N-able MSP Manager vs Zoho Desk comparison

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N-able and Zoho are both solutions in the Help Desk Software category. N-able is ranked #24 with an average rating of 6.0, while Zoho is ranked #19 with an average rating of 6.0. Additionally, 75% of N-able users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Zoho users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

N-able MSP Manager and Zoho Desk are competing in the IT and support service management category. Data comparisons indicate Zoho Desk may have an advantage in features, although N-able MSP Manager excels in pricing and support.

Features: N-able MSP Manager includes robust ticket management, service automation, and billing integration, focusing on managed service operations. It allows for comprehensive RMM integration and centralized portal efficiency. Zoho Desk excels in multichannel support options and advanced automation tools and offers portal functionality and a powerful knowledge hub. Its flexibility and seamless integrations provide more comprehensive capabilities for extensive use cases.

Room for Improvement: N-able MSP Manager could improve by adding more versatile channel support, enhancing automation tools, and expanding customization options. Zoho Desk might benefit from streamlining its feature set for easier acclimation, offering more straightforward integration options, and providing a more simplified initial setup process for new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: N-able MSP Manager offers a straightforward deployment process, emphasizing ongoing customer support appealing to managed services. Zoho Desk's cloud-based model allows for quick setup and integration, but its extensive features may require more acclimation. N-able provides dedicated support, while Zoho Desk offers extensive self-service resources, catering to different needs.

Pricing and ROI: N-able MSP Manager's competitive setup cost aims to deliver immediate value and promises quick ROI through core functionalities. Zoho Desk has higher setup costs but offers solid ROI through its feature-packed environment, appealing to those prioritizing capabilities over initial costs. N-able offers cost-effective benefits for MSP-specific tools, while Zoho Desk justifies its price with advanced features and potential long-term gains.

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Automation Anywhere

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Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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GeorgeKanellopoulos

CTO at InTTrust SA

Ticketing has helped prioritize support tasks while contract and project management have required better integration and pricing flexibility

I don't know if N-able MSP Manager could have some additional features in the future to make it more competitive because it might already be available and I'm not aware of it.I cannot say that N-able MSP Manager dashboard is intuitive, but I don't see any big difference with ManageEngine. From the deployment perspective with N-able MSP Manager, I cannot have higher expectations because it is a SaaS solution, so it was deployed as is from the technical perspective. From the business perspective, the deployment is complex, but I cannot tell you that it is less complex than ManageEngine. The main reason that made me change my mind and proceed with ManageEngine is the availability of add-ons in combination with their pricing.

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JoseJunior3

Advisor at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Efficient integration enhances customer insights and communication

The integration between Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, and Zoho Projects is very good. One of the key features of Zoho CRM is the ability to record telephone calls using AI. The AI tool, Tele Zia, translates calls into bullet points, providing insights such as when to send emails or contact the customer based on previous conversations.

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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

"An easy to deploy and learn automation tool that can save resources, effort and money."

"The features I most appreciate are the built-in version control system, historical log, audit trail features, and the breadth of RPA action commands included out of the box."

"It improved on 40+ % of manual effort which was a pain point for project budget and Project team SMEs."

"In our efforts to efficiently manage the master data at our factories, the biggest benefit is the fact that we have been able to rein in what was an increasing number of engineers who were needed, on the order of some 100 people, so that’s a major result."

"I have seen a return on investment with Automation Anywhere, as we have achieved a value of 10 million for a single process in one year, helping that team to accelerate more and bring value to the organization."

"One of the benefits my organization has seen from these features is productivity in two ways: I am able to save a lot of time because of the automation, I do not need manual intervention anymore as manual intervention has been cut down by ten to fifteen percent, and the productivity gains have been substantial."

"It has changed our mindset, as people have started to think about automating things and come up with new perspectives, alternatives, or improvements by which automation can be implemented."

"Automation Anywhere has benefited our company as we've been able to process thousands of transactions daily through various automations that distribute work, classify work, and handle claims, doing preliminary work for the finance team."

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"I like that you can do all the things with it. You can patch, and you can run the scheduled tasks. You can remote in, upload files, and download files. You can log onto a computer PowerShell, or command prompt, without having to log into RDP. I also like its ease of use."

"I am impressed with the tool's integration with our mail system."

"We are an MSP, and for what we do, we have one centralized dashboard, and even though we're a small IT team, we can manage a ton of clients with a lot of automated processes, even for patch management."

"Don't get scared of the price tag because it's definitely worth it."

"This is a premier product and it has been around for a long time."

"At a significantly lower price, I managed to get project management modules, contract management, and CMDB, which were not all available in N-able MSP Manager."

"The best advantage for us, since we use all N-able products, is that the MSP portal centralizes everything."

"The product is quite stable."

"The product provides communication features like chats and calls."

"The product has a lot of features."

