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About BackBox offers a simple way to intelligently automate the backup, restoration, and management of all devices on a network by providing centralized management of devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers. Each of these devices plays a critical role in the availability and security of an organization’s network, and BackBox ensures they all continue to function effectively and effortlessly, streamlining operations for optimal performance. BackBox provides a foundation to harmonize the configuration between multiple devices, enabling seamless integration, and assuring compliance to organization or industry security policies, standards, or guidelines. IT administrators can easily employ BackBox to track configuration changes and see the deviation with the baseline for compliance validation and remediation.	About Join the thousands of MSPs and IT professionals who use N-able™ N-central® to remotely monitor and manage devices and complex networks. Key features include: • Monitor almost any device, including support for Windows, Linux, and macOS • Gain complete insight across your network and cloud services without the need for extra network monitoring software • Create automated patch management policies to ensure devices are up to date • Streamline your workflow with drag-and-drop scripting in automation manager—no need to write a line of code • Provide remote support across devices and platforms with the integrated Take Control feature • Integrate your existing PSA software or use N-able MSP Manager to manage tickets and billing • Manage security with integrated backup, EDR, AV, and disk encryption • Available as an on-premises or hosted cloud solution to fit your business
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Enterprises and managed service providers in need of an intelligent automation solution for their network and security devices	Audience IT service providers and managed service providers (MSPs)
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.5 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 4.2 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 4.8 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 3.6 / 5 ease 4.1 / 5 features 4.0 / 5 design 4.1 / 5 support 3.7 / 5 Read all reviews
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information BackBox Founded: 2009 United States backbox.com/request-a-demo/	Company Information N-able Founded: 2014 United States www.n-able.com/products/n-central-rmm
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Categories Cybersecurity IT Management IT Security MSP Network Automation Network Configuration Network Security	Categories Antivirus Endpoint Management Help Desk IT Asset Management IT Infrastructure Monitoring IT Management IT Service ITSM Mobile Device Management (MDM) MSP Network Management Network Mapping Network Monitoring Network Security Network Troubleshooting Patch Management Remote Desktop Remote Support RMM Server Management Server Monitoring
IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Compliance Management Event Logs Hardware Inventory IT Budgeting License Management Patch Management Remote Access Scheduling Software Inventory User Activity Monitoring Network Security Features Access Control Analytics / Reporting Compliance Reporting Firewalls Internet Usage Monitoring Intrusion Detection System Threat Response VPN Vulnerability Scanning Show More Features IT Security Features Anti Spam Anti Virus Email Attachment Protection Event Tracking Internet Usage Monitoring Intrusion Detection System IP Protection Spyware Removal Two-Factor Authentication Vulnerability Scanning Web Threat Management Web Traffic Reporting Network Automation Features Compliance Monitoring Configuration Backup Configuration Changes Network Orchestration Performance Monitoring Tool Access Control Vulnerability Assessments	IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Compliance Management Event Logs Hardware Inventory IT Budgeting License Management Patch Management Remote Access Scheduling Software Inventory User Activity Monitoring MSP Features Backup Management Billing & Invoicing CRM Dashboard Help Desk Issue Management Live Chat Patch Management Privileged Access Management (PAM) Project Management Remote Access Remote Systems Monitoring Scheduling Show More Features IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Audit Management Compliance Management Configuration Management Contract/License Management Cost Tracking Depreciation Management Inventory Management IT Service Management Maintenance Management Procurement Management Requisition Management Supplier Management IT Service Features Contract Management Incident Management IT Asset Management Knowledge Management Release Management Self Service Portal Service Catalog Service Reporting Ticket Management Mobile Device Management (MDM) Features Automatic Device Recognition Data Management Deployment Management Inventory Management Maintenance Utilities Procurement Management Remote Update / Installation Software Management Synchronization Management Wireless Network Support Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Baseline Manager Diagnostic Tools Internet Usage Monitoring IP Address Monitoring Real Time Analytics Resource Management Server Monitoring SLA Monitoring Uptime Monitoring Web Traffic Reporting
Integrations Array APV Series Bitdefender GravityZone BrightGauge Centreon Ciena Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) Cisco AnyConnect Device42 Forescout FortiAnalyzer FortiSIEM IBM QRadar SIEM ITBoost Imprivata LogRhythm SIEM MySQL N-able DNS Filtering Sophos Managed Threat Response Ubiquity WALLIX Bastion Show More Integrations View All 63 Integrations	Integrations Array APV Series Bitdefender GravityZone BrightGauge Centreon Ciena Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) Cisco AnyConnect Device42 Forescout FortiAnalyzer FortiSIEM IBM QRadar SIEM ITBoost Imprivata LogRhythm SIEM MySQL N-able DNS Filtering Sophos Managed Threat Response Ubiquity WALLIX Bastion Show More Integrations View All 18 Integrations
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