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ConnectWise Automate vs N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ConnectWise Automate
Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
10th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
N-able N-sight Remote Monit...
Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category, the mindshare of ConnectWise Automate is 5.5%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management is 4.8%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management4.8%
ConnectWise Automate5.5%
Other89.7%
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
 

Featured Reviews

MikeChacker - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager Global Service Delivery at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Facilitates valuable patch cycles, but the web client is not very intuitive and needs updating, and the scripting has room for improvement
The fixed client for Automate is slow. The web client is not very intuitive. It could use some updating and some thought around the UX. Also, with the scripting, I would like to see something where it could have third-party scripts already pre-built, and all you have to do is say, "Hey, I need this," and go load it. It's not as automated as I'd like it to be.
Daniel Gombe - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use monitors to keep track of our machines. We use a pretty good portion of information from Automate."
"This product saves us a lot of time and increases our efficiency."
"A good automated scripts feature."
"Their premium support is great."
"The reporting on the product is great."
"One of the greatest benefits of LabTech is less client downtime, because LabTech lets you proactively monitor and fix issues before they interrupt your clients’ business, so you can virtually eliminate system outages."
"Scripting and patch management are really important for us. Patch Manager is something that we use a lot, and we would love to have it continually improved. It is one of the most useful features for us for controlling patches and other things for different clients."
"I was very happy with how they handled me as a client and am quite satisfied with the level of support we get."
"We like that this solution is in real-time, it gives us real-time monitoring."
"We are getting value for the money in that regard."
"The details and the reports they provide are what I like, especially the details for almost the whole computer and the OS type."
"SolarWinds is very good, it's one of the leaders in Gartner Magic Quadrant."
"The integrated backup and the scripting are good, and we use them the most."
"If you want to understand what is happening on your network, this is a good tool."
"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."
"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."
 

Cons

"I know we get some false positives at times, where things report offline and then when we connect to them with control they're connectable."
"We would love to get feature updates and cumulative updates fixed. I know they aren't really supposed to be pushed with Patch Manager. We've got recommendations from ConnectWise to use the scripted feature update installs, scripted KB updates, etc. Having these in Patch Manager itself would be great."
"The wait time for a support ticket to be addressed needs to be reduced. They take a couple of days to get back."
"The fixed client for Automate is slow. The web client is not very intuitive."
"Reliability: Open a computer window new screen and it's slow."
"Their support needs to be better."
"Technical support was helpful."
"The project management needs improvement and there's a section of the product called configuration that also needs to be improved."
"Additionally, N-sight has an anti-human device manager, but it is only for Apple iOS devices, not for Android."
"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."
"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 patch management of the solution could improve."
"The reporting could be more customizable."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"From what I've overheard, it is pretty comparable to other solutions in terms of price."
"I believe Automate is available for around $2."
"I pay $85 a month per user for a ConnectWise package that contains multiple solutions."
"Pricing and licensing are reasonable."
"It's expensive and out of our budget."
"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."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"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."
"Out clients pay monthly for the license of N-able Remote Monitoring & Management."
"The product is fairly priced."
"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."
"The solution is not very expensive."
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Small Business10
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Large Enterprise1
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Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise1
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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 advice do you have for others considering N-able Remote Monitoring & Management?
My relationship with N-able is as an end-user; I work as an MSP and use this solution to manage my customer endpoints. Regarding the pricing of this tool, I don't have any suggestions. I think the ...
 

Also Known As

LabTech for IT Service Providers, ConnectWise Automate for Corporate IT Departments, ConnectWise Automate for IT Service Providers
N-able Remote Monitoring & Management, SolarWinds MSP Remote Monitoring & Management, MSP RMM, SolarWinds RMM, SolarWinds Remote Monitoring and Management
 

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Sample Customers

I-M Technology, Mainstay Technologies, PC Works Plus, Integrity IT, Kerkhoff Technologies Inc., Marathon Consulting, Christenberry Sales Company, EDTS, Secom Technology, Ready to View, ARRC Technology, DaVinci Digital, JNR Networks, Quinn Technology Solutions, PCIT, Liberty Technology, Capital Computers & Networks, Atlanta Technology Force, Doberman Technologies, First Column Enterprises, CisCom Solutions
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