Automox vs. ConnectWise Automate Comparison


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About Cloud-native and globally available, Automox enforces OS & third-party patch management, security configurations, and custom scripting across Windows, Mac, and Linux from a single intuitive console. IT and SecOps can quickly gain control and share visibility of on-prem, remote and virtual endpoints without the need to deploy costly infrastructure.	About Solve IT problems at the speed of business with ConnectWise Automate. A robust remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, ConnectWise Automate helps boost the effectiveness of IT teams. It offers teams the ability to discover all devices and users that need to be proactively monitored, remove delivery roadblocks, and support more endpoints without adding headaches or head count.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience We are focused on helping IT managers, system admins, network admins, security admins, secops, and others who handle system protection. By automating routine tasks, they can focus on other priorities.	Audience IT Service Providers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $3.00 Pricing is per endpoint per month, starting at $3.00 per endpoint. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.5 / 5 ease 4.3 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 4.1 / 5 support 4.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros ConnectWise Automate truly shines when it comes to robust automation — the ability to patch multiple devices simultaneously is a massive time-saver, freeing up IT professionals to focus on higher-priority work. Its proactive monitoring and alerting capabilities are comprehensive, sending notifications for issues like low disk space or connectivity problems before they become critical — a huge win for MSPs trying to stay ahead of client issues. The scripting and automation features are flexible and powerful, and the remote access options are robust, making it a solid, reliable choice for IT teams managing distributed environments. The tight integration with ConnectWise PSA and ScreenConnect as a primary connection surface is a standout advantage for shops already in the ConnectWise ecosystem. ConnectWise Automate provides real-time monitoring of endpoints and generates alerts for potential issues. This proactive monitoring helps IT teams address issues promptly, minimizing the impact on end-users. Ticketing and alerting is excellent and often resolves most known issues automatically. You have the ability to add scripts which would assist the automation and resolution process. The functionality of the scripts is great. The systems can reboot overnight and can be pushed through windows updates—and the whole thing can be monitored. You can easily use SQL Queries to create reports for NOC operations. Very powerful RMM tool. There is almost no limitation to what you can do with ConnectWise Automate. The scripting engine allows you to create automation tasks using their basic scripting functions or use your own with a PowerShell script. Cons Getting up and running with ConnectWise Automate does take some patience — the initial setup and configuration can be time-consuming, and ongoing maintenance requires dedicated expertise that smaller teams may find challenging to sustain. Patch management, while functional, remains an area with some room for improvement, and reporting inconsistencies can occasionally require a bit of manual follow-up to keep everything tidy. Some users transitioning from simpler RMM solutions may find the interface a lot to take in at first, and the feature gap between the web version and the installed client can take a little getting used to While powerful, ConnectWise Automate's extensive features may be considered overkill for smaller IT teams or businesses with simpler IT infrastructure. Implementing only the necessary features may require careful configuration. Support is not the greatest in terms of time to respond though very knowledgeable once engaged. It can be very difficult to set up. The UI is too complex and hard to understand. Support is limited for Linux and OS X systems. The solution is aging a bit and needs to be updated to support more cloud centric thinking. Still stuck in the age of on-premise solutions and ignoring things like Microsoft 365.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Automox Founded: 2015 United States www.automox.com	Company Information ConnectWise Founded: 1982 United States www.connectwise.com/platform/unified-management/automate
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Categories Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) Supported Computer Security Supported Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Supported Endpoint Management Supported Endpoint Protection Supported IT Asset Management Supported IT Management Supported IT Service Supported MSP Supported Patch Management Supported Vulnerability Management Supported	Categories Application Development Supported Data Center Management Supported Endpoint Management Supported IT Asset Management Supported IT Automation Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Supported IT Management Supported IT Security Supported IT Service Supported Mobile Device Management (MDM) Supported MSP Supported Network Monitoring Supported Network Security Supported Patch Management Supported RMM Supported Server Management Supported System Monitoring Supported Virtualization Supported
IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Not Supported Audit Management Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Not Supported Cost Tracking Not Supported Depreciation Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Not Supported Maintenance Management Not Supported Procurement Management Not Supported Requisition Management Not Supported Supplier Management Not Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Not Supported Hardware Inventory Not Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Supported Remote Access Not Supported Scheduling Not Supported Software Inventory Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported IT Service Features Contract Management Not Supported Incident Management Not Supported IT Asset Management Supported Knowledge Management Not Supported Release Management Not Supported Self Service Portal Supported Service Catalog Not Supported Service Reporting Not Supported Ticket Management Not Supported MSP Features Backup Management Not Supported Billing & Invoicing Supported CRM Not Supported Dashboard Supported Help Desk Not Supported Issue Management Not Supported Live Chat Not Supported Patch Management Supported Privileged Access Management (PAM) Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Remote Access Not Supported Remote Systems Monitoring Supported Scheduling Not Supported Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Automatic Approval Supported Automatic Patch Deployment Supported Automatic Scans Supported Compliance Management Supported Custom Patches Supported Dashboard Supported Network Wide Management Supported Patch Prioritization Supported Patch Testing Supported Remote Access/Control Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Show More Features Computer Security Features Anti Spam Not Supported Antivirus Not Supported Audit Trail Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Database Security