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    Absolute Control

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAbsolute Control includes all of the features of Absolute Visibility, including automatic inventories, persistent visibility, and comprehensive data on app health, device location, and usage. It also includes geofencing, remote data delete, remote supervisor password, device freeze, and end user messaging.N/A

    Action1

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AAction1 is an autonomous endpoint management platform that is cloud-native, scalable, and configurable in 5 minutes. It is free for the first 200 endpoints, with no functional limits. By pioneering autonomous OS and third-party patching - AEM’s foundational use case - through peer-to-peer patch distribution and real-time vulnerability assessment without needing a VPN, it eliminates costly, time-consuming routine labor, preempts ransomware and security risks, and protects the digital…N/A
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    Absolute ControlAction1
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    Absolute ControlAction1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    9.7
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.4
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    Usability
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    9.5
    (13 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Absolute ControlAction1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Absolute
    Absolute Software configurations are based on policies that can be configured una very detailed manner, which addresses different groups of endpoints. Absolute software is installed at the BIOS level, which makes the agent if the endpoint goes through OS reinstallation
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    Action1
    If your organization is like mine (nonprofit and tight budget) this product is for you. The first 200 endpoints are free and being we are a small organization, this product is perfect for us. I was able to use Action1 to upgrade all my endpoints from Windows 10 to 11 pretty much effortlessly. If you are not a nonprofit and have more endpoints over 200, this is still a great product to use as I don't find it very expensive to incorporate into your infrastructure.
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    Pros
    Absolute
    • Software Resilience to automatically reinstall a required application on the endpoint if it has been removed even after fresh OS installation.
    • Geolocation. Offers full visibility of endpoints related to physical location of the device in real time.
    • Automation to run power shell scripts on endpoint to mitigate and remediate misconfiguration or custom configurations.
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    Action1
    • Easy remote access to devices. That simple. We have some very unskilled users in the field where asking them to access their PC via conventional remote tools like TeamViewer, Anydesk, etc. was always a pain. Now, all they have to do is ensure their PC is online, and we can connect to them.
    • Remote software deploy. Before Action1, we did have some GPOs and scripts, but again - being able to deploy to PCs outside of our office/LAN, is just beautiful. On top of the standard repository, being able to create new packages is very useful for our scenario.
    • Inventory Reporting. Recently we had to identify PCs running old versions of Windows. Can't highlight enough how easy it is.
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    Cons
    Absolute
    • Reports are not simple to generate.
    • Removal of Absolute application itself on decommissioned devices is complex and not managed by customer. Need to open a request with Absolute support.
    • Being able to completely remove Absolute software on retires endpoints could be really helpful.
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    Action1
    • Remote Access could use added functionality
    • The deployment screens for update deferrals can be hard to understand at first and easy to skip since it carries some default info when you create a new automation rather than a more conspicuous prompt to update.
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    Absolute
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    Action1
    Price, functionality, and continuous improvement of the product.
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    Usability
    Absolute
    From set up and configuration, reporting, endpoint protection. Software resilience, and assets visibility. Absolute software offers the best solution to address above mentions points
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    Action1
    Action1 has taken many of the tasks that are time consuming and made them simple automated tasks that can be run on a schedule. I can schedule tasks to run off-hours and know that they will be done and I no longer have worry about it. As someone who does IT support for a living, it just makes my job so much simpler with less stress.
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    Support Rating
    Absolute
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    Action1
    I never contacted support services
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    Implementation Rating
    Absolute
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    Action1
    very easy to start using it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Absolute
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    Action1
    After looking at different solutions, Action1 [Cloud Remote Monitoring and Management Solution] was the perfect fit for us that delivered all of the features we wanted without being as costly as some of the others alternatives we've looked at. There was no minimum endpoint count and they even offer up to 50 endpoints for free, which is really great for a small organization like us to help us lower our starting costs and still allows us to grow at our pace without having to commit to a defined amount of endpoints to start.
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    Return on Investment
    Absolute
    • Positive impact and ROI when it comes to endpoint and data protection.
    • ROI in terms of endpoint visibility and robust reporting.
    • Great ROI to protect endpoints and ability to grease assets if misplaced or stolen.
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    Action1
    • Saved hours per week on patching and able to ensure a 100% patching success rate.
    • Able to create custom alerting on potential problems as well as able to create some automation to automatically address problems.
    • Improved support to our remote locations and users.
    • Custom deployments allow us to have a mechanism to deploy custom applications we build as well as other third party applications we need to distribute.
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