# Microsoft Configuration Manager alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 244 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Configuration Manager holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-configuration-manager/alternatives

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

- Action1: 63
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: 37
- Automox: 21
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: 18
- Microsoft Intune: 15
- Patch My PC: 9

## Patch management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Configuration Manager (Microsoft Configuration Manager is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Action1: first choice in 44 of those 84
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Automox: first choice in 7 of those 84
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Action1 RMM: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Atera: first choice in 1 of those 84
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Configuration Manager (Microsoft Configuration Manager is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Action1: first choice in 16 of those 81
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 13 of those 81
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Automox: first choice in 6 of those 81
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Patch My PC: first choice in 2 of those 81
- ESET PROTECT: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Configuration Manager (Microsoft Configuration Manager is #11 of 13 at 2%).

- Microsoft Intune: first choice in 13 of those 79
- NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management: first choice in 12 of those 79
- Automox: first choice in 8 of those 79
- ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Patch My PC: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Tanium Patch: first choice in 5 of those 79
- HCL BigFix: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Action1: first choice in 3 of those 79

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