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At a Glance
Atera
Atera
Star Rating
(983)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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Barracuda for MSPs
Barracuda for MSPs
Star Rating
(47)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Atera excels in user experience, with many praising its straightforward interface and ease of implementation. Users appreciate features like automated patch deployment and real-time device monitoring, which help maintain endpoint security and performance.
  • Users say Barracuda for MSPs offers excellent support and resources, highlighting the value of its training programs and marketing content. Reviewers feel that the focus on security and the availability of knowledgeable sales teams enhance their overall experience.
  • According to verified reviews, Atera stands out for its proactive monitoring capabilities, with users noting that the automated monitoring thresholds help address potential outages before they become critical issues, ensuring smoother operations.
  • Reviewers mention that while Barracuda for MSPs provides a solid overview of network devices, it sometimes lacks the depth of monitoring features that Atera offers, which can limit its effectiveness in larger or more complex environments.
  • G2 reviewers highlight Atera's strong performance in customer support, with many users rating it highly for responsiveness and helpfulness. This contrasts with Barracuda for MSPs, where some users feel that support could be more accessible and timely.
  • Users report that Barracuda for MSPs has a strong focus on security, with features like XDR and SIEM integration being particularly well-received. However, Atera's comprehensive monitoring and management tools seem to resonate more with users looking for a robust RMM solution.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Atera
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Barracuda for MSPs
No pricing available
Free Trial
Atera
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Barracuda for MSPs
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
843
8.2
32
Ease of Use
9.2
886
8.4
32
Ease of Setup
9.1
739
8.3
28
Ease of Admin
9.0
583
8.2
27
Quality of Support
9.0
801
7.8
31
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
576
8.0
27
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
830
7.7
30
Features by Category
8.0
330
Not enough data
Ticket and Case Management
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.5
299
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.2
285
Not enough data
8.3
291
Not enough data
8.2
291
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
236
Not enough data
7.3
236
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.7
286
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
6.4
268
Not enough data
6.2
266
Not enough data
Platform
7.2
293
Not enough data
7.8
303
Not enough data
8.4
302
Not enough data
8.0
305
Not enough data
8.2
306
Not enough data
8.5
303
Not enough data
IT Service Management (ITSM) ToolsHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
8.0
170
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.5
156
Not enough data
8.3
156
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
Management
8.6
152
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.1
145
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
154
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.7
151
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
7.3
21
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.2
631
Not enough data
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.9
589
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.0
70
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
9.1
587
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
542
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
540
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
578
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.6
84
Not enough data
Service Management
9.1
581
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
7.8
79
Not enough data
7.6
76
Not enough data
7.9
76
Not enough data
7.7
76
Not enough data
7.8
75
Not enough data
7.5
77
Not enough data
7.4
76
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
7.5
33
Not enough data
Scope
6.8
30
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
Security
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.2
30
Not enough data
5.7
27
Not enough data
Management
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
300
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
281
Not enough data
8.9
286
Not enough data
8.2
273
Not enough data
8.6
263
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Management
8.4
259
Not enough data
8.4
260
Not enough data
7.9
248
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
8.4
34
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
7.7
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
7.4
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
233
Not enough data
Asset Inventory
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
7.8
209
Not enough data
7.1
205
Not enough data
7.9
214
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
195
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Management
8.8
218
Not enough data
8.1
208
Not enough data
7.6
206
Not enough data
8.0
213
Not enough data
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Solution Provision
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Agents For Business OperationsHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
9.5
10
Not enough data
Responses
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
7.8
468
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
440
Not enough data
8.4
437
Not enough data
7.3
383
Not enough data
9.0
441
Not enough data
8.2
422
Not enough data
8.2
441
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
441
Not enough data
7.8
391
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
364
Not enough data
6.1
357
Not enough data
6.9
368
Not enough data
Security
7.8
380
Not enough data
8.0
388
Not enough data
Device Support
7.4
391
Not enough data
8.2
395
Not enough data
8.2
393
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
426
Not enough data
Endpoint ManagementHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
7.2
285
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
281
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
Automation - AI IT Agents
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI IT Agents
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
IT Ticket Management - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
IT Support Automation - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
229
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.4
210
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.1
203
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
Access & Usability
7.4
207
Not enough data
8.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
201
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enterprise IT ManagementHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.4
84
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
76
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
77
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
Security
8.3
80
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
7.4
78
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Atera
Atera
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
61.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.1%
Barracuda for MSPs
Barracuda for MSPs
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
77.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Atera
Atera
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Computer & Network Security
13.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Telecommunications
3.0%
Manufacturing
2.9%
Other
46.9%
Barracuda for MSPs
Barracuda for MSPs
Information Technology and Services
52.8%
Computer & Network Security
19.4%
Computer Networking
8.3%
Hospital & Health Care
5.6%
Retail
2.8%
Other
11.1%
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Discussions
Atera
Atera Discussions
Is atera safe?
2 Comments
How does your pricing compare to the traditional RMM vendors?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
At Atera, you only get billed a fixed monthly fee for the number of technicians that actually use our software. So you don’t pay more when you grow or add...Read more
Can I generate automatically a Service Ticket from an Agent Alert?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
It is possible to automatically generate a ticket from an alert. We do not recommend it because it can create a lot of noise in the ticket dashboard. The...Read more
Barracuda for MSPs
Barracuda for MSPs Discussions
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