Item: Automox
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Automox

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Automox to reduce the effort of patching vulnerabilities manually and making our work efficient. Automox Can automatically patch known vulnerabilities of operating systems and third party applications. Also Automox supports All the OSs such as Windows , Linux and Macos. Automox helps us keeping our ornazation secure and upto date with keeping our devices away from trouble.

Pros and Cons

Pros

automatic configuration and management capability
lightweight cloud native endpoint agent that is easy to deploy and faster in system
Supports Cross Platform such as Linux, Mac, Windows
Automatically patcing known vulnerabilities

Cons

Can be pricy compared to other patch management solutions
Automox is only available on cloud platforms hence all the devices even the critical servers do need an internet connection
It would be better if organizations have more granuller control in user role permission

Return on Investment

Overall Security improvement with reguler vulnarebility patching.
Reduce the hustle and save your administrators time with automated patch management
Matches compliance critirias since all the devices are upto date with most recent patches
Allows users to access the console from anywhere since the console is on cloud
Limited customization in some areas can limit the deployment of the product on some complex environment

Patching

After Deploying Automox the level of security has been improved and since then the security incidents have been minimized. The patch deployement delivery is more efficient and relatively fast compared to other solutions. Automox detects the patch availability and does the patching as soon as a new patch is available. By regulaly patching devices on your environment, Automox provides consistent complaince.

Usability

Automox provides a user friendly and easy to access dashboard interface which provides clear overview of the stats available in the tenant.Because of the easy navigation makes managing patches very easy. Automated patching of cross platform OSs helps save time and effort. Cloud native environment helps you keep connected form anywhere anytime in case of any need. Realtime insights of your organizations security posture. Minimum capability of customizations makes me choose 8. other than that not much to complain.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, InvGate Service Desk, Microsoft 365

Likelihood to Recommend

Automox is well suited for an organization where there are less experienced and limited staff in the IT section where regular patching is needed at least once a week. This product is more suited for SMB environments who prefer cloud solutions with easy functionality and managment. For more security critical organizations who do not want to allow access to a outside URL from there organization should double check the benefits of moving for a cloud solution since Automox is a well secured platform with many capabilities.

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