# Take Control Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Take Control the right Remote Support solution for you? Explore 22 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/242258/Take-Control/reviews --- Take Control 4.2 (22) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/242258/Take-Control/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated January 16th, 2026 # Reviews of Take Control Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews PS Patrick S IT ManagerHospital & Health Care, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The support team was not helpful and could not solve the problem.“ August 23, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-22 of 22 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Lucas B. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Remote Access with everything you need and nothing you dont" November 13, 2023 4.0 A very simple tool with all the features you need, like unattended, audio passthrough, file transfer etc. It just works. Pros A very simple tool with all the features you need, like unattended, audio passthrough, file transfer etc. It just works. Cons Not much to be honest, N-Ables support can be an issue. Switched from [TeamViewer ONE](https://www.capterra.com/p/194565/TeamViewer/)[Splashtop](https://www.capterra.com/p/162972/Splashtop-Business-Access/) It came integrated into N-Able RMM at the time and its was a welcome product Review Source PC Patrick C. Pres CEO Computer Hardware Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome Remote Control Software." July 26, 2022 5.0 I am able to help the majority of my customers with Take Control which saves me time on the road going to my customers' place. Pros I like the ease of setup on both the Technician's computer and the Client's computers. I also like the "911" or New Session feature that allows me to send my customers to a website and download and setup temporary help sessions. The reporting function is very handy when it comes to billing. Cons The one thing that I don't like is the software's inability to save screen size and position. I find that I am resizing my "Window" a lot. It is a small annoyance that I have been able to work with. Review Source PS Patrick S. IT Manager Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A complete disappointment" August 23, 2025 2.0 Not a platform I would recommend as most aspects of the tool do not function well or at all. Basic user support needs can't be accomplished Pros Their platform is very easy to use and didn't experience any outages. The software didn't take up many system resources because it would often crash and not restart itself. The platform was very cheap and easily affordable. Cons Their software would often stop functioning on an endpoint and not restart, even when the computer was restarted. The support team was not helpful and could not solve the problem. Their application had no way to handle UAC prompts making it impossible to install software or help with user requests. Review Source JG Jaden G. IT Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for remote management" November 16, 2022 5.0 I use this every single day and I have very little complaints about it Pros I love the take control feature. It makes it very easy to work with clients and assist remotely. It is also very useful for working and connecting to my machine remotely Cons Takes a bit to connect to the workstation even after the workstation has been turned on Alternatives considered [Datto RMM](https://www.capterra.com/p/213158/Datto-RMM/)[N-central](https://www.capterra.com/p/13803/N-central/) Reason for choosing Take Control Ease of use Switched from [Datto RMM](https://www.capterra.com/p/213158/Datto-RMM/)[N-central](https://www.capterra.com/p/13803/N-central/) Company acquisitions Review Source KH Kane H. Network Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great product to help customers" February 17, 2023 5.0 It's great, I think it's an essential part of our day to day use to help customers as quickly and as best as we can Pros updates frequently so you're protected, allows you to just remote onto a customers pc so you can help them as quickly as possible. Cons the two screen option is a bit difficult, as it could just show two screens if you've got 2 but it makes you have to switch between Review Source Tyler F. Service Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Quality service at a great price for small businesses" May 5, 2020 5.0 Never had any real issues with the software. Support team has been very good about getting back to us in a timely fashion Pros Where some other applications have issues on both PC and Mac, Take Control is a great example of how well the software can operate with both systems. The console is easy to use and also offers a USB loaded version of it to take on the go. Having the subscription cover per technician and not per node allows a small team to be extremely versatile at the flat monthly rates Cons No rebranding available. Most of our other platforms and service options have a rebranding scheme that is lacking in Take Control. We use this primarily as a backup connection should our RMM remote have a problem Reason for choosing Take Control Pricing Review Source JJ Jacob J. Desktop Specialist Law Practice Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Take Control Allows Me To Assist Users With Ease" January 11, 2022 4.0 Pros Take Control's Many Options to Execute Commands, Assist Users and Manage Updates are some of the best features they have to offer. But wait, there's more! The asset information