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Atera vs Observium

Atera
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69 Ratings
Observium
10 Ratings

Atera

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69 Ratings
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Score 8.4 out of 100

Based on 69 reviews and ratings

Observium

10 Ratings
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Score 4.8 out of 100

Based on 10 reviews and ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Atera

Atera is well suited for small to medium sized MSPs. Enterprise grade sized MSPs may find some of the menus and details difficult to work with. Mac Houses should feel good about the platform - the reporting and alerting works like a charm. Patching is as good as any I've seen.

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Observium

  • If you are on a budget, this is one heck of a tool for the price (including the ~$200/year for the Pro subscription).
  • If you are OK with maintaining and updating open source tools, this is a great tool.
  • If you are afraid of the Linux command line or live in a Windows-centric world, this might not be the tool for you.
  • If you can't stand things occasionally not working, this is probably not a good fit.

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Derek Dolan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Feature Rating Comparison

Monitoring Tasks

Atera
7.9
Observium
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Remote monitoring
Atera
7.3
Observium
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Network device monitoring
Atera
8.3
Observium
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Multiple Server Monitoring
Atera
7.9
Observium
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Multi-device monitoring
Atera
8.3
Observium
—
Automated alerts and notifications
Atera
7.7
Observium
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Management Tasks

Atera
7.2
Observium
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Patch Management
Atera
7.2
Observium
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Service configuration management
Atera
6.6
Observium
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Software and hardware inventory
Atera
8.1
Observium
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Policy-based automation
Atera
6.8
Observium
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Reporting

Atera
7.6
Observium
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Performance data reports
Atera
8.1
Observium
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Customizable reporting
Atera
7.7
Observium
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Data visualization
Atera
7.4
Observium
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Risk analysis
Atera
7.1
Observium
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Security

Atera
6.9
Observium
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Data backup and recovery
Atera
7.3
Observium
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Antivirus and malware management
Atera
7.3
Observium
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Adinistraor access control
Atera
6.1
Observium
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Pros

Atera

  • Remote Access--Splashtop provides direct access so we can see what users see and help them with current issues
  • Sound Troubleshooting--Splashtop is phenomenal in pulling sound from the machine and helping with remote sound troubleshooting
  • Remote Background Access
  • Patch Management--While we have other solutions for mass patch management, whenever we run into a machine being stubborn, I just turn to Atera and target that machine directly to install the annoying patches. Seems to work beautifully. I rarely get an error on install.
  • CMD/Powershell Access--The ability to remote CMD and remote Powershell is key to solving lots of remote issues. This access is better than most other platforms and once setup is easier than actual Powershell remoting. A real plus.

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Observium

  • SNMP monitoring
  • Easy to set up initially
  • Alerting

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Cons

Atera

  • Ticket automation, more options to specific cases or conditions, and change client assigned to ticket, or be able to assign a ticket for the client without hassle of emailing them back or having to create a fake contact.
  • Include notes for client that are not file attachments, maybe integration with a cloud service like Google Docs or OneDrive.
  • Integration with other remote access tools would be helpful.

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Observium

  • The UI is pretty robust and succinct. It might be beneficial to have favorites for complex network schemas.
  • Historical searching based on X time frame.
  • More customized dashboards.

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Likelihood to Renew

Atera

Atera 9.1
Based on 1 answer
As of right now, we have found nothing that can offer as many features as Atera does along with the affordability. They are doing monthly releases each month and not just making small changes (shared scripting library, chocolatey support, Install packages, Splashtop SOS support, Scheduled tickets to name a few). The uptimes are great and accessibility to the dashboard has yet to be limited. We are a happy customer and bordering on fanboy status now

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Observium

No score
No answers yet
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Support Rating

Atera

Atera 8.7
Based on 7 answers
Atera support provides answers to my questions lightning fast. They have never left me feeling like I'm out there on my own. I can ask questions by email, or by chat, or by opening a ticket with them and they are always on it quickly. They also have a forum where other Atera users can help you if you need it, and you can also add feature requests via the forum.

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Terry Irwin | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Observium

Observium 5.0
Based on 2 answers
It's open source. Your mileage may vary. Sometimes the provided documentation is beyond frustrating, other times it's right on the mark.

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Derek Dolan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Alternatives Considered

Atera

Atera is a lightweight cloud application that handles most every need of small and large IT Firms alike. It closely resembles Ninja, N-Able, and Syncro in performance and scale. The biggest difference is the pricing models as Atera and Syncro charge per user as opposed by device it is managing. When speaking of Connectwise, it truly is an apple to oranges comparison. Connectwise Licensing is very expensive and the program is so robust that you basically have to be trained really well in order to manage the system itself. Onboarding can take precious too many hours, whereas with Atera you can have your basic setup running in a matter of an hour or 2. I think my biggest applause to Atera is the live support chat that is not a bot and is very responsive right within the console as opposed to having to draft emails to create tickets. Questions truly are answered in real-time.

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Observium

SolarWinds does when Observium can do but for a much larger price tag. That is what the decision came down to.

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Return on Investment

Atera

  • High ROI is beacuse of the licencing model by technician instead of by agent.
  • Negative impact is that we are not billed in our own currency, so we have to add exchange rate fee.
  • Give us a good challenge on our customer offer.

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Dominic Larouche | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Observium

  • Observium is enterprise-level network monitoring without the cost involved.

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Screenshots

Observium

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Pricing Details

Atera

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Atera Editions & Modules

Edition
Pro$791
Growth$1191
Power$1491
  1. Per Technician
Additional Pricing Details
Unlimited devices & agents. No hidden fees. No contracts.

Observium

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
—

Observium Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details
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Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

Atera
7.9
Observium
3.6

Likelihood to Renew

Atera
9.1
Observium
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Support Rating

Atera
8.7
Observium
5.0

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