Atera vs. Ivanti LANDESK Service Desk (discontinued)

Atera is doing well in the monitoring part as it is informing the real time ping of running devices and if any device goes down, it is informing us on the real time. It is helping us to monitor the last reboot status, current logged in users, time zone, IP addresses and other things so that we can track our end devices status. In the patching part Atera is pathing our all devices with the notification stating user to restart device at their convenient time. It is also patching our third party applications. It is good in installing and uninstalling of the third party application but limited to availability in the Atera inventory. Atera is not good in some parts such as in the patching part of applications, sometime it fails to update all 3rd party applications that were not installed via Atera. It is not good if you have to transfer a file to multiple systems at the same time.

Incentivized

If you are using other tools (e.g., asset management) that integrate with Service Desk, it can get extra value and provide better functionality. Its ability to send & receive email is not unique, but it really makes life better than software that we used in the past (which lacked this feature). The lack of responsive design makes it hard to use on small displays, and which would be nice for users of tablets.

Incentivized

• Remoting in from anywhere, even on my phone or tablet, has enabled me to quickly diagnose, or even fully resolve, problems.
• The ticketing, once users are set up, is a breeze. It also keeps everything in one place for them.
• With Atera the need to travel on-site has been dramatically reduced.

• The core Help Desk solution (Incident, Request, and Problem Management) is great and has all the features you would expect. Parent/Child relationships, Major Incidents, Linking, SLA Management, Approvals, and an easy to use interface
• The process engine within the application is very powerful and you can easily create your own unique custom processes to solve your business needs/problems. The process engine is robust and one of the main reasons we chose the product.
• Ease of customization without writing/deploying code. This was a major requirement for us and Ivanti offers the ability to customize the product without writing code. They also have a built-in migration tool that allows you to easily move changes through your environments.

Incentivized

• Some basic functions need some extra work
• Some basic things are behind paywalls
• Feature board is not credible. Ideas taking very, very long to implement
• Atera has no clear road map
• SNMP monitoring needs a make over and needs more options

Incentivized

• Interface could use a facelift
• Communicate with users from tickets
• When all task have been completed the option to close the ticket should be available, or it just hangs out there

As of right now, we have found nothing that can offer as many features as Atera does along with the affordability. They are doing monthly releases each month and not just making small changes (shared scripting library, chocolatey support, Install packages, Splashtop SOS support, Scheduled tickets to name a few). The uptimes are great and accessibility to the dashboard has yet to be limited. We are a happy customer and bordering on fanboy status now

Incentivized

Atera has a user-friendly interface that improves navigation. Support staff can quickly access real-time alerts and remote devices and manage tickets without much training. ​Atera’s usability has positively impacted our organization by increasing operational efficiency and improving response times to resolve issues.

Incentivized

Atera support provides answers to my questions lightning fast. They have never left me feeling like I'm out there on my own. I can ask questions by email, or by chat, or by opening a ticket with them and they are always on it quickly. They also have a forum where other Atera users can help you if you need it, and you can also add feature requests via the forum.

Incentivized

Support system is very good. I believe they have done an excellent job supporting our questions

Atera is well designed for remote monitoring and management purposes. The other tools, such as ManageEngine Endpoint Central, are more focused on managing the endpoints and applications, such as installation or removal of applications, and blocking or whitelisting applications. Atera is well structured for core monitoring and management purposes. It works like a well designed monitoring tool and at the same time works as a well designed management tool. Price point of Atera is very low as compared to other applications and the main part is that it does not cost you for the number of devices it covered, instead it will cost you on the basis of admin licenses you have. You can have one license and under that you can manage thousands of devices. Apart from this, Atera has a lot of tools that are integrated with it, and they are really useful.

Incentivized

We chose Ivanti because at the time we wanted an on-premises solution that was powerful and allow for easy customization. We are now open to a cloud model and will move our install to the cloud in the future. Overall we felt Ivanti was on par with the competition and offered a very competitive price point.

Incentivized

• It helped us considerably increase the pace of onboarding people.
• Deployment of updates was easier and seamless compared to before the Atera phase.
• It was easier to control employee laptops to troubleshoot issues remotely since most of our employees worked from home.

• It has streamlined support and responsiveness to outages
• We have had little success in expanding technicians that are able to support the system as a whole
• We have been able to integrate it easily with other departments and asset management

Incentivized