Vicarius
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Modern, automated patching without limits
Ditch outdated, script-heavy patching. Vicarius delivers context-aware, no-code automation, real-time threat intelligence, and coverage for 10K+ 3rd party applications, empowering faster, smarter, and more secure remediation than legacy platforms like BigFix.
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How Vicarius compares to BigFix
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See Vicarius in action
Watch how Vicarius identifies, prioritizes, and remediates vulnerabilities in real time, leveraging automation, scripts, and virtual patching. One platform to streamline remediation and take full control of your exposure.
Vicarius key differentiators
No more script overhead
BigFix relies on complex fixlets and manual scripting. Vicarius delivers no-code, context-aware automation that eliminates delays, reduces human error, and accelerates remediation without sacrificing flexibility.
True security-first approach
Built for security teams, not legacy IT ops. Vicarius integrates exploit intel, CVEs, and KEVs into prioritization, enabling faster, more targeted risk reduction than BigFix’s reactive, operations-driven patching philosophy.
Faster time-to-value
BigFix deployments can take weeks or months. Vicarius is lightweight, cloud-native, and operational within hours, delivering immediate impact without relay servers, complex infrastructure, or endless approvals.
10K+ apps out-of-the-box
BigFix’s third-party patching needs custom scripts for ~400 apps. Vicarius supports over 10,000 3rd party applications natively, without extra cost or manual work.
Lower Infrastructure burden
BigFix demands relays, databases, and on-prem servers. Vicarius removes that overhead with a scalable cloud-native platform, reducing cost, complexity, and maintenance headaches.
Always ahead of threats
BigFix offers little exploit intelligence beyond CVE level. Vicarius bakes in real-time KEV awareness, exploit context, and zero-day intelligence for proactive, risk-based patching that BigFix simply can’t match.
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Hear from our customers
From urgency to strategy
“Vicarius allowed us to step away from reactive patching and finally manage vulnerabilities with strategy instead of urgency.”
Anonymous IT Division Manager
IT Division Manager
Third-party software patching is the most valuable feature.
"We have automated third-party patching on specific software, improving efficiency by 80%. vRx has reduced our patching time, which has improved our operations. It is more robust than other solutions because it offers better third-party remediation."
Billy Turner
VP, Managed Technology & Services
Single source of truth, capable of handling any application in our fleet
"vRx gives a single pane of glass to see what patches needed to go out and what sort of vulnerabilities we have on our Windows machines. Our meantime to remediate vulnerabilities has gone down by about 60% to 70%."
Peter Fallowfield
IT Manager
Great patching capabilities, helpful dashboard, and excellent support
"vRx has saved us an incredible amount of time. We can just rely on the automated system and the schedules we've set. It's a huge time saver. It's saved us hundreds of hours."
Michael Cortez
Sr. Director of IT
Jeremy Herman
Security Engineer
Wayne Ajimine
Information Security Professional
Patchless Protection is an incredible technology!
"vRx reduces the time customers spend on patching by reducing the overhead on the administrators, allowing them to do additional work. It saves time they would spend addressing the patching process, follow-ups, etc."
Antwune Gray
VP IT Security and Services
Merge Security & IT to Remediate Threats
“Vicarius’s vRx enabled Adama to centralize and consolidate work between IT and security teams, leading to a more efficient patching workflow."
Oshri Cohen
CISO
