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Avast Business Hub vs ConnectWise Automate comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Avast Business Hub
Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Internet Security (12th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (46th), Ransomware Protection (14th)
ConnectWise Automate
Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
10th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category, the mindshare of Avast Business Hub is 1.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ConnectWise Automate is 6.1%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ConnectWise Automate6.1%
Avast Business Hub1.8%
Other92.1%
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
 

Featured Reviews

Crewmem67 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at College Notre Dame de Nazareth
Has a free version, is secure and reliable
I'm a consultant. I recommend free Avast, then ESET. If they want to be more secure, you can go to ESET, the bigger license. If you want to have a cheap license, Avast is good. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. I do prefer ESET, however. Yet I would recommend either product as they are both pretty good.
Sean Saeb - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner and CIO at Caspian IT Group
Responsive, integrates well with other applications, and the technical support is helpful
There is always room for improvement. I haven't had any problems, and they're doing a great job, in my opinion. They're doing quite well. In most cases, when we discover an issue, we report it to their engineers, who then schedule a fix. Normally, when we request something, I can see it happening within three to four months. This is a raw system. Of course, it has some flaws that could be improved. But, it's something that we will have to work with to get to the point where we need this, we request it and they do their best to make it happen. There is a lot of integration with other applications through Automate, and I believe they are working with all of the industry leaders to get the integration going. I am very pleased to be working with them.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has increased productivity. IT threats are kept at a minimum because of this product."
"Our time to response to malware is now at the lowest percentage possible."
"Avast as a product is as easy as it gets - everything is outlined and transparent in terms of licensing."
"The performance is good compared to other products that slow down the laptop, post-installation."
"The installation was simple, and it did not take very long."
"It warns you if there is a threat and it's perfect because it runs in the background and doesn't interfere with anything."
"As a free product, it is top of its class, with this solution installed I am not concerned about threats to my PC."
"Previously, we were working with Norton, and we switched from Norton to Avast because we believe Avast is far superior and a better solution, especially for PC management."
"Technical support has been good. Everyone we have been in contact with has responded to our queries in a reasonable amount of time."
"A good automated scripts feature."
"Technical support is really good; they are helpful and responsive."
"The solution is very stable; it's reliable, there are no bugs and glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"This product saves us a lot of time and increases our efficiency."
"Remote access and detailed monitoring help us support our equipment."
"It is very scalable."
"The implementation is nice and easy."
 

Cons

"I would like to see better protection such as prevention from hacker attacks and fake websites."
"It could have a 10,000-feet overview of the whole infrastructure because the software is easily installable on the whole infrastructure and not just the infrastructure, but also the workstations themselves."
"The accuracy of the scanner could be improved. Sometimes, it can turn a good file into a suspicious file."
"The solution could improve by providing more security."
"I would like to see better protection and more spyware included with the free version."
"Avast Business Endpoint Protection would be improved with more frequent updates."
"Making the price a bit cheaper would be an improvement."
"It could download faster during deployment."
"There could be better linkages between ConnectWise Automate and Manage from a ticketing perspective. Automate and Manage each has its own ticketing system. We use the one in Manage, but it'd be nice if they were linked directly to the one in Automate."
"Reliability: Open a computer window new screen and it's slow."
"Patching and reporting need improvements, especially reporting. The reporting engine is quite outdated, so you end up having to use your own dashboard."
"I would say that it really needs to improve on it. They need better visibility and reporting and alerts and different things."
"We would love to get feature updates and cumulative updates fixed. I know they aren't really supposed to be pushed with Patch Manager. We've got recommendations from ConnectWise to use the scripted feature update installs, scripted KB updates, etc. Having these in Patch Manager itself would be great."
"Because of the vast number of features, the software is difficult to navigate."
"In Patch Manager, there should be more reportability so that it is easier to see the updates that I have applied to a machine and when the next update will happen. A lot of times, it seems like all the information is kind of thrown all over the place, and you can't really see it all at the same time. There should be a simplified patch data view that allows us to quickly confirm that our various clients are getting patched as they should be."
"Scheduling of automation could be improved and made more simple."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you become a partner, you will receive the wholesale price."
"I am using the free version."
"There are no costs other than licensing."
"We are on a monthly subscription for Avast Business Endpoint Protection."
"It is $75 per license for a year. There are no additional costs."
"I am using the free version of Avast."
"I believe Automate is available for around $2."
"Pricing and licensing are reasonable."
"From what I've overheard, it is pretty comparable to other solutions in terms of price."
"I pay $85 a month per user for a ConnectWise package that contains multiple solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Performing Arts
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise1
 

Also Known As

No data available
LabTech for IT Service Providers, ConnectWise Automate for Corporate IT Departments, ConnectWise Automate for IT Service Providers
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Benassi & Benassi, P. C.
I-M Technology, Mainstay Technologies, PC Works Plus, Integrity IT, Kerkhoff Technologies Inc., Marathon Consulting, Christenberry Sales Company, EDTS, Secom Technology, Ready to View, ARRC Technology, DaVinci Digital, JNR Networks, Quinn Technology Solutions, PCIT, Liberty Technology, Capital Computers & Networks, Atlanta Technology Force, Doberman Technologies, First Column Enterprises, CisCom Solutions
Find out what your peers are saying about Avast Business Hub vs. ConnectWise Automate and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.
902,495 professionals have used our research since 2012.