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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (49.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
N-able N-central
Star Rating
(529)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(3,211)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that NinjaOne excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to N-able N-central. Users appreciate its versatility, noting that it effectively handles various tasks such as device management and monitoring, making it a reliable choice for IT teams.
- Users say that NinjaOne's implementation process is notably smooth and intuitive, with many highlighting the ease of deployment and setup. In contrast, some N-able N-central users have mentioned challenges with configuration, which can hinder a seamless onboarding experience.
- Reviewers mention that NinjaOne's patch management capabilities are particularly strong, with continuous updates and AI-driven analysis making the process easier. This is a stark contrast to N-able N-central, where users have expressed concerns about the effectiveness of its patch management features.
- According to verified reviews, NinjaOne's quality of support is highly rated, with users praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. On the other hand, while N-able N-central's support is generally good, some users feel it doesn't match the level of service provided by NinjaOne.
- G2 reviewers highlight that NinjaOne's user interface is clean and user-friendly, contributing to a better overall experience. In comparison, N-able N-central's interface, while informative, can feel overwhelming to some users, making it less intuitive for day-to-day operations.
- Users appreciate NinjaOne's robust remote monitoring capabilities, which are frequently praised for their reliability and quality. N-able N-central does offer remote monitoring as well, but users have noted that it may not be as seamless or effective as what NinjaOne provides.
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
431
9.1
3,036
Ease of Use
7.9
441
9.1
3,070
Ease of Setup
7.7
373
9.2
2,869
Ease of Admin
7.9
367
9.2
2,747
Quality of Support
8.0
410
9.2
2,913
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
352
9.5
2,684
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
425
9.7
3,020
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
651
Not enough data
8.7
669
Not enough data
8.2
671
Service Desk
Not enough data
8.0
662
Not enough data
7.8
651
Not enough data
7.7
629
Management
Not enough data
8.3
614
Not enough data
9.0
621
Not enough data
8.7
599
Not enough data
8.8
595
Not enough data
8.4
578
Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
601
Not enough data
8.5
609
Not enough data
8.8
629
Not enough data
8.9
628
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
Not enough data
6.9
174
Not enough data
6.7
172
Not enough data
6.9
170
Not enough data
6.7
171
Not enough data
6.7
170
Not enough data
6.7
168
Not enough data
6.8
167
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.0
285
Not enough data
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.2
276
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
287
Not enough data
8.6
290
Not enough data
8.8
304
Not enough data
9.1
304
Compliance
Not enough data
8.7
283
Not enough data
8.4
276
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
7.2
62
Not enough data
7.2
62
Not enough data
7.6
63
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.2
63
Not enough data
7.4
63
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
338
Not enough data
8.9
354
Not enough data
8.5
342
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.8
347
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
8.3
328
Management
Not enough data
8.2
327
Not enough data
8.8
329
Not enough data
8.7
330
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
7.5
73
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.3
71
Not enough data
7.3
71
Not enough data
7.3
71
Not enough data
7.2
71
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.7
282
|
Verified
9.2
1950
|
Verified
9.4
9
8.5
465
8.7
9
8.1
444
Monitoring and Management
9.0
280
|
Verified
9.3
1937
|
Verified
7.9
156
8.4
1828
7.6
278
|
Verified
8.6
1883
|
Verified
8.2
281
|
Verified
8.9
1933
|
Verified
8.9
9
8.2
449
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.7
9
8.4
440
Service Management
8.7
280
|
Verified
9.1
1858
|
Verified
9.1
9
8.0
434
7.9
8
7.2
425
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
7.2
12
7.2
466
7.4
12
7.0
463
7.8
12
7.1
457
6.8
12
6.8
452
7.4
12
6.8
453
7.1
12
6.9
449
6.8
12
6.9
446
Scope
Not enough data
8.7
411
Not enough data
8.8
420
Security
Not enough data
8.5
416
Not enough data
8.3
389
Not enough data
7.4
379
Management
Not enough data
8.8
407
Not enough data
8.6
404
Not enough data
8.6
396
Not enough data
8.7
399
Not enough data
7.8
372
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Not enough data
7.2
169
Not enough data
7.1
168
Not enough data
