Askwoody
Depends
Confidence: Medium
If you manage Windows PCs and dread Patch Tuesday, the free site or cheap Plus membership is a no-brainer.
Comparison
Askwoody and Patch My PC both land on Depends.
If you manage Windows PCs and dread Patch Tuesday, the free site or cheap Plus membership is a no-brainer.
Buy it if you run Intune or ConfigMgr at scale and struggle to package and patch hundreds of third-party apps.
| Compare | Askwoody | Patch My PC |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Windows sysadmins tracking Patch Tuesday | Intune and ConfigMgr shops |
| Who it's not for | Anyone wanting software that does something . this is advice only | Small fleets . $3,500/year minimum regardless of device count |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁹ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Experts like Susan Bradley answer directly in forums. | G2 highlights responsive support |
| Public sentiment | Reddit sysadmins cite AskWoody as a go-to source for Microsoft patch reliability reviews, and Krebs on Security endorses it.⁵ | Users call it reliable, set-and-forget third-party patching with responsive support; the recurring gripe is price for smaller environments.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Best analysis and early newsletters are Plus-members-only; free tier is teasers plus ads. | Pricing floor: $3,500/year minimum even for tiny deployments . small orgs effectively subsidize enterprises |