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Atera vs Kaseya VSA comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 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
8.4
Atera boosts efficiency and saves costs with remote configurations, fixed fees, automated updates, extended hardware lifespan, and comprehensive features.
Sentiment score
6.5
Kaseya VSA is efficient and cost-saving for many, but some users cite inefficiencies and lack expected financial returns.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.5
Atera's support is highly rated for being responsive, knowledgeable, proactive, and professional, with frequent updates and effective security measures.
Sentiment score
5.6
Kaseya VSA customer service is responsive for high-priority tickets but experiences delays and inefficiencies with lower-priority issues.
The customer service provides a fast response.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Atera is a scalable, versatile tool suitable for all company sizes, effectively managing diverse endpoints and clients with ease.
Sentiment score
7.2
Kaseya VSA is scalable with fast onboarding but struggles with enterprise demands and on-premises hardware limitations.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Atera is highly stable and reliable with minimal downtime, frequent updates, and rare issues, often external in origin.
Sentiment score
6.7
Kaseya VSA's stability varies; some face downtimes, connectivity issues, and unresolved support challenges, with performance affected by infrastructure.
 

Room For Improvement

Atera requires better identity management, integrations, mobile features, network monitoring, automation, interface updates, and enhanced security for a superior user experience.
Kaseya VSA needs a more user-friendly interface, better security, improved support, and enhanced integration with systems and applications.
 

Setup Cost

Atera's fixed per-technician fee offers predictable, scalable pricing with affordable integrations, making it cost-effective compared to competitors.
Kaseya VSA offers competitive pricing with discounts, flexible agreements, and regional disparities, but contracts are sometimes considered costly.
It's always expensive for the customer.
 

Valuable Features

Atera offers robust PowerShell commands, seamless remote access, effective automation, cross-platform support, intuitive interface, and proactive issue resolution tools.
Kaseya VSA offers valuable remote management, automation, security features, and ease of use, enhancing efficiency and reducing complexity.
Regarding the patching and software management, for me, it's the best path.
 

Categories and Ranking

Atera
Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
3rd
Ranking in Patch Management
11th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (12th)
Kaseya VSA
Ranking in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
2nd
Ranking in Patch Management
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) category, the mindshare of Atera is 11.5%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaseya VSA is 8.1%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
 

Featured Reviews

JC
Having fewer hardware replacements saves us in annual costs
There is a new version of the interface coming out. I have been asking for a new version for a while. While the interface is nice, I guess the developer thinks one way and the user thinks another. So, I think the interface is getting a big overhaul. This is what they have mentioned in their webinars and stuff. It is in beta, but I'm not on the beta program, so I haven't seen it. I can't really complain about the old interface, but now that I have heard there is a new one coming, all I want is the new one. The one thing that could do with improvement is the reporting. This is from someone who worked in an MSP, where I would want to run a report and be able to just present that to a client. Reports are fine for internal use, where they never leave your company. However, if I was an MSP, I would probably want a little bit more information or the ability to customize some of it without having to edit PDFs.
Ben Blissett - PeerSpot reviewer
Broken from the beginning and never functioned as anticipated
They had a major issue that resulted at one point (the straw that broke the camel's back for us, although we'd been fighting with support for months by that point in time) in which every Kaseya VSA customer was offline for two weeks. This vulnerability pushed us over the edge. It never functioned as intended. If it functioned as it was supposed to, it would've been fantastic. However, the previous solution we used just performed reliably and so much better. I can't say that there was anything positive about my experience. The intent of the software, other than integrations, is to be able to just make an anytime secure direct connection to an endpoint. However, whenever we would connect, at least half the time, it would not record keystrokes properly, no matter what system we connected from. So if you're trying to enter a password, there'd be 2-3 seconds' latency in the response and then it would just spew out a bunch of letters and numbers you didn't type in. You would just try, try, try again to type in something, and just half the time it worked, half the time it didn't. If you brought up more than three or four endpoints simultaneously, it never worked. It was a major point of contention for us. For us, at least, it just didn't work. It just was broken. Scripting didn't fire, reports didn't come back, and monitoring wasn't there. A server goes down or a router goes offline, no notification. Stuff like that. Bush league.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
13%
Non Profit
7%
Educational Organization
6%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atera?
Pricing is low. It costs around 149 bucks per month.
What needs improvement with Atera?
It should improve its processes.
What is your primary use case for Atera?
Atera is integral to our daily operations. We use it for RMM, PSA, our ticket system, and contact with people. We also integrate it with different products.
What do you like most about Kaseya VSA?
The most valuable feature of Kaseya VSA is the ability to control laptops remotely.
What needs improvement with Kaseya VSA?
One area that could be improved is the documentation, which often contains errors that prevent you from following along, especially during migrations.
What is your primary use case for Kaseya VSA?
We use the solution as a remote control tool to help clients.
 

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Sample Customers

MSPs, IT consultants, and IT departments worldwide trust and use Atera. 
Sage UK, MSP, CodeBlue Ltd, Connect Work Place Solutions, All Covered, 501cTech, Chairo Christian School, Green Duck
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