Lights out Patching with minimal effort
January 06, 2023

Lights out Patching with minimal effort

John Jakubowski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Automox

Lights out patching of our entire enterprise environment with minimal interaction. Before Automox, we were several months at best, and over a year at worst behind in patching our user and server environments. We simply did not have the staff to police Microsoft WSUS, and keep track of what was and was not getting done. Now we have policies in place to keep up and patch the environment within a week of the patch availability. If there is something urgent that needs to be distributed, we can do that too, and have it all complete within minutes. Automox has been a joy to use, and support is top notch!
  • Patch with minimal interraction
  • Distribute software to as many machines as required within minutes
  • Allow patches to be tested in a limited environment before wide scale deployment
  • Dashboard to get a quick view of how well it is working
  • I wish Automox would support Chained patching where I could use a script to disable services on a production environment, patch the database, then when done, patch the remaining servers.
  • Quick deployment
  • Instant Reporting
  • Diverse application list of apps they can update (more added every day it seems)
  • Definitely Positive, we would have had to hire an additional resource to perform these functions if we wanted the speed of the product.

Do you think Automox delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Automox's feature set?

Yes

Did Automox live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Automox go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Automox again?

Yes

Nothing works 100%, and there are things Automox is working on to add additional features to bring the number closer to 10. In todays world where vulnerabilities need to be addressed quickly, or risk business loss due to infection, Automox helps us sleep better at night. Their monthly calls keep the community informed of new features to come, and they always ask what we want so they can continue to build their roadmap for the future.

Evaluating Automox and Competitors

Yes - Microsoft WSUS. Too difficult to get consistent results.
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Easy to use.
I wouldn't change anything. The sales team made sure it was a fit with a free evaluation.