N-able N-central vs N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management comparison

N-able N-central and N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management are both solutions in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category. N-able N-central is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.5, while N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management is ranked #11 with an average rating of 6.5. N-able N-central holds a 10.6% mindshare in RMM, compared to N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management’s 3.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of N-able N-central users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management and N-able N-central compete in the remote monitoring and management solutions category. N-able N-central has an upper hand with its feature-rich offerings, while N-able N-sight is recognized for being more cost-effective.

Features: N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management offers effective automation, remote access, and comprehensive endpoint and network monitoring. N-able N-central stands out with advanced integration support, robust automation, and enhanced security measures, catering to complex IT environments.

Room for Improvement: N-able N-sight could enhance its advanced integration options, offer more detailed customization capabilities, and improve security measures for more demanding environments. N-able N-central could refine its ease of use for small to medium-sized businesses, simplify its initial setup, and make its pricing more accessible to smaller enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: N-able N-sight provides a straightforward deployment, ideal for small to medium-sized businesses, with responsive customer support. N-able N-central, suited for large enterprises, requires a more involved deployment process but offers robust customer service.

Pricing and ROI: N-able N-sight is perceived as cost-effective, offering quick ROI for smaller businesses with low initial costs. N-able N-central, though higher in initial setup costs, justifies this with an expansive feature set providing a longer-term ROI for complex IT environments.

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Categories and Ranking

N-able N-central

Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

5th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

N-able N-sight Remote Monit...

Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category, the mindshare of N-able N-central is 10.6%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management is 3.6%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Jallad Ahmad

Senior Manager, Cloud at a media company with 10,001+ employees

Optimizes device management and has an easy deployment

Customers that we manage do not have IT, but they still want to manage the PCs if they have any issues or any patches. They want to keep the operating system up to the latest version. They need support for their employees on the device itself. We use N-central to get access to the device, and we…

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Yazan Albaw

Customer Success Director at We Cybers

N-sight RMM provides comprehensive remote monitoring and management, enabling IT professionals to manage, monitor, and support IT infrastructure efficiently from a single platform

N-sight RMM delivers comprehensive visibility into your clients' infrastructure, outperforming competitors by supporting multiple platforms such as Windows and Linux. Our custom-designed agent streamlines network discovery, eliminating the need for manual device checks. With its easy deployment across a small address range, N-sight automatically identifies all networks at the client site and deploys the agent efficiently. The solution integrates various monitoring mechanisms, allowing us to manage hardware and software status, track assets, and configure custom scripts in conjunction with Active Directory. It also supports web protection and desktop encryption, all manageable from a unified dashboard. For clients utilizing cloud services, web filtering, or WebProtect, N-sight enables rapid deployment of web protection and antivirus software across thousands of devices. Its multi-tenant design is ideal for MSPs, providing separate dashboards for each customer and enabling client access to manage their own environments. N-sight RMM is essential for effective resource management. Clients appreciate the platform's ability to simplify operations, including dashboard access, asset tracking, report generation, and help desk support. The integration with N-able Data Protection allows us to manage and monitor jobs through the N-sight dashboard, streamlining daily operations. Additionally, N-sight offers patch management and remote access capabilities. When discussing our services with clients, we highlight the benefits of our comprehensive dashboard for device control and visibility. This includes patch management, scheduling, and approval of updates, as well as endpoint security configurations. By including these features in our managed services, clients benefit from a full spectrum of IT management solutions tailored to their needs.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of N-able N-central is the many options it has."

"N-able N-central is an easy tool to implement with customers."

"The most valuable features of N-central are its ease of deployment and ease of use."

"It's a very robust product. They're continuing to invest and put new enhancements into the product. They're very open about what their roadmap is, which is very good for us because then as a business, we can plan."

"N-able N-central has numerous good features. The asset tracking capability is powerful, allowing you to track hardware and software on devices connected to your network. The remote control is smooth, securely enabling remote access to servers and routers. It can be integrated with ticketing systems and other tools like CrowdStrike and N-able EDR for comprehensive network monitoring and security. The automation feature is handy, allowing you to schedule tasks, respond to system triggers, and automate problem resolution, such as handling disk space issues automatically."

"N-able N-central is very scalable."

"The solution's service is good."

"The support is at a good level. So normally, we can always get to a solution when we are stuck with some monitoring problems that we encounter."

