N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring &amp; Management vs Nmap comparison

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Categories and Ranking

N-able N-sight Remote Monit...

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

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Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (8th)

Nmap

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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Network Monitoring Software (17th)

Mindshare comparison

N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management and Nmap aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management is designed for Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) and holds a mindshare of 5.0%, up 4.2% compared to last year.
Nmap, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 0.8% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management	5.0%
Kaseya VSA	15.0%
NinjaOne	12.0%
Other	68.0%

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Nmap	0.8%
Zabbix	5.0%
SolarWinds NPM	3.6%
Other	90.6%

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

Daniel Gombe

Chief Executive Officer at SOIT Business Solutions

Remote management and incident handling have improved with customizable alerts and efficient patch management

The best feature in N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management is the ease of use because I can remote into any machine that's under management without having to drive out to the customer all the time. It helps to reduce workflows because I can create scripts that I can automate, so I don't have to have many people working for me. It helps to reduce incident response times because it's a combination of tools that logs incidents to the PSA, creates tickets, and allows us to manage incidents all in one for an MSP. It does improve service delivery because we can see what's wrong with certain devices before even the customer has a problem, allowing us to remedy it with the necessary tools.

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Sai Aditya Panda

Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Penetration testing has become efficient as I identify open ports and security risks with confidence

Nmap could potentially become a GUI and provide automatic reports with one-click downloads. For example, the report could show all the open ports for an IP address with a professionally formatted report. This is a far-fetched suggestion and not really required, but it could make the work a little better. On a scale of one to ten, I give Nmap a solid nine. I mean, how can you fix something that is not broken? Nmap is already the best, and I do not think there are any other features that can be added. Its job is reconnaissance, so I do not think there is more to add to it. However, if I get any ideas, I will let them know about this.

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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

"If you don't have anybody on site but your business runs 24/7, this type of RMM tool will definitely help you out because it gives you 24/7 monitoring."

"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."

"The solution provides an administration panel where we can see what is happening on our client's stations, such as events, alerts, and all the software installed."

"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."

"The reporting for this solution has been most valuable."

"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 like being able to get a picture of what's happening on a computer. I can just click on it, and I can see the CPU usage and the memory usage and what services and programs are currently running. I can connect remotely to a computer. All these are very useful."

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"The solution detects the operating systems, which makes testing the software much easier before making the payload."

"Nmap's performance is great, and I've never noticed any issues in this respect. It really doesn't put a heavy load on the machine when using it."

"It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically."

"The scanning procedure includes UDP ports which sets it apart from competitors."

"It helps us secure the network infrastructure."

"It is most efficient network scanner right now."

"The solution really is not comparable to other products because of its many features."

"It’s an excellent tool and allows its users a multitude of solutions to scan a network."

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Cons

"The support could improve."

"The SentinelOne integration is not great and can definitely be improved."

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

"The SentinelOne integration is not great."

"The patch management of the solution could improve."

"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."

"The product looks a bit old-fashioned."

"There are disconnection issues sometimes."

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"The solution is not that easy for a beginner to learn."

"Nmap needs to improve its scanning speed."

"It takes a bit of time to get familiar with the solution and its options."

"Nmap major operates through the CLI; there's no GUI component, and that's where the challenge is."

"Since I started using Nmap, it has been completely based on the command prompt and I think it would help other users if they implemented a decent GUI as well."

"They should deliver Playtech's username and password."

"The price is high and could be cheaper."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"There is a license required for this solution."

"The solution is not very expensive."

"The product is fairly priced."

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

"I am using the standard free version of Nmap."

"It's an open-source solution. Commerically, only the support service is available."

"Nmap is an open-source product. You don't need a license to install it."

"The solution is free of cost, but there are specific services that we have to buy."

"I am using the free version of Nmap."

"The product's pricing is fine. The licensing options for Nmap include perpetual licenses and volume-based licenses. For perpetual licenses, once you purchase it, there's no need to invest in renewals. And for volume-based licenses, enterprise companies can use it multiple times based on the number of users or devices they need to scan. It's a pay-as-you-go model, similar to how you pay for what you use."

"It's an open-source product, and I haven't seen any premiums. Options are available for those who purchase, but for my use case, everything I need is available in the community and forums."

"Nmap is an open-source and free product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Performing Arts

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Government

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

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 ...

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

The typical use case for my clients is that there is no atypical case. I use N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management to have a warning about the state of endpoint and server and also to p...

What needs improvement with N-able Remote Monitoring & Management?

There is room for improvement in the functional aspects of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management. For example, it should evaluate the penetration of assets and enhance asset management ...

What do you like most about Nmap?

Nmap is mostly helpful during compliance checks. We run the scanner to see how many devices are on our network and find vulnerabilities in those that aren't compliant. We also use it monthly to sca...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nmap?

I am using the free version of Nmap.

What is your primary use case for Nmap?

Nmap is used for network scanning to map the network, identify devices, and assess their status. It helps determine open ports and services running on a particular endpoint or server within an ente...

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

RMM software designed for next-level protection

Defend Windows and Apple devices with flexible, real-time remote monitoring and management, and a simple dashboard highlighting critical information during operational peaks.

Patch Microsoft and more

Keep devices compliant and secure with flexible patch management that easily allows MSPs to patch every aspect of the MSFT Environment and beyond.

N-able

Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, but works fine against single hosts. Nmap runs on all major computer operating systems, and official binary packages are available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. In addition to the classic command-line Nmap executable, the Nmap suite includes an advanced GUI and results viewer (Zenmap), a flexible data transfer, redirection, and debugging tool (Ncat), a utility for comparing scan results (Ndiff), and a packet generation and response analysis tool (Nping).

Sample Customers

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