# Which autonomous endpoint management platforms eliminate the need for manual patch cycles so IT teams are not spending hours pushing updates across devices?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey everyone! A quick reality check.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">If <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/autonomous-endpoint-management-aem">autonomous endpoint management</a> is supposed to eliminate manual patch cycles, why are so many teams still spending hours pushing updates across devices?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I’ve been pulling together examples for a broader write-up, and it feels like “automation” means very different things across tools.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Here’s what I’ve seen so far:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/action1/reviews"><strong>Action1</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Handles patching without needing devices on VPN, which changes how remote fleets are managed.</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> Uses policies tied to vulnerabilities, so patching happens based on risk rather than schedules.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews"><strong>NinjaOne</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Patching sits inside a broader endpoint workflow, which reduces context switching.</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> Focuses on structured automation through scheduling and centralized execution.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/tanium/reviews"><strong>Tanium</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Built for environments where patching needs to move fast across a large number of endpoints.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">What I’m trying to understand is this: At what point does patching actually become “hands-off” instead of just “less painful”?</p>

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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;I keep going back and forth on this one, at what point does patching become genuinely hands-off vs just slightly less manual than it was before?&lt;/p&gt;

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