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Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (49.7% of reviews)
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N-able N-central
Star Rating
(530)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(3,704)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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- G2 reviewers report that NinjaOne excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and ease of use. Users appreciate the ability to quickly run scripts and PowerShell commands without needing to log onto endpoints, making daily tasks more efficient.
- Users say that N-able N-central offers strong visibility into endpoint health, with features like customizable monitoring thresholds and detailed dashboards. This proactive alerting system helps users detect issues early, which is a significant advantage for maintaining system integrity.
- According to verified reviews, NinjaOne stands out for its rapid implementation process. New users have highlighted the easy installation on client endpoints and the straightforward onboarding wizard, which contributes to a smoother transition for teams.
- Reviewers mention that while N-able N-central provides valuable asset management features, such as a breakdown by manufacturer and OS version, it sometimes lacks the flexibility that users desire in adapting to their specific workflows.
- G2 reviewers highlight NinjaOne's commitment to continuous improvement, noting that the platform frequently adds new features and enhances existing ones. This dedication to innovation keeps users engaged and satisfied with the evolving capabilities of the software.
- Users report that N-able N-central's integration with Microsoft Entra for single sign-on (SSO) simplifies management and security, but some feel that the overall user experience could be improved to match the seamlessness found in NinjaOne.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
N-able N-central
No pricing availableNinjaOne
No pricing availableFree Trial
N-able N-central
Free Trial is available
NinjaOne
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
432
9.0
3,516
Ease of Use
7.9
442
9.1
3,553
Ease of Setup
7.7
374
9.1
3,331
Ease of Admin
7.9
368
9.1
3,056
Quality of Support
8.0
410
9.1
3,375
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
353
9.4
2,989
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
426
9.7
3,473
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
657
Not enough data
8.7
691
Not enough data
8.2
689
Service Desk
Not enough data
8.1
684
Not enough data
7.9
655
Not enough data
7.7
634
Management
Not enough data
8.3
622
Not enough data
9.0
629
Not enough data
8.7
605
Not enough data
8.8
607
Not enough data
8.4
585
Functionality
Not enough data
7.6
620
Not enough data
8.5
613
Not enough data
8.9
645
Not enough data
8.9
661
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
Not enough data
6.9
173
Not enough data
6.8
171
Not enough data
6.9
169
Not enough data
6.7
170
Not enough data
6.7
169
Not enough data
6.7
167
Not enough data
6.8
166
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.8
331
Not enough data
8.1
291
Not enough data
8.3
301
Not enough data
8.2
279
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.8
320
Not enough data
9.2
328
Compliance
Not enough data
8.7
291
Not enough data
8.4
278
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
7.3
65
Not enough data
7.2
63
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.2
63
Not enough data
7.4
64
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
339
Not enough data
9.0
366
Not enough data
8.5
345
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.8
350
Not enough data
8.6
342
Not enough data
8.3
327
Management
Not enough data
8.2
327
Not enough data
8.8
330
Not enough data
8.7
331
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
7.6
75
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.3
73
Not enough data
7.3
71
Not enough data
7.4
72
Not enough data
7.3
72
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.7
283
|
Verified
9.3
2165
|
Verified
9.5
10
8.7
566
8.7
9
8.1
449
Monitoring and Management
9.0
281
|
Verified
9.3
2142
|
Verified
7.9
157
8.4
1869
7.6
278
|
Verified
8.7
1986
|
Verified
8.2
281
|
Verified
9.0
2168
|
Verified
9.0
10
8.3
476
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.7
9
8.5
469
Service Management
8.6
281
|
Verified
9.2
2075
|
Verified
9.1
9
8.1
451
7.9
8
7.3
484
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
7.2
12
7.3
480
7.4
12
7.0
462
7.9
13
7.2
464
6.8
12
6.9
453
7.4
12
6.8
453
7.1
12
6.9
454
6.8
12
7.0
450
Scope
Not enough data
8.7
413
Not enough data
8.8
428
Security
Not enough data
8.5
422
Not enough data
8.3
389
Not enough data
7.4
381
Management
Not enough data
8.8
411
Not enough data
8.7
409
Not enough data
8.7
398
Not enough data
8.7
400
Not enough data
7.8
371
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Not enough data
7.3
168
Not enough data
7.1
167
Not enough data
7.3
167
Not enough data
7.1
164
Not enough data
7.0
164
Not enough data
7.2
166
Not enough data
7.1
167
Functionality
8.4
135
8.8
670
8.7
136
8.9
697
Feature Not Available
8.0
614
8.2
132
8.8
609
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
7.6
12
7.5
247
7.8
12
7.8
250
8.2
12
8.3
262
Management
7.8
131
8.2
569
7.7
131
8.2
583
7.2
129
7.6
536
Analytics - Network Monitoring
7.1
11
7.0
238
6.8
12
6.9
236
Security - Network Monitoring
7.6
12
7.7
241
7.9
12
7.2
238
7.8
12
7.1
238
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
7.2
12
6.9
239
8.8
12
7.4
243
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
6.3
12
6.4
228
7.4
12
6.3
228
6.2
11
6.4
227
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
6.1
6
6.6
124
8.3
7
6.5
122
8.6
7
6.7
125
6.9
7
