Compare Automox and N-able N-central 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (69.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.00 1 Device Per Month
No pricing available
Automox
Star Rating
(279)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (69.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.00 1 Device Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansN-able N-central
Star Rating
(530)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about N-able N-centralAutomox vs N-able N-central
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Automox easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Automox overall.
- Reviewers felt that Automox meets the needs of their business better than N-able N-central.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Automox is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Automox over N-able N-central.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Automox
PatchOS
$1.00
1 Device Per Month
Easy cloud-based patching for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Windows, macOS, and Linux OS patch automation
N-able N-central
No pricing availableFree Trial
Automox
Free Trial is available
N-able N-central
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
252
8.4
432
Ease of Use
8.9
255
7.9
442
Ease of Setup
9.0
242
7.7
374
Ease of Admin
8.8
231
7.9
368
Quality of Support
8.7
227
8.0
410
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
217
8.6
353
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
250
8.8
426
Features by Category
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
8.7
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.0
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
157
Not enough data
7.6
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
10
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
8.7
9
Service Management
Not enough data
8.6
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Scope
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
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
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
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
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
132
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Management
Not enough data
7.8
131
Not enough data
7.7
131
Not enough data
7.2
129
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.8
12
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
6.2
11
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
128
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
9.0
5
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
Analysis
Not enough data
7.4
154
Platform
Not enough data
6.8
154
Not enough data
8.9
158
Not enough data
7.6
148
Not enough data
7.9
154
Not enough data
7.4
150
Security
Not enough data
8.1
152
Not enough data
8.5
156
Not enough data
7.2
148
Not enough data
8.0
151
Not enough data
7.4
148
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Automox and N-able N-central are categorized as Patch Management
Unique Categories
Automox is categorized as Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)
N-able N-central is categorized as Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Endpoint Management, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Enterprise IT Management, Network Monitoring, and Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Automox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
N-able N-central
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Financial Services
7.7%
Computer & Network Security
7.0%
Computer Software
5.5%
Banking
3.7%
Other
57.4%
Information Technology and Services
48.1%
Computer & Network Security
21.6%
Computer Networking
4.5%
Accounting
1.6%
Information Services
1.6%
Other
22.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Automox has no discussions with answers
Why is there no "Server Down" alarm or monitoring notificaiton ?
1 Comment
Official Response from N-able N-central
Hi Robert! Hmm - I think our "How to Set up Server Alert to be Sent to a Specific Email Address" might be able to help with your challenge! Check out this...Read more
Integration with more 3rd party AV on the horizon? Such as sophos?
1 Comment
SC
Sup, Nicholas! In short, YUP - we are always looking to expand our product's capabilities by providing best-of-breed integrations with 3rd party vendors. ...Read more
What can I monitor with N-central?
1 Comment
Official Response from N-able N-central
We can monitor just about anything! N-central will automatically detect almost any IP-connected device, and with hundreds of built-in monitoring services.Read more
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