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Automox vs GravityZone Business Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
Automox delivers significant ROI by streamlining operations, reducing costs, improving compliance, and enhancing efficiency through automated patch management.
Sentiment score
6.5
GravityZone Business Security offers cost-effective protection and efficiency, with reduced manual updates and strong threat defense.
Comparatively, these American products are much better.
CEO at URS LLP
The primary ROI is achieving high safety levels for our network.
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
1.0
Automox's technical support is praised for quick, expert issue resolution and superior, attentive service compared to larger companies.
Sentiment score
7.5
GravityZone Business Security offers prompt, effective support with quick issue resolution and language-specific assistance, despite occasional response delays.
They are really good because they don't take five days to get back to me; they respond within 24 hours with really good information.
Network & Security Administrator at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Services like updates are handled professionally, ensuring stability and operational continuity.
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
1.0
Automox offers effective scalability for managing thousands of devices, though some experience console load time issues.
Sentiment score
8.5
GravityZone Business Security smoothly scales with growth, simplifies expansions, and integrates licenses and devices with minimal server changes.
GravityZone has scaled effortlessly as our organization has expanded, accommodating more devices and users without needing additional server purchases.
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
The effort of managing ten clients and the effort of managing ten thousand clients is insignificant.
Head of IT at RD Tech
It is quite scalable and easily scalable.
CEO at URS LLP
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
1.0
Automox is stable and reliable, with improved uptime and proactive incident response, ensuring minimal downtime and consistent system health.
Sentiment score
8.7
GravityZone Business Security is praised for stability, reliable performance, ease of management, and superior threat protection despite occasional update issues.
Maintaining this stability helps mitigate major issues in our IT environment.
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
 

Room For Improvement

Automox users desire improved multi-organization management with profile sync, detailed reporting, enhanced automation, and reduced bandwidth for updates.
GravityZone Business Security needs improvements in integration, user interface, performance, and additional features to enhance efficiency and ROI.
It is more than adequate, just needing to keep up with industry changes.
Head of IT at RD Tech
It's not designed with current standards; it's not HTML5 and doesn't work well for navigation.
Chief Technology Officer at CustomerHD
More customization freedom to accommodate unique environment needs could enhance the solution's flexibility.
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
 

Setup Cost

Automox offers competitive, cost-effective pricing with a $2 per-endpoint fee and a free trial for evaluation.
GravityZone Business Security is cost-effective, charging around $1 per device monthly, with competitive three-year licensing deals.
GravityZone is one of the cheapest solutions among its competitors.
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
Datto is offering a bundle for less than what we pay for Bitdefender.
Chief Technology Officer at CustomerHD
The pricing is very reasonable.
Head of IT at RD Tech
 

Valuable Features

Automox is a cloud-based platform offering cross-platform patching, task automation, intuitive interface, and scalable remote management.
GravityZone Business Security offers comprehensive protection, easy management, cost-effectiveness, and detailed risk analysis, making it highly reliable.
The best part is the risk management; it gives me real relief, and an overall idea of what all my systems are exposed to, where my weaknesses lie, and how I can address them—whether it's misconfigurations, user behavior creating the risk, or the OS software that isn't getting patched, or critical CVs that aren't getting mitigated.
CEO at URS LLP
The threat detection capability is outstanding with no issues at all.
Head of IT at RD Tech
Bitdefender's information is very thorough and allows us to understand when we need to wipe the system.
Chief Technology Officer at CustomerHD
 

Categories and Ranking

Automox
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
39th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (33rd), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (12th), Patch Management (12th)
GravityZone Business Security
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
25th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Automox is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GravityZone Business Security is 1.3%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
GravityZone Business Security1.3%
Automox0.2%
Other98.5%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

RA
Network & Security Administrator at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Provides real-time application updates with exceptional support
Some of the better features with Automox include its nice GUI, which looks intuitive, and it doesn't have a huge learning curve. Automox's real-time visibility and control through its intuitive dashboard is important for our response to emerging threats because it tells us which applications need to be updated on a real-time basis.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
Achieving nearly complete protection with reliable configuration management and effective technical support
The most valuable features of GravityZone Business Security are its anti-malware and anti-virus capabilities. The firewall policies are considered very powerful, and it prevents many malicious issues. The solution has its own definitions for viruses or malware, providing timely detection updates. Additionally, their technical support is very effective, with knowledgeable engineers handling cases efficiently.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Automox?
I wouldn't be able to tell you how Automox can be improved; it seems to work very nicely already.
What is your primary use case for Automox?
We use Automox to maintain the software on all our computers. We were using Qualys before and we're still using it, but we found Qualys to be a little bit lacking since it wasn't really eliminating...
What advice do you have for others considering Automox?
Since switching over from Qualys, we have seen no positive impacts for our organization other than being able to update the applications on an endpoint. We haven't used Automox's reporting capabili...
What do you like most about Bitdefender GravityZone Elite?
The product provides endpoint visibility and portal updates, which are very helpful.
What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Elite?
There are three main areas for improvement: Windows firewall, content filter, and support. This is one observation, though I have not studied it in length. When studying in depth, we have faced man...
What is your primary use case for Bitdefender GravityZone Elite?
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Also Known As

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GravityZone Elite
 

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Sample Customers

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Archdiocese, Northstar, SeSa, W&W Informatik, Yamaha Motor Europe
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