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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Atera

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAtera is presented as an Agentic AI platform for IT management, that offers a digital workforce of AI agents that proactively and autonomously support entire IT operations. Atera’s all-in-one IT management platform consolidates RMM, helpdesk, ticketing, and automation, so IT teams and MSPs can manage and protect infrastructure, automate tasks, and boost service quality by reducing downtime and improving SLAs. Atera has shifted focus from automation to AI-powered autonomy in IT. With…

    $139

    per month per user

    Pandora FMS

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Pandora FMS is a monitoring solution. It is presented as ideal for medium and big-sized environments with at least 100 devices. Users can monitor any device, infrastructure, application, IT as well as business processes and services. It allows business users to obtain information from their concerns in real time, visualizing the data in a direct way. The solution boasts users among companies and organizations in more than 40 countries around the world, who according…

    $2,990

    100 nodes

    Syncro

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASyncro offers an Extended Monitoring and Management (XMM) platform for midsized MSPs and internal IT teams. The platform integrates RMM (endpoint management), professional services automation (PSA), and Microsoft 365 multi-tenant management to help organizations simplify operations, strengthen security, and scale.

    $159

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    Pricing
    AteraPandora FMSSyncro
    Editions & Modules
    MSP - Pro
    $129
    per month (billed annually) per user
    IT Department - Professional
    $149
    per month (billed annually) per user
    MSP - Growth
    $179
    per month (billed annually) per user
    IT Department - Expert
    $189
    per month (billed annually) per user
    MSP - Power
    $209
    per month (billed annually) per user
    IT Department - Master
    $219
    per month (billed annually) per user
    NMS Edition
    $2,990
    100 nodes
    Enterprise Edition
    $4,250
    100 nodes
    Core
    $159
    per month per user
    Team
    $209
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AteraPandora FMSSyncro
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUnlimited devices.Licensed for individual nodes (agents), starting from 100 nodes.Discount available for annual payment.
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    Community Pulse
    AteraPandora FMSSyncro
    Considered Multiple Products
    Atera
    Chose Atera
    Atera is very similar to Syncro in feature set and pricing, but we liked Atera just a bit better. (We switched from Atera to Syncro and then back to Atera, and have stuck with Atera for several years now.) Kaseya gave us bad vibes from their sales department and we ultimately …
    Incentivized
    Chose Atera
    Atera was very similar with Syncro but a bit more user friendly. There were a few features with Syncro I really liked that Atera does not have yet like custom reporting.
    Incentivized
    Chose Atera
    This Year I started an IT company and was in need of monitoring and PSA software. In the past I've worked with Datto, Datto RMM and Ncentral so one of these would be a logical choice for me to choose. However their pricing is from a different world. For a starting company, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Atera
    Atera has so many features that are fully functional.
    Atera is easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Atera
    Any RMM that supports licensing around agents / technicians rather than devices is always a win in my mind. Primarily Atera was chosen due to the specific features it provides (we didn't need a lot of bells and whistles) and did what it needed to do, well. Remote access, patch …
    Incentivized
    Pandora FMS
    No answer on this topic
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Chose Syncro
    Syncro does not have every bell or whistle (especially when compared with Kaseya VSA). However from a cost versus feature perspective, Syncro wins hands down.

