# ManageEngine Endpoint Central alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 385 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where ManageEngine Endpoint Central 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/manageengine-endpoint-central/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Intune: 75
- Action1: 61
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: 28
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: 25
- Automox: 24
- Miradore: 10

## Unified endpoint management

**Small business**: 47 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Endpoint Central (ManageEngine Endpoint Central is #4 of 15 at 8%).

- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 11 of those 47
- Miradore: first choice in 9 of those 47
- NinjaOne: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Hexnode UEM: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Scalefusion: first choice in 3 of those 47
- JumpCloud: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Prey: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Admin By Request: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 41 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Endpoint Central (ManageEngine Endpoint Central is #2 of 12 at 27%).

- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 12 of those 41
- JumpCloud: first choice in 2 of those 41
- ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Citrix Endpoint Management: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Miradore: first choice in 1 of those 41
- NinjaOne Mobile Device Management: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Omnissa Workspace ONE: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Endpoint Central (ManageEngine Endpoint Central is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 36 of those 63
- Omnissa Workspace ONE: first choice in 5 of those 63
- ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus: first choice in 1 of those 63

## Patch management

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Endpoint Central.

- Action1: first choice in 44 of those 79
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Atera: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Automox: first choice in 4 of those 79
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Avast Business Patch Management: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Endpoint Central (ManageEngine Endpoint Central is #7 of 13 at 2%).

- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Action1: first choice in 13 of those 78
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Automox: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Patch My PC: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free edition: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Patch My PC Cloud / Enterprise Plus: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Endpoint Central (ManageEngine Endpoint Central is #10 of 12 at 2%).

- Automox: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 12 of those 77
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 10 of those 77
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Tanium Patch: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Action1: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Atera: first choice in 4 of those 77

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