A Canadian alternative to AutoElevate
AutoElevate is an administrator elevation product for MSPs and IT professionals (lean IT teams) (source). Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative for administrator elevation, owned and hosted in Canada, with the closest match for each AutoElevate capability listed below.
On this page: AutoElevate at a glance, feature by feature, AutoElevate and Canada, and moving over.
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AutoElevate at a glance
What AutoElevate says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.
| Made for | MSPs and IT professionals (lean IT teams) (source) |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Contact sales for a quote, based on endpoint footprint (source) |
| Free trial or free plan | Trial (14-day) (source) |
| Platforms | Windows; macOS agent in early access (source) |
| Integrations it lists | ConnectWise Manage, Datto Autotask PSA, Halo PSA, N-able N-central, and Datto RMM (source) |
| Data export | Elevation Rules grid exports to CSV (source) |
AutoElevate is now sold under the CyberFOX name (source).
AutoElevate feature by feature
AutoElevate lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.
Lavawall® has a close match for 6 of these 7 AutoElevate capabilities. For the other 1, check whether you rely on them before you move.
For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with AutoElevate.
AutoElevate and Canada
AutoElevate is a CyberFOX product, whose privacy policy gives its address in Tampa, Florida. We did not find a Canadian hosting option in AutoElevate’s public documentation. Ask AutoElevate directly where your data would be stored.
| Canadian criterion | Lavawall® | AutoElevate |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and ownership | Calgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-owned | Tampa, Florida (CyberFOX) |
| Hosting in Canada | Yes, by default | See AutoElevate’s documentation |
| Canadian-dollar pricing | Yes, with GST, HST, PST, and QST | See AutoElevate’s pricing |
| Console in French | Yes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details) | No French option documented for the admin portal; the agent runs on French Windows (source) |
Taken from AutoElevate’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.
Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.
Moving from AutoElevate to Lavawall®
- Export what you need from AutoElevate. Its documentation describes this: elevation Rules grid exports to CSV.
- Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
- Install the Lavawall® agent through your RMM; elevation installs with it, with no separate enrolment code. Start with execution prevention in audit mode and review what it would block.
- Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: Application Elevation Dashboard, Pending Elevation Requests, Elevation Settings, Execution Prevention.
- Run both side by side and turn AutoElevate off one company at a time, when your team is ready.
Where AutoElevate may fit better
If you want an allowlisting model in which only approved software can run, that is how AutoElevate describes its approach; Lavawall® uses administrator elevation with execution prevention for high-risk tools instead. Elevation is available for Windows.
Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these AutoElevate capabilities, so check whether you need them:
- MFA for Windows administrator logins
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to AutoElevate?
- Yes. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 7 AutoElevate capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 6.
- Does AutoElevate host data in Canada?
- We did not find a Canadian hosting option in AutoElevate’s public documentation. Ask AutoElevate directly where your data would be stored. Lavawall® hosts data in Canada by default.
- How is AutoElevate priced?
- Its own website describes its pricing as contact sales for a quote, based on endpoint footprint. Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
- Does AutoElevate offer a free trial?
- Its own website lists this: trial (14-day). Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
- What does Lavawall not replace in AutoElevate?
- Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these AutoElevate capabilities: MFA for Windows administrator logins.
- Can Lavawall replace AutoElevate?
- For administrator elevation on Windows, yes. Lavawall® grants administrator rights just in time and blocks high-risk tools, without a kernel driver, on the same agent as its RMM.
- Can I export my data from AutoElevate?
- AutoElevate’s documentation describes this: elevation Rules grid exports to CSV.
- Is AutoElevate available in French?
- AutoElevate does not document a French option for its admin portal. Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.
AutoElevate is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with AutoElevate.