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    Action1

    Score9.6 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

    Barracuda RMM

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ABarracuda RMM (based on the former Managed Workplace product acquired by Barracuda from Avast in 2019) is a Remote Monitoring and Management platform. Managed Workplace serves as an agentless tool that MSP’s can use for clients with an emphasis on security assessment and reporting. It also provides other system monitoring functionalities, including patch management, asset management and tracking, and task automation with a library of prebuilt and user-designed scripts. It also offers…N/A
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    Action1Barracuda RMM
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    Action1Barracuda RMM
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Action1Barracuda RMM
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    Action1
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Action1Barracuda RMM
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Action1 and Barracuda RMM
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    Ratings
    Barracuda RMM
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Action1 and Barracuda RMM
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    Barracuda RMM
    6.6
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
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    Action1Barracuda RMM
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    ManageEngine Endpoint Central
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    User Ratings
    Action1Barracuda RMM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.5
    (13 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.2
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Action1Barracuda RMM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    With a lot of fine-tuning, it works very well to keep the Tier 2 team aware of almost any variable of interest of notification from your servers. You can automate scripts to deploy based on these events. It's cut down the amount of time spent digging around for answers or sifting through logs. Software deployment could use a lot of work for simplicity. We opted for other apps to accomplish this. The helpdesk function may work for those needing something basic, but again, we opted for a full ITSM based on ITIL. It works well for Remote Desktop Support, even for support on the fly for those who don't have the Premium Desktop app installed.
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    Pros
    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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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • Very good reporting. We provide monthly reports to our customers on remote access, patching, etc.
    • Multiple methods of remote access. This is helpful because different scenarios require different remote access methods.
    • The site is easy to navigate/manage. There is not a big learning curve for new employees.
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    Cons
    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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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • Sometimes when using Premium Remote it says that the wrong password was entered but the password is auto-filled by the program, not the user.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Action1
    Price, functionality, and continuous improvement of the product.
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
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    Usability
    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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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
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    Support Rating
    Action1
    I never contacted support services
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    We've tried many times to work with support to accomplish various tasks in the system with minimal responsiveness and success. Most of what we have accomplished has been without support and through trial/error.
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    Implementation Rating
    Action1
    very easy to start using it.
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    AVG Managed Workplace has more tools and features. The pre-existing templates and alerts are working properly while Continuum does not even provide service like that. There are some specific tools to work with and they are super easy to complete the task, for example, you can show what was replaced for your client. You can do it with others and even with Excel, but with table grid view mode of AVG will help you to do it more easily.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • Saves time for employees which saves money for the company.
    • Easy to sell something that gives peace of mind to a customer knowing someone is watching their stuff 24/7.
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