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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.	About SaltStack is an intelligent IT automation platform that can manage, secure, and optimize any infrastructure—on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge. It’s built on a unique and powerful event-driven automation engine that detects events in any system and reacts intelligently to them, making it an extremely effective solution for managing large, complex environments. With the newly launched SecOps offering, SaltStack can detect security vulnerabilities and non-compliant, mis-configured systems. As soon as an issue is detected, this powerful automation helps you and your team remediate it, keeping your infrastructure securely configured, compliant, and up-to-date. The SecOps suite includes both Comply and Protect. Comply scans and remediates against CIS, DISA-STIG, NIST, PCI, HIPAA compliance standards. And Protect scans for vulnerabilities and patches and updates your operating systems.
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 IT Service Providers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)	Audience ITOps, DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps
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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Pricing No information available. Free Version Free Trial	Pricing No information available. Free Version Free Trial
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	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information ConnectWise Founded: 1982 United States www.connectwise.com/platform/unified-management/automate	Company Information SaltStack Founded: 2012 Utah, United States saltproject.io
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Categories Application Development Data Center Management Endpoint Management IT Asset Management IT Automation IT Infrastructure Monitoring IT Management IT Security IT Service Mobile Device Management (MDM) MSP Network Monitoring Network Security Patch Management RMM Server Management System Monitoring Virtualization	Categories Build Automation Cloud Infrastructure Automation Cloud Security Compliance Configuration Management Container Orchestration Cybersecurity Data Center Management DevOps HIPAA Compliance IT Management IT Security Network Automation Network Security Patch Management PCI Compliance Server Management Software Configuration Management (SCM) Vulnerability Scanners
Data Center Management Features Audit Trail Behavior-Based Acceleration Cross Reference System Device Auto Discovery Diagnostic Testing Import / Export Data JCL Management Multi-Platform Multi-User Power Management Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance 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 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 Security Features Access Control Analytics / Reporting Compliance Reporting Firewalls Internet Usage Monitoring Intrusion Detection System Threat Response VPN Vulnerability Scanning Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Automatic Approval Automatic Patch Deployment Automatic Scans Compliance Management Custom Patches Dashboard Network Wide Management Patch Prioritization Patch Testing Remote Access/Control Vulnerability Scanning Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Credential Management Database Servers Email Monitoring Event Logs History Tracking Patch Management Scheduling User Activity Monitoring Virtual Machine Monitoring 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 Infrastructure Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Application Monitoring Bandwidth Monitoring Capacity Planning Configuration Change Management Data Movement Monitoring Health Monitoring Multi-Platform Support Performance Monitoring Point-in-Time Visibility Reporting / Analytics Virtual Machine Monitoring IT Service Features Contract Management Incident Management IT Asset Management Knowledge Management Release Management Self Service Portal Service Catalog Service Reporting Ticket Management 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 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 RMM Features Deployment Management For MSPs IT Asset Management Mobile Access Network Monitoring Patch Management Real-time Alerts Remediation Management System Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Antivirus Management Data Backup / Recovery Device Monitoring Inventory Management Patch Management Policy-based Automation Remote Monitoring Reporting / Analytics Risk Analysis Server Monitoring Service Configuration Management Virtualization Features Archiving & Retention Capacity Monitoring Data Mobility Desktop Virtualization Disaster Recovery Namespace Management Performance Management Version Control Virtual Machine Monitoring	Data Center Management Features Audit Trail Behavior-Based Acceleration Cross Reference System Device Auto Discovery Diagnostic Testing Import / Export Data JCL Management Multi-Platform Multi-User Power Management Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance 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 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 Security Features Access Control Analytics / Reporting Compliance Reporting Firewalls Internet Usage Monitoring Intrusion Detection System Threat Response VPN Vulnerability Scanning Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Automatic Approval Automatic Patch Deployment Automatic Scans Compliance Management Custom Patches Dashboard Network Wide Management Patch Prioritization Patch Testing Remote Access/Control Vulnerability Scanning Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Credential Management Database Servers Email Monitoring Event Logs History Tracking Patch Management Scheduling User Activity Monitoring Virtual Machine Monitoring Show More Features Build Automation Features Automated Testing Build Cache Build Management Tools Build Metrics Change Only Compiling Debugging Tools Dependency Management IDE Compatibility Parallel Testing Plugin Library Source Code Management Version Conflict Resolution Cloud Security Features Antivirus Application Security Behavioral Analytics Encryption Endpoint Management Incident Management Intrusion Detection System Threat Intelligence Two-Factor Authentication Vulnerability Management Compliance Features Archiving & Retention Artificial Intelligence (AI) Audit Management Compliance Tracking Controls Testing Environmental Compliance FDA Compliance HIPAA Compliance Incident Management ISO Compliance OSHA Compliance Risk Management Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Surveys & Feedback Version Control Workflow / Process Automation Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Application Deployment Automated Provisioning Infrastructure Automation Node Management Orchestration Reporting Analytics / Visualization Task Management Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Behavioral Analytics Endpoint Management Incident Management IOC Verification Tokenization Vulnerability Scanning Whitelisting / Blacklisting DevOps Features Approval Workflow Dashboard KPIs Policy Management Portfolio Management Prioritization Release Management Timeline Management Troubleshooting Reports HIPAA Compliance Features Access Control / Permissions Audit Management Compliance Reporting Data Security Documentation Management For Healthcare Incident Management Policy Training Remediation Management Risk Management Vendor Management PCI Compliance Features Access Control Compliance Reporting Exceptions Management File Integrity Monitoring Intrusion Detection System Log Management Patch Management PCI Assessment Policy Management
Integrations Amazon Web Services (AWS) Aritic Sales Autotask PSA CloudMonix Device42 Docker ESET Endpoint Security Microsoft Azure NetWatch.ai Qualys WAS ScalePad ScalePad Quoter ServiceNow Snow Commander Swimlane TechSuite ThreatSync TxContact Tyro EFTPOS Voyced Show More Integrations View All 79 Integrations	Integrations Amazon Web Services (AWS) Aritic Sales Autotask PSA CloudMonix Device42 Docker ESET Endpoint Security Microsoft Azure NetWatch.ai Qualys WAS ScalePad ScalePad Quoter ServiceNow Snow Commander Swimlane TechSuite ThreatSync TxContact Tyro EFTPOS Voyced Show More Integrations View All 27 Integrations
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