provided by N-Able, like Disk Space, RAM Usage (And Slots!), CPU Usage, and Program Statistics are invaluable to helping find the root-cause of the problem at hand in a matter of moments in most cases. Remote Control has a wide variety of control options, physical KVM-like control, Command Line and Powershell execution as well as a built-in file browser make it perfect! Cons I dislike the hiccups we occasionally have, sometimes the agent won't install properly, or the device won't populate for a little while, but that's not often enough to be a really big deal. Typically we just reinstall the agent and it fixes itself. Review Source Doug E. Owner/President Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Solarwinds quality in remote support" December 5, 2019 5.0 As I do most of my work remotely this product has been steady and reliable in both maintenance and support of end users. I very happy with the product. Pros I had used LogMeIn Central for years, but the cost increased to an unaffordable price. I tried many different alternatives, but couldn't find a suitable product until I found Take Control. It has proven to be reliable and at a fraction of the cost of LogMeIn. Cons I would like more features to include an msi package to push out in AD. The screen blanking feature has had issues, but has gotten better. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Project Lead Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Not user friendly" January 16, 2018 3.0 None at all Pros The products drag and drop functionality with transferring files is wonderful. The groups make it easy to find machines as well. Cons This software has more bad points than good. Seeing the screen is very difficult unless you change the resolution on the client screen. If you use the zoom functionality you have to scroll all over the screen. Each session opens in it's own window so if you are doing a large upgrade and need many open it make sit difficult to use. Some of the default settings such as to log the person off when you log out of a remote session make support harder. Review Source AH Andrew H. Managed Services Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Take Control: Just Works" May 23, 2019 5.0 Awesome. Love it. Pros It just works. Fast connections. Tons of features, built in multi-pane file transfer w/ multi-queue, pause and resume functionality. Automatic reconnect Lightweight integrated chat, system shell, information, full audit trail. Cons It's hard to find a glaring Con with Take Control. ~2-5% of installations occasionally have an issue (integrated NCentral version of TC), however I have never seen a simple quick reinstall fail to fix any of those issues. Alternatives considered [TeamViewer ONE](https://www.capterra.com/p/194565/TeamViewer/) Review Source GB Giovanni B. it Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "software poliedrico" July 23, 2023 4.0 lo uso quotidianamente per fare helpdeskper l'accesso a macchine su cui è installato il servizio è comodo e intuitivo, però è molto macchinoso quando bisogna accedere al pc di un utente tramite il download del client Pros Il software è leggero, intuitivo, soprattutto installa un servizio in windows che consente l'accesso senza che l'utente dall'altra parte accetti o invii richieste.E' comodo perchè è possibile ridimensionare lo schermo, comodo il trasferimento dei file anche senza loggarsi nella macchina. Cons lentezza del primo avvio dopo che il cliente scarica il client per accesso one-shottroppi passaggi da far fare all'utente remoto per consentire l'accesso Switched from [TeamViewer ONE](https://www.capterra.com/p/194565/TeamViewer/) più economico e completo Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Support Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software with many features" July 17, 2018 5.0 I am able to support my clients with ease and provide A+ support at a reasonable cost. Pros \* Easy to navigate once you have a basic understanding of the interface \* Agent software is easy to install and has a lot of features to help manage a clients computer \* Request help feature is fantastic. Simply guide a client to the website and ask them to select the request help option which allows you to assist them without installing the agent. Cons \* The agents tend to fail randomly due to updates but this can easily be rectified with the new "repair agent" feature. Review Source KW Kelly W. NOC Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Solid Remote Support built on years of Usage" August 27, 2019 4.0 I've used take control for years with the N-Central monitoring tools and consider myself a professional. Take Control is a very nice value add for that package and a pretty nice remote management tool in of itself. Pros It offers more in depth tools when connecting to a system, but not the user desktop, such as file browser, cmd/PS windows and registry editor. Cons It lacks interactive tools such as mechanisms to install software on the fly. It does do a good job of allowing easy file transfer. Review Source GM Gonçalo M. Technical Manager Venture Capital & Private Equity Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great alternative for helpdesk businesses" November 10, 2016 5.0 I've used MSP Anywhere for quite a long time. It's a great product for internal and external helpdesk teams, with multiple ways to provide attended and unattended support to our customers, usually fast and very simple to use. But what I like more is the customization options it offers: a plethora of security permissions for managing technicians, branding, and