"The tool has made support very flexible and strong. We can use chat boxes and auto-responses. If someone creates a ticket, it will be created in Zoho Desk's ticket module. We can get emails and respond to them within the product. We don't need a support email product to manage emails. We can easily manage it within Zoho Desk. The tool's interface is good since it updated the layout three months ago and the current interface is more effective."

"It is a highly scalable solution. You can easily add more users through the portal within seconds."

"The deployment process is swift, typically taking just one day, and includes customization and automation setup."

"The most valuable features of Zoho Desk are the user interface, pricing, and how they customize the solution for us."

"The solution doesn't have any bugs."

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Cons

"One thing I learned with Co-Pilot is that it is very static. For instance, when dealing with tables and their headers, I must program them in a form. If my build changes, I have to return to my form and update the table titles. Features like looping are missing from Co-Pilot."

"I would like if the IQ Bot could read hand-written documents, otherwise, Automation Anywhere is fabulous to work or develop processes for customers."

"I would like more cognitive abilities, artificial intelligence, and machine learning."

"SMTP mail features should come with migration options. All kind of VB scripts and Java scripts which we built using exiting version should support in this version."

"I feel the cost of licensing is very high for the A2019 version."

"It is very difficult to create and automate timetables because they are modal, and it would be helpful if the bot could assist us with this."

"The technical support needs improvement."

"I would like a couple more features where I can talk and the line comes up automatically. I can just put on a mic, like in "Ok Google". With "Ok Google", I can tell it to please open an Excel spreadsheet with the header read. If this is there, then I don't even need to sit on a computer, I can just dictate my commands and it will automatically come up."

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"Its reporting is lousy and bad. It is not as good as it should be. There is too much work involved to get what you want. Most times, you have to call them to customize some stuff. I just don't like that part. They need to work on their reporting. They have a way to go."

"There are too many products out there. What I would like to see is a simplified solution that is packaged better, where you can easily implement or turn on the functionality that you need."

"Comparing the pricing of N-able MSP Manager to ManageEngine, it is a little bit too high."

"I'd like to see a way to import contacts in bulk using an Excel sheet or another import method."

"Its reporting is lousy and bad. It is not as good as it should be."

"The tool needs to improve its customization of the user interface."

"Sometimes, the solution has some email issues in a new data center."

"The solution could improve its stability and scalability."

"As per customer requirements, it may have some limitations."

"Zoho Desk needs to be enhanced to support IT service management policies."

"The solution urgently needs improvement in the display's night mode. When we use the system for a long time, it's very stressful for our eyes. I also need to see improvements that can help to find the assets under a previous owner."

"The solution needs to have more customization on alerts and notifications."

"Zoho Desk could be improved by making it multi-tenant, as it is currently not suitable for service providers with multiple customers."

"The main concern is the pricing of Zoho Desk, as I consider it to be on the expensive side."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We're just starting to renew our license, and we were quoted $115,000 without the IQ Bot. The IQ Bot is another $30,000. This is with very limited pages, as we go through our first projects. The majority of the cost was for ten days of onsite training."

"We have established a CoE and we take our bot opportunities based on their ROIs. The best ROI opportunity goes to development first. Our ROI opportunities are compliance, profitable growth, productivity enhancements, productivity gains, number of hours the productivity saved, and resources not available that the work can be done by the bot. However, the single most important criteria that we use to measure ROI is how much time does the bot cut down from an analyst's work, as this has the best ROI. E.g., if an analyst is spending a 100 hours of work that a bot can do in one hour, we calculate the 99 hours saved as ROI."

"We would like them to change the license model of charging per bot."

"Automation Anywhere is somewhat expensive. The prices are slightly higher, but if you need something, you must pay for it."

"I would rate the price of Automation Anywhere a six out of ten, with ten being the most expensive."

"The licensing cost could be improved. It costs a lot. At the very least, the developer licenses and the control panels should be made free to enterprises, and the production environment licensed."

"Licensing costs range from $50,000 to $200,000."

"There may be room for the product to be more competitively priced to excel in the market."

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"I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten since it's not the cheapest one in the market."

"Don't get scared of the price tag because it's definitely worth it."

"I don't know the exact cost, but I know it's reasonable. Its cost of entry is not bad. I've had other organizations sign up for it. I don't know how much they paid, but it wasn't bad. You charge for every object. You charge for AV, and you charge for servers. There is a charge for everything or every object in that. I know we make money from it, but I don't know what it is."

"The pricing is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency)."

"The solution costs INR 8400 per user."

"The product costs $10 to $25 per user per month."

"The gap is limited, but it should limit the price back bracket so that most start-ups can use it most effectively."

"For what it does, it's quite cheap."

"Price-wise, Zoho Desk is about 35 USD a month per user."

"Regarding pricing, it's 35 USD per user a year and 45 USD per user a month. Under the price, I have access to all Zoho products since it all falls under Zoho One's package."

