# NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 159 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management 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/ninjaone-autonomous-patch-management/alternatives/

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

- Action1: 35
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: 16
- Microsoft Intune: 12
- Automox: 11
- Atera: 5
- Patch My PC: 5

## Patch management

**Small business**: 43 of 84 answers did not name NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management (NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management is #2 of 10 at 19%).

- Action1: first choice in 20 of those 43
- Automox: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Atera: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Avast Business Patch Management: first choice in 1 of those 43
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 43
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 1 of those 43
- PDQ: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management (NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management is #3 of 13 at 12%).

- Action1: first choice in 15 of those 60
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Automox: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 60
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 1 of those 60
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free edition: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Patch My PC Cloud / Enterprise Plus: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management (NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management is #3 of 12 at 15%).

- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 10 of those 56
- Automox: first choice in 5 of those 56
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Atera: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Patch My PC: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Tanium Patch: first choice in 3 of those 56
- HCL BigFix: first choice in 2 of those 56

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