Automox vs Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac comparison

Automox and Ivanti are both solutions in the Patch Management category. Automox is ranked #14 with an average rating of 10.0, while Ivanti is ranked #29. Automox holds a 2.2% mindshare in PM, compared to Ivanti’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Automox users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ivanti users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac and Automox both provide robust patch management solutions. Ivanti Patch is favored for its broad compatibility, while Automox stands out for its ease of use and automation capabilities.

Features: Ivanti Patch supports multiple operating systems, offers thorough patching, and detailed reporting, enabling patch management across diverse environments. Automox provides an intuitive setup, automation features, and a cloud-native architecture that simplifies management.

Room for Improvement: Ivanti Patch needs improvements in performance speed, more intuitive navigation, and frequent updates for new software support. Automox could enhance its reporting capabilities, offer more granular control over patch deployments, and address occasional delays in customer service.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Ivanti Patch has a straightforward deployment process but can be complex for large-scale setups. Its customer service is highly responsive and thorough. Automox offers deployment simplicity due to its cloud-based system, with generally satisfactory customer service experiences.

Pricing and ROI: Ivanti Patch users consider the pricing reasonable with a good return on investment due to its robust capabilities, despite a potentially high initial setup cost. Automox users find the pricing competitive and value the automation features, which lead to significant ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Automox

Ranking in Patch Management

14th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (36th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (39th), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (12th)

Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNI...

Ranking in Patch Management

29th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Automox is 2.2%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Patch Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Automox	2.2%
Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac	1.2%
Other	96.6%

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Naqash Ahmed

Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford

Automation has saved time and improves secure, centralized patching across all our devices

While Automox has very good features, I think there's still room for improvement. I want the custom reports to be even more detailed, specifically where I can add more details. It would be nice to have more filters in reports based on location and department more easily. Secondly, the notifications could be more customizable. Many times notifications come, but we don't have control over which notification is urgent and which is not. For example, if there's an alert of a critical update or pending approval, it can help me focus better. An alert of a security threat could be another type of notification that tells me something is important. Customized notifications would be much better.I would say the user interface could be improved as well. Some parts of the dashboard are a bit hard to understand. If they could be improved to be more intuitive, for example, if it could be easy to navigate between devices and reports, that would be great. I would say if Automox could also provide automation templates, that would help. I know there are templates, but I want more templates. Having ready-made worklets for common tasks can save a lot of time. Lastly, it should also support the interface for mobile screens.

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KarthikU

Linux admin at Ameex Technologies

With good website development capabilities, the solution also provides exceptional stability

The initial setup is straightforward. The time taken for deployment for the website depends on the website code files and database. It may take four hours to eight hours for a single site to migrate from another solution. We used to do the migration from the cloud only and not on-premises. For deployment, we used to compress the code files, and using SFTP, we used to transfer the files. We then configure the same with that, and after transferring the code files, we used to have the UAT, staging, and production URL. Once everything is fine, we will switch the DNS for the live website. For the deployment and maintenance, we need support from the client's side and from the management side to make the DNS switch. We also need help from third-party vendors to provide access.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to deploy agents to endpoints."

"The flexibility in creating tools to make changes on remote machines is most valuable to me. The reporting feature is also fantastic because on any given day I can bring up a list of machines that don't have patches, for example. Or I can bring up a list of machines that are in my environment on a certain day. The solution helps me with not only my own role, and what I look for internally myself, but it also helps during audits. I can go in and look at the number of machines in there, and their owners and timelines. It certainly helps tell a story for anything that IT requires."

"Among the most valuable features are its ease of use and the Worklets. Both of them are time-savers. Worklets enable us to customize things for a given environment. It's something like when Apple lets other people create applications. Other peoples' Worklets can be used in our environment and in our customers' environments. That saves a lot of time, and it's really cool."

"Previously, we would run a report, scan it, and compare it. We were spending 15 to 30 minutes a month on each machine on this stuff because you would find stuff that wasn't up to date, then you had to fix it. This solution takes that time down to minutes. Automox saves us easily many hours a month."

"Coming from prior solutions that were a lot more effort, Automox's patch management abilities are transformational. When I took over patching at my company, they were using on-premise architecture to patch. As the workforce shifted from being in the office into their home offices, I was able to lift and shift with no effort other than deploying the new agent out into the environment."

"Its flexibility is most valuable."

"The fact that it's just one product that can patch multiple operating systems is really great."

