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    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

    Kaseya VSA

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AKaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) is a cloud-based Remote Monitoring and Management software. VSA unifies the monitoring of system infrastructure and endpoints and is designed for use by IT teams and MSP’s. It offers a robust crowd-source automation scripts library, as well as antivirus and malware capabilities with real-time threat alerts.N/A
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    Action1Kaseya VSA
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    Action1Kaseya VSA
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Action1Kaseya VSA
    Considered Both Products
    Action1
    Chose Action1
    Action1 is a similar but less feature-filled product than ConnectWise or Kaseya. However, Action1 can fulfill the main use-case scenarios of both products at a much lower cost per endpoint. Action1 is also constantly innovating and working with its users to improve upon the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Action1Kaseya VSA
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Action1 and Kaseya VSA
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    Action1
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Virtualization monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Action1 and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Action1
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Action1 and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Action1
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Action1 and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Action1
    -
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    Kaseya VSA
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Action1Kaseya VSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Action1Kaseya VSA
    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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    Kaseya
    If the software functioned as it was intended, it would be probably a 7 out of 10. It lacks the majority of customization that SolarWinds N-central supplies, but also supports some customization that other solutions we have tried do not. Again, if the software didn't consistently break, the ability to implement automated scripting via PowerShell and the capacity to manage 10+ endpoints at once in different windows is great.
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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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    Kaseya
    • Being able to see systems that are not within the local network allows us to be able to troubleshoot and work with the end users no matter where they are or where we are as it is cloud based.
    • Several functions can be "automated" so staff do not have to keep going back and scanning for updates, push Windows updates and or push sensor updates.
    • VSA offers a variety of system information about all of the assets that have the endpoints installed on them so we can easily see the system specs without having to actually connect to them and pull up the SysInfo on each unit.
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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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    Kaseya
    • Support - Like all other competitors support is OK but the product is robust enough to reduce support requirements.
    • Customer Service - another team that is a bit poor especially when the issue involves multiple departments. Otherwise, the direct rep is very friendly and professional.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Action1
    Price, functionality, and continuous improvement of the product.
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    Kaseya
    Excellent product with easy learning curve
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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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    Kaseya
    I think this is a solid tool for enterprise IT, however it would be higher if Kaseya VSA addresses the areas raised around recent stability, their support team, multiple session & screen support etc. It does do it's main job and allows an easy way for IT to operate and is mostly fine.
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    Support Rating
    Action1
    I never contacted support services
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    Kaseya
    It was lots of back and forth email communication whenever I tried to solve my connection issues. I would send them detailed logs of the date, time, computer, and more of when I was experiencing connection issues. All I would get is an email back a few days later saying that they didn't find an issue in the service
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    Implementation Rating
    Action1
    very easy to start using it.
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    Kaseya
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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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    Kaseya
    There are other products that do some of what Kaseya does, but I've not personally worked with another product that does everything Kaseya does. Sure there are plenty of remote control products, but products that do as much as Kaseya are few and far between. Hard to go wrong with the sheer scope of functionality!
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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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    Kaseya
    • It has increased the efficiency of operational tasks for our technicians
    • It has change the speed at which we are able to deploy updates and software patches
    • It caused us to spend additional money on more security tools due to concern from breaches
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