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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ConnectWise PSA

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ConnectWise PSA (formerly Manage) is a business management platform for companies that sell, service, and support technology. The platform is cloud-based and integrates automation, help desk and customer service, sales, marketing, project management, and business analytics. It is the hub of the ConnectWise suite.

    $35

    Per Tech Per Month

    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
    Pricing
    ConnectWise PSAAutotask PSA
    Editions & Modules
    Subscription
    $35.00
    Per Tech Per Month
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    Pricing Offerings
    ConnectWise PSAAutotask PSA
    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
    ConnectWise PSAAutotask PSA
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    Connectwise PSA worked a lot better than ManageEngine because it could handle a lot more and had a lot more features than ManageEngine. Connectwise PSA is better than autotask in many respects but it lacks some other features that make autotask work better, such as the …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise PSA compares pretty closely with autotask based on my usage as a technician. I cannot address it beyond ticketing. Zendesk was a much simpler ticketing system and did not have much of the more complicated functions. Zendesk did at the time integrate very well with …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    When we picked this product, it was the best and has since been surpassed. We chose ConnectWise Manage because the salesperson glossed over all of the features we wanted and it ticked all the boxes. We should have done more research. We stick with it because once you get into …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise is the champion when it comes to integrations by far. The others may have some nice features, but overall are lacking with integrations.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise Manage is better than all of them. It's more complete and has a consistent interface across all of its modules. Very easy to filter and find data with Views. I like that it has its own program too, not just a website. I think the program is essentially like a mini …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    Autotask and ConnectWise Manage are the two heavy-hitters in the PSA space. Autotask has a much more updated UI and is much more user-friendly than ConnectWise Manage. ConnectWise Manage is more popular than Autotask in the channel and often products are integrated with …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We selected ConnectWise Manage because they did a customer demo for us answering all the questions we had prepared. The other companies had generic demos and didn't seem to be able to answer our specific questions. ConnectWise was able to help us setup the account and made …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We have tried other and have found ConnectWise the be the best. It is the most comprehensive, offer the best integrations and did not require a complete overhaul of our work flows. We also found the training to be superb and the support, especially the online chat, to be highly …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    I had looked at Autotask when I was looking for a CRM for IT and at the time it just didn't compare with ConnectWise. ConnectWise had much more features we needed and also their sales team was very helpful in explaining the features and limitations. We were using Commit CRM at …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We used Autotask for 5 years prior to switching to CW. Many of us still miss it after 2 years of CW, but we do feel that we made the right choice. CW consistently improves, has a great user base and tons of 3rd party integrations.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    Autotask - very similar functionality, some great additional benefits, We chose CW because there was an on premise solution and there was far more user engagement. As the years have gone on, the support has been waning and Autotask has had positive feedback from peers that …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise Manage is a far superior product to Salesforce and to Autotask in many ways. First, neither has the ability to integrate with other software programs like ConnectWise does. This integration makes working with Connectwise so much easier, as we do not have to …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    I just felt that ConnectWise was more intuitive than the other PSA solutions that I evaluated.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    [We] initially used Autotask but was too early in adoption, hence failures caused us to move to ConnectWise.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    I have 5 yrs experience with Autotask, which is a comparable platform. Where Autotask fell flat was its lack of integrations with other products. Connectwise has been smart with its acquisitions of Quosal, Labtech and ScreenConnect, and is now tying them together in some …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    Connectwise Manage suits our business model better.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise is a full management application that integrates with our quoting and rmm tools, which is why we chose it.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We've evaluated several options in the past, but none offered all the features, integration, and control that ConnectWise does. Autotask is the classic competitor that never quite stacked up, while Kaseya BMS is the newer rival that is also short on some features, as well as …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    It was so long ago I don't recall the exact reasons but I do remember that flexibility was an issue with Autotask and BillQuick was more or less just a billing system and did not do everything we were looking for.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise beats Autotask hands down. I did a 30 day trial of Autotask and quickly realized that the capabilities were inferior to what ConnectWise has.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    ConnectWise shows vision and leadership unlike their competitors. Their community is heads and shoulders above their competition. Their vendor integrations are better. Their workflow management is better. ConnectWise's basic issue tracking and documentation systems are way …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We chose ConnectWise because it has a reputation of good support. I am glad that we have chosen ConnectWise as our platform for support, because that has definitely been our experience. When questions or issues have arisen, ConnectWise support was able to help us get things …
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We used Autotask before. We found that CW is much easier to use. Less steps are required to input a ticket. Implementation and support were better for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectWise PSA
    We selected ConnnectWise over Autotask due to the tighter integration for sales modules, workflow capabilities and improved product integration.
    Incentivized
    Kaseya
    Chose Autotask PSA
    It has been many years since we compared Autotask to the competition. We made the decision early on because of the overall solution that Autotask provides. It suits our needs well and we have not had a need to change since.
    Incentivized
    Chose Autotask PSA
    Autotask stacks up fairly well against software like Kaseya, ConnectWise, and Tigerpaw. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses, however I feel that ConnectWise and Autotask have improved the most as of the last 10 years. The reason we chose Autotask is because it …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ConnectWise PSAAutotask PSA
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ConnectWise PSA and Datto Autotask PSA
    Feature
    ConnectWise PSA
    8.4
    87 Ratings
    Datto Autotask PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory6.850 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.667 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.887 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.586 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ConnectWise PSA and Datto Autotask PSA
    Feature
    ConnectWise PSA
    7.8
    81 Ratings
    Datto Autotask PSA
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base7.576 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ConnectWise PSA and Datto Autotask PSA
    Feature
    ConnectWise PSA
    9.0
    84 Ratings
    Datto Autotask PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal7.479 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration10.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.379 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.475 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ConnectWise PSAAutotask PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (118 ratings)
    10.0
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (30 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.5
    (20 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)