N-central- Hybrid Licensing Model
N-central is the first and only remote monitoring and management platform with a hybrid licensing model that addresses the key challenges of all MSPs: new customer acquisition and a strategy for moving existing SMB customers to a fixed-fee managed services model.
By offering two licensing modes, this innovative model provides maximum flexibility to meet the needs of all MSPs while saving them thousands of dollars. It combines Professional licenses for full management of devices under an existing managed services contract and Essential licenses for basic management of all other devices.
Using this combination of Professional licenses and low-cost Essential licenses, MSPs can introduce RMM services to SMBs, then demonstrate the value of these services to evolve SMBs customers from break-fix and reactive to high-margin proactive and managed services that yield recurring revenue over time.
Explosive Growth
This unique and proven licensing model is fueling the biggest customer acquisition opportunity in the history of the channel. The hybrid of Essential and Professional licenses has already enabled scores of MSPs to expand their managed services customer base, with many experiencing explosive growth in fixed-fee, annuity-based business.
Using low-cost Essential licenses, N-able partners are offering RMM services to SMBs at unbeatable rates. Under this arrangement, the MSP begins to capture crucial information about the customer’s IT infrastructure — with the intent being that if they can own the data, the MSP will own the customer account.
Armed with this IT data, MSPs can deliver unmatched IT services, show value and build a compelling case for SMBs to transition to managed services.
Essential Licenses
Essential licenses address the management needs of any devices not under managed services contracts, and includes core capabilities such as asset management, standard monitoring, standard remote control, and standard reporting.
Professional Licenses
Professional licenses deliver the complete #1-rated N-central remote monitoring, management and control feature set. It includes built-in tactical operational reporting and the integrated Remote Support Manager tool for advanced management of Windows machines without interrupting end-users.
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Essential Mode |
Professional Mode |
| Remote Control |
| Terminal Services, Web, VNC |
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| Remote Support Manager, SSH |
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| Asset Discovery |
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| Monitoring |
Basic |
Advanced |
| Scanning Interval |
Less Frequent |
More Frequent |
| Agent Status, Connectivity |
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| CPU, Disk, Memory |
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| TCP Services Monitoring |
Generic, DNS & SMTP only |
Full |
| Windows Security Center |
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| Event Log |
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| Patch Management |
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| SNMP (Network Equip., Servers, Other O/S) |
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| Windows Services |
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| Advanced Asset Management |
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| Printers |
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| Self Healing |
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| Alerts & Notifications |
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| Reporting |
Limited |
Full |
| Management Tasks (Scripting, Software Distribution) |
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| Windows 7 support |
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