    Syncro versus Atera - they are very similar products and also use the per agent pricing. This was a big driver for us …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    AteraPandora FMSSyncro
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Atera and Pandora FMS and Syncro
    Feature
    Atera
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Virtualization monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery8.09 Ratings00 Ratings5.32 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Atera and Pandora FMS and Syncro
    Feature
    Atera
    8.9
    126 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Remote monitoring8.6125 Ratings00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Network device monitoring7.7111 Ratings00 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring8.110 Ratings00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Atera and Pandora FMS and Syncro
    Feature
    Atera
    8.8
    125 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Patch Management7.8124 Ratings00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Policy-based automation7.7110 Ratings00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Atera and Pandora FMS and Syncro
    Feature
    Atera
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Attended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Unattended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Mobile device access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Virtual device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Multiple-display support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AteraPandora FMSSyncro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (128 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AteraPandora FMSSyncro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Atera
    Actually, it depends on the size of the organization. Atera is not well suited for large organizations in my point of view, and also it is not well suited where policies are very strict. But I would recommend it because of the lower cost and the rich features it has. The biggest benefit of Atera is it is cloud hosted and the cost does not depend on the number of devices you register with Atera. The cost depends on the number of licenses you have purchased.
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    Pandora FMS
    I believe Pandora FMS is a solution that adapts to any type of scenario; it's useful for small businesses as well as large organizations. It more than meets the need to have a comprehensive monitoring system capable of sending alerts instantly and consulting historical data, logs, and trends. Additionally, for small businesses, the free version will be more than sufficient in most cases. And for those who do not want to deploy the service on-premise, there is an option for MaaS (Monitoring as a Service).
    Incentivized
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    SyncroMSP is great for MSPs starting out or wanting to keep their costs low. Some RMM software will charge per install - and price breaks only available as your base grows to a significant number. As Syncro is a "per agent" cost, the costs for an MSP are (a) known and (b) easily to manage as the team grows. The third-party integration element is very useful for MSPs looking to be able to not only onsell additional services, but the management of these services is simple for anybody to use
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    Pros
    Atera
    • Atera is doing good in the monitoring part as it is monitoring our complete infrastructure from the network to servers and also the end user devices.
    • Atera is good in the patching part as it is patching our Windows and Linux servers, end-user Windows systems, and third-party applications.
    • Atera is good in the automation process, and we can plan the execution of any task and schedule it. We have a lot of options here from CMD to PowerShell.
    • The Inventory part is also good, as we can see and download the Software and Hardware inventory from Atera. It will provide the details of all hardware and software, from OS details to applications.
    Incentivized
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    Pandora FMS
    • All-in-one software
    • Flexible and easy configuration
    • Multi-platform
    • Design in PERL, CCS and HTML5
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • Due to the cloud based platform, we could scale the based on our needs relatively with ease.
    • We also utilized the auto billing features which were convenience.
    • The consolidation of both RMM and RSA decreased the amount of software we needed.
    • Also, the user friendliness of the platform allowed employees to use easy.
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    Cons
    Atera
    • Atera is well-designed but still has some issues. In the patching part, the devices having low disk space in the C drive, will not download and install the patches. It should give room to clean the space and then patch the system.
    • It has a limited number of third-party applications that can be installed through it.
    • In some cases, Atera failed to update or remove those applications that were not installed through Atera itself. Only 10% we can say.
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    Pandora FMS
    • The interface is not intuitive due to the number of options it has and its organization.
    • It has a free version with limitations, and another paid version. The commercial one has a quite high cost.
    • It has a certain learning curve.
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • Better project management
    • Ability to create teams
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Atera
    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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    Pandora FMS
    No answers on this topic
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Atera
    Atera's remote monitoring feature is one of it's best features. The laptops and servers we used it on responded quickly to our administrative task requests and made our work light. We were able to increase the resources, manage patches, windows updates and quite a few other tasks remotely and that too 24×7.
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    Pandora FMS
    The solution is very complete, and even includes extras such as IPAM.
    Deployment can be a bit unintuitive at first, but once you become familiar with the solution and thanks to its automatic deployment options it ends up being easier than it seemed. The power and options of the solution are its greatest virtue.
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Too expensive for what it is and the lack of support and bug fixes is annoying
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    Support Rating
    Atera
    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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    Pandora FMS
    The support team answers very quickly. They are always willing to find a solution to any need that is required by us or one of our clients.
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Atera
    The implementation was performed by the system administrator so I don't have much insight into this
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    Pandora FMS
    No answers on this topic
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Atera
    Because Atera is a much more effective and efficient solution to manage all our IT operations, it automates each of our business processes. It offers us the best support to respond to any problem that may arise. I think Atera is much more cost-effective and reliable; its value is justified with each function and satisfies all our business needs and requirements.
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    Pandora FMS
    Before using Pandora FMS, tests were carried out with all these tools:
    • Nagios
    • Zabbix
    • System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
    • IBM Tivoli
    • PRTG
    • SolarWinds
    Pandora FMS allows simple customization by making adjustments to text files, developing agent add-ons without the need to be a programmer, there is no scenario where we could not take data and save it in PandoraFMS, IoT, industrial products, and everything that any client needs to monitor.
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Much easier to learn and use
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    Return on Investment
    Atera
    • The intuitive user interface has enabled both users and support technicians to familiarize themselves quickly with the functionality, and the learning curve is less.
    • Some features need to be accessed through documentation; they're not available directly on the dashboard.
    • Sometimes, internet access plays a significant role, whereas low connectivity is a hindrance.
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    Pandora FMS
    • Substantial improvement in monitoring service. Detecting alerts on time always results in economic savings.
    • Improvement in the periodic report associated with the capacity plan. The tool is indispensable in decision-making.
    • Centralization and tool savings. Pandora FMS's versatility allows centralizing several functions into a single tool.
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • The integrated AV solution with Bitdefender is very cheap - yet very a very high quality NGAV solution. It allows us to ensure our clients have access to an NGAV solution at an affordable price
    • Syncro has allowed us to expend our business into new areas which were not able to be accessed previously. This means that we can now service our clients in different ways than previously.
    • The fixed cost pricing allows our teams to understand what their costs are - but also allow us to grow the business and customer base with no increase in costs until we increase our technical team.
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    ScreenShots

    Atera Screenshots

    Screenshot of Atera’s AI-powered solution.Screenshot of Atera's process automation.Screenshot of Atera's real-time monitoring, which gives visibility and control of the IT environment.Screenshot of Atera's ticketing, where users can deliver end-user support and issue resolution at scale.

    Pandora FMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of the operation viewScreenshot of the dashboardScreenshot of an SLA report sampleScreenshot of a log visualizationScreenshot of an SLA report viewScreenshot of Netflow usage

    Syncro Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to monitor unlimited endpoints, run scripts, deploy patches, customize alerts, and proactively address potential issues before they become problems.Screenshot of Syncro’s intelligent Smart Ticket Management, which automatically routes tickets and gets information in front of techs, displays relevant context from prior tickets, and surfaces recommended remediation steps to speed up resolution times.Screenshot of where to securely access endpoints and resolve issues anytime, from anywhere, via Splashtop — included with the Syncro subscription at no extra cost.Screenshot of Syncro automating Entra ID tasks and admin work including user syncs, password resets, and license billing.Screenshot of the interface to benchmark M365 tenants against CIS-aligned best practices — offering guided configuration, centralized visibility, drift detection, and automated alerts to help maintain compliance.Screenshot of Microsoft 365 and Entra ID backup, which helps to safeguard against data loss, reinforce compliance, and ensure business continuity without compromise.