# Action1 alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 387 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Action1 holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/action1/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- NinjaOne: 90
- Atera: 59
- Microsoft Intune: 20
- Automox: 18
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: 18
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: 16

## Patch management

**Small business**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Action1 (Action1 is #1 of 10 at 55%).

- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 6 of those 32
- Automox: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Atera: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Avast Business Patch Management: first choice in 1 of those 32
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 32
- N-able N-central: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Action1 (Action1 is #2 of 13 at 29%).

- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 10 of those 51
- Automox: first choice in 5 of those 51
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Atera: first choice in 1 of those 51
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Patch My PC Cloud / Enterprise Plus: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Action1 (Action1 is #5 of 12 at 7%).

- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Automox: first choice in 10 of those 72
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 9 of those 72
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Tanium Patch: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Atera: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Patch My PC: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 72

## Remote monitoring and management

**Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Action1 (Action1 is #4 of 10 at 7%).

- Atera: first choice in 32 of those 73
- NinjaOne: first choice in 24 of those 73
- Syncro: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Datto RMM: first choice in 2 of those 73
- SuperOps: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Tactical RMM: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Action1 (Action1 is #3 of 11 at 8%).

- NinjaOne: first choice in 36 of those 77
- Atera: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Datto RMM: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Syncro: first choice in 2 of those 77
- ConnectWise RMM: first choice in 1 of those 77
- MSP360 RMM: first choice in 1 of those 77
- ManageEngine OpManager MSP: first choice in 1 of those 77
- N-able N-central: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Action1.

- NinjaOne: first choice in 30 of those 82
- Atera: first choice in 8 of those 82
- N-able N-central: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 6 of those 82
- ConnectWise Automate: first choice in 5 of those 82
- ConnectWise RMM: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Datto RMM: first choice in 2 of those 82
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 82

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