"The solution is relatively cheap. However, there are additional licensing fees involved."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

18%

Construction Company

13%

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	162
Midsize Enterprise	86
Large Enterprise	565

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Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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What needs improvement with N-able MSP Manager?

I don't know if N-able MSP Manager could have some additional features in the future to make it more competitive beca...

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What is your primary use case for N-able MSP Manager?

I am deploying it for my company.I inherited an implementation with N-able MSP Manager that was not quite good. I fac...

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What advice do you have for others considering N-able MSP Manager?

I use N-able MSP Manager ticketing system.It has helped to prioritize tasks. At the level that I am aware of the prod...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Desk?

The pricing in Brazil is complicated due to the high exchange rate, with one dollar equaling six reais. Altasnet has ...

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What needs improvement with Zoho Desk?

Zoho Desk could be improved by making it multi-tenant, as it is currently not suitable for service providers with mul...

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What is your primary use case for Zoho Desk?

We use Zoho Desk ( /products/zoho-desk-reviews ) for support tickets. We have a web interface where each customer can...

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

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N-able MSP Manager provides centralized tool integration and ticket management, improving remote access, task scheduling, and file transfers. Features like real-time reporting and Passportal integration enhance performance for MSPs.

N-able MSP Manager supports Managed Service Providers with remote management, patch management, encryption, and network monitoring. It seamlessly integrates with ticketing systems such as RMM Insight and N-central. The SaaS platform ensures automatic updates, and features like automatic ticket creation and time-tracking optimize operations. Some challenges include reporting, agent deployment via Group Policy, and improving customization, particularly in Microsoft environments.

What are the key features of N-able MSP Manager?

Centralized Portal: Enables seamless tool integration and efficient ticket management.
Remote Access: Facilitates easy task scheduling and file transfers without RDP logins.
Real-Time Reporting: Offers network reporting with multi-tenant capability for better decision-making.
Customizable SLAs: Enhances service management tailored to client needs.
Passportal Integration: Provides quick and secure credential access.

What should users evaluate in reviews?

Operational Efficiency: Look for improvements in remote management and integration ease.
Cost-Benefit: Assess functionality versus cost compared to alternatives.
SaaS Advantages: Continuous updates and support without manual intervention.
Task Optimization: Review features like time-tracking and task assignment accuracy.

N-able MSP Manager is often implemented in industries requiring robust remote management and network monitoring. Managed Service Providers leverage its integration capabilities for streamlined operations, while sectors needing complex contract management might encounter translation challenges in technical implementations.

N-able

Zoho Desk offers a user-friendly platform with customizable features that integrate seamlessly with other systems. It supports mobile access, automation, and comprehensive ticketing, making it suitable for managing customer engagement efficiently and providing flexible pricing options.

Zoho Desk is designed to enhance customer support operations with a robust ticketing system and an intuitive interface that facilitates easy configuration and extensive integrations. It supports multi-channel communication including chat, calls, and social media, providing tools to manage customer interactions seamlessly. Users benefit from AI-driven insights and team productivity tracking, which helps in managing service-level agreements and enhancing support efficiency. Though praised for its features, improvement areas include better integration capabilities, more knowledgeable tech support, improved IT service management, and more flexible customization options. Concerns about pricing, lack of lookup fields, and missing features like night mode are also noted. Organizations use it to consolidate inquiries from email and social media and integrate CRM systems for improved customer interactions and issue tracking.

What are the key features of Zoho Desk?

Customizable Features: Tailors to unique business needs with flexibility.
Mobile Access: Provides support on the go through mobile applications.
Automation: Streamlines tasks and automates support workflows.
AI-Driven Insights: Offers data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Multi-Channel Support: Facilitates interactions through chat, email, and social media.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly connects with CRM and other platforms.
Team Productivity Tracking: Monitors and enhances team performance.

What benefits can users expect from Zoho Desk?

Improved Customer Engagement: Enhances interaction handling and communication.
Efficient Ticket Management: Simplifies logging and tracking support issues.
Flexible Pricing Options: Offers tiered options to suit different business sizes.
Seamless CRM Integration: Integrates effortlessly with customer relationship management systems.
Robust Analytics: Provides insightful data for strategic planning.

Zoho Desk is extensively implemented in industries that focus on comprehensive customer support. Companies leverage its multi-channel support to handle emails, social media, and other channels effectively. It is frequently used in tech and service industries to track issues, manage SLAs, and enhance asset management processes. The integration with CRM systems allows businesses to align support operations with sales and service strategies.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

Longleaf Systems, ITproMedia, Choice Technology, Halski Systems, Allixo Technologies, Nettech, Concept Technology

Intel, Sears, Daimler, Essilor, Aon Hewitt, Shop Your Way, CoffeeRocket

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