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ConnectWise Automate vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ConnectWise Automate
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (10th)
ManageEngine Patch Manager ...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Patch Management (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

ConnectWise Automate and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ConnectWise Automate is designed for Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) and holds a mindshare of 5.5%, down 7.4% compared to last year.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, on the other hand, focuses on Patch Management, holds 3.8% mindshare, down 6.3% since last year.
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ConnectWise Automate5.5%
NinjaOne10.4%
Kaseya VSA10.0%
Other74.1%
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
Patch Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus3.8%
NinjaOne7.3%
Microsoft Configuration Manager6.8%
Other82.1%
Patch Management
 

Featured Reviews

MikeChacker - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager Global Service Delivery at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Facilitates valuable patch cycles, but the web client is not very intuitive and needs updating, and the scripting has room for improvement
The fixed client for Automate is slow. The web client is not very intuitive. It could use some updating and some thought around the UX. Also, with the scripting, I would like to see something where it could have third-party scripts already pre-built, and all you have to do is say, "Hey, I need this," and go load it. It's not as automated as I'd like it to be.
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Centralized patching has unified multi‑OS management and delivers detailed security reporting
Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in assets, meaning both hardware and software, as well as installed software for patches. However, this activity works only once per day and does not work on local time. If you are a global organization with the UK office and a colleague in the US, for example, and you set the task at 11:00 AM UK time, that translates to 6:00 AM in the US East Coast. If that colleague's laptop is on, the task completes; otherwise, it fails. This represents a major drawback because the task does not run on the local time of the system. Regarding the ability to create multiple tasks, you cannot create them, which is another significant issue. Only one task exists for these two activities. That one task performs both the hardware and software scanning for any changes and also conducts a patch scan. Both activities occur through the same task, but the problem is that if you have a global user base, this becomes a bottleneck.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The database is great. It's a nicely ordered database."
"I was very happy with how they handled me as a client and am quite satisfied with the level of support we get."
"The most value we get from this solution is that everything is on a patch cycle, so all my team has to do is go through patches, whereas previously, they were doing all the patches manually."
"We use monitors to keep track of our machines. We use a pretty good portion of information from Automate."
"Remote access and detailed monitoring help us support our equipment."
"This product saves us a lot of time and increases our efficiency."
"Scripting and patch management are really important for us. Patch Manager is something that we use a lot, and we would love to have it continually improved. It is one of the most useful features for us for controlling patches and other things for different clients."
"It's definitely improved the help-desk servicing, et cetera."
"You can create remote sessions for client systems."
"The integration with both Linux and Microsoft systems is seamless."
"It does not restart unexpectedly, allowing automation anytime, even during weekends."
"The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is reasonable."
"The solution supports patching not only Microsoft products but also non-Microsoft products, which is beneficial for me."
"The solution's technical support is top-notch. Whenever I have a question, they get back to me immediately, which is probably one of the best features of the solution's technical support."
"The solution has provided the ability to pull updates directly in and push them to the server, which makes it easier for us to complete the patching in a short period of time."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
 

Cons

"The wait time for a support ticket to be addressed needs to be reduced. They take a couple of days to get back."
"Technical support was helpful."
"The project management needs improvement and there's a section of the product called configuration that also needs to be improved."
"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."
"I have found the solution to be not very scalable."
"Scheduling of automation could be improved and made more simple."
"I would say that it really needs to improve on it. They need better visibility and reporting and alerts and different things."
"Their support needs to be better."
"Patching over the Internet should be improved."
"The commercial aspect of ManageEngine is challenging due to their lack of presence in Brazil, which makes obtaining proposals difficult."
"The cloud version should have option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows, but also the Linux version. There are some versions which are not compatible with SaaS Manager. So some customers do not want to use the latest version of Linux latest version of CentOS. Actually, CentOS is not available. But some are using and patch manager is compatible for some versions only, not older older versions. So there are some pros and cons that are referred to patch management."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"There is one area that confuses me and can use a lot of improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"If a report shows that testing did not work for one version but succeeds for another, a comparison would be beneficial."
"Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing and licensing are reasonable."
"I pay $85 a month per user for a ConnectWise package that contains multiple solutions."
"I believe Automate is available for around $2."
"From what I've overheard, it is pretty comparable to other solutions in terms of price."
"Its price needs improvement."
"I rate the product price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and the charge for support is extra."
"The price of this product is reasonable."
"The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is on the moderate side."
"I rate the price of the product a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Patch Manager is cost-effective."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is a little bit cheaper."
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Government
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Financial Services Firm
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Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise1
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Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is pretty reasonable. Currently, I am paying around three dollars per agent per month.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus was the first solution on the cloud six years ago when I started using this product. Although other competitors existed in the market, they were either behind in ter...
 

Also Known As

LabTech for IT Service Providers, ConnectWise Automate for Corporate IT Departments, ConnectWise Automate for IT Service Providers
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