7.3
168
Not enough data
7.1
166
Not enough data
6.9
166
Not enough data
7.1
166
Not enough data
7.1
168
Functionality
8.4
135
8.8
653
8.7
136
8.9
670
Feature Not Available
8.0
615
8.2
132
8.7
610
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
7.6
12
7.5
250
7.8
12
7.7
252
8.2
12
8.3
253
Management
7.8
131
8.2
571
7.7
131
8.2
580
7.2
129
7.6
537
Analytics - Network Monitoring
7.1
11
7.0
241
6.8
12
6.9
239
Security - Network Monitoring
7.6
12
7.7
244
7.9
12
7.2
240
7.8
12
7.0
241
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
7.2
12
6.9
242
8.8
12
7.3
242
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
6.3
12
6.4
231
7.4
12
6.3
231
6.2
11
6.4
230
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
6.1
6
6.5
125
8.3
7
6.5
124
8.6
7
6.5
126
6.9
7
6.6
123
6.7
7
6.4
122
6.0
7
6.5
123
7.1
7
6.4
123
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
551
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
503
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
197
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.2
491
Not enough data
8.6
506
|
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
95
Not enough data
7.6
94
Not enough data
7.2
94
Not enough data
7.2
94
Not enough data
7.3
93
Not enough data
7.5
92
Asset Inventory
Not enough data
8.9
1119
Not enough data
8.8
1111
Not enough data
7.7
1018
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
1045
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
Not enough data
7.3
227
Not enough data
7.2
224
Not enough data
7.4
222
Not enough data
7.1
219
Not enough data
7.1
218
Not enough data
7.0
220
Not enough data
7.0
218
Management
Not enough data
9.1
1074
Not enough data
8.7
1023
Not enough data
8.1
989
Not enough data
8.1
1014
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
1551
Not enough data
8.7
1508
Not enough data
7.8
1412
Not enough data
9.1
1546
Not enough data
8.9
1473
Not enough data
8.8
1507
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.1
1537
Not enough data
7.7
1326
Communication
Not enough data
7.9
1374
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
1299
Security
Not enough data
8.3
1340
Not enough data
8.4
1370
Device Support
Not enough data
7.6
1335
Not enough data
8.4
1405
Not enough data
8.4
1392
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
1461
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
320
Not enough data
7.9
292
Not enough data
8.0
296
Not enough data
8.5
308
Performance
Not enough data
8.8
315
Not enough data
8.5
302
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
305
Agentic AI - PC Backup
Not enough data
7.2
89
Not enough data
7.1
89
Not enough data
6.9
88
Not enough data
7.0
88
Generative AI
5.9
128
Feature Not Available
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
8.7
222
Operations - IT Documentation
Not enough data
8.3
219
Not enough data
8.7
220
Not enough data
8.3
222
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
7.2
64
Not enough data
7.2
65
Not enough data
7.2
64
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
8.8
75
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
427
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
474
Not enough data
8.0
465
Not enough data
8.2
451
Management
Not enough data
8.5
456
Not enough data
8.2
434
Not enough data
8.2
433
Not enough data
8.1
433
Not enough data
8.3
435
Security
Not enough data
8.5
441
Not enough data
8.5
438
Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
7.7
141
Not enough data
7.6
141
Not enough data
7.8
142
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
138
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.6
137
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
8.0
699
Platform
6.8
154
7.8
687
8.9
158
9.0
710
7.6
148
8.2
672
7.9
154
8.4
704
7.4
150
8.2
687
Security
8.1
152
8.6
703
8.5
156
9.1
716
7.2
148
7.6
661
8.0
151
8.6
686
7.4
148
8.1
666
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
8.1
6
7.2
156
8.3
6
7.2
152
8.3
6
7.3
154
7.8
6
6.9
152
7.5
6
6.9
151
7.5
6
6.8
149
7.5
6
6.9
150
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
N-able N-central and NinjaOne are categorized as Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Endpoint Management, Enterprise IT Management, Network Monitoring, and Patch Management
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
48.2%
Computer & Network Security
21.7%
Computer Networking
4.5%
Information Services
1.6%
Accounting
1.6%
Other
22.4%
Information Technology and Services
26.8%
Computer & Network Security
13.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Manufacturing
3.9%
Construction
2.8%
Other
49.2%
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
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
Does NinjaRMM hold weight against other RMM in other opinions?
2 Comments
NS
Ninja handles patching and third-party software management, along with an integrated ticketing system and full control of scripting.
It also integrates...Read more
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