Automox vs NinjaOne comparison

Automox and NinjaOne are both solutions in the Patch Management category. Automox is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.0, while NinjaOne is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.6. Automox holds a 4.0% mindshare in PM, compared to NinjaOne’s 8.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Automox users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of NinjaOne users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

NinjaOne and Automox offer robust IT management solutions. Automox's features seem more comprehensive, but NinjaOne is better in pricing and support.

Features: NinjaOne is known for comprehensive remote monitoring and management, ease of use, and quick setup. Automox stands out for automated patch management, effective endpoint protection, and regular updates.

Room for Improvement: NinjaOne could enhance its mobile capabilities, reporting features, and overall functionality. Automox users want a more intuitive navigation, improved customer service responsiveness, and some product experience enhancements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NinjaOne is noted for straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Automox has an easy deployment but mixed feedback on customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Users favor NinjaOne for its competitive pricing and perceive a good ROI. Automox, though more expensive, is valued for its advanced features that justify the higher cost.

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Categories and Ranking

Automox

Ranking in Patch Management

14th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (46th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (55th), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (18th)

NinjaOne

Ranking in Patch Management

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (25th), Server Monitoring (9th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (6th), Remote Access (11th), Mobile Device Management (MDM) (5th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (10th), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (1st), MSP Backup (4th), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Automox is 4.0%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NinjaOne is 8.7%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Patch Management

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Jack Leung

EMEA Senior Systems Engineer at Quaker Chemical Corporation

Mar 24, 2023

Easy to use and deploy agents but needs more stability

We primarily use it on the endpoint management and on the server It is very simple and straightforward to use. Technical support is helpful. They can scale well. It's easy to deploy agents to endpoints. They need to improve the automation features. It could be more stable. I've been using…

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Aziz Lyazami

Manager, Information Technology at NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL

Nov 15, 2023

A tool that helps with a lot of configurations and creates automation processes that work perfectly

I had recently dealt with something that was frustrating in NinjaOne, but I don't remember what it was. I would love it if I could deploy automation processes for locations because, currently, at my workplace, we can't deploy automation processes for locations. In NinjaOne, there is a need to create groups. I already have 12 or 14 locations, where sometimes I just want to deploy some updates, software, or something for specific locations, but I can't do so since I have to go and create a group for that location, which is a lot more work, which I don't like. I would love it if the aforementioned area is considered for improvement. The ticketing system in NinjaOne is not the best. I think NinjaOne has been working on its ticketing system. I have seen how there has been a huge improvement in the tool recently, but it is still not as good as the ticket systems in the market. At my workplace, we don't use ticketing systems. I am waiting for NinjaOne to improve its ticketing system so that I can use it. There is a lot of room for growth and adding more features in NinjaOne. I love how NinjaOne gives its users the possibility to create a custom field, allowing them to create whatever they want. I haven't used NinjaOne a lot, so I don't have anything in mind as to what extra features it needs to have. If I just sit down and look at NinjaOne, I will get a list of things I would love to have in it.

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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

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

"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."

"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."

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

"It's super easy to use and we haven't found anything easier."

"The biggest improvement to our organization involves the reduction in its man hours... We've probably saved hundreds of hours."

"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."

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"We can use it for remote monitoring, and it also works great as a troubleshooting tool. We are able to open up a command line or a PowerShell session remotely without having to disrupt the user. They have a limited network device monitoring capability, but for workstation servers, we have the event logs. We can do performance monitoring, system changes, software deployment, and patch management. We can also push scripts. It has a very simple web interface. There are no additional things to do there. Security is also pretty good. It does the same things that the other competitor's tools do. One of the advantages of Ninja is that they have a more capable mobile app, which allows you to see the alerts immediately. I get alerted to major critical issues."

"The tool's most valuable feature is third-party application updates."

"The solution's most valuable feature is related to its remote access...I know that NinjaOne's technical support is good."

"The policies are probably the most valuable features. They're similar in function to Microsoft group policies where we can have it monitor certain things or push out software on a schedule. I would rate the policies eight out of 10. They're robust, I could monitor most of the things that Windows Performance Monitoring keeps tabs on."

"The most important aspect of this tool is the security it provides our company."

"NinjaOne's best feature is its monitoring."

"It just works as advertised and serves the purpose for which we got it."

"The most valuable feature we have found currently is probably patch management."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"The only thing that we've ever truly wanted is an onsite repository. Currently, all updates are provided directly from the internet. So, if you have 1,000 devices, all 1,000 devices go directly out to the internet. We would love the option of being able to put the updates on local storage so that we're not consuming as much bandwidth. That is literally the only thing that we've ever wanted."

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

"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."

"Asset management would be a great feature to add to Automox. We would run easier scripts or more out of the box scripts that would help us in audits. \"

"They need to improve the automation features."

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

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"I want NinjaOne to improve the reports."

"The graphical user interface could be improved."

"The NinjaOne distribution server is highly dependent on an active directory."

"NinjaOne's dashboard could be easier to use."

"There was a lot of delay with NinjaOne's ticketing system. For example, when a user creates a ticket and raises an issue, it would take 30 to 40 minutes to appear on the IT side. So the time delay issue is the main point."

"I wish that they integrated it with more antivirus solutions. Currently, they only push Defender, but it doesn't really have integration with SentinelOne. It also didn't integrate with Trend Micro, which we were using previously. I would also like to have more control from the mobile app. As of now, I am able to see some performance values, but I can't see, for example, disk activity or disk performance values. If they can improve their app a little bit, it would help greatly. They can also improve the tech interface. If I assign certain techs to a bunch of specific machines, they only get those alerts that they're assigned to."

"It can have more integrations with third-party providers, such as Deep Instinct. They do partner with certain antivirus or remote access tool partners, but they can increase their portfolio to have more choices."

"The remote connectivity could be better. It works most of the time, but sometimes, there are issues."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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."

"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.""

"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."

"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."

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

"The product is a great value."

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"NinjaRMM uses a subscription model."

"I rate the solution’s pricing a five out of ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the most expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable and cheaper than ConnectWise."

"The product's pricing depends on the number of PCs or devices."

"We currently pay $1.20 per device on a monthly basis."

"Its pricing is great."

"We got a pretty good deal. It was fairly affordable."

"It roughly costs $400 a month. It provides a good value because of the number of tools that you get in the solution. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing. There are no additional costs other than the standard licensing fees."

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Computer Software Company

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Government

Computer Software Company

17%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Automox?

It's easy to deploy agents to endpoints.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Automox?

We do pay a monthly licensing fee. I'd rate the pricing as average. It's not cheap yet not too expensive. You can also pay for more support if you require them to provide consultancy services.

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What needs improvement with Automox?

They need to improve the automation features. It could be more stable.

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What do you like most about NinjaOne?

NinjaOne helps us view the status of software patching, whether the PC is locked or unlocked.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NinjaOne?

The product's pricing depends on the number of PCs or devices.

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What needs improvement with NinjaOne?

NinjaOne didn't have a lot of issues, but a few things. Like, I used and I experienced that there was a lot of delay with NinjaOne's ticketing system. For example, when a user creates a ticket and ...

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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.

NinjaOne automates the hardest parts of IT, delivering visibility, security, and control over all endpoints for more than 20,000 customers.The NinjaOne automated endpoint management platform is proven to increase productivity, reduce security risk, and lower costs for IT teams and managed service providers. The company seamlessly integrates with a wide range of IT and security technologies. NinjaOne is obsessed with customer success and provides free and unlimited onboarding, training, and support. - Learn more here: https://www.ninjaone.com/

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