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"Remote support has been very handy. It also lets us know if there are failing hard drives or Windows issues."

"The network device is a good feature. In a place where you need to monitor your firewall switches, you can add an RMM tool and monitor it on the same screen on the same setup for the same client. Network devices are very good."

"The details and the reports they provide are what I like, especially the details for almost the whole computer and the OS type."

"The most helpful feature is script deployment because we can create whatever we want to deploy on our devices. This works in a cloud environment, where we previously relied on Active Directory. Since the start of the COVID outbreak, all the staff members began working from home, and most of the people there did not use the VPN to transfer the policies."

"I'm really happy with the background remote access, which allows me to easily change system internals such as registry keys and silently execute commands using the command prompt in the background. This kind of remote access makes it easy for us to do our jobs without getting in the customer's way."

"The integrated backup and the scripting are good."

"I find all features of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management valuable, but the most valuable is its monitoring feature. The solution has great monitoring functionalities. For example, you can monitor a device in terms of its RAM, CPU, etc. You can also monitor the connectivity through N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management, and you can also check whether a device is down or up through the solution. I also like that you can monitor Windows servers, Linux servers, printers, network devices, and virtualization servers such as VMware and Hyper-V using N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management. You can also monitor disk utilization, HTTPS, whether an SSL certificate is valid or expired, etc., through the solution. Apart from monitoring, I also find patch management as one of the most valuable features of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management. You can use it for Windows updates, as a patch management example. You can even manage and monitor servers and backup services via N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management, so whenever there's a backup failure or issue, you'll receive alerts from the solution, as long as it's configured as a Windows service, so you can even do a lot of preventive maintenance activities with the help of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management. The solution is one of the best RMM solutions I've used so far. It's user-friendly, and it's pretty easy to use because you only need one interface where you can do a lot of activities. As a technician, I'm always concerned with time because if I have to troubleshoot an issue or a major incident, if I have to jump into two or three systems and open a few tabs on those systems, it'll be very hectic, especially if I have to switch between each step to see what's going on. In N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management, it's pretty easy to do because I have one interface and one tab where I can do a lot of processes and activities."

"The solution provides complete visibility for the client's infrastructure. Competitors support multiple platforms like Windows and Linux. We designed the agent for our clients, providing network discovery, so there's no need to go to each device individually. It is easy to deploy with a small address range."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in the development of custom monitoring services."

"N-central has limited mobile device management (MDM) support, specifically for Android devices. This limitation affected a deal with a client who had numerous Android devices to manage. It would be beneficial if N-central could expand its MDM support to include Android devices."

"The solution's overall integration should be improved."

"Involving AI in the platform could improve it further."

"The support from our direct team is very good, but the support from their day-to-day ongoing help desk isn't that good. They have still got some work to do on that, but they have been focusing on that a lot over the last number of years. So, it has gotten a lot better than it was."

"At this moment, we encounter stability issues with N-able N-central from time to time."

"N-able N-central could improve the remote access, my technicians have complained about it. They have used other free tools instead to compensate, such as TeamViewer. Additionally, when using remote access on the web, it is lacking reports."

"The industry has moved towards Redfish for out-of-band and in-band monitoring, yet N-able N-central still relies on older protocols like SNMP."

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"We haven't had it for very long, and we're finally getting comfortable with it. The biggest improvement probably would be a little more clarification. It has few exclamation points or attention-getters when there is a computer that doesn't have the up-to-date patches, etc. However, it's not specific in terms of what you need to do. Sometimes, it says it requires a reboot, and you reboot it, but the same message still shows up. Sometimes, the messages that it gives you about how to resolve an issue are not very easy to understand."

"The SentinelOne integration is not great."

"The product looks a bit old-fashioned."

"There is quite a bit of delay on the portal where we receive monitoring information from the endpoint agent on the remote device. Sometimes it gets stuck with no live response from the device, and you have to refresh the portal just to make sure that it's projecting the right information."

"Kaseya is a similar product and they have easier scripts. If you want to deploy one software to 100 machines, we need to dig into it and then we need to create the script and work with the support team and then we can deploy that particular script. The pre-built scripted is the one thing that I would definitely like to have improved."

"The solutions could improve by adding more features."

