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ConnectWise

ConnectWise Automate

7.6 /10

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What is ConnectWise Automate?

Automate, formerly LabTech, is an IT management tool that helps deliver IT services at the speed of business. Our remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform provides powerful automation to discover & manage devices, monitor for problems, and automate action. Deliver streamlined reactive and proactive managed services, stop putting out fires, and start focusing on what matters most.

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Awards & Recognition

ConnectWise Automate won the following awards in the Remote Monitoring and Management category

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ConnectWise Automate Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+74 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love ConnectWise Automate?

3% Negative

15% Neutral

82% Positive

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Remote NOC, SOC, Helpdesk Integration

Remote Control

Real User Monitoring

Process Automation

Discovery

Patch Management

Network Management

Mobile Device Management

Support for IoT Devices

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Endpoint Backup

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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ConnectWise Automate Reviews

Thomas R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Many features, great automation.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates ConnectWise Automate from other similar products?

Massive variety of features comparatively to other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's very robust and provides great automated integration by pulling data from each computer.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Support can be slow at times and can occasionally crash. Also relatively expensive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Would overall recommend the product, great automation and remote control features but can be pricey!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Wastes Time
Charges for Enhancements

Tom C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Great product for remote monitoring

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates ConnectWise Automate from other similar products?

The product shows in depth information when the agent is installed on a server. The remote access of systems also is a a key benefit of the product.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The remote access to clients system is my favourite aspect of the product.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The information provided for network devices is limited and could do with improving. Also to integrate third party products is not straight forward.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The product is pricing to to implement so it would need to be the correct business decision. This works well for our company as we provide managed services.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Matthew D.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Expensive, unintuitive, over promised,poor support

Likeliness to Recommend

3 /10

What differentiates ConnectWise Automate from other similar products?

Connectwise Automate offers extensive integration with Connectwise Manage PSA

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with Connectwise Manage and Bitdefender Gravity zone

What do you dislike most about this product?

The product is needlessly difficult to understand. The support team are also rarely knowledgeable. The result is that we have under utilised the platform significantly and wasted our investment.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be prepared to invest in independent, 1 to 1 deployment support. Do not opt for the group based deployment support option.

Pros

Respectful
Security Protects
Reliable
Includes Product Enhancements

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Less Efficient Service
Less Effective Service

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ConnectWise Automate Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+74 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love ConnectWise Automate?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Remote NOC, SOC, Helpdesk Integration Integration into a 3rd party NOC, SOC, or helpdesk operated by the software vendor or a partner organization.

Remote Control Allows users access to the devices remotely, taking control of the physical screen, keyboard and other inputs.

Real User Monitoring Enables observation of actual end-user interactions with applications, users’ behaviours, how they navigate, and where they drop off the application.

Process Automation The automation of the sequence of tasks within a process, to be executed without manual intervention.

Discovery Automated discovery and identification of devices and associated applications on the network.

Patch Management Ability to deliver patches, releases, and upgrades to O/s and affiliated systems.

Network Management Includes network device monitoring, performance analysis, and intelligent notifications.

Mobile Device Management The ability to deploy management settings to iOS and Android devices, either corporate-issued or personally-owned.

Support for IoT Devices Supports the discovery, inventory, monitoring and management of IoT devices.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

Endpoint Backup Includes modules for backing up endpoint devices such as Laptops, PCs, and Tablets.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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ConnectWise Automate Reviews

Thomas R.

Many features, great automation.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Tom C.

Great product for remote monitoring

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Matthew D.

Expensive, unintuitive, over promised,poor support

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Remote NOC, SOC, Helpdesk Integration

Remote Control

Real User Monitoring

Process Automation

Discovery

Patch Management

Network Management

Mobile Device Management

Support for IoT Devices

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Endpoint Backup

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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