"They've been adding some new features lately, which I'm not nearly as familiar with, but the ability to just deploy patches and exempt certain machines from certain patches is helpful. For instance, for our servers, we may not want to roll out zero-day patches. We are able to exempt those and make sure that they don't get those policies. We've got certain servers that have to run a particular version of Java, and being able to exempt those servers from receiving Java updates is pretty fantastic."

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"The tool is a stable product."

"Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, and Mac helps to ensure that everything is up to date."

"The website development section is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"The solution is easy to implement."

Cons

"When we bring on a new client, we need to go into that client and manually set up my account, my chief engineer's account, three technicians' accounts, and a billing person's account all over again, which is annoying. We have probably up to 15 or 16 of our clients on Automox now. For every single one of those, we have had to go in and set this up. Then, if anything changes, we have to remember to go to Automox and change it 15 or 16 times. So, we just want inheritable permissions, and that is it. We have talked to them about this, and they are like, "Yeah, we hear a lot of complaints about it." I am thinking, "Guys, I have been complaining about this for a year and a half. When are you going to do it?" It must be some tricky thing or not an easy fix, because I can only assume if it were easy, then they would have done it by now."

"The biggest area they need to fix, without a doubt, is the ability to copy and sync profiles and worklets between all of the organizations you manage, and the ability to have top-level user access control across all of the companies that you manage."

"It should have integrated workstation access. So, there should be a remote desktop feature."

"The stability has come a long way from what it was like when it started and now it's really good."

"As concerns the patching concepts, there's a bit of a learning curve in terms of working out how Automox wants you to work within the console, not only splitting up everything into groups, but then having the various policies assigned."

"While Automox has very good features, I think there's still room for improvement."

"There should be better inventory capabilities. Right now, they only allow you to have insight into software out-of-the-box. It would be nice to also extend that into custom inventory that can be modified and managed by the practitioner."

"We would like to see additional detailed reporting for Service providers like us. We had to build our own reports via their APIs to meet our needs."

More Automox cons

"The tool needs to improve its visual system."

"The better way to improve the solution is by working on an area where it lacks, which includes the migration part."

"The solution can be quite expensive, compared to other options on the market."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For all these software tools, it is usually a subscription model. There is a monthly charge that we need to pass along to our clients because we are doing all this for their benefit. It is only a couple of bucks a month per computer, and that is a low enough price point where our clients, without exception, have accepted it, and said, "This is great. We will pay that. It sounds like a worthwhile thing.""

"The cost is very reasonable compared to the competition."

"The product is a great value."

"Automox just charges us a set amount per user, per month, for using the product. That is very important to us. Because it's a cloud-native solution, you're saving on the cost of hosting an on-premises solution on your servers."

"The pricing and licensing costs have been great for us... My advice to others who are evaluating or thinking of implementing Automox is to give it a shot. If a free trial is still available, definitely use it, because it makes life a lot easier."

"There are no additional costs in addition to the extended licensing fees with Automox. You get your support and your per endpoint license with what you purchased."

"We're doing it annually directly through Automox. It is per endpoint. It is $2 and some change per endpoint, but I believe the cost is right around $28,000. Everything is covered in this fee."

"Its licensing for a year was nine grand. There was no additional fee."

More Automox pricing and cost advice

"The solution is open-source, so we do not need any licensing."

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What is your primary use case for Automox?

I mainly use Automox to manage updates and automate tasks on company devices. In my day-to-day uses, I primarily use it for updating devices and reviewing patch management. I focus on keeping Windo...

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What advice do you have for others considering Automox?

I would tell others to identify your needs, whatever you're looking for. If you want to save your time, take advantage of automation, go for Automox. If you want to start small and scale later on, ...

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Overview

Facing growing threats and a rapidly expanding attack surface, understaffed and alert-fatigued organizations need more efficient ways to eliminate their exposure to vulnerabilities. Automox is a modern cyber hygiene platform that closes the aperture of attack by more than 80% with just half the effort of traditional solutions.

Cloud-based and globally available, Automox enforces OS & third-party patch management, security configurations, and custom scripting across Windows, Mac, and Linux from a single intuitive console. IT and SecOps can quickly gain control and share visibility of on-prem, remote and virtual endpoints without the need to deploy costly infrastructure.

Automox dramatically reduces corporate risk while raising operational efficiency to deliver best-in-class security outcomes, faster and with fewer resources.

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Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac, powered by Heat, swiftly detects vulnerabilities in today’s environment, from workstation to data center. And it deploys expertly pretested patches automatically, helping organizations to patch with more efficiency and efficacy.

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