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Datto Autotask PSA vs. Microsoft System Center Service Manager

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autotask PSA

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAutotask PSA is designed as a complete IT Business Management Platform for MSPs, now from Datto (resulting from the Autotask merger with Datto in 2017).N/A

    Microsoft System Center Service Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Service Manager is an integrated platform that is designed for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to an organization’s requirements. The platform includes built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control and asset lifecycle management.N/A
    Pricing
    Autotask PSAMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Autotask PSAMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Autotask PSAMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Kaseya
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Autotask PSAMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Datto Autotask PSA and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    Datto Autotask PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Datto Autotask PSA and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    Datto Autotask PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Datto Autotask PSA and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    Datto Autotask PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Autotask PSAMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (30 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Autotask PSAMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaseya
    In my opinion, Datto Autotask is exceptionally complicated to set up, manage, and use on a daily basis. I would think the target market for this product would be someone managing a team of 20 - 50 people, possibly more. In my experience, for it to run properly you will need to dedicate at least half an FTE to running this product in an organization of that size per month. I would not recommend it for companies with less than 10 people or for companies that value quick communication with their clients. I would not recommend it for companies using Datto's RMM product. The integration exists, but it is clearly a bolt-on. They were not developed together and they are slow to talk to each other. Frequently you cannot add details from RMM sessions into the PSA without manually copying the ticket number, and if the ticket is more than a week old, then you can't even find it with the ticket number.
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    Microsoft
    I think any organization that runs windows on their computers that is size over 50 workstations and looking for a complete package to manage their windows machines must have Microsoft System Center Service Manager, especially if they have Windows servers and VMs. The capability of managing multiple devices at ones can save a lot of time for the IT jobs.
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    Pros
    Kaseya
    • The graphical calculations on time spent on requests, how long they were open for, who worked on a ticket last.
    • Grouping by priority so you can determine easier what needs to be addressed sooner rather then later. This also helps if Account Management has conversations a technician is not aware of so they can prioritize efficiently.
    • The email updates that are sent out to the technicians so they are aware of upcoming or stale tickets.
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    Microsoft
    • This tool is used to track support requests among our IT staff.
    • We use this tool to automate some more routine tasks.
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    Cons
    Kaseya
    • The GUI is a little dated.
    • Some integrations are limited for not being a Datto product.
    • While not as complex to set up as Connectwise, it definitely requires some serious thought during the initial setup.
    • Email processing could offer more options for parsing keywords and allow for more automation.
    • The mobile app is just not worth using in my experience.
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    Microsoft
    • Kind of clunky.
    • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
    • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kaseya
    After using multiple products on the market, Autotask was intuitive and easy to manage.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kaseya
    Datto Autotask PSA is a full featured product that can do almost anything you need. There is a significant learning curve to get started which requires several hours spent in product training. Additionally, several hours / days are needed to get clients imported, contracts configured, and integrations implemented. Once the setup and user training is complete, the product is very functional, but it's imperative to not get overwhelmed when starting out.
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    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    Kaseya
    They are fairly quick at returning a response to a problem and have been able to fix all issues for the most part.
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    Microsoft
    The customer support service is excellent. They help from start/deployment through to any time later on. They responded quickly and resolved our issues professionally and in no time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaseya
    The portion of Autotask that we've used other companies for prior to using Autotask is the Endpoint Management. The Autotask Endpoint Management (AEM) portal integrates perfectly with their PSA/CRM tools. It's alerting features are much better than the above software as there aren't a bunch of superfluous and unneeded alerts. Instead, it only alerts for things that you specify that you want. Alerts aside, for the PSA/CRM, I don't have much to compare it to as Autotask was the first PSA we tried. It's hard to imagine a PSA having more features or doing a better job than Autotask.
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    Microsoft
    We selected MCSM because it is a solid product that we could use very quickly, compared to other tools there is a lot more effort for integration into the infrastructure, costing time and money. We implemented the tool very quickly and since it integrates with other Microsoft products, it was very easy to get up and running.
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    Return on Investment
    Kaseya
    • We were able to identify the profitability of our entire client base.
    • We identified a loss of over 1 million dollars for time unbilled consultancy fees using metrics derived from Autotask.
    • Autotask helped us serve our client base in a professional manner, it's like having an entire department at your finger tips.
    • Autotask is the heartbeat of our operation.
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    Microsoft
    • Save a world of time when imaging
    • Save a world of time with patch management
    • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
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