Audit Not Supported File Access Control Not Supported Financial Data Protection Not Supported Maintenance Scheduling Supported Real Time Monitoring Not Supported Security Event Log Not Supported Virus Definition Update Not Supported Vulnerability Protection Supported Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Features Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Blacklisting/Whitelisting Not Supported Continuous Monitoring Not Supported Malware/Anomaly Detection Not Supported Prioritization Supported Remediation Management Supported Root Cause Analysis Not Supported Endpoint Protection Features Activity Log Not Supported Antivirus Not Supported Application Security Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Device Management Supported Encryption Not Supported Signature Matching Not Supported Web Threat Management Not Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Not Supported Vulnerability Management Features Asset Discovery Not Supported Asset Tagging Supported Network Scanning Not Supported Patch Management Supported Policy Management Supported Prioritization Supported Risk Management Supported Vulnerability Assessment Supported Web Scanning Not Supported	IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Supported Cost Tracking Supported Depreciation Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Supported Procurement Management Supported Requisition Management Not Supported Supplier Management Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Supported Hardware Inventory Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Supported Patch Management Supported Remote Access Supported Scheduling Not Supported Software Inventory Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported IT Service Features Contract Management Supported Incident Management Supported IT Asset Management Supported Knowledge Management Not Supported Release Management Supported Self Service Portal Supported Service Catalog Supported Service Reporting Supported Ticket Management Supported MSP Features Backup Management Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported CRM Not Supported Dashboard Not Supported Help Desk Not Supported Issue Management Supported Live Chat Supported Patch Management Supported Privileged Access Management (PAM) Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Remote Access Supported Remote Systems Monitoring Supported Scheduling Not Supported Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Automatic Approval Supported Automatic Patch Deployment Supported Automatic Scans Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Custom Patches Supported Dashboard Not Supported Network Wide Management Supported Patch Prioritization Not Supported Patch Testing Supported Remote Access/Control Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Show More Features Data Center Management Features Audit Trail Supported Behavior-Based Acceleration Supported Cross Reference System Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Diagnostic Testing Supported Import / Export Data Supported JCL Management Not Supported Multi-Platform Supported Multi-User Supported Power Management Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Application Monitoring Supported Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Capacity Planning Supported Configuration Change Management Supported Data Movement Monitoring Supported Health Monitoring Supported Multi-Platform Support Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Point-in-Time Visibility Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported IT Security Features Anti Spam Supported Anti Virus Supported Email Attachment Protection Supported Event Tracking Not Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported Intrusion Detection System Supported IP Protection Supported Spyware Removal Supported Two-Factor Authentication Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Web Threat Management Supported Web Traffic Reporting Supported Mobile Device Management (MDM) Features Automatic Device Recognition Not Supported Data Management Supported Deployment Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Maintenance Utilities Supported Procurement Management Supported Remote Update / Installation Supported Software Management Supported Synchronization Management Supported Wireless Network Support Not Supported Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Baseline Manager Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported IP Address Monitoring Supported Real Time Analytics Supported Resource Management Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Supported Uptime Monitoring Supported Web Traffic Reporting Supported Network Security Features Access Control Supported Analytics / Reporting Supported Compliance Reporting Not Supported Firewalls Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported Intrusion Detection System Supported Threat Response Supported VPN Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported RMM Features Deployment Management Supported For MSPs Supported IT Asset Management Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Network Monitoring Supported Patch Management Supported Real-time Alerts Supported Remediation Management Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Supported Credential Management Supported Database Servers Supported Email Monitoring Supported Event Logs Supported History Tracking Supported Patch Management Supported Scheduling Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported System Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Antivirus Management Supported Data Backup / Recovery Supported Device Monitoring Supported Inventory Management Supported Patch Management Supported Policy-based Automation Supported Remote Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Risk Analysis Supported Server Monitoring Supported Service Configuration Management Supported Virtualization Features Archiving & Retention Supported Capacity Monitoring Supported Data Mobility Supported Desktop Virtualization Supported Disaster Recovery Supported Namespace Management Not Supported Performance Management Supported Version Control Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported
Integrations Axonius Supported ThreatAware Supported Aritic Swarm Not Supported Barracuda SSL VPN Not Supported Bocada Not Supported BrightGauge Not Supported Delinea Cloud Access Controller Not Supported Emersion Not Supported Guardz Not Supported Halo Service Desk Not Supported HaloPSA Not Supported Lucidum Supported N‑able Passportal Not Supported ScalePad Not Supported ScalePad Quoter Not Supported Sunrise HR Case Management Supported Sunrise IT Service Management Supported Tyro EFTPOS Not Supported Viirtue Not Supported Zynk Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 14 Integrations	Integrations Axonius Supported ThreatAware Supported Aritic Swarm Supported Barracuda SSL VPN Supported Bocada Supported BrightGauge Supported Delinea Cloud Access Controller Supported Emersion Supported Guardz Supported Halo Service Desk Supported HaloPSA Supported Lucidum Not Supported N‑able Passportal Supported ScalePad Supported ScalePad Quoter Supported Sunrise HR Case Management Not Supported Sunrise IT Service Management Not Supported Tyro EFTPOS Supported Viirtue Supported Zynk Supported Show More Integrations View All 83 Integrations
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