--- description: Review of Avast Business Patch Management Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Avast Business Patch Management | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Patch Management Software](/directory/4519/patch-management/software) > [Avast Business Patch Management](/software/104418/avast-business-patch-management) # Avast Business Patch Management Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/104418/avast-business-patch-management Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/104418/avast-business-patch-management?page=2) > Identify critical vulnerabilities and easily deploy updates to all endpoints with Avast Business Patch Management. Save time and money with automated patching, third-party application patching, and centralized management through our cloud security platform, the Business Hub. Patch Management accelerates the software update process, taking it from months to just minutes. Our team of patch content engineers carefully inspects each patch before it gets released to you, ensuring proper compliance. How it works? 1. Scan all devices for missing patches Select the frequency of the patch scan, either daily, weekly, or monthly, and schedule when you would like the scan to take place. 2. Deploy patches All vendors, software applications, and severities will be patched automatically, but you can easily exclude individual ones from application patching if needed. 3. Review patch status From the dashboard, you can view missing patches, patch names and severity levels, along with release notes, release dates, and more. Benefits - Flexible deployment schedules - Intuitive Dashboard - Automatic scans - Customizable patches - Thousands of patches - Comprehensive reporting > > Verdict: Rated **3.9/5** by 19 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.9/5** | 19 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Avast - **Location**: Prague, Czechia - **Founded**: 1988 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$15.49 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 210 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Approval Process Control - Automatic Patch Deployment - Automatic Scans - Compliance Management - Customization - Dashboard - Network Wide Management - Patch Management - Patch Prioritisation - Patch Testing - Real-Time Reporting - Real-Time Updates - Remote Access/Control - Remote Monitoring & Management - Remote Update/Installation - Reporting & Statistics - Scheduling - Status Tracking ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Patch Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4519/patch-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[ACMP Suite](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/449775/ACMP-Inventory) — 4.5/5 (173 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Avast Business Patch Management" — 4.0/5 > **Penny** | *25 May 2024* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Everything but cost could have been cheaper > > **Cons**: Nothing, well maybe the price was just a little higher ----- ### "Good for the price" — 4.0/5 > **Andrew** | *4 March 2021* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: I felt it was a nice ease of use but it did not feel as intuitive for the capabilities that it can achieve with the potential we have within state of the art programming. > > **Cons**: I did not like the fact that it does not tie a remote protocol within the program but makes you pay several hundred per year to use their own protocol. This should simply protect your RDP that is already built into windows. It doesn't have a hub like Omni but I am sure this is due to the fact that most businesses have a hardware firewall. I feel a hub with top it off as far as quality functionality and state of the art technology. The hub could work as a separate accessing point rather than using a machine to facilitate processes within or outside of the network. The patch management doesn't update Windows and it's entirety so you still have to keep up to date with Windows updates. This s\*\*\* integrate both within it. Also having a description of what the patch does for you ie. Fixing an exploit or adding a feature etc > > I feel it is good for the price. I enjoyed the mobile interface where you can subscribe to emails that will update you when you're away from the office. If it had a built-in RDP protection and application that would streamline with the VPN that have asked offers then it would be ideal. The patch management ----- ### "Could be much better" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 August 2019* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's integrated with the Avast Anti-virus console > > **Cons**: - It mentions that there are missing updates on computers when windows shows all updates as installed - pushing patches to computers rarely works and is often stuck > > Mixed bag - I can't rely on it with confidence at the end of the day to manage the computers that I need to manage. ----- ### "A Good Concept" — 4.0/5 > **Matthew** | *23 February 2021* | Leisure, Travel & Tourism | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Patch management software was easy to install and set up. Similarly, it is quite effective at identifying patches that are missing from my workstation. > > **Cons**: Deploying patches can sometimes be awkward: the system would benefit from more active prompts as to the progress of the download/installation, upcoming restart needed to continue, and whether remaining patches will be installed after the restart. The absence of this "live progress" data can make the update process confusing, as it sometimes appears the process has stalled. A new development, which I find quite annoying, is a pop-up window informing me that a restart of my system is needed to complete patch installations, once per day, almost every time I have started my computer. I start the computer and am immediately informed it must reboot. This is not a move in a positive direction: aside from being annoying, it is almost intrusive, and is very poorly timed. > > Overall, the software is helpful, and I will continue to use it, but it would certainly benefit in some refinements surrounding its execution of its tasks. ----- ### "Peace of mind for my organisation" — 4.0/5 > **Martin** | *18 February 2021* | Capital Markets | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: One size fits all. Once installed we do not need to worry about possible breaches etc. Easy to get overview through the dashboard. > > **Cons**: Patch management is not quite up to speed, and i am getting many repeat error messages. Restart required should be able to be scheduled, and not always forced upon the users. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/104418/avast-business-patch-management?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/104418/avast-business-patch-management) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data