6.6
121
6.7
7
6.4
120
6.0
7
6.6
121
7.1
7
6.4
122
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
560
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
557
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
197
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.2
497
Not enough data
8.6
507
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
487
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
7.5
95
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.2
93
Not enough data
7.2
93
Not enough data
7.3
92
Not enough data
7.5
91
Asset Inventory
Not enough data
9.0
1153
Not enough data
8.8
1139
Not enough data
7.7
1019
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1055
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
Not enough data
7.4
228
Not enough data
7.2
223
Not enough data
7.4
220
Not enough data
7.1
217
Not enough data
7.1
216
Not enough data
7.1
221
Not enough data
7.0
218
Management
Not enough data
9.1
1116
Not enough data
8.7
1038
Not enough data
8.1
996
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
1629
Not enough data
8.7
1554
Not enough data
7.8
1416
Not enough data
9.2
1634
Not enough data
8.9
1497
Not enough data
8.8
1546
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.2
1620
Not enough data
7.7
1326
Communication
Not enough data
7.9
1396
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
1300
Security
Not enough data
8.3
1345
Not enough data
8.4
1377
Device Support
Not enough data
7.6
1352
Not enough data
8.4
1429
Not enough data
8.4
1412
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
1500
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
324
Not enough data
7.9
291
Not enough data
8.1
296
Not enough data
8.6
313
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
317
Not enough data
8.5
302
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
304
Agentic AI - PC Backup
Not enough data
7.1
88
Not enough data
7.1
88
Not enough data
6.9
87
Not enough data
7.0
87
Generative AI
5.9
128
Feature Not Available
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
8.3
219
Not enough data
8.7
221
Operations - IT Documentation
Not enough data
8.4
221
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
8.4
223
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
7.0
64
Not enough data
7.2
65
Not enough data
7.1
63
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
8.8
83
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
9.0
5
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
8.5
442
Operating System
Not enough data
9.2
528
Not enough data
8.1
502
Not enough data
8.3
478
Management
Not enough data
8.6
486
Not enough data
8.2
448
Not enough data
8.2
445
Not enough data
8.1
437
Not enough data
8.3
449
Security
Not enough data
8.5
457
Not enough data
8.6
465
Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
7.7
143
Not enough data
7.6
140
Not enough data
7.8
142
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
137
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.6
136
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.4
154
8.1
727
Platform
6.8
154
7.8
699
8.9
158
9.1
785
7.6
148
8.2
680
7.9
154
8.5
737
7.4
150
8.3
707
Security
8.1
152
8.7
741
8.5
156
9.2
812
7.2
148
7.6
673
8.0
151
8.7
711
7.4
148
8.2
681
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
8.1
6
7.4
163
8.3
6
7.2
153
8.3
6
7.3
156
7.8
6
7.0
152
7.5
6
7.0
151
7.5
6
6.9
151
7.5
6
7.0
150
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
N-able N-central and NinjaOne are categorized as Patch Management, Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Endpoint Management, Enterprise IT Management, Network Monitoring, and Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Unique Categories
N-able N-central is categorized as Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
N-able N-central
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NinjaOne
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
48.1%
Computer & Network Security
21.6%
Computer Networking
4.5%
Accounting
1.6%
Information Services
1.6%
Other
22.6%
Information Technology and Services
26.7%
Computer & Network Security
13.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Manufacturing
3.7%
Computer Software
2.9%
Other
49.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Why is there no "Server Down" alarm or monitoring notificaiton ?
1 Comment
Official Response from N-able N-central
Hi Robert! Hmm - I think our "How to Set up Server Alert to be Sent to a Specific Email Address" might be able to help with your challenge! Check out this...Read more
Integration with more 3rd party AV on the horizon? Such as sophos?
1 Comment
SC
Sup, Nicholas! In short, YUP - we are always looking to expand our product's capabilities by providing best-of-breed integrations with 3rd party vendors. ...Read more
What can I monitor with N-central?
1 Comment
Official Response from N-able N-central
We can monitor just about anything! N-central will automatically detect almost any IP-connected device, and with hundreds of built-in monitoring services.Read more
Do I need a WSUS Server to enable patch management on Windows devices?
6 Comments
JT
You can use WSUS to completely manage the distribution of Microsoft Update updates to https://basketballstars2.com computers on your network. Read more
How do I make a script to block all users on a PC from executive .MSI / .exe files?
2 Comments
PR
Make them regular users.
Do not make their accounts administrators.Read more
Do you provide the same level of functionality for MacOS as you do for Windows?
2 Comments
BA
Hey Sam,
We are an all Mac firm (as we work on Macs ourselves) and I can confirm they do support Macs well. Now, because of the Apple environment, they...Read more
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