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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

    Pylon

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/APylon is a support platform built for B2B. Presented as an alternative to Zendesk, Pylon can be used to track customer issues across any channel, automate with AI, and design a support engine.

    $70

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    AteraPylon
    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
    Starter
    $70
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $118
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $167
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AteraPylon
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUnlimited devices.Up to a 33% discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    AteraPylon
    Considered Both Products
    Atera
    No answer on this topic
    Pylon
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AteraPylon
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Pylon
    -
    Ratings
    Virtualization monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    8.9
    126 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Pylon
    -
    Ratings
    Remote monitoring8.6125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring7.7111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring8.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    8.8
    125 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Pylon
    -
    Ratings
    Patch Management7.7124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation7.7110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pylon
    -
    Ratings
    Attended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    -
    Ratings
    Pylon
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    -
    Ratings
    Pylon
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Atera and Pylon
    Feature
    Atera
    -
    Ratings
    Pylon
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AteraPylon
    Small Businesses
    Panda Systems Management
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Intercom
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    N-able N-sight RMM
    Score7.4 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AteraPylon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (128 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (75 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AteraPylon
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pylon
    I think Pylon is great for startups who are figuring out where they want to interact and how they want to interact with their customers. Pylon is also great for beginner account management in terms of keeping track of comms, usage, tickets, and a bit more. Overall, I think Pylon will scale nicely it just takes a bit of time to configure all (lots) of settings.I don't think Pylon is well-suited for teams who don't know much about support operations. The tool has so many great features an they ship super fast, but the product itself isn't very opinionated and the amount of options sometimes can be overwhelming
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Pylon
    • Agent view customizations
    • Account mangagement tools
    • Feature / Tool feedback
    Incentivized
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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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    Pylon
    • AI intentionality
    • Linear integration
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pylon
    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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    Pylon
    Overall, the UI is awesome and super intuitive. The features makes sense and everything is customizable to your liking. You don't need to create copies of filters, because the changing of filters on one saved few is THAT easy, which is something we love. Additionally, whenever we go to look for a capability or day dream about something... Pylon usually has it or its in the works. Only reason its not a 10 is that it can be overwhelming that it has everything, but a food problem to have
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pylon
    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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    Pylon
    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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    Pylon
    After evaluating both platforms, we chose Pylon for its superior user experience and deeper integration capabilities. Unlike Zendesk's frustrating UI and limited customization options, Pylon offered seamless integration with our existing tools like Salesforce, Linear, and PagerDuty, while allowing our team to stay within familiar Slack interfaces. The multi-channel notification system and AI-powered features like article generation provided the modern support infrastructure we needed, eliminating the complex rules and automations that made Zendesk cumbersome. Pylon's robust analytics and broadcast features also gave us valuable insights into customer engagement, making it the clear choice for streamlining our support workflows while enhancing both team efficiency and customer satisfaction.
    Incentivized
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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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    Pylon
    • Team productivity
    • Easier cross-functional collaboration
    • better insights into customer issue tracking
    Incentivized
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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.