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We performed a comparison between HPE Intelligent Management Center and N-able N-central based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It's a very complete product with a lot of functionality.""The most useful feature is infrastructure monitoring including switches and servers.""The most valuable feature is the interface and its ease of use.""One of the notable advantages is its ability to provide quick responses, especially in critical situations."

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"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.""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.""I like the remote connectivity, reporting suite, and patch management module.""The solution's service is good.""The most valuable feature of N-able N-central is the many options it has."

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Cons
"The integration with other network devices needs improvement.""I would like to see additional modules included.""HPE Intelligent Management Center is a bit slow.""One notable deficiency is the lack of online support for the product."

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"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.""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 integration with other applications could be better.""The solution's overall integration should be improved.""There is room for improvement in the development of custom monitoring services."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There are licensing costs and they are quite expensive."
  • "The price of this solution is not at all cheap, but it's reasonable compared to SolarWinds."
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  • "N-able N-central is not an expensive solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:One of the notable advantages is its ability to provide quick responses, especially in critical situations.
    Top Answer:Despite its effectiveness in managing numerous switches and network equipment, it lacks diversity in models. It comes across as rather simplistic without additional modules, and while they have… more »
    Top Answer:I use it to oversee the administration of switches within our network infrastructure. The platform allows me to manage users efficiently, perform equipment backups, and generate reports.
    Top Answer:The solution's overall integration should be improved.
    Top Answer:We are an MSP, and N-able N-central is the main tool we use.
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    Also Known As
    HPE IMC
    SolarWinds N-central, SolarWinds MSP N-central
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    Overview

    HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) is a comprehensive management platform that was built from the ground up to support the Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security (FCAPS) model. It provides features and functions that are designed for comprehensive management of the network infrastructure. IMC was designed to provide the following functions:

    • Supports the ITIL operational center of excellence IT practices model.
    • Uses a single-pane management paradigm to enable end-to-end business management of IT services
    • Provides scalability by supporting distributed and hierarchical system architectures, through additional operating system and database support.
    • Uses an SOA model to provide full resource, service, and user management.
    • Enables integration of traditionally separate management tools using a modular design.
    • Enables enterprises to expand their infrastructure management in scale and to seamlessly accommodate new technologies at the same time.

    Conquer network complexity with uncompromising precision. N‑ableN‑central® is our flagship remote monitoring and management platform that gives you the power to manage, automate, and protect at scale—and do more than you ever thought possible.

    • Available as an on-premises or hosted solution.
    • Scale easily to hundreds or thousands of devices.
    • Powerful automation tools for global or granular management.
    • Simple, efficient visibility and management from a single dashboard.
    • Proactive alerting with self-healing capabilities.
    • Advanced security solutions to protect in layers.
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Government13%
    Educational Organization7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Construction Company7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise58%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    HPE Intelligent Management Center is ranked 7th in Network Management Applications with 6 reviews while N-able N-central is ranked 5th in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) with 5 reviews. HPE Intelligent Management Center is rated 7.0, while N-able N-central is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of HPE Intelligent Management Center writes "Efficient network management providing fast response times, user-friendly navigation and reliable performance monitoring". On the other hand, the top reviewer of N-able N-central writes "User-friendly graphical user interface and offers versatile functionality". HPE Intelligent Management Center is most compared with Aruba Airwave, Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, Huawei eSight and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, whereas N-able N-central is most compared with N-able N-sight Remote Monitoring & Management, NinjaOne, Atera, ManageEngine Endpoint Central and ConnectWise Automate.

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