some sleek functionality like average waiting time information until a support request is taken. The price is also good, much better than Logmein or screenconnect. Pros Price, customization, ease of usage. Cons Integration options can be difficult to setup if you are not a developer, but at least the documentation is good. Review Source EP Eli P. Centralized Services Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Product as a Complment to Solarwinds N-Central" July 14, 2019 4.0 Overall, I am happy with the product, but I would prefer to not need to buy additional services to compliment what is integrated with N-Central. Pros Take Control standalone is a good compliment to N-Central. This product is integrated into N-Central, but that versions lacks ad hoc connections for systems tht are not already added to the system. Using Take Control stand alone lets start connections for users on machines that are not already in Solarwinds N-Central. Cons The fact that we needed to purchase an add on product to start ad hoc connections is a bit disappointing. his functionality really should be integrated into N-Central. Alternatives considered [Kaseya VSA](https://www.capterra.com/p/100303/Kaseya-VSA/) Reason for choosing Take Control We are already using the version of Take Control integrated into N-Central, so complimenting it with Take Control standalone for ad hoc connections made sense. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Application Support Team Lead Medical Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Okay, but there are better options" April 17, 2018 3.0 Pros The connection quality and speed is fine, and the features that they offer are what I would consider standard remote support tools. Connection speeds are much improved from prior versions. Cons Compared to alternatives, this solution lacks in some more advanced features. It's possible they've been added in recent versions but I've stopped using this tool in favor of other options. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Coordinador Operativo de Reservación de Hoteles Corporativos Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "One of the best remote access that I used" July 6, 2018 5.0 Faster conection, live chat, file transfers in the background and bash shell access. Pros One of the things that really like about msp anywhere is how fast is the connetion of the remote access, and you can also record the session so you can used to win more clients by showing your work. Cons I don't have complaits about msp anywhere the only thing that I can say as cons is that the interface is really text-heavy and is not easy to used. Review Source JR Justin R. Software Support Specialist Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great solution built into our ticketing system to remotely view computers" May 13, 2019 5.0 Pros It is easy to view our managed computers. When users are having issues, the IT admin just launches take control and you can see exactly what the user sees. It also supports multi-monitor environments. Cons Since a third party manages the software for us, we don't have access to reports. Review Source MT Mathew T. Director of Services Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Director of Services" January 16, 2020 4.0 Ease of connecting to clients. Ability to see who is logged in and where they are on our network. Pros Ability to stay connected while re configuring network settings. Switching netowrks VPN's etc. Cons I currently have an issue. I cannot see chrome screens, and some windows screen areas. So far I've seen this on two Laptops that are running Windows 10, on is on 1903 and the other is running 1909. I need to call support on this yet. A second issue, I upgraded a PC from Windows 7 to Windows 10 it still shows up as Windows seven in the Devices list under OS. Review Source JD Jeff D. IT Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent utilities to ease IT life" February 2, 2019 4.0 Pros Solarwinds products have always been extremely useful especially with networking and Active Directory. They offer so many tools that can help with every day tasks to better streamline day-to-day activities that can become time consuming. Cons They can have the tendency to over advertise their products and try to push their paid products. Review Source TA Tyler A. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Worth a Free Trial" October 2, 2018 4.0 Pros Quick and easy to setup a trial with nothing more than an email address. Sales contact is quick to respond but not over powering in their approach. The software is full featured with a great set of tools for the IT support Tech. Cons When ending a session the remote computer is locked and this can be annoying. Maybe there's a setting to stop this but its not obvious and should really be optional not default. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate QA Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bare bones option for remote support" August 18, 2020 3.0 It gets the job done honestly, but it barely does it. You need another form of communication besides this client, and the UI is not very friendly. Pros The remote connection is pretty quick and stable, and the alert for the connection is a pop-up window in the center of the screen, something very useful to get help quickly Cons The chat function. the UI is ugly, and there are no way to start a chat for yourself, you have to receive a message from support to start chatting, and the buttons for showing/hiding the chat are not very visible. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.