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ConnectWise Automate vs Cove Data Protection Comparison (2026)

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Overview

ConnectWise Automate is the only RMM platform in the industry developed by an MSP for MSPs to automate IT service delivery and drive revenue growth.

Cove Data Protection offers appliance-free direct-to-cloud backup for servers, workstations, and Microsoft 365 data.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

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  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

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  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

145

5

4

3

2

1

72

41

21

4

7

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
60%
would recommend this app

4.6

375

5

4

3

2

1

267

89

12

5

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Its automation, patch management, and endpoint monitoring features can significantly improve efficiency for IT teams and managed service providers. While the interface and learning curve can be challenging at first, the platform provides substantial value once properly configured and integrated into daily workflows.”
PP

Peter P.

Owner

“The platform helps reduce manual workload, improves operational efficiency, and provides strong visibility into system health across managed environments.”
PP

Peter P.

Owner

“ConnectWise enables the automation of a broad range of tasks, encompassing software deployment, patch management, the resolution of common incidents, and the execution of tailored scripts.”
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Morgan E.

Senior Information Technology Manager

Pros

“The automatic agent updates and simple onboarding process for new devices have also significantly reduced administrative overhead for our team. While there is room for improvement in the recovery experience for offline or decommissioned devices, the platform as a whole has proven to be dependable, easy to manage, and well-suited for organizations looking for a modern backup solution.”
KB

Ken B.

Operations Manager

“I especially appreciate the centralized multi-tenant management, efficient incremental backups, and flexible recovery options, including file-level and full system restores.”
DS

Darin S.

CEO

“I like the completeness of the backup for workstations and servers, and the ability to archive things 30 days at a time, so I have a complete history.”
RS

Rick S.

Owner

Cons

“Due to the vast range of customization options, it can be overwhelming initially and may feel as though you are not getting full value for money until the tool has been fully learned and adopted.”
JF

Jake F.

Second line Sysadmin

“The support for Apple device has been lacking.”
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Philippe C.

IT Director

“I also had a 3rd party work on it with us and they were having a hard time getting PowerShell commands to work most of the time.”
DE

David E.

CEO

Cons

“That there isnt a centralized, easy to read page that shows the total billable count, broken down by each client. And that you cannot delete specific dates from your backup, you would need to delete the entire backup history if you wanted to remove a single file that shouldnt have been backed up.”
ER

Eliot R.

CEO

“Not a huge fan of navigating the filesystem from the restore window, it takes a lot of clicks to get to the right spot and the window doesn't fit all of it, a closer facsimile to explorer would be great but obviously hard to do.”
KM

Kyle M.

Network Engineer

“I'm not comfortable with the fact that their is no MFA on local device to prevent bat actors with access to change backup settings.”
TL

Terrence L.

Member

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Key features

  • Total features117
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Monitoring
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anti Virus
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Automated Routing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Patch Deployment
  • Automatic Scans
  • Backup Log
  • Backup Scheduling
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Bandwidth Monitoring
  • Bare-Metal Restore
  • Baseline Manager
  • CPU Monitoring
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Client Portal
  • Cloud Backup
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Compression
  • Configuration Management
  • Continuous Backup
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Recovery
  • Data Replication
  • Data Retention Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deduplication
  • Deployment Management
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Device Management
  • Differential Backup
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Monitoring
  • Encryption
  • Endpoint Management
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Event Logs
  • File Management
  • For MSPs
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Help Desk Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • IP Address Monitoring
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • IT Reporting
  • Incident Management
  • Incremental Backup
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • License Management
  • Local Server Options
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-OS
  • Multi-User Collaboration
  • Multimedia Archiving
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Network Analysis
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Wide Management
  • Password Management
  • Patch Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Power Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Procurement Management
  • Ransomware Protection
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Release Management
  • Remediation Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Server Options
  • Remote Update/Installation
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Management
  • Security Tools
  • Self Service Portal
  • Server Monitoring
  • Service Catalog
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Reporting
  • Single Sign On
  • Software Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Storage Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Synchronization Scheduling
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Ticket Management
  • Troubleshooting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • VM Backup
  • VPN
  • Version Control
  • Virtual Machine Monitoring
  • Virtualization
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Access/Restoration
  • Web Archiving
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features89
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Monitoring
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anti Virus
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Automated Routing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Patch Deployment
  • Automatic Scans
  • Backup Log
  • Backup Scheduling
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Bandwidth Monitoring
  • Bare-Metal Restore
  • Baseline Manager
  • CPU Monitoring
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Client Portal
  • Cloud Backup
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Compression
  • Configuration Management
  • Continuous Backup
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Recovery
  • Data Replication
  • Data Retention Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deduplication
  • Deployment Management
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Device Management
  • Differential Backup
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Monitoring
  • Encryption
  • Endpoint Management
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Event Logs
  • File Management
  • For MSPs
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Help Desk Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • IP Address Monitoring
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • IT Reporting
  • Incident Management
  • Incremental Backup
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • License Management
  • Local Server Options
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-OS
  • Multi-User Collaboration
  • Multimedia Archiving
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Network Analysis
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Wide Management
  • Password Management
  • Patch Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Power Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Procurement Management
  • Ransomware Protection
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Release Management
  • Remediation Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Server Options
  • Remote Update/Installation
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Management
  • Security Tools
  • Self Service Portal
  • Server Monitoring
  • Service Catalog
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Reporting
  • Single Sign On
  • Software Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Storage Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Synchronization Scheduling
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Ticket Management
  • Troubleshooting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • VM Backup
  • VPN
  • Version Control
  • Virtual Machine Monitoring
  • Virtualization
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Access/Restoration
  • Web Archiving
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations4
  • Auvik
  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Gradient
  • HaloPSA
  • Liongard
  • MSP Manager
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • N-central
  • N-sight RMM
  • OpenText Core Endpoint Protection​
  • ScalePad Backup Radar
  • ScreenConnect
  • Total integrations9
  • Auvik
  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Gradient
  • HaloPSA
  • Liongard
  • MSP Manager
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • N-central
  • N-sight RMM
  • OpenText Core Endpoint Protection​
  • ScalePad Backup Radar
  • ScreenConnect