoring Supported
Web Traffic Reporting Supported

Network Security

Access Control Not Supported
Firewalls Not Supported
Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported
Intrusion Detection System Not Supported
VPN Not Supported
Vulnerability Scanning Not Supported
Threat Response Not Supported
Analytics / Reporting Not Supported
Compliance Reporting Not Supported

Network Troubleshooting

Network Analysis Not Supported
Connectivity Management Not Supported
Data Visualization Not Supported
Configuration Management Not Supported
Bandwidth Troubleshooting Not Supported
Historical Audit Not Supported
Network Monitoring Not Supported
Mobile Network Troubleshooting Not Supported
Alerts / Escalation Not Supported
Change Management Not Supported

Patch Management

Alerts/Notifications Not Supported
Automatic Approval Not Supported
Automatic Patch Deployment Not Supported
Network Wide Management Not Supported
Vulnerability Scanning Not Supported
Patch Testing Not Supported
Automatic Scans Not Supported
Custom Patches Not Supported
Remote Access/Control Not Supported
Dashboard Not Supported
Patch Prioritization Not Supported
Compliance Management Not Supported

RMM

Deployment Management Not Supported
IT Asset Management Not Supported
Network Monitoring Not Supported
Real-time Alerts Not Supported
For MSPs Not Supported
Mobile Access Not Supported
Patch Management Not Supported
Remediation Management Not Supported

Remote Desktop

Cross-Platform Access Not Supported
Mobile Device Access Not Supported
File Transfer Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support Not Supported
Remote Print Not Supported
Chat Not Supported
User Management Not Supported
Record Remote Sessions Not Supported
Remote Wake Not Supported
Group View Not Supported

Remote Support

Live Chat Not Supported
Diagnostic Tools Not Supported
File Transfer Not Supported
Remote Control Not Supported
Session Recording Not Supported
Session Transfer Not Supported
Screen Sharing Not Supported
Surveys & Feedback Not Supported
Real-time Chat Not Supported

Server Management

Event Logs Not Supported
CPU Monitoring Not Supported
Patch Management Not Supported
Database Servers Not Supported
Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
History Tracking Not Supported
Email Monitoring Not Supported
Scheduling Not Supported
Credential Management Not Supported
User Activity Monitoring Not Supported

N-able N‑central Verified User Reviews

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  • James P.
    Director
    Used the software for: 1-2 Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Avoid at all costs"

    Posted 2022-09-20

    Pros: There are no pros to this company at all. The only pro was that when all the negatives happened, I found a better RMM solution. Ninja is cheaper and a better solution.

    Cons: Everything.

    Support is diabolical.
    The account not activated on time.
    Bills are always wrong.
    Features that used to be standard are now microtransactions.

    Overall: Absolutely disgusting service. From day one of paying the invoice, the account was locked for nearly 3 days. They bundled an "RMM + ticketing" solution together which sounded promising but never worked.

    The ticketing solution caused all inbound emails to go missing and damage client relationship. Asked for help to resolve and this ticket went over a month and was not resolved.

    Stated all the above and demanded that the account was closed. To which they had the nerve to chase me for payment for 2 months. Do not use this company.

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  • A N‑able N‑central User
    Manager
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: Administrator
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "N-Able Problems that never get resolved"

    Posted 2022-02-18

    Pros: Everyone you speak to is very curious. They say all the right thing and agree with your assessments of there product. Platform is easy to work with.

    Cons: There are 2 issue I have been complaining about since I onboarded with Solarwinds back in 2019. Neither has been resolved! Now I am have another issue with AV and the most frustrating thing is a case was created and I cannot reply to it or see it in my cases. I have spoke to 4 different techs and asked them to put it in my queue, yet it has not been done resolved.
    One is AV detecting Webroot which has been uninstalled in over 50 computers. Each time they roll out an upgrade of Bitdefender I have to uninstall reinstall it. I have ask too many times where is it looking for Webroot so I can correct the problem. The other is getting error messages from Patching. Patches that are declined randomly come up as failed to install making my job harder having to dive in to see what the error is. Issue comes and goes.

    Overall: I am moving to a different RMM Platform. I probably put in less than 5 tickets over the last year. 3 of them have not been resolved and all my emails to managers of been ignored.

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  • A SolarWinds N-central User
    Senior Consultant
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User, Deployment
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Ideal tool for Remote Monitoring"

    Edited 2020-11-05

    Pros: Solarwinds N central is an ideal tool for remote security and network monitoring. Its control and ease of monitoring make you feel you are monitoring at the office. On a broader scale, it helps you in security, backup, performance tracking and helpdesk monitoring.

    Cons: In my limited function usage, I got a positive response. No cons experienced.

    Overall: In my overall experience, I got limitless and precise monitoring of multiple business points. The deployment was moderate not so easy not so simple. In my limited function usage, I got extreme monitoring experience.

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  • A SolarWinds N-central User
    Solution Architect ( IT )
    Used the software for: 1-2 Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User, Deployment
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "IT management and monitoring " We all need ""

    Posted 2020-08-27

    Pros: I like how its UX is designed. This tool is versatile as well as powerful to make remote security monitoring responsive and functional. The installation process was fun for me. It gives every bit of data to monitor.

    Cons: Reporting should have more information to study.

    Overall: One of the useful features I love about SolarWinds N-Central is its easy remote security monitoring facility. Each and every function it offers are really very useful for me. Its installation and system configuration hardly take an hour to setup for me.

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  • Kunal R.
    Manager
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Monthly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 26 - 99
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Remote Automation Tool"

    Edited 2020-07-05

    Pros: It's a very easy and effective app. App is available on multiplatform gives ease to access. It gives you remote control features to manages issues from anywhere. Current system scripts that can also be edited remotely.

    Cons: SolarWinds N-central is a remote automation tool to manage issues. No cons.

    Overall: SolarWinds N-central offers to manage issues remotely. It's a very easy and useful app to run commands remotely. It tells me the status of systems and provides complete acknowledgment of issues running.

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  • A SolarWinds N-central User
    Software Developer
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Good network monitoring solution"

    Posted 2020-06-13

    Pros: Pre-stack live monitoring
    Great third-party integrations
    Ease of management
    Highly Customizable Alerts
    Reporting feature

    Cons: Steep learning curve
    Licensing model can be improved

    Overall: SolarWinds N-Central is a great tool for server and network device monitoring. It provides live monitoring and customizable alerts based on our requirements making it efficient.

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  • A SolarWinds N-central User
    Marketer
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "An amazing IT automation tool"

    Posted 2020-06-05

    Pros: - The interface is quite intuitive and can be used to automate most of the management tasks that MSPs have.

    Cons: - The patch management system needs to be fixed and standardized, it is very difficult to deal with updates and changes over and over again.

    Overall: If your company has a lot of individual devices/inventory to keep track of, SolarWinds N-central can help you achieve that easily.

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