Allocentra vs NinjaOne
A NinjaOne alternative built for South African MSPs.
NinjaOne is a large, well-reviewed unified endpoint management platform, built and priced for a US-first buyer paying per device in dollars. Allocentra is built for the South African MSP paying in rand, working SAST hours, and answering to POPIA. Here's the honest comparison.
NinjaOne pricing and features below reflect their publicly published pages as of September 2026. Confirm current details on ninjaone.com before you decide.
| Allocentra | NinjaOne | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Built for | South African MSPs & IT teams | Global MSPs, US-first |
| Based in | Johannesburg, South Africa | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Founded | 2026 | 2013 |
| Pricing | ||
| Billing currency | ZAR | USD |
| Pricing model | Per technician with endpoints included, per month (ZAR) | Per device, per month (published range $1.50–$3.75/device depending on volume; exact tiers by quote) |
| Forex exposure | None | Bill moves with USD/ZAR |
| Free trial | 30 days, card required (tokenised, not charged) | 14 days |
| Platform | ||
| RMM + PSA in one | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ticketing & PSA | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patch management | ✓ (Growth+) | ✓ |
| Remote control | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local fit | ||
| Support hours | SAST business hours | 24/7 global (per NinjaOne) |
| Founding partner | Zezwe ICT | None published |
| POPIA posture | SA company, POPIA responsible party ourselves | Not SA-based |
NinjaOne prices per device, so its bill grows with endpoint count. One monthly price per plan, with technicians and endpoints included. Adding devices costs nothing until you pass your plan’s endpoint allowance. 500 endpoints included on Growth and 1,200 endpoints included on Scale. Because the two models charge on different units, we haven't converted NinjaOne's published $1.50–$3.75 per-device range into a per-technician rand total here, since that would require assuming a devices-per-technician ratio NinjaOne doesn't publish. Run your own fleet numbers on the calculator.
Where Allocentra wins
ZAR billing with no exchange-rate surprise on renewal, per-technician pricing with generous endpoints included (you only pay for extra endpoints past your allowance), SAST-hours support, and real South African customers you can actually visit online.
Where NinjaOne still wins
24/7 global support with a published sub-30-minute response time, a much larger customer base (NinjaOne reports 40,000+) and integration ecosystem, and third-party recognition including a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader placement NinjaOne cites on its own site.
Keep exploring
Other vendor compares, or the RMM and PSA hubs - then pricing in ZAR.
See it on your fleet.
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