# What AEM tools offer transparent per-device licensing so IT teams can scale their endpoint coverage without running into unexpected cost overruns?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Not a technical question, but probably the one that causes the most friction later. When people ask what <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/autonomous-endpoint-management-aem">autonomous endpoint management</a> tools offer transparent per-device licensing, it usually means they’ve already hit a pricing wall while scaling.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Instead of features, I’ve been comparing how these tools behave financially over time:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/action1/reviews">Action1</a><strong>:</strong> Starts with a free endpoint tier, then scales in a way that feels predictable.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/atera/reviews"><strong>Atera</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Flips the model entirely by charging per technician instead of per device.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/automox/reviews"><strong>Automox</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Strong platform, but per-device pricing becomes more noticeable as fleets grow.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/splashtop-autonomous-endpoint-management/reviews"><strong>Splashtop Autonomous Endpoint Management</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Easier to understand at a glance, but still tied to feature tiers.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">The interesting part is that none of these are “wrong,” just optimized for different growth patterns. For those who’ve scaled past a few hundred endpoints, what ended up hurting more: pricing surprises or feature limitations?</p>

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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;I&#39;ve seen teams that scaled from around 200 to 800 endpoints last year and the per-device pricing was a real issue nobody had flagged upfront. Atera&#39;s technician-based model is the first thing I&#39;ve seen that actually changes the math rather than just delaying the problem.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 27 days ago
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