"It would be great if the pricing model could be improved and the solution was more affordable."

"The alerts and reporting could be done a little more clearly. They are quite cryptic, and quite often, we seem to get a lot of reports just for a computer rebooting or going offline for a couple of minutes, which doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal. Reporting could be refined and improved, and they can make it easy to decipher the reports."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing are average, almost six out of ten."

"N-able N-central is not an expensive solution."

"The product is fairly priced."

"The solution is not very expensive."

"Out clients pay monthly for the license of N-able Remote Monitoring & Management."

"I haven't paid a whole lot of attention to that since I set it up. It has per-user licensing. If I remember it correctly, it worked out to about $10 a month per user. There were no additional costs. It was pretty straightforward and simple."

"We use SolarWinds RMM on a pay-as-you-go monthly basis, so the cost can be highly variable because it depends on a few factors such as how many devices you need to support and what extra features you want to use. The more devices you have, the more you'll pay, and the same goes for extras."

"There is a license required for this solution."

"As I'm not part of the procurement team and because I'm 100% technical, I'm not that familiar with the costs associated with N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management, but I can say that in my location, particularly here in Sri Lanka, it's more expensive than other RMM solutions. I'm working for an Australian IT MSP, and over there, the solution isn't as expensive, but where I'm located, it is, so this is the reason why sometimes, clients don't go with N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management. Licensing cost is also the reason why my organization is looking into Kaseya RMM. My current organization merged with another organization that's using both Kaseya RMM and Connectwise."

"It's expensive and out of our budget."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

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16%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about N-able N-central?

The solution's service is good.

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What needs improvement with N-able N-central?

One of my personal challenges with N-able N-central is the monitoring of services for server hardware. The industry has moved towards Redfish for out-of-band and in-band monitoring, yet N-able N-ce...

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What is your primary use case for N-able N-central?

Our primary use case for N-able N-central is monitoring. As an administrator, I frequently work with N-able N-central for monitoring, spending approximately fifty percent of my time on it.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N-able Remote Monitoring & Management?

The pricing is straightforward: it is based on a per-node basis. A node is a device that you would like to monitor to install the agent. The pricing is neither cheap nor expensive; it falls within ...

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What is your primary use case for N-able Remote Monitoring & Management?

We use the solution to monitor, automate, and protect the clients and environments.

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What do you like most about N-able Remote Monitoring & Management?

The details and the reports they provide are what I like, especially the details for almost the whole computer and the OS type.

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Also Known As

SolarWinds N-central, SolarWinds MSP N-central

N-able Remote Monitoring & Management, SolarWinds MSP Remote Monitoring & Management, MSP RMM, SolarWinds RMM, SolarWinds Remote Monitoring and Management

Overview

N-able N-central is a comprehensive tool for monitoring networks, managing assets, automation, remote access, patch management, and ensuring system security. It is predominantly used by managed services providers to manage systems, servers, routers, and firewalls.

N-able N-central provides robust remote management and monitoring functionalities. It offers a user-friendly GUI and strong asset tracking capabilities. Integration with ticketing systems, CrowdStrike, and N-able EDR enhances monitoring and security. Automation features allow scheduling tasks, responding to system triggers, and automating problem resolution. Users appreciate ongoing enhancements and transparency about its roadmap.

What are the key features of N-able N-central?

Remote Connectivity: Provides smooth remote control for troubleshooting and support.
Reporting Suite: Offers comprehensive reporting tools for network insights.
Patch Management: Efficiently manages system updates to maintain security.
Intuitive GUI: User-friendly interface backed by solid support.
Asset Tracking: Powerful tracking of all managed devices.
Integration: Supports ticketing systems and security tools like CrowdStrike and N-able EDR.
Automation: Schedules tasks and automates problem resolution.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in the reviews?

Enhanced Efficiency: Automation and integration streamline workflows.
Improved Security: Robust monitoring and security features protect networks.
Cost Savings: Comprehensive tool reduces the need for multiple solutions.
Ease of Use: Intuitive interface and strong support simplify management.
Scalability: Grows with business needs, managing a large number of devices.

N-able N-central is widely implemented across various industries, providing essential network management and security functionalities. It is particularly useful for managed services providers in sectors such as healthcare, finance, and education, where robust monitoring, remote access, and asset management are critical for operational efficiency.

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