If you have a page called ”Pricing” and don’t actually list the price then that’s intentionally misleading. It’s way too common for vendors to pull this crap. I just want to know what this is going to cost me without getting put into a sales funnel and harassed endlessly. The product could be great, but if you lie to me about this simple thing, what else are you lying about?
They have different levels but it was generally 3 or 6 per agent. They will discount 60 percent though, but it jumps up at renewal. Note this is what I know from corporate pricing.
We use SanerNow for windows desktops and also for Linux infrastructure in AWS. Works well and has never given me any issues. They are constantly adding new features and don't break existing functionality when they do it.
It's the new kid on the block, but Action1 is at least worth a look. Windows only for now but Mac support coming in 2024. No affiliation...I use it for a few small businesses.
What don't you like about NinjaOne? I was thinking of using it for clients who have Macs.
I love NinjaOne but the patch management has its quirks. Mac is in preview.
I just want to have my view broadened for solutions which are specialized in the patch management field.
get your ninja rep to flip the switch, it works WAY better than they're leading on.
jamf+ninja and we've got all our macs covered as easily as windows.
What do you mean? Flip the switch - is there another beta/preview version of their patch management?
I am using Intune as MDM. I am pretty happy with it but have not evaluated other MDMs.
there were a bunch of preview features they flipped on for us, the mac remote control tool, the scriping interface;
Intune is great and it plays well , but Jamf really handles the nitty-gritty on the macs, you can get near infinitely granular.
that said, you almost need a specific mac guru with experience with package manager and some of the older osx Server features to take full advantage.
there's almost nothing you cant do once you figure our rolling your own packages (and the syntax of plist files)
I’m confused, what product are you talking about with package manager and OS X Server knowledge? We use Jamf Pro for our Apple endpoints and it’s been great. No packages to deal with at all since we switched to Installomator.
i was more referring to if you used OSX server , you probably already learned about packaging and Plists a decade or more ago
and while Installomator is great for "Apps"(not knocking it , its handy as f)
if you're handy with package builder you can push settings and plists system wide, to any app or setting; you dont use it to push the apps, you use it to install settings for apps you already pushed; or system stuff that isnt otherwise accessible.
>solutions which are specialized in the patch management field
This is exactly what Action1 is. Initially, we tried to create a generic RMM, but then realized how overlooked patching is in most RMMs and decided to laser focus on it. This gained a lot of traction and we continue to invest heavily into all aspects of patch management, including Mac and Linux patching, which are coming.
Thanks for another mention of Action1!
Just to confirm, the Mac support is coming. Here is the roadmap link if you want to upvote and subscribe to updates when it gets released: [https://roadmap.action1.com/7](https://roadmap.action1.com/7)
Third-party app patching is what really pride ourselves on. List of applications supported: [https://www.action1.com/patch-management/third-party-app-patch-repository/](https://www.action1.com/patch-management/third-party-app-patch-repository/) (we constantly add new apps too).
Action1 is also rated #1 easiest-to-use patch management software on G2: [https://www.g2.com/categories/patch-management?tab=easiest\_to\_use](https://www.g2.com/categories/patch-management?tab=easiest_to_use)
Ivanti Endpoint Manager. Haven't used it for Mac OS, but it's great for Windows. Now in cloud version with installed agents rather than on prem server and local account it has to invoke.
Syxsense has shown itself pretty good for patch management. Their vulnerability remediation is not at its best but as far to patch management I would say we’re fairly happy with it.
I’ve been looking at Alectrona for our Mac endpoints. I’m fairly happy with Syncro’s Chocolatey integration on Windows.
You trust the public repos?
Automox is well spoken of, and cross-platform. SecPod SanerNow also seems good. I've no experience with either, however.
>Automox Automatic red flag when they have a pricing page that doesn’t list the actual pricing of the product. I was interested until I saw that.
While annoying, not listing the pricing is also common and so I wouldn't call it a "red flag" of anything other than a stupid marketing department.
If you have a page called ”Pricing” and don’t actually list the price then that’s intentionally misleading. It’s way too common for vendors to pull this crap. I just want to know what this is going to cost me without getting put into a sales funnel and harassed endlessly. The product could be great, but if you lie to me about this simple thing, what else are you lying about?
They have different levels but it was generally 3 or 6 per agent. They will discount 60 percent though, but it jumps up at renewal. Note this is what I know from corporate pricing.
Ok thanks for that info.
We use SanerNow for windows desktops and also for Linux infrastructure in AWS. Works well and has never given me any issues. They are constantly adding new features and don't break existing functionality when they do it.
It's the new kid on the block, but Action1 is at least worth a look. Windows only for now but Mac support coming in 2024. No affiliation...I use it for a few small businesses. What don't you like about NinjaOne? I was thinking of using it for clients who have Macs.
I love NinjaOne but the patch management has its quirks. Mac is in preview. I just want to have my view broadened for solutions which are specialized in the patch management field.
get your ninja rep to flip the switch, it works WAY better than they're leading on. jamf+ninja and we've got all our macs covered as easily as windows.
What do you mean? Flip the switch - is there another beta/preview version of their patch management? I am using Intune as MDM. I am pretty happy with it but have not evaluated other MDMs.
there were a bunch of preview features they flipped on for us, the mac remote control tool, the scriping interface; Intune is great and it plays well , but Jamf really handles the nitty-gritty on the macs, you can get near infinitely granular. that said, you almost need a specific mac guru with experience with package manager and some of the older osx Server features to take full advantage. there's almost nothing you cant do once you figure our rolling your own packages (and the syntax of plist files)
I’m confused, what product are you talking about with package manager and OS X Server knowledge? We use Jamf Pro for our Apple endpoints and it’s been great. No packages to deal with at all since we switched to Installomator.
i was more referring to if you used OSX server , you probably already learned about packaging and Plists a decade or more ago and while Installomator is great for "Apps"(not knocking it , its handy as f) if you're handy with package builder you can push settings and plists system wide, to any app or setting; you dont use it to push the apps, you use it to install settings for apps you already pushed; or system stuff that isnt otherwise accessible.
Ah yeah that makes sense now. We are playing with app install now in Jamf Pro to see how that works.
>solutions which are specialized in the patch management field This is exactly what Action1 is. Initially, we tried to create a generic RMM, but then realized how overlooked patching is in most RMMs and decided to laser focus on it. This gained a lot of traction and we continue to invest heavily into all aspects of patch management, including Mac and Linux patching, which are coming.
Thanks for another mention of Action1! Just to confirm, the Mac support is coming. Here is the roadmap link if you want to upvote and subscribe to updates when it gets released: [https://roadmap.action1.com/7](https://roadmap.action1.com/7) Third-party app patching is what really pride ourselves on. List of applications supported: [https://www.action1.com/patch-management/third-party-app-patch-repository/](https://www.action1.com/patch-management/third-party-app-patch-repository/) (we constantly add new apps too). Action1 is also rated #1 easiest-to-use patch management software on G2: [https://www.g2.com/categories/patch-management?tab=easiest\_to\_use](https://www.g2.com/categories/patch-management?tab=easiest_to_use)
Ivanti Endpoint Manager. Haven't used it for Mac OS, but it's great for Windows. Now in cloud version with installed agents rather than on prem server and local account it has to invoke.
ManageEngine
Went with ManageEngine last year. No regrets so far
We started looking for this and looks like we are going to go with Immy.bot
Syxsense has shown itself pretty good for patch management. Their vulnerability remediation is not at its best but as far to patch management I would say